Mourinho pushed hard to bring Bernardo Silva to the Bernabeu, then called out his fitness on his debut. It's a power move, and a gamble.
The 'hybrid pitcher' declaration rule that balked Chris Sale is so obscure the crew chief had to explain it to a reporter afterward. Umpires should flag it before it burns a pitcher, not spring it mid-at-bat.
Delaying the standoff doesn't defuse it. It just guarantees the fight lands in the middle of the season, right when the Wizards are supposed to be building around AJ Dybantsa.
More than five weeks into free agency, the only club publicly linked to Kane plays in Russia. That silence from 32 NHL teams is a verdict on baggage and decline.
Scrapping the plan to sell stakes in the World Cup was a tactical retreat, not a fix. Europe is right to keep pressing on how Gianni Infantino actually runs FIFA.
