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Carlos Mendoza is not hiding from the heat in New York. The Mets manager addressed his uncertain job status head-on Tuesday, acknowledging the speculation while insisting his focus stays on turning around a team that has dropped fifteen of its last seventeen games. That is a brutal stretch, and the clock is ticking.
Shifting to the ice, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman came out swinging in defense of the officials Tuesday, calling the ruling that upheld Anaheim's overtime goal against Edmonton in Game Four of their first-round series, quote, absolutely the right call. Bettman rarely steps into the spotlight like this, which tells you how loud the noise got around that play.
And in the most serious story we're tracking, former NFL defensive tackle Michael Pennel is identified as a person of interest in a possible murder investigation. Pennel spent eleven years in the league and won two Super Bowl rings with Kansas City. This situation is still developing and the details remain limited, but it is a significant story that we will continue to follow closely.
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