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Ja Morant is turning the page. The former Memphis Grizzly spoke Saturday about his trade to Portland, saying the move gives him a chance to start fresh and push back against what he called a misconception about who he really is. The basketball world is watching to see if this reset sticks.
Shifting to the hardwood in Minneapolis, the Minnesota Lynx held off a furious New York Liberty comeback to win ninety to eighty five. Kayla McBride was the story, dropping fourteen of her twenty five points in the fourth quarter alone, while Olivia Miles returned from a two game absence to add twenty three. Sabrina Ionescu fought hard with twenty five for New York, but it wasn't enough.
And in cricket, a true legend steps away. Heather Knight, England's former captain, has announced her retirement from international cricket at age thirty five. She finishes with three hundred twenty international appearances, a record for England, closing her career during the ongoing Test match against India at Lord's. An era genuinely worth honoring.
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