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🚨 Headlines
⚾️ Sactown smackdown: The first MLB game in Sacramento did not go well for the home team, as the Cubs demolished the A's, 18-3, in their Sutter Health Park debut. Chicago catcher Carson Kelly led the way, hitting for the Cubs' first cycle since 1993.
🎄 More football on Christmas: The NFL is planning a Christmas Day tripleheader this year (a Thursday) after the success of last year's two-game slate. The first two games will be on Netflix and the third will be on Prime Video.
⚾️ PED suspension: Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended 80 games for violating MLB's PED policy. The 2024 All-Star tested positive for a banned substance called chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).
🏈 Rodgers to Pittsburgh? If Aaron Rodgers is going to play in 2025, the Steelers appear to be his most likely destination. The free agent QB met with the Pittsburgh coaching staff over the weekend and had a throwing session with new Steelers wideout DK Metcalf.
🏀 Miles passes on WNBA: Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles was widely projected to be the No. 2 pick in this year's WNBA draft. Instead, she will forgo the draft and enter the transfer portal.
🏀 Favorites fight on
The women's Final Four isn't quite as chalky as the men's, but look past the seeds and you'll find a foursome of favorites heading to Tampa.
The Final Four: No. 1 seeds UCLA, South Carolina and Texas are joined by No. 2 seed UConn — the most decorated program in women's college basketball history and the No. 1 team in the nation entering the tournament, according to the NCAA's NET rankings.
UCLA (34-2): This is the first-ever Final Four for the Bruins, who have a chance to become the sixth school to win both the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments, joining UConn, Baylor, Stanford, Maryland and ...
