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13-0: Cavaliers win again, fending off a depleted 76ers team improve to 13-0. With one more win, they would tie the 2002-03 Mavericks and 1957-58 Celtics for the fourth-best start in league history.

Sports boom in women: Premier Lacrosse League women’s league is establishing In February; PWHL’s six teams will be added to EA Sports’ NHL 25 next month.

Popular health update: Gregg Popovich suffered a mild stroke on November 2. Spurs announced on Wednesday. He is expected to make a full recovery, but there is no timetable for his return to the field.

Richardson replaces Flacco: Anthony Richardson Colts returning starting QBAccording to head coach Shane Steichen, that job is his for the rest of the season.

He did it again: LeBron James noted third consecutive triple-double (35-12-14) He led the Lakers to their third consecutive win. He will be 40 in six weeks.

Coming to MLB: The next Japanese sensation

Attention MLB fans:It’s time to get to know Rōki Sasaki. The 23-year-old Japanese ace will be transferred this summer and your favorite team has a chance to land him.

Japan’s next phenomenon: The young righty, who won the World Baseball Classic alongside Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto last year, has a 2.10 ERA with 505 strikeouts (against just 88 walks) in 394.2 innings pitched over the past four seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan’s NPB. owner.

• You may have heard about him in 2022 when he pitched a perfect 19-inning game and then followed that up with another eight perfect innings and 14 strikeouts in his next start.

• The fastest throw ever recorded, 102.5 mph, matched Ohtani’s hardest throw ever thrown by a Japanese player.

What makes it so good? Sasaki’s three-pitch arsenal includes a four-seam fastball that would be among the fastest pitches in MLB, a slider that’s good but needs some work, and a good splitter. I’ll let Jake Mintz of Yahoo Sports explain:

If Sasaki’s fastball is a unicorn, his splitter is a unicorn that breathes fire, speaks five languages, and cooks top-notch risotto. There’s really nothing like it.

Worried? Durability. He has never thrown more than 130 pitches in a season, and given his age and how hard he throws, arm surgery is a likely possibility.

Sasaki’s unique situation: Yamamoto, a similarly highly touted prospect, signed with the Dodgers for $325 million after being transferred last summer, while Sasaki’s age means he won’t cost more than $7 million.

• The posting process still works the same way: Once he’s officially designated for assignment, teams have 45 days to negotiate with him.

• But because Sasaki is under 25, he is subject to the same rules as free agents in, say, the Dominican Republic, meaning teams can only use international bonus pool money (about $7 million this year) to sign him.

What they say: Sasaki’s decision to post early and give up hundreds of millions of dollars is rare, but not unprecedented. In 2017, Ohtani was appointed to the position at the age of 23 for a paltry $2.3 million bonus; this is a composition that Jake and Jordan Shusterman discuss in their interviews. Latest episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast.

• Jordan: “Sasaki gave us a scenario where it’s not about who can afford it, but where they want to play.”

• -Jake: “The precedent of the Ohtani incident applies here. Because if we remember that time in our lives when we felt like everyone had a chance to get it, it’s very rare.”

What to watch: Sasaki’s decision may depend on the timing of his appointment.

• If before December 1st, teams must use their existing bonus pools and only the Dodgers and Orioles. I have more than 2 million dollars left.

• If it’s after Dec. 1, the 45-day period will allow them to sign him when the pool replenishes on Jan. 15, putting all 30 teams on financial parity.

So who can sign it? All 30 teams looking to hire MLB’s No. 2 free agent for such an affordable amount, but some are clearly favored to win the young ace. Unsurprisingly, the Dodgers are at the top of the list.

Graphic of the day: We’re so back

Sports fans are back To post-COVID stadiums and then some. So much for this whole “participation may never fully recover” narrative.

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San Antonio— Victor Wembanyama He dropped a career-high 50 points In Wednesday’s 139-130 win over the Wizards, he became the fourth-youngest player in NBA history (20 years, 314 days) with 50 points (Brandon Jennings, LeBron James, Devin Booker).

Milwaukee- Giannis Antetokounmpo took Wemby to the top 59 points, the highest point of the season in the NBA In their comeback, the Bucks defeated the Pistons 127-120 (overtime), allowing them to overcome an 18-point deficit in the second half.

