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—Kyle
1) Rays beat Guardians to even ALCS
Tampa Bay beat Cleveland 3-1 last night to bring the series to 1-1, with Game 3 in Cleveland tomorrow.
- Rays SP Freddy Peralta allowed 4 hits over 6 scoreless IP (6 Ks), while the Rays scored 3 unearned runs in the 4th inning.
- MLB playoff action continues tonight with Game 3 between the Brewers (2-0) and Dodgers (0-2) as the NLCS heads to Los Angeles, with Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani expected to play despite lingering injury issues.
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Headlines across the sports world
- ⚖️ Miami civil jury finds Tyreek Hill liable for 2 battery counts involving his estranged wife, awarding her $500K in damages in the civil trial; NFL says allegations against the free agent WR remain under review under its conduct policy. | Los Angeles Rams release K Harrison Mevis and sign K Blake Grupe following kicking woes in Monday’s 37-34 OT loss to the Bills.
- ⚾ Philadelphia Phillies reportedly promote interim manager Don Mattingly to the full-time gig, signing him to a 2-yr deal after he took over a 9-19 club and led them to the playoffs. | Houston Astros fire manager Joe Espada after an 81-81 season, AL West title, and Wild Card exit.
- ⚽ US Women’s National Team comes back from 2-goal deficit to draw 2-2 with Spain, the reigning World Cup champions and #1-ranked women’s soccer team.
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2) Brady Tkachuk nets hat trick assisted by brother Matthew
The Tkachuk brothers made NHL history last night, with Brady scoring 3 goals in ~8 mins for the Florida Panthers and his brother Matthew assisting on all 3, in the first-ever natural hat trick fully assisted by a sibling.
In other NHL ‘Frozen Frenzy’ news:
- Connor McDavid notched his 50th career 4-point outing in his 800th career game, as the Oilers (5-0-1, 11 points) remained undefeated in regulation.
- Tuesday featured 112 combined goals (2nd-most ever) and 222 players with at least a point (most ever).
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3) Ohio becomes latest battleground in NCAA eligibility fight
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order yesterday allowing the state's colleges to bypass NCAA restrictions and give some athletes who entered school in 2022 a 5th year of eligibility.
- To qualify, players must be 24 or younger, academically eligible, and have never signed a professional contract.
- In response, NCAA president Charlie Baker sent a memo to schools last night saying the organization intends to continue enforcing eligibility rules “consistently,” and that the “Governor of Ohio cannot legislate NCAA eligibility rules.”