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In the Premier League, all eyes are on Joao Pedro and whether he can shake loose the Chelsea number nine curse. The Brazilian needed just thirty-one seconds to find the net in his season opener, and if he can match the twenty goals he scored wearing the number twenty shirt last season, that curse might finally be buried for good.
Shifting to college football, the MAC is writing a new chapter with Sacramento State making the jump to FBS and diving straight into conference play. The Hornets are traveling nearly two thousand three hundred miles to face Eastern Michigan, a program desperate to end three consecutive losing seasons. New team, new era, and the stakes couldn't feel higher for both sides.
And over in baseball, Arizona needed a miracle and Ryan Waldschmidt delivered one. Down four runs heading into the ninth, the Diamondbacks pinch hitter stepped up with two outs and launched a two-run walk-off homer to stun the Cubs. One swing, one moment, season-defining stuff right there.
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