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Coco Gauff is heading into the U.S. Open as one of the hottest players on the planet. She dismantled Jessica Pegula six-two, six-four in Cincinnati on Sunday, claiming her first title in ten months and finishing a dominant ten-day stretch that has her looking like the clear favorite heading into Flushing Meadows.
Shifting to the NFL, Atlanta's quarterback room just got more complicated. Undrafted rookie Jack Strand delivered his strongest preseason performance Saturday, forcing his way back into the conversation and giving the Falcons a genuine headache at the most important position on the field. The decision just got a whole lot harder for that coaching staff.
And in Seattle, concerning news out of Seahawks camp as second-round safety Bud Clark was carted off the field with a leg injury. Clark was one of the more closely watched rookies in that secondary, and any significant time missed would be a real blow to a defense still building its identity heading into the regular season.
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