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Patrick Mahomes is making it clear he has no intention of watching from the sideline when the Chiefs open the season. The Kansas City quarterback tore his ACL back in Week fifteen but says he's ahead of schedule and has his eyes locked on that Monday Night Football opener against the Denver Broncos. He said it himself — he does not want to miss that game, and right now, nothing suggests he will.
Meanwhile, the World Cup is down to three teams and the semifinal matchup does not get bigger than this. Lionel Messi and Argentina are set to face Jude Bellingham and England, with a spot in the final against Spain on the line. Forty-eight nations started this tournament. One of these two storied programs ends their run next.
And a story that demands attention off the field — Western Kentucky stripped running back Victory Vaka of his scholarship after he stepped away to grieve the sudden death of his mother in April. The NCAA denied his relief waiver, leaving him one semester from graduation with no transfer options and no remaining path to play. That is not a footnote. That is a serious failure of accountability.
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