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THINGS TO CARE ABOUT
The only girl at the LLWS … “The last time I saw that much blond hair throwing that hard, it was [Noah] Syndergaard,” said Clint Hurdle about 12-year-old Maddy Freking, who’s making an impact as the only girl at this year’s Little League World Series. She’s the first girl since Mo’ne Davis in 2014, and from strikeouts to double plays, she’s hoping to set an example for those who will follow in her footsteps. Read More
Your preseason All-Americans … Get ready, everyone: This weekend, you can finally tweet, “Welcome to college football Saturday” without it being a running gag. Excited? You bet we are, and if you’re subscribed to this newsletter, there’s a good chance you are too. Need a quick refresher on the playmakers and rising stars you’ll want to keep an eye on this season? Our experts have a comprehensive list of who they think are going to be college football’s best in 2019. Read More
The best and worst NFL QBs at everything … There’s a lot that goes into being a quarterback, which is why in a world of more than 7 billion people, it’s extremely difficult to find 32 who can play the position at an NFL level. They have to be able to read defenses on the fly and deliver precision strikes to sprinting receivers all while very large and fast men attempt to hit them extremely hard. Our ESPN+ NFL experts ranked the league’s signal-callers in a bunch of different categories … and the results might surprise you. Read More
THE SAGA THAT ROCKED THE NBA
30 for 30’s “The Sterling Affairs” … Five years ago, a tape surfaced of Clippers owner Donald Sterling making racist statements to his mistress. The tape was appalling, but Sterling had been a problem in basketball, real estate and more for decades. So why did it take so long for him to be held accountable? In a five-part series from 30 for 30 Podcasts and The Undefeated, produced in collaboration with Western Sound, Ramona Shelburne dives deep into the backstory of Sterling’s incendiary tape. Here’s how to listen. Read More
The final straw for Donald Sterling … After you listen to “The Sterling Affairs,” make sure to check out Shelburne’s reporting on how the reckoning of Sterling’s tape changed the face of the NBA forever. Here’s how the actions taken in response still resonate today. Read More
THINGS TO WATCH
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Jimmy Garoppolo looks to connect with Marquise Goodwin and is picked off by Isaac Yiadom.
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Bill Belichick playfully dodges questions about the return of WR Josh Gordon to the Patriots, referring the media back to his previously issued statement.
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Thanks to Warriors star, Howard’s men’s and women’s golf teams will begin play in the 2020-21 school year
OVERHEARD
“In the middle of the locker room, there are two toilets right beside each other. And there’s no seats on the toilets, either. And then between the two toilets is one roll of toilet paper, between the two of them. The ultimate touch of brilliance.”
— Mike Leach, on the worst visitors locker room he’s ever seen. Watch
REMEMBER WHEN?
On this date in 2000, Tiger Woods won the PGA Championship. It was the first time since Ben Hogan’s 1953 campaign that a golfer had won three major championships in the same calendar year.
WHAT’S ON TODAY?
Little League World Series (11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN): More LLWS action in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. These kids are ridiculously good.
Dana White’s Contender Series, Week 9 (8 p.m. ET on ESPN+): The penultimate week of Season 3 is upon us. For the first time in the history of the series, welterweights will close out the show with Leon Shahbazyan making his delayed debut in Las Vegas against Philip “The Fresh Prince” Rowe. See you in the Octagon.
Yankees at A’s (10 p.m. ET, ESPN): It’s a potential playoff preview in Oakland. We should be honest here: While the Yankees are most definitely making it to the postseason, the A’s have some work to do — they’re far behind in the AL West and need as many wins as possible to take a wild-card spot.
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