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Nathan Eovaldi pitches tonight, so I wrote about how his special, potentially all-time season is just another plot point in journey that continues to blow past every reasonable expectation. I don't think there's been a Ranger career quite like his:

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We Already Know What a Micah Parsons Trade Looks Like Seven years ago, a different all-world pass rusher got moved after contract negotiations broke down with the team that drafted him. That team hasn't been the same since.

I wish I could tell you I had as much confidence that the Cowboys would keep things sane as most reporters do, but late stage Jerry Jonesism shares a bit with political reporting in that everyone assumes the rational thing will happen until it doesn’t.

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We Already Know What a Micah Parsons Trade Looks Like Seven years ago, a different all-world pass rusher got moved after contract negotiations broke down with the team that drafted him. That team hasn't been the same since.

Smart money still seems to be on the Cowboys working it out with Micah Parsons. But until that happens, a trade can't totally be ruled out. And @riversmccown.bsky.social has a very apt precedent what that would look like -- and, yes, it should concern you.

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We Already Know What a Micah Parsons Trade Looks Like Seven years ago, a different all-world pass rusher got moved after contract negotiations broke down with the team that drafted him. That team hasn't been the same since.

Smart money still seems to be on the Cowboys working it out with Micah Parsons. But until that happens, a trade can't totally be ruled out. And @riversmccown.bsky.social has a very apt precedent what that would look like -- and, yes, it should concern you.

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What Comes Next For Wyatt Johnston? The 21-year-old's outstanding play in the regular season sputtered to a halt in the playoffs. That's led to plenty of discourse about his future.

There's been a lot of Wyatt Johnston discoure this offseason, and understandably so. So @seanshapiro.bsky.social chatted with NHL scouts to get theories on what happened in that rough postseason and how much or little it should concern you.

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The Time Is Now For the Rangers' Excellent, Aging Pitching Staff A busy trade deadline made baseball's oldest pitching staff even older. Can it carry Texas across the finish line before time runs out?

Thing you may not realize: the Rangers now have one of the oldest pitching staffs of the last 10 years. That can work ... or fall apart in a hurry. Here's @zcrizer.bsky.social on how the time must be now for Texas' arms:

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Micah Parsons Won't Play By the Cowboys' Negotiating Rules Dallas' front office has met its match at the negotiating table. Don't expect him to back down.

It's Jake Kemp on Micah Parsons and the trade demand. You know what to do.

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Good morning. I wrote about the Rangers’ trade deadline moves, and how a franchise whose identity is rooted in hitting decided to bet everything on its pitching

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Thomas Harley Is Even Better Than You Think The 23-year-old isn't just good—he's one of the most exciting young defensemen to come through the NHL in years. What does that mean for his future, and the Stars'?

My (other, other) latest: What the fancy numbers say about Thomas Harley, how he stacks up to the best of the best, and why he just might be better than the rest.
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Thomas Harley Is Even Better Than You Think The 23-year-old isn't just good—he's one of the most exciting young defensemen to come through the NHL in years. What does that mean for his future, and the Stars'?

.@davidcastillo.bsky.social's latest is one of the most important Stars pieces you'll read this offseason. We knew Thomas Harley was good. But the data shows he's one of the most young exciting defensemen to come around in the last 20 years. What does that mean?

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Sibling Act: Chris and Belle Koclanes Reunite With the Wings This hasn't been the debut season first-year Wings head coach Chris Koclanes expected. One of silver linings? Working alongside his big sister, Belle, after decades of working in different corners of ...

Underrated thing in an admittedly disappointing Wings season: the brother-sister tandem on the coaching staff. I dug Dorothy Gentry talking to Chris and Belle Koclanes about their dynamic and working together in the W. Good vibes to start your Wednesday:

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The Rangers' Trade Deadline Considerations Are Bigger Than Ball The decision to buy or sell could have less to do with how the team performs on the field than the knock-on effect in Texas' clubhouse and the organization's perception around the sport.

Still no closer to knowing what the Rangers will do before the trade deadline. What I do know is that @newbergreport.bsky.social, as usual, is thinking about the right things that will inform Chris Young & Co.'s ultimate course of action. Good stuff here, as ever:

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Jake Ferguson's New Contract Is the Best and Worst of the Cowboys A good, homegrown player is sticking around at a reasonable price. That's welcome news. But how Dallas approached the tight end position, and other negotiations, explains a lot about why the Cowboys a...

It took an embarrassing amount of time to come up with a headline that started to get at everything Jake Kemp wrote about what Jake Ferguson's contract tells us, so just trust me when I say that it's the smartest thing you'll read about it today:

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Why the Rangers Must Buy, and Sell, at the MLB Trade Deadline An unusual place in the standings calls for an unusual course of action.

The trade deadline is in six days and we're not much closer to learning whether the Rangers should stay in the playoff race. So @zcrizer.bsky.social has a deadline plan to match: buy... and sell, too.

