College football's fight escalates, plus we figured out Big Dumper

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Play some mixed doubles today. Coming up:  🥊 SEC, Big Ten fight back 🧠 Figuring out Raleigh’s slump 🎾 A delightful tennis showcase Steph Chambers / Getty Images A month ago, we pondered what was wrong with Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh. Now, we may have answers.  To be clear, Raleigh is still light-years off his 2025 pace (60 home runs,…