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Spain are back, and they mean business. After three straight World Cup tournaments without a single knockout win following their two thousand ten glory, La Roja dismantled Austria three-nil and looked every bit like a team that remembered who they are. The drought is over, and the rest of the field should be paying attention.
Shifting to the hardwood, and Philadelphia just made the most aggressive forty-eight hours in recent NBA memory. One day after landing Jaylen Brown from Boston in a blockbuster deal involving Paul George and four draft picks, the Seventy-Sixers are now reportedly in pursuit of LeBron James. With Brown already on board, Philly is pitching the King hard, and the league is collectively holding its breath to see if he bites.
And speaking of Boston, there's some postgame drama spilling into the front office. Major League Baseball has handed down suspensions following Tuesday night's benches-clearing brawl at Fenway Park. Cardinals pitcher Cade Cavalli and catcher Willson Contreras each drew seven-game bans, Miles Mikolas got five games, and Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton received a three-game suspension.
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