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Nick Chubb is hanging up his cleats. The four-time Pro Bowl running back announced his retirement Friday night, closing the book on a career that saw him rush for seven thousand three hundred forty nine yards and fifty four touchdowns, mostly with the Cleveland Browns. A five-point-zero yards-per-carry average over eight seasons tells you everything about how efficient and punishing he was between the tackles.
Shifting to Baltimore, Pete Alonso is absolutely on fire right now. The Orioles first baseman crushed his thirtieth homer of the season Friday night, a go-ahead two-run shot that helped Baltimore knock off the Rays five to three. Alonso is hitting four eighty during a career-high thirteen game hitting streak, and Trevor Rogers backed him up with six strikeouts across seven strong innings.
And in NASCAR, here is a story you do not see every day. Frankie Muniz gave up his own starting spot in the Craftsman Truck Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway so his Team Reaume teammate Luke Baldwin could compete after Baldwin failed to qualify. Muniz was already set to start thirty sixth, and he handed that seat over without hesitation.
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