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As-it-happens update September 25, 2020
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Houston Astros are on the verge of clinching the American League's last playoff spot, powered by some of their mainstays in a breakout performance that certainly excited manager Dusty Baker. "I'm just hoping that these guys are ...
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ESPN
LOS ANGELES -- Walker Buehler proved he and his fickle right index finger are playoff ready, Corey Seager homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Thursday night to earn their major league-leading 40th victory of the ...
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ESPN
WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces had an emotional reaction when asked about the grand jury decision Wednesday not to charge any of the Louisville police officers in Breonna Taylor's death. One officer, Brett Hankison, was charged with wanton ...
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ESPN
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Barred from playing in their own ballpark this year because of COVID-19, the vagabond Toronto Blue Jays have found a home in the playoffs. The slumping New York Yankees, meanwhile, look likely to play on the road in the postseason, ...
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ESPN
Connecticut forward Alyssa Thomas, who was forced out of Tuesday's loss with a shoulder injury, returned Thursday to start Game 3 of the Sun's semifinal series and led her team to a 77-68 victory over the Las Vegas Aces. The Sun are a win away from ...
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Yahoo Sports
Many prominent figures in the sports world, including Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, have voiced their outrage against the decision to not not charge Louisville police officers for the killing of Breonna ...
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Sports Illustrated
Even Bully himself could admit that Mississippi State is a big underdog headed into its first game of the season on Saturday at No. 6 LSU. Depending upon where you look, the defending national champion Tigers are favored by about three scores ...
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Washington Post
BOSTON — José Iglesias, Pat Valaika and Austin Hays homered to lead the Baltimore Orioles past the Boston Red Sox 13-1 Thursday night in a struggle for last place in the AL East. Hays, Valaika, Rio Ruiz and Ramón Urías — the Nos. 5-8 hitters — each ...
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Forbes
The San Francisco 49ers will head into their Week 3 outing against a lowly New York Giants squad missing major components on both sides of the ball. Joining the Denver Broncos as the most injury-plagued team in the NFL through two weeks, San ...
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Kansas City Star
For whatever reason, the Kansas City Royals' offense simply hadn't provided much offense when rookie left-hander Kris Bubic took the mound this season. Thursday night, the offense finally bailed him out. In his previous start last weekend in Milwaukee, ...
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The Boston Globe
On a team that spent most of the year in a last-place fog of hopelessness, Alex Verdugo offered an element of clarity as the Red Sox attempted to move forward into a new era of contention. While he wasn't the equal of an in-his-prime Mookie Betts — who, ...
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Sports Illustrated
When the Detroit Lions entered the Valley in Week 1 last season, they were the first test in a new era in Arizona Cardinals football. Kliff Kingsbury was the new head coach. Kyler Murray was the hopeful franchise quarterback to be. After a dubious start, a 24-6 ...
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The segment of fans out there, and you know who you are, who want the Texas Rangers to finish with the worst record in baseball have been given some hope. The Pittsburgh Pirates have won three straight games to see their hold on the worst record shrink ...
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CBSSports.com
In wake of protests and the fight for equality, athletes have been outspoken in the movement towards social justice reforms. Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed by police in Louisville, has been someone many have fought for. Those fighting in her name ...
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The Mercury News
Long story short, my NFL picks for Week 2 were on the money, yet there is room for Week 3 perfection below: Jaguars 23, Dolphins 21: The beards root for FitzMagic. Mustache men are for Minshew Mania. This hairy outcome goes to the hometown barber.
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Sports Illustrated
If a protest takes place outside the New York Jets facility, and no one is there to participate in it, did it happen? That's the question for four fans of the 0-2 Jets, sick of the apparent direction of the team (or they might argue a lack of direction), who showed up for ...
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KSAL
Bubic did not factor into the decision during Thursday's win against Detroit, surrendering four runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out three across 4.2 innings. Bubic was mainly hurt by the long ball, giving up a two-run home run to Willi Castro in ...
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Washington Times
Louisiana-Lafayette coach Billy Napier is about to see what his No. 19 Ragin-Cajuns learned from a nearly stumbling out of the rankings only one week after a landmark victory had earned them some long-coveted national respect. The next test for ULL (2-0, ...
