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Larry Fitzgerald is headed to Canton, but don't expect him to hang anything up on his way there. The Hall of Fame wide receiver says he has no plans to officially retire, and as far as he's concerned, his relationship with the Arizona Cardinals remains open. No announcement, no farewell tour, no closure — just Fitzgerald, still in the building.
On a far more sobering note, the boxing world is watching and waiting for Lee Reeves. The thirty-one-year-old Irish fighter was hospitalized following a knockout loss to Gary Cully in Dublin on Saturday night, his condition described as critical but stable. Queensberry promoter Frank Warren offered some measured relief Wednesday, saying Reeves is making progress — and right now, that is the only result that matters.
Shifting to the hardwood, the Philadelphia seventy-sixers are talking about Joel Embiid with a different kind of energy heading into this season. Team president Mike Gansey says Embiid is healthy and, his word, extra motivated — now sharing the floor with LeBron James and Jaylen Brown. If that trio clicks, the Eastern Conference is going to have a very serious conversation on its hands.
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