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Brad Stevens stepped to the mic Monday and acknowledged what Boston fans are feeling — the Jaylen Brown trade stings, but the Celtics president framed it as a calculated move to stay competitive and stockpile draft capital. Stevens called the path forward challenging, which is about as candid as front office speak gets.
Shifting to the diamond, Philadelphia's Cristopher Sanchez had a day he'd like to forget fast. The Phillies ace got torched by Kansas City to the tune of nine earned runs in just three and a third innings — a career worst — as the Royals rolled to a fifteen to one blowout. Sanchez kept it simple after: they made him pay, and he's moving on.
And at the World Cup, it's the end of an era for Portugal. Roberto Martínez is out as manager following his squad's round of sixteen exit, and with him goes any remaining hope that Cristiano Ronaldo might lift the trophy he's chased his entire career. Ronaldo left in tears, and a chapter that defined a generation of football quietly closed.
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