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Shohei Ohtani showed the world he's human today, taking the mound for the Dodgers with a blister on his right middle finger and a sore left knee. He cruised through four innings before the fifth unraveled on him, surrendering four runs. Didn't matter — Los Angeles rallied to take it five to four over Tampa Bay, and Ohtani walked away with a win despite the wear.
Shifting to the NBA, with the draft just days away, Keaton Wagler's name is everywhere in league circles. The Illinois product has scouts and insiders buzzing, and the chatter is only getting louder as June twenty-third approaches. Teams are zeroing in, and Wagler appears to be climbing boards fast heading into one of the most closely watched nights of the offseason.
And in New York, James Dolan is talking — and the basketball world is listening with a raised eyebrow. The Knicks owner opened up about twenty-five years of running the franchise, admitting mistakes, defending his record, and even throwing some measured praise at former coach Tom Thibodeau. But with key players like Mitchell Robinson potentially out of reach due to salary cap constraints, the question isn't what Dolan has learned — it's whether he can act on it.
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