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Minnesota is making a move on the mound. The Twins are acquiring right-handed starter Dean Kremer from the Baltimore Orioles, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The deal adds rotation depth for a Minnesota club with its eyes firmly on October, and Kremer gives them a proven arm with big-league experience.
Shifting to the gridiron, Deebo Samuel is back in San Francisco. The veteran wide receiver has signed a one-year contract to return to the forty-niners, and his teammates are fired up about it. Both Christian McCaffrey and Mike Evans voiced their excitement publicly, and you can see why — Samuel is a mismatch problem who gives that offense another dangerous dimension heading into the season.
And in college sports, a significant moment off the field. The Big Ten and SEC have thrown their weight behind the Protect College Sports Act, a Senate bill aimed at bringing real regulatory structure to the college athletics landscape. When the two most powerful conferences in the country align on legislation, Washington tends to listen. This one could reshape the business of college sports for years to come.
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