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Matt Hasselbeck is putting his brain on the line for a cause bigger than football. The former NFL quarterback spent two full days undergoing scans and cognitive testing as part of an ongoing push to detect CTE in living patients. It's early science, but Hasselbeck's willingness to step forward could help change how medicine approaches brain trauma in athletes.
Shifting to baseball, Blake Snell looked like he never left. The two-time Cy Young winner made his return to the mound for the Dodgers on Tuesday night after missing time following elbow surgery, and he was sharp from the jump — ten strikeouts over six innings of one-run ball against Kansas City. Los Angeles just keeps reloading, and Snell's return makes a loaded rotation even more dangerous heading into the stretch.
And over at Ravens training camp, keep your eye on Ja'Kobi Lane. The former USC wide receiver is drawing serious attention early, and it's not hard to see why — his route running and ability to create separation give Lamar Jackson yet another weapon to deploy. If Lane carries his college production into the NFL, Baltimore's offense could be even harder to contain this fall.
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