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Tarik Skubal is back, and Detroit is breathing easier. The two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner returns to the mound Saturday against the Guardians, just thirty-eight days after going down with an injury. For a Tigers rotation that desperately needs its ace, this is a massive shot in the arm heading into a critical stretch.
Shifting to San Antonio, Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs are staring down a three-to-one series deficit against the Knicks, and history is not kind to teams in that position. Wembanyama's confidence hasn't wavered publicly, but NBA Finals data tells a brutal story — comebacks from three-to-one are among the rarest outcomes in the sport. The alien has one last trick to pull off.
And on the football side, the World Cup is barely underway and it's already dragging the Cowboys into the conversation. After the United States Men's National Team demolished their opening match four-to-one, a jab landed squarely on Jerry Jones and Dallas's defense — because apparently even soccer Twitter knows a soft back line when it sees one. Jones has heard worse, but the timing stings.
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