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Nolan Arenado is now in some elite company. The eight-time All-Star reached two thousand career hits Monday night, lacing a double to left field against the Athletics as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He's just the sixth active player to hit that milestone, and the number speaks for itself.
Shifting to the hardwood, the New York Liberty needed every second of overtime to get the job done. Breanna Stewart put up thirty-three points, thirteen rebounds, and eight assists, and when the fourth quarter looked bleak, New York went on a twenty-four point run to force overtime. Sabrina Ionescu then dropped twelve of her twenty-one points in the extra frame to seal a ninety-nine to ninety-eight win over the short-handed Dallas Wings and snap a four-game losing streak.
And the LeBron James free agency watch rolls on. Rich Paul, James' agent, has dropped fresh details on where his client's head is at, but no decision has been made yet. The former Laker remains one of the most consequential free agents in the league, and every update out of his camp is moving the needle across the basketball world.
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