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Jayden Daniels is drawing a hard line with his alma mater. The Commanders quarterback has revoked LSU's rights to his name, image, and likeness after the program handed his iconic number five jersey to cornerback DJ Pickett. Daniels called it profoundly disrespecting, and honestly, you can feel the weight of that. That number meant something, and LSU moved on without so much as a conversation.
Shifting to the pool in Irvine, California, Gretchen Walsh put on a show at the Pan Pacific Championships, blazing to victory in the women's fifty-meter butterfly with a time of twenty-four point six five seconds. Teammate Kate Douglass finished right behind her, part of a stunning opening night that saw the United States sweep the top two spots in three separate events. American swimming is absolutely locked in right now.
And over in Miami, Davion Mitchell is talking about what it means to have Erik Spoelstra in your corner. Mitchell says Spoelstra's belief in him has been transformative, and this is a Heat roster that already has everyone's attention after landing Giannis Antetokounmpo in a blockbuster deal this offseason. South Beach is building something serious.
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