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Christian Pulisic is out of the United States Men's National Team's World Cup clash against Australia after picking up a calf injury, and Giovanni Reyna steps into the starting eleven in his place. It's a significant blow for the Americans — Pulisic is their most dangerous attacking weapon — but Reyna has the talent to make a statement on the biggest stage.
Shifting to the ice, Jonathan Toews has officially called it a career. The Chicago Blackhawks captain walked away from professional hockey as a three-time Stanley Cup champion and a two-time Olympic gold medalist with Canada. Toews defined an era in Chicago, and there's no question a Hall of Fame call is coming his way.
And in the MMA world, Michael Bisping is putting Alex Pereira on blast after Pereira publicly accused Ciryl Gane of landing illegal blows during their interim heavyweight title fight at UFC Freedom two-fifty. Gane finished Pereira in round two, and Bisping says the complaints are, quote, not a good look for a fighter of Pereira's stature. Fair or not, the criticism is landing.
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