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Vladimir Guerrero Junior is on the shelf, and the timing could not be worse for Toronto. The Blue Jays slugger landed on the seven-day injured list with concussion symptoms after a scary collision against the Yankees, a brutal blow to a lineup that desperately needs his bat down the stretch.
Shifting to the gridiron, Rams rookie quarterback Ty Simpson announced himself in a big way during his preseason debut against the Chiefs. The second signal-caller taken in this year's draft was dialed in, going twenty-one of twenty-five for one hundred ninety yards and two touchdowns — the kind of composed, efficient performance that has Los Angeles feeling good about their quarterback room heading into the season.
And in Philadelphia, all eyes are on UFC three thirty, where Islam Makhachev steps into the octagon looking to defend his welterweight title for the very first time. The former lightweight champion carries a record of twenty-eight and one, and the atmosphere at Xfinity Mobile Center is electric as fight fans wait to see if he can prove himself dominant across two weight classes.
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