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🚨 Headlines
⚾️ 36-120: The White Sox lost their 120th game of the season on Sunday, tying the 1962 Mets’ single-season record for the most losses in modern MLB history (since 1901).
🏀 Embiid’s huge extension: Joel Embiid signed a three-year, $193 million extension with the 76ers, expanding his total deal to five years and $299.6 million — the third-richest in NBA history.
⚾️ No 100-win teams: No MLB teams will reach 100 wins this season for the first time since 2014, when the Angels led baseball with 98. The Dodgers (93-63) can come closest with a maximum of 99.
🏒 Jágr’s first goal: Jaromír Jágr, 52, scored the first goal of his 37th professional season on Friday for Rytíři Kladno, the Czech team he’s owned since 2011. The future NHL Hall of Famer plans to retire at the end of this season.
⚾️ A costly gamble: Nationals All-Star CJ Abrams was sent down to the minors after reportedly spending all Thursday night at a casino in Chicago, returning only hours before their Friday afternoon game against the Cubs.
🏈 The Year of the Upset
Underdogs have ruled the roost thus far in the 2024 NFL season, and Sunday was a particularly tough day to be a favorite.
The Year of the Upset: NFL underdogs of at least 5.5 points are now 13-2 against the spread this season, with nine outright wins including four on