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Fernando Mendoza is officially a Las Vegas Raider. The number one overall pick in the two thousand twenty six NFL Draft signed his rookie deal Thursday, the Heisman Trophy winner now under contract and ready to begin what Las Vegas hopes is a franchise-defining era under center.
Shifting to the hardwood, the Caitlin Clark ranking controversy isn't going away. WNBA peer voters slotted Clark as the eleventh-best guard in the league, a number that set off a firestorm from fans and media alike. Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White fired back with a response that was equal parts sharp and hilarious, and Clark herself is well aware the situation is unfolding around her.
And on a somber note, the basketball community is mourning the loss of Doug McBee, the longtime Grainger County coach and father of NBA sharpshooter Skylar McBee. McBee passed away at seventy three following a tractor accident on his farm on July twentieth. He spent decades shaping young athletes at Rutledge and Grainger, and leaves behind his wife Sue and three children.
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