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It was the night when Arsenal made their first big statement of the season in the Champions League, when they advertised their desire to go all the way in Europe’s most glamorous competition; to create club history. They had welcomed Atlético Madrid in the third round of league phase matches and it turned into a showcase for all of the best bits about Mikel Arteta’s team.

The bolted-door defence. The furious counterpress. The physicality. The speed and ruthlessness. The set-piece productivity. And, linked to everything but trumping the lot, the total self-belief. Arsenal were unable to find a way through in the first half or the early part of the second – it was tight – but they did not panic because they knew the goal would come. It was inevitable. They were inevitable.

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The Red Sox need a complete 180 from Brayan Bello when he takes the mound Wednesday afternoon at Rogers Centre. His last start with 13 hits allowed in Baltimore must be flushed as the Red Sox look to cap the road trip with another series win.

Boston deploys Roman Anthony back in the leadoff spot while Andruw Monasterio serves as the designated hitter with Connor Wong behind the plate.

Here’s who the Red Sox will send to the plate Wednesday afternoon.

The Blue Jays counter with Eric Lauer, who sports a 6.75 ERA and pitched into the sixth inning just twice so far this season.

The Athletic’s top editor formally addressed his staff about the ongoing investigation into former NFL insider Dianna Russini on Wednesday.

According to a report by Ryan Glasspiegel in Front Office Sports, The Athletic executive editor Steven Ginsberg read a 10-minute prepared statement acknowledging the ongoing saga involving Russini and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel. In the statement, Ginsberg, who initially issued a full-throated defense of Russini after the initial pictures of her and Vrabel were reported by Page Six, acknowledged that the publication’s communications could have been more clear, Glasspiegel reports.

Shortly after the first photos were published, Ginsberg said in a statement that, “These photos are misleading and lack essential context. These were public interactions in front of many people. Dianna is a premier journalist covering the NFL and we’re proud to have her at The Athletic.”

Ginsberg also told staff that the investigation into the matter, led by New York Times standards editor Mike Semel, is expected to be lengthy.

Ginsberg reportedly did not take any questions, but told staff he was available for direct contact.

The Times investigation will understandably take some time. There will need to be a thorough examination of all of Russini’s past reports from at least 2023, when she joined The Athletic, or even March 2020, when the first photo evidence of her apparent relationship with Vrabel is dated. Prior to working at The Athletic, Russini served as an NFL insider at ESPN.

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There has already been some suspicion about certain past reports from Russini. One report from 2021, while she was at ESPN, could be seen as having helped the Tennessee Titans land a trade for Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones. Vrabel was the head coach of the Titans at the time.

Russini has gone incognito after resigning from The Athletic. She has deleted all of her social media channels from Xto Spotify, and is seemingly trying to lay low through all of this. Meanwhile, Vrabel went to one day of counseling, on Day 3 of the NFL Draft, and returned to his duties as head coach of the Patriots shortly after.

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