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Tommy John passed away recently, and baseball is pausing to honor a man whose name means something far beyond his two hundred eighty eight wins. Jeff Passan captures it perfectly — every pitcher who goes under the knife and comes back throwing is living proof of John's extraordinary, unintended legacy.
Shifting to the hardwood, UConn women's basketball is back and Geno Auriemma isn't letting his team sleepwalk into the season. The Huskies went undefeated in the regular season last year for the first time in eight years, and now they've released a nonconference schedule for two thousand twenty six to twenty seven that looks anything but comfortable. Matching perfection won't be easy, and Auriemma clearly wants it that way.
And over in the WNBA, Caitlin Clark is making the MVP conversation almost impossible to ignore. Her recent numbers aren't just good — they're the kind of sustained, dominant production that reshapes how you evaluate the entire league. The case isn't being made by supporters anymore. The stat sheet is doing all the talking on its own.
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