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The Seattle Storm are in damage control mode after one of their co-owners confronted fans who approached to thank Sophie Cunningham following her public comments supporting bans on transgender girls and women in women's sports. The organization issued a formal apology Wednesday, acknowledging the exchange should never have happened. It's a story that isn't going away anytime soon.
Over in Philadelphia, the Phillies are staring down a rough stretch, dropping nine of twelve since the All-Star break, and interim manager Don Mattingly is putting it plainly — this is the moment that defines a team's character. He said, quote, now's the time we're going to find out what we're made of. The roster is listening, and so is a fanbase that expected more.
And in Los Angeles, the Dodgers got a massive boost Wednesday, activating closer Edwin Díaz off the sixty-day injured list just three months after elbow surgery. The bullpen had been showing cracks, and getting their shutdown arm back at this point in the season could be exactly what a championship-caliber club needs to steady the ship down the stretch.
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