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Skip Bayless is calling The Athletic out for fake news, alleging they botched the Stephen A. Smith blueberry muffin story from First Take.

The Athletic writers Rustin Dodd and Andy McCullough handed out their grades for each side of Wednesday's Dodgers/Guardians deal, which saw starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard move to Cleveland in exchange for shortstop Amed Rosario.Dodd had this to say:I’m giving the Guardians a C, as in “Can you believe they traded for Noah Syndergaard?”The Guardians, just two games out of first in the AL Central, are usually adept at asset management, knowing when to buy and when to sell — and when...

For some, it was an obnoxious spectacle that seemed to force debates and drum up controversy. For others, pure entertainment.

Plus: "Snow" angels in Denver. In June. And trade deadline scenarios for all 30 teams.

The Royals had a lot of picks, did they use them well?

FRIDAY: Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports tweets that Moustakas has passed his physical and is officially back with Kansas City. …

This is the digital version of The Pulse. If you want it earlier, start every morning with The Pulse delivered to your inbox. Sign up here. Good morning! Make a 72-foot putt today. Saudi Arabia has made no secret of its ambitions in the sports world. Just look at the last week: Pending approval, professional golf as we know it will be funded by the PIF, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. Karim Benzema, the reigning Ballon d’Or winner, left Real Madrid and joined newly PIF-controlled side...

One hundred more games to go

The Wallace House Center for Journalists and the University of Michigan have selected the 2023-24 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows—the 50th class in the program's history.

This is the digital version of The Pulse. If you want it earlier, start every morning with The Pulse delivered to your inbox. Sign up here. Good morning! I hope you get first pick today. The 2024 Stanley Cup winner will either be a team from the South or a team from the desert, just as the hockey founders intended when they invented the ice-based game in the 1800s. Dallas assured the reality last night with a thrilling 2-1 Game 7 win in front of a raucous crowd, thanks to a game-winning shot fr...