U.S. and Canada set for a rematch, plus a troubling tennis story

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Good morning! The poll results are in.

The U.S.

lost to Sweden last night, 2-1, but the result didnt matter much.

The Americans had already clinched a spot on the 4 Nations final heading into the game.

You know who did win last night, though? Hockey , which took a victory lap on the NBAs All-Star festivities (more on that in a bit).

The U.S.

is set for a rematch with Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off title game, which will be must-watch TV.

Here is a game even star players are calling bigger than the Stanley Cup.

Pretty remarkable for a mid-season tourney.

Two things: It sets up what should be a fantastic final Thursday (8 p.m.

ET).

Well have more.

I cant wait.

Lets keep going: There is solemn solace in being right about a bad thing.

The results from yesterdays poll confirm that, as most of you were not even interested in the All-Star Game.

Its a sad thing, really.

Were not alone in this, either: I will root for a USA vs.

The World best-on-best format going forward.

Give everyone else a week off and profit.

Thank you, as always, for voting.

Lawrence nixes Pittsburgh Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence said he will not be heading to the Steelers in a trade, despite a rumor to the contrary last week.

Lawrence has a no-trade clause in his contract and said he has no interest in leaving Jacksonville, especially with new coach Liam Coen coming in.

See his full comments here .

Advertisement Trouts position swap Mike Trout, the wildly talented yet oft-injured three-time MVP, is moving from center field to right field, he announced yesterday.

Im trying to preserve the legs, Trout said, and I fully support the notion.

Hes played more than 100 games once in the last four seasons.

Any baseball fan should want to see Trout, 33, healthy again for an entire season before his prime wanes.

Read more here .

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In tennis, there may be no relationship more sacred than the one between player and coach.

Anyone can teach mechanics, but these coaches travel with players.

Know their ticks.

Know when to push and when to pull back.

They have to know the player better than most, if not all.

Elena Rybakina is one of the worlds best womens tennis players, yet her fraught relationship with her on-and-off-again coach, Stefano Vukov, is testing the limits of what is appropriate or even healthy when it comes to this special bond.

Anyone who follows Rybakina, 25, on social media knows Vukov has been in and out of her circle, but according to an intense investigation from The Athletic , the issues go much deeper.

Two things that struck me: According to a WTA ruling, Vukov is serving a one-year ban from the sport over his mental abuse of Rybakina, who has repeatedly defended Vukovs actions since reuniting with him.

I urge you to read the full investigation for more on a very messy, but nuanced situation.

It has the potential to affect how the sport of tennis polices itself.

Soccer: Feyenoord Rotterdam at AC Milan 12:45 p.m.

ET on Paramount+ Rich storylines here.

Feyenoord is up 1-0 on aggregate, but Milan led by USMNT star Christian Pulisic remains the favorite in this matchup.

Win by two and move on.

NCAAM: No.

7 Purdue at No.

11 Michigan State 7 p.m.

ET on Peacock Sparty remains one of the best teams in the Big Ten but is on somewhat of a cold streak right now, and Tom Izzo is riding the high of topping Bobby Knights record over the weekend.

Advertisement Get tickets to games like these here .

The Total Soccer Show has a great MLS season preview today.

Get the show on Spotify or Apple Podcasts .

The Luka Doncic trade still boggles most, but if you talk to people close to Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison, it wasnt that shocking.

Super interesting insights in this exclusive report from yesterday.

Big Ten and SEC leaders are meeting this week to move forward with a full-on takeover of the College Football Playoff.

It is arrogant and pointless , as Stewart Mandel writes.

How did the Red Sox finally land Alex Bregman? Jen McCaffrey has the definitive story of their successful pursuit.

He looks weird in a Sox uniform, and I mean that nicely.

Speaking of: Ken Rosenthal wrote earlier about the Cubs flailing offseason , which includes missing out on Bregman.

Tough.

Rose Zhang , rising womens golf superstar, sounded off to Gabby Herzig about her TGL involvement and the slow-play issue everyones talking about.

Read her interview .

Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday : Potential big-name NFL salary cup cuts .

Most-read on the website yesterday : (Top photo: Maddie Meyer / Getty Images).

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