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Marina Mabrey put on a performance for the ages Thursday night in Toronto. The Tempo guard tied the WNBA's all-time scoring record with fifty-three points, torching the Los Angeles Sparks in a dominant one hundred twenty-five to ninety-seven blowout. Mabrey was relentless from the opening tip, and the Tempo made absolutely sure the Sparks felt every second of it.
Shifting to the pitch, the United States men's national team is chasing history at the two thousand twenty-six World Cup, looking to finish group-stage play completely unbeaten. Christian Pulisic started on the bench for the group finale against Türkiye, leaving Matt Turner between the posts and the Americans with something to prove without their biggest star in the opening lineup.
And on the labor front, the MLBPA has reportedly proposed a ban on prop betting tied to individual players as part of ongoing collective bargaining talks with MLB. The union's push is aimed squarely at protecting players from harassment by gamblers who lose money on those wagers. It's a significant ask, and one that signals just how seriously the players are taking this issue.
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