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Weekend winners
› Justin Thomas. Was anyone else surprised he had not won in three years? Did anyone else note that with the J&J struggles of Thomas and Spieth and Rory’s win last week, Rory’s career numbers are Justin and Jordan’s combined? JT got back in the winners circle and prevailed in a playoff Sunday at Hilton Head. (Side question: What’s the over/under on golf balls lost by a weekend, bogey golfer at that course? Way more than a dozen.)
› SEC baseball. Sorry, MC, right when you think we’re going to be a relatively “SEC! SEC!”-free area until fall, this is undeniable — the SEC has had five teams ranked No. 1 this season, and Texas has the best pitching in the country. The Horns are adjusting quite well in the step-up in class, friends.
› The Warriors. They were in the play-in game, and they have the fourth-shortest odds to win the NBA title, according to most books. That’s what happens when you merge three Hall of Fame-level veterans for a Hall of Fame coach with a shrinking window. (Side question: When this is said and done, for the 2025 postseason, which mega-deal will be more meaningful: Luka to the Lakers, Playoff Jimmy to Golden State?)