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France is marching toward World Cup glory and Kylian Mbappé is leading the charge. Les Bleus dispatched Morocco two-nil in the quarterfinals, and while Mbappé's brilliance was expected, it's Michael Olise drawing the loudest praise. Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimović both compared the midfielder to Tom Brady — a player who elevates everyone around him without needing the stat sheet to prove it.
Shifting to the hardwood, Caitlin Clark is back in the Indiana Fever lineup and she came in with something to prove. Clark returned against the Los Angeles Sparks and made clear she wasn't there to talk awards — she was there to compete. After battling through adversity, her resilience is exactly what Indiana needs as the WNBA season heats up.
And some tough news out of the pool — Kaylee McKeown, one of the most decorated backstrokers in Olympic history, has been forced to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games and the Pan Pacific Championships with glandular fever. The five-time Olympic gold medalist won both the one-hundred and two-hundred meter backstroke at Tokyo and Paris, and her absence leaves a massive void in the water.
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