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Washington Post
NBA PLAYOFFS. 8:30 p.m. Eastern Conference finals, Game 5: Miami vs. Boston » ESPN. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. STANLEY CUP FINALS. 8 p.m. Game 4: Tampa Bay vs. Dallas » WRC (Ch. 4), WBAL (Ch. 11). MLB. 6 p.m. New York at ...
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NorthJersey.com
The Milwaukee Brewers (27-28) visit the St. Louis Cardinals (27-26) Thursday in the first of a five-game series in Busch Stadium at 8:15 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Brewers-Cardinals MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
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oregonlive.com
Oregon State football players and coaches took to Twitter and Instagram after Thursday afternoon's announcement that the Pac-12 will begin playing football the weekend of Nov. 6-7. They were decidedly ecstatic, starting with coach Jonathan Smith.
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News18
Mack (knee) was limited for the Bears' practice session Thursday. The three-time All-Pro may face a first-time starter if he is able to suit up Week 3 against the Falcons, as Matt Gono is expected to fill in at right tackle for the injured Kaleb McGary (knee-MCL).
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Yahoo Sports
Jose Mourinho joked about a bizarre incident ahead of Tottenham's Europa League qualifier with Shkendija, when it was spotted the goalposts were too small. Spurs ran out 3-1 winners in North Macedonia on Thursday, with Son Heung-min and Harry Kane ...
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Bismarck Tribune
Reporters did not manage to plumb the depths of Carson Wentz's soul in a Zoom interview session. For one thing, the media availability with the Eagles' quarterback lasted just seven-and-a-half minutes. For another thing, this was Wentz. The way the ball ...
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Cubbies Crib
The Chicago Cubs' Yu Darvish and Kyle Hendricks are critical to the playoffs. When you're done with them, where are you going to go now? The Chicago Cubs' Kyle Hendricks has been outstanding on the mound. Yu Darvish has been good for seven straight ...
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Boston Herald
Cam Newton and Ja'Whaun Bentley were in meetings Wednesday afternoon when a grand jury decided to indict one of three Louisville police officers involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor for endangering her neighbors, but not killing her. On Thursday ...
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NASCAR
The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs moves to the Round of 12 where drivers will take aim at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway and the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval. This is a round that many drivers have referred to as a wild card ...
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INFORUM
The Minnesota Vikings have been bogged down by injuries at linebacker and cornerback. At least some help has arrived at linebacker. Minnesota on Thursday signed veteran free agent Todd Davis to a one-year deal. The seven-year veteran was a starter the ...
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For The Win
One of Jordan Brand's biggest flaws as a sneaker company is that it has always been and probably will always be stuck in the shadow of Michael Jordan's past. Jordan's beginnings mean a lot to the shoe game. He dropped classic sneaker after classic ...
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ESPN
PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal will begin his bid for a record-extending 13th French Open title against Egor Gerasimov in the first round, while Serena Williams starts her attempt for a record-equaling 24th major against Kristie Ahn in all-American matchup.
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TSN
TORONTO — Three months ago, the Toronto Blue Jays barely had a home. Now, they have a spot in the postseason. Call it entertaining. Call it fortunate. Call it a good stepping stone. Call it the start of a Cinderella run. You can call it whatever you want, and ...
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Tar Heel Blog
In one of the biggest ownership moves in recent NASCAR history, North Carolina Tar Heels legend Michael Jordan and current NASCAR superstar Denny Hamlin have teamed up to create a new NASCAR Cup Series team. Bubba Wallace, current driver of ...
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The Football Faithful
Borussia Dortmund defender Thomas Meunier has revealed why Jadon Sancho is much like his former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe. Belgian international Meunier joined the Bundesliga side on a free transfer this summer from PSG, ...
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Fort Wayne's NBC
(FORT WAYNE'S NBC) - Notre Dame's matchup at Wake Forest is rescheduled from Sept. 26 to Dec. 12, the ACC announced Wednesday. Oringinally set to be the Fighting Irish's first road opener as a member of the ACC, the game postponed for this ...
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