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Roundup: Ohtani, Clark and will your team make the NFL playoffs?

By Evan Bleier

Shohei Ohtani gets a standing ovation after hitting his 50th home run of the season.
Shohei Ohtani gets a standing ovation after hitting his 50th home run of the season. / Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
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The Roundup returned earlier this week for the first time since the previous TBL team published one of these back in April. Here's today's version...Will your favorite team make the NFL playoffs? ESPN crunched the numbers...Shohei Ohtani became the first member of the 50-50 club with a performance that was downright Ruthian and you can celebrate the man...His historic home run ball is going to sell for a small fortune...Speaking of small fortunes, a Caitlin Clark WNBA trading card just sold for an absurd amount of money...A high-ankle sprain for Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert could complicate fantasy lineups this weekend and LA coach Jim Harbaugh isn't helping...The QB situation for the Patriots isn't great, but it is less complicated...Another QB's Michael Jackson impersonation resulted in a $14,000 fine by the NFL...Adam Sandler is already hitting the links on the set of Happy Gilmore 2...

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