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Gabriel Landeskog is doing something truly remarkable. The Avalanche captain, still working his way back from a devastating knee injury, has now won both the Mark Messier Leadership Award and the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy — two honors that speak less to goals and assists and more to the kind of person you want anchoring your franchise. Colorado couldn't be prouder.
Meanwhile in New York, the energy outside Madison Square Garden is literally being cleansed. A group of Knicks faithful showed up Tuesday burning sage to shake off the bad vibes from Game three's loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals. And Mayor Zohran Mamdani heard the call — he announced a ticketed watch party outside MSG is officially back on for Game four. New York is not ready to quit on this run.
And ahead of the World Cup on American soil this summer, misinformation is already making the rounds. A viral claim suggested Barcelona phenom Lamine Yamal would miss the tournament over a Palestinian protest and visa complications. That story is flat-out false. As of June seventh, two thousand twenty six, Yamal was already on the ground with Spain's national team in Chattanooga, Tennessee, preparing to compete.
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