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Shohei Ohtani's return to the mound is hitting a wall. The Dodgers confirmed Saturday that Ohtani skipped his bullpen session after manager Dave Roberts described what he called a little bit of regression in that left knee. No timeline, no clarity, just caution from a team that can afford to wait.
Shifting to Seattle, Mike Macdonald is not tipping his hand on Nick Emmanwori. The Seahawks head coach was pressed multiple times at the opening of training camp about whether his star defensive back would be ready for the September ninth NFL opener against New England, a Super Bowl rematch, and Macdonald kept the door firmly shut. The defending champs are clearly protecting something.
And the WNBA is making a significant move toward officiating accountability. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced at All-Star weekend in Chicago that the league will launch an official replay center ahead of the two thousand twenty seven season. This comes after a contentious year of foul calls and a league-wide officiating task force, so the pressure clearly produced results.
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