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Briana Zamora-Nipper / Click2Houston.com:
Plane with 21 people onboard crashes in field near Houston Executive Airport; At least 1 person injured, authorities say  —  Briana Zamora-Nipper, Community Associate Producer  —  BROOKSHIRE, Texas - An aircraft with 21 people onboard crashed Tuesday in a field near an airport in