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Thomas Partey's World Cup is over before it started. The Arsenal midfielder was denied entry into Canada ahead of Ghana's opener against Panama after falsely declaring to immigration officials that he had no prior arrests or criminal charges. With ongoing proceedings in the UK hanging over him, Partey stays home while his country takes the pitch without him.
Shifting to baseball, Kodai Senga is back on the mound for the New York Mets after a brutal stretch that kept him out nearly two months with lumbar spine inflammation, plus a secondary scare with ulnar nerve irritation. He made his return Tuesday night in Cincinnati against the Reds, and the Mets desperately need him healthy and sharp as the season heats up.
And in the NFL, the free agent market still has a two-time Pro Bowl edge rusher sitting unsigned, and both the New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys are circling. The pass rusher struggled through a down year with Tampa Bay but carries a fourteen million dollar price tag and the kind of resume that keeps front offices interested deep into the offseason.
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