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The WNBA is coming out of its All-Star break in Chicago with real momentum, but the question now is whether the league can sustain it. The first half was defined by controversy, and players and fans alike are treating this stretch run as a fresh start. With all fifteen teams still chasing playoff position, the second half could be the most competitive the league has seen in years.
Shifting to the diamond, the Milwaukee Brewers took a hit they didn't see coming. First baseman Jake Bauers fouled a pitch off his right big toe in Monday's shutout loss to San Francisco and walked away with a fracture. Bauers has been one of Milwaukee's most reliable run producers, and losing him now, deep in a pennant race, is a significant blow the Brewers can ill afford.
And in Cleveland, Denzel Ward is getting paid like the best defensive back in football, because right now he might be. The Browns have made the cornerback the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history for the second time in his career, resetting the market all over again. Ward continues to put a price tag on elite corner play that the rest of the league has to reckon with.
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