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Fernando Mendoza is getting a real education in the NFL, and fast. The number one overall pick in the two thousand twenty six draft struggled through his second preseason outing against the Houston Texans, completing eight of fifteen passes for eighty six yards and throwing a pick-six in a Raiders offense that managed just three points. Growing pains are real, but so is the spotlight.
Shifting to a story that goes well beyond the box score, a former assistant athletic trainer for the Sacramento Kings has filed a civil lawsuit against the organization alleging pregnancy discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination. The suit names the Kings and their senior director of athlete health directly. This is a serious legal matter with significant implications for how the franchise operates behind closed doors.
And on a lighter note, history was made in the WNBA Thursday night. Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell dropped twenty or more points for the twenty first consecutive game, breaking A'ja Wilson's record that had stood across two seasons. Before Wilson, Diana Taurasi held the mark at thirteen straight games back in two thousand six and two thousand seven. Mitchell is simply on another level right now.
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