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Shohei Ohtani's return to the mound is when, not if — that's the message from Dodgers president Andrew Friedman, who expressed strong confidence in Ohtani's pitching recovery despite the ongoing knee issue. That said, Los Angeles isn't sitting still, with Friedman keeping tabs on Detroit ace Tarik Skubal ahead of the trade deadline, just in case.
Over in Charlotte, the MLS All-Stars put on a show Wednesday night, beating Liga MX's best four to three in the two thousand twenty six All-Star Game. Son Heung-Min was the headliner, burying back-to-back goals to seize control of the match. No Messi, no problem — this is now four wins in five tries for MLS against their North American rivals, and the league is building something real here.
And in the WNBA, Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese brought the heat in an early intense clash between the Wings and the Dream. Two of the brightest young stars in the game going at each other is exactly the kind of rivalry the league has been waiting for, and by the sound of it, this one had an edge from the opening tip.
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