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Cristiano Ronaldo answered his critics in the loudest way possible at the World Cup, scoring twice for Portugal after a brutal week of retirement calls and public scrutiny following a flat opening draw with DR Congo. The forty-one-year-old was visibly emotional postgame, calling it a dark week, but the goals did the talking.
Shifting to Dallas, Kyrie Irving's time with the Mavericks appears to be winding down fast. With Jason Kidd out the door and the franchise pivoting hard toward a youth movement built around Cooper Flagg, Irving no longer fits the blueprint. New head coach Dusty May could be the final push that sends him elsewhere this offseason.
And in Atlanta, Kyle Pitts is staying put. The Falcons locked up their tight end on a three-year, fifty-four million dollar deal with thirty-six million fully guaranteed. After some turbulent seasons, this is a clear signal that Atlanta still believes Pitts is a cornerstone piece of what they're building offensively.
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