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Training camps are firing up across the NFL, and if you've been away from the news cycle, there's a lot of ground to cover — from Myles Garrett's situation in Cleveland to Travis Kelce's status in Kansas City. The league's biggest storylines are all converging right now as rosters take shape heading into August.
Speaking of August, the Cubs are zeroing in on a trade deadline move with one week until the wire. Chicago is being linked to an Angels starter carrying a four-point-oh-five ERA, a guy who could stabilize a rotation that's been looking for answers. With the deadline landing August third, front offices are in full negotiation mode across the league.
And the numbers coming out of North Carolina are staggering — five hundred eighty-nine million dollars wagered in June alone, up from four hundred thirty-three million the same month a year ago. The Carolina Hurricanes' Stanley Cup run, the NBA Finals, and UNC's deep College World Series push all fed that surge, and the betting market in the state is clearly hitting a whole new gear.
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