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Mike Shildt fired as St. Louis Cardinals manager over ‘philosophical differences’ — Despite a team-record 17-game winning streak that carried the St. Louis Cardinals to an MLB wild-card berth, Mike Shildt was fired as manager Thursday. — Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak cited …
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Scott Boeck / USA Today:
Umpire calls Wilmer Flores out on questionable check swing strike three to end NLDS Game 5 — Did Wilmer Flores swing? — It will be a question asked for years to come and debated for a lifetime. — With a runner on first and two outs in the winner-take-all game, the San Francisco Giants …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Dodgers beat rival Giants in winner-take-all Game 5 NLDS thriller to advance to NLCS — SAN FRANCISCO — It was a 24-round heavyweight prize fight in spikes, a tape-measure finish after a six-month marathon, and by the end of the night, the Los Angeles Dodgers were the last ones standing.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Giants' secret weapon was something the Dodgers couldn't prepare for in NLDS Game 3
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MLB Baseball News …, Sportsnet.ca, AZ Snake Pit and Los Angeles Times
ESPN:
Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa to return as manager for 2022 season, source says — Tony La Russa will return to manage the Chicago White Sox for the 2022 season, a source told ESPN on Thursday. — White Sox stars Tim Anderson and Jose Abreu had both publicly lobbied …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Houston Astros finish off Chicago White Sox to reach 5th straight ALCS as Tony La Russa fumes over ‘intentional’ Jose Abreu plunking
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Houston Chronicle, FanGraphs Baseball and New York Post
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Astros finish off White Sox in ALDS, advance to fifth consecutive ALCS
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MLB Baseball News …, Sports Illustrated, NBCSports.com, The Athletic and CBS Boston
New York Times:
N.F.L.'s Top Lawyer Had Cozy Relationship With Washington Team President — Jeff Pash, the league's general counsel, brokered penalties, discussed a cheerleading scandal and received perks in emails with the former president of the Washington Football Team.
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Los Angeles Times:
Jon Gruden emails were part of June court filing by WFT owner Dan Snyder — Several inflammatory emails by Jon Gruden were filed as exhibits in federal court by attorneys for Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder in mid-June, almost four months before they were leaked to two newspapers …
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James Wagner / New York Times:
With Boone's Status Unclear, Yankees Begin Coaching Changes — Two hitting coaches and the third-base coach will not return after the team's early playoff exit. Manager Aaron Boone's contract expires after the season. — After a seesaw season that ended with a disappointing one-game playoff loss …
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Robert Salonga / Mercury News:
Ex-Valley Christian coach gets six-year prison sentence for sexually abusing girl athletes — ‘Psychological enslavement’: Allison Brown and Tracey Walker confront Greg Marshall in court, as he voices remorse and asks judge to “please find God in me” in plea for leniency
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Reuters
Associated Press:
Ray Fosse, MLB catcher bowled over by Pete Rose in All-Star Game and ‘franchise icon’ for Oakland Athletics, dies — OAKLAND, Calif. — Ray Fosse, the strong-armed MLB catcher whose career was upended when he was bowled over by Pete Rose during the 1970 All-Star Game, has died. He was 74.
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The Athletic:
Cubs targeting Cleveland's Carter Hawkins as new general manager: Sources — The Chicago Cubs are targeting Carter Hawkins as their new general manager, sources told The Athletic on Wednesday, planning to finalize a move that would mark a major hire for president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer …
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Bleacher Nation, Cubs Insider, The Good Phight, NBCSports.com, MLB Trade Rumors and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Ron Washington? Buck Showalter? Breaking down possible Mets managerial candidates — Round and round and round we go. For the fifth time in a five-year span, the Mets are searching for another manager. — Following Terry Collins' stretch at the helm from 2011-17 …
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Sports Illustrated
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Bally Sports Detroit agrees to multi-year extensions with Tigers, Red Wings for broadcasts — Bally Sports Detroit isn't going anywhere. — The regional sports network, part of Sinclair Broadcast Group, has agreed to multi-year contract extensions with the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Bless You Boys and Winging It In Motown
Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
MLB Pipeline's 2021 All-Rookie Team — There are plenty of rookies adding to their resumes this postseason, with players like Randy Arozarena and Ian Anderson already having playoff success a year ago. But most are done for the year. So after our final Rookie Power Rankings and a look …
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Boston.com and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Yaneris Muniz / Ready Santa Barbara County:
Evacuation Order and Warning Issued for Alisal Fire West of Goleta Orden de Evacuación y Advertencia emitido para Incendio Alisal al oeste de Goleta — Home → Top News → Evacuation Order and Warning Issued for Alisal Fire West of Goleta — Orden de Evacuación y …
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