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Good morning! Justin Fields did the right thing, actually.
While You Were Sleeping: Auston Matthews is doing it
Three weeks ago, we wrote about Auston Matthews’ historic 70-goal pace, which would give us the NHL’s first 70-goal season since 1993. The good news: Matthews is still on track.
One complication: Will Toronto manage his playing time down the stretch? The Leafs won that game last night, 6-3, over Arizona and sit fifth in the Eastern Conference standings. In what we can file under “good timing,” Jonas Siegel published a wonderful story yesterday about how Matthews’ stardom sprouted from the most unlikely place.
P.S. While we’re here, a certain team in Baton Rouge hit this bonkers game-winner last night to beat No. 17 Kentucky at the buzzer:
LSU UPSETS NO. 17 KENTUCKY AT THE BUZZER 😱
🎥 @LSUBasketball pic.twitter.com/Or26oGzIEj
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) February 22, 2024
Barring an SEC tourney run, my Tigers won’t make the NCAA Tournament, and yet they’ve beaten two ranked teams in consecutive games, overcoming 15-point deficits in both contests. At least we got LSU women’s hoops star Angel Reese storming…
