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Tyler Glasnow is back on the mound for Los Angeles, reinstated from the injured list ahead of his Tuesday start against Atlanta. The big right-hander has been sidelined since May after exiting early against Houston, and the Dodgers are clearly banking on him to stabilize a rotation that needs every arm it can get down the stretch.
Shifting to Cincinnati, and this one has fans holding their breath — Ja'Marr Chase left Bengals training camp practice after an awkward landing on a deep ball from Joe Burrow. Trainers were on the field immediately, and Chase walked off under his own power, but any injury to the league's most dynamic receiver is a five-alarm concern for a team with serious Super Bowl aspirations.
And in Philadelphia, the basketball world is still wrapping its head around this roster construction — Jaylen Brown, fresh off his Boston tenure, now lining up alongside LeBron James, Joel Embiid, and Tyrese Maxey on the Seventy-Sixers. The talent is undeniable, but fitting that many high-usage stars into one offensive system is the kind of puzzle that either makes a coach famous or gets him fired.
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