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Dylan Larkin wants out of Detroit. The Red Wings captain has submitted a three-team trade list to the organization, formally requesting a deal, confirmed by the Associated Press. It's a significant moment for a franchise already navigating a long rebuild — losing your captain and face of the team changes everything.
Meanwhile the Edmonton Oilers are making a bold and controversial swing at the head coaching vacancy, closing in on a deal to bring Mike Babcock back to the NHL. Babcock is sixty-three, ranks twelfth all time in career victories, and won a Stanley Cup back in two thousand eight — but his departure from Toronto under a cloud of controversy will make this a storyline that doesn't go away quietly.
And over at Madison Square Garden, history of a different kind — Donald Trump became the first sitting United States president to attend an NBA Finals game, taking in Game Three between the Knicks and the Spurs on Monday night. He was seated in a protected box above the first bowl, and while the crowd made their feelings known with a chorus of boos, the Knicks and Spurs put on a show regardless.
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