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Richard Jefferson Joins YES As Nets Game/Studio Analyst

YES Network today formally named former NBAer Richard Jefferson  a Nets game and studio analyst. His first assignment will be tomorrow night, when he joins YES studio host Chris Shearn on pre- and postgame coverage around the Nets' season opener against the Pistons. Jefferson's first stint as an in-game analyst will be Wednesday, Oct. 24, alongside play-by-play broadcaster Ian Eagle for Nets-Cavaliers ( YES ). Sarah Kustok is "still No. 1 game analyst" for the Nets ( TWITTER.com, 10/16 ).

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Italy's possible re-qualification for the 2026 World Cup ... is firstly not possible, and secondly, not appropriate. I don't know what comes first.
-- Italian sports minister Andrea Abodi, on the suggestion from a Trump envoy that Italy should replace Iran at the World Cup this summer.
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