Belleair, Florida- Caitlin Clark attracted a huge crowd when she competed in Wednesday’s Pro-Am at The Annika, but the 16-handicap athlete won’t be switching sports anytime soon I almost hit the crowd with an errant tee shot.

Dallas— Mike Tyson (58) and Jake Paul (27), I met face to face It’s being streamed live on Netflix during a press conference ahead of their fight this weekend.

NFL power rankings: Top teams competing this week

Week 11 is here and it’s amazing: Six of the top seven teams in our league power ranking You will face each other in the next four days.

• Tonight: No. 7 Commanders in No. 5 Eagles*

• Sunday: No. 2 Chiefs** at No. 3 Bills

• Sunday: No. 4 Ravens at No. 6 Steelers.

Historical record: For the first time in NFL history, Week 11 includes three games between teams with 7 wins.

*Heisman glove: There are 11 Heisman winners in the NFL. Two of them are on the Commanders (Jayden Daniels, Marcus Mariota), and with tonight’s game against Philly and DeVonta Smith, Washington faces nine others (Baker Mayfield, Joe Burrow, Kyler Murray, Jameis Winston, Derrick Henry, Lamar Jackson, Bryce). will be. Young, Caleb Williams and Smith).

**Undefeated underdogs: The Chiefs are the underdogs against the Bills (+2.5 at BetMGM), marking the fourth time in the Super Bowl era that a 9-0 (or better) team is not the favorite. This brings to mind the following question: Are the Chiefs the NFL’s worst 9-0 team ever?

November 14, 1970: Marshall’s tragic accident

54 years ago today, Plane carrying Marshall’s football team crashed After returning from a game against East Carolina, only miles from its final destination in West Virginia, all 75 souls on board were killed.

• The dead included 37 members of the team and eight of the staff, as well as 25 supporters, two pilots, two flight attendants and the charter coordinator.

• It is considered the deadliest sports-related tragedy in US history.

Suppose? Due to the close proximity of most of its opponents, this was Marshall’s only scheduled flight all season. And they considered canceling after Wichita State’s football team crashed six weeks ago, resulting in 31 deaths.

Annual commemoration: Every year on this day, A fountain on Marshall’s campus This tulip, which features a tulip with 75 sticks, one for each sacrifice, is ceremonially closed before opening again each spring.

Watchlist: USMNT – Jamaica

USMNT faces Jamaica tonight in Kingston (20:00 ET, TNT) In the first leg of the CONCACAF Nations League* quarter-finals.

Poch’s competitive debut: This will be new manager Mauricio Pochettino’s first competitive match. 25-person squad It features players from clubs in nine countries.

More to watch:

• NFL: Commanders on the Eagles (20:15, Prime Minister) … Washington (7-3) and Philly (7-2) are battling for first place in the NFC East.

• In the NBA: Mavericks at Jazz (21.00, NBA)

• Tennis: ATP Finals (8:00, Tennis)

• -NCAAF: ECU in Tulsa (7:30 p.m., ESPN)

• LPGA: Annika (10:00, Golf) … 18 of the world’s top 25 golfers are competing in the penultimate event of the season.

*Who’s in: The USMNT are the three-time defending champions of the annual tournament, which features CONCACAF’s 41 members. Other quarter-finals: Panama – Costa Rica, Canada – Suriname, Mexico – Honduras.

NFL information

Whoever wins tonight’s Commanders-Eagles game will take first place in the NFC East.

Question: Can you name the NFC’s other three first-team teams without looking?

The answer is below.

Guaranteed salaries for those hired? Welcome to the new normal

Distribution is being made in schools this week NIL contracts recruits with guaranteed salaries and even buyouts. Welcome to the new normal.

Behind the scenes: University leaders are agreeing on a third-party organization (Deloitte) to operate the new NIL clearinghouse tasked with overseeing support agreements. But experts continue to question whether this is legal. “I have no idea how they’re going to do this.”

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Trivia’s answer: Cardinals (6-4) in NFC West, Lions (8-1) in NFC North, Falcons (6-4) in NFC South

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