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Spain opened their two thousand twenty six World Cup campaign with a flat zero-zero draw against Cape Verde, and coach Luis de la Fuente is urging calm. Nobody saw this coming — not the bookmakers, not the pundits, not even Spain themselves. But history says La Roja has a habit of starting slow before shifting into another gear entirely, so the panic button stays untouched for now.
Shifting to the diamond, Elly De La Cruz is making serious progress on his return from a hamstring strain that's kept him out since June first. The Reds shortstop was running the bases on Monday, and Cincinnati could send him out on a rehab assignment as early as this weekend. That's a massive boost for a Cincinnati club that desperately needs his electric presence back in the lineup.
And the NHL is opening an investigation into Mike Babcock's abrupt resignation from the Columbus Blue Jackets back in September of two thousand twenty three — before he ever coached a single game for the franchise. The league wants answers on exactly what went down, and with Babcock's complicated history in the sport, this one could get complicated fast.
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