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Corey Seager is a major concern in Texas tonight. The Rangers shortstop was pulled before he even stepped into the batter's box in the first inning Tuesday, the team citing back discomfort. For a franchise leaning hard on Seager's bat, any time that word "back" surfaces, the alarm bells start ringing fast.
Shifting to the World Cup, the United States men's national team is making no secret of its penalty shootout preparation under Mauricio Pochettino. Two of the first six knockout round matches have already gone to PKs, with both Germany and the Netherlands going home because of it. The Americans say they're ready, and at this stage of the tournament, you'd better believe every word of that preparation matters.
And in the NBA, the Lakers are reportedly eyeing a veteran wing from the Philadelphia seventy-sixers as free agency opens, a player valued at around sixteen million dollars. Los Angeles knows it needs perimeter depth if it wants to compete at the top of the Western Conference, and this early tampering period movement suggests the front office isn't wasting any time making its intentions clear.
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