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The episode recaps a dramatic Saturday in various sports including college football, the U.S. Open, and boxing.

Yesterday in Sports recaps a dramatic Saturday across college football, the U.S. Open, NHL, Premier League, Major League Baseball, MLS and boxing , beginning with a wild finish in Michigan-Western Michigan and a statement performance in LSU-Clemson . Chris Horwedel also covers a loaded college football slate featuring Oregon-Boise State, Ohio State-Ball State, Georgia-Tennessee State, Texas-Texas State, Indiana-North Texas, Texas A&M-Missouri State, Alabama-East Carolina, Penn State-Marshall and more. At the U.S. Open , Taylor Fritz, Alexander Zverev, Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff, Iga Świątek, Zheng Qinwen and other contenders headline a pivotal third round as the men’s and women’s draws continue to narrow. In hockey, Vancouver makes a major long-term commitment to Zeev Buium , while Premier League coverage includes Manchester City-Coventry, Crystal Palace-Fulham, Newcastle-Bournemouth, Tottenham-Nottingham Forest, Brighton-Leeds, Brentford-Sunderland and Hull-Aston Villa . Lionel Messi also returns to action for Inter Miami. Around MLB, the Phillies-Braves NL East race tightens, the Dodgers continue without Shohei Ohtani, Toronto and Cleveland battle for the final AL wild-card…

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