Verlander’s Triumphant Return, LeBron’s Praise for Jokic, and More

Justin Verlander makes a triumphant return in his season debut for the Houston Astros. LeBron James praises Nikola Jokic ahead of their playoff series. Dak Prescott remains unfazed by the pace of his contract talks with the Dallas Cowboys. Plus, Travis d'Arnaud hits three home runs in a single game, leading the Atlanta Braves to victory.

Sources:
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39977939/justin-verlander-allows-2-runs-6-innings-season-debut-astros
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39978028/great-one-jokic-impact-draws-lebron-praise-ahead-showdown
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39977887/cowboys-dak-prescott-focused-right-now-ok-playing-year-new-deal
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39978397/electric-darnaud-goes-deep-3-s-first-hrs-24-season

Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:38) Astros' Verlander allows 2 runs in season debut
(00:03:41) LeBron extols 'great' Jokic with matchup looming
(00:06:17) Dak not sweating pace of Cowboys contract talks
(00:09:02) 'Electric' d'Arnaud homers 3 times in Braves' win