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The Boston Red Sox are on an absolute tear right now — fourteen straight wins after Caleb Durbin delivered a stunning eighth-inning home run at Fenway Park on Monday. What makes this remarkable is that Durbin was part of a fourteen-game winning streak last year with the Brewers too. Lightning, meet bottle, twice.
Shifting coasts to San Diego, the Padres are reportedly eager to include a two-hundred-eighty million dollar All-Star in any potential Mason Miller trade package — a clear signal they're dangling serious talent to make a deal work. The catch? San Diego hasn't even confirmed Miller is available yet, so this whole conversation is built on a foundation that hasn't been officially laid.
And over at LSU, the Lane Kiffin era is officially underway, and the expectations couldn't be higher. The Tigers lured Kiffin away from Ole Miss in a move that stirred up plenty of controversy, handed him a massive contract, and made one thing crystal clear — winning isn't optional in Baton Rouge. College football is roughly a month out, and the pressure is already real.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
