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A Alabama jury handed down a nine point two five million dollar verdict against The New York Times Thursday, finding the paper defamed Crimson Tide basketball player Brandon Miller by falsely placing him at the scene of a fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa. It is a massive win for Miller and a serious blow to one of the most powerful newsrooms in the country.
Shifting to the diamond, the Diamondbacks are placing second baseman Ketel Marte on the ten-day injured list, and the timing here raises eyebrows. This move comes just three days after Marte failed to show up for a game in Boston without explanation. GM Mike Hazen confirmed the move Thursday, but the full story behind that no-show still feels very much unresolved.
And some genuinely good news out of San Francisco — George Kittle is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a torn Achilles suffered back in January. According to Adam Schefter, Kittle visited surgeon Doctor Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles Wednesday, and the results were encouraging enough that Kittle now has a legitimate shot to suit up for the Niners in Week One. That is a remarkable timeline for that kind of injury.
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