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Tarik Skubal is done being diplomatic. The Tigers ace delivered a blunt message to his teammates as Detroit continues to fade with the trade deadline approaching — play better baseball, or else. That's not a rallying cry, that's a warning, and it tells you everything about how this clubhouse is feeling right now.
Shifting to the pitch, Canada's historic first World Cup finals victory should have been a moment of pure celebration, but the joy was swallowed whole by a horrific injury to Ismael Kone, followed by angry scenes and emotional chaos on the sideline. A landmark moment for Canadian soccer, and it deserved so much better than the shadow it's now sitting under.
And in the ring, Floyd Mayweather Junior is fighting battles he never signed up for. CSI Entertainment has filed suit against Money, seeking damages tied to his bouts with Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao, and pushing to block his upcoming fight with Mike Zambidis. This comes just days after felony charges over a bad check surfaced. At fifty and oh, Mayweather built a career dodging punches — right now the legal jabs are landing clean.
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