Here's how:

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Yes, You Should Still Be Optimistic About the Stars There's been more than a bit of handwringing about where Dallas' rosters stands. But just because the Stars took a step back doesn't mean they aren't set up to keep winning big.

The Stars offseason vibes haven't been terribly rosy, and @tiffin.bsky.social understands why. He also knows that this team is more than good enough to win it all. And he's got four big reasons why:

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The Mavericks Say They're In Win-Now Mode. Their Actions Say Otherwise. The organization consistently spoke about the present in the aftermath of the Luka Doncic trade. But a quiet offseason suggests there's a bigger picture in mind.

We don't know if the Mavericks are done making moves yet. But if they are, then a team that put itself in win-now mode is repositioning itself into something different.

Here's @boweman55.bsky.social on how the team's words & actions tell us two different things:

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Mazi Smith Is the Most Important Cowboy in Training Camp The disappointing former first-round pick may be the only thing between Dallas and a nonexistent run defense. Can he rise to the challenge?

Here's what happens to NFL teams run by austerity these days. You look at the roster and see a good draft, you believe George Pickens can solve some major issues, and then you come to understand that their run defense hinges on Mazi Smith finally getting it.

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Mazi Smith Is the Most Important Cowboy in Training Camp The disappointing former first-round pick may be the only thing between Dallas and a nonexistent run defense. Can he rise to the challenge?

Cowboys training camp gets underway today and the most important player in Oxnard is... Mazi Smith? Let @riversmccown make the case for why. And, yes, this should alarm you:

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The Rangers Fired Billy Martin 50 Years Ago Today. We Haven't Seen Anything Like Him Since. He came to Texas with a reputation for big turnarounds and bigger drama. He delivered plenty of each.

Double dose of baseball words today! Fifty years ago today, the Rangers fired Billy Martin as manager. If you don't know the story, prepare for some truly wacko managerial behavior. And if you do, then you'll enjoy some mythbusting. I loved this piece:

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With the MLB Trade Deadline Nearing, What's the State of the Rangers' Farm System? This isn't the strongest crop of Rangers minor leaguers, but there are still names to keep an eye on as Texas tries to decide whether to be buyers or sellers.

We're in that funky middle period between the MLB Draft and the trade deadline, so the great @seancbass.bsky.social took a look at the state of the Rangers farm system. Not the strongest crop, but still several names to keep an eye on as July 31st nears:

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Paige Bueckers Is Everything That Was Promised The top overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft has reached the midway point of her first professional season. She hasn't disappointed.

Paige Bueckers is at the halfway point of her first professional season, and she's been everything the Wings could have hoped for.

Here's @juscarts.com with a deep dive on all the ways Bueckers has cemented herself as a franchise-changer in her rookie year.

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Let's Put a Stop to the Jason Robertson Trade Discourse For weeks, talk has persisted that the Stars could move on from their top left winger. Here's why that doesn't make sense.

We're halfway through July and somehow we're still talking about Jason Robertson trades. Friends, it's not happening. Allow @seanshapiro.bsky.social to inject some sanity into the discussion:

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The Point of It All: Cooper Flagg, Jason Kidd, and a Familiar Blueprint The Mavericks' Summer League experiment to have the top overall pick run their offense may seem unorthodox. But it has roots in their head coach's past—and another NBA household name.

We may only have gotten two Summer League games of Cooper Flagg, but it showed us plenty about what Jason Kidd's plans are for him. Let Brian Dameris take you back in time, to Milwaukee, where Kidd transformed a young Giannis into a ballhandler, too:

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The Jung and the Restless: Why the Rangers’ Latest Move Signals a Bigger Problem Demoting starting third baseman Josh Jung is Texas' latest attempt to wake up a lethargic bat. Why can't Texas seem to find solutions that don't involve major interventions?

Josh Jung will be back at some point from his demotion, and he could well be better off because of it. But @zcrizer.bsky.social has a bigger question to ask: why do the Rangers need to keep turning to big interventions to fix their offense?

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AEW All In: Texas Is Arlington's Latest Statement of Intent as a Pro Wrestling Town Dallas used to be the capital of pro wrestling in North Texas. Now, Arlington has taken up that mantle—and Saturday’s mega-show at Globe Life Field is a big reason why.

All In: Texas is two days away. I wrote about how it’s the latest moving cementing Arlington as one of the pro wrestling capitals of the United States.

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Trevon Diggs Will Show Us Who the New Cowboys Are Somehow, one of the Cowboys' most talented defenders is at a crossroads heading into his age-27 season. His performance, and his buy-in, will say plenty about the early days of Brian Schottenheimer's ...

Trevon Diggs is at an inflection point. So are the Cowboys. And you don't have to look too hard to see the ways in which the former is a microcosm of the latter.

Here's Jake Kemp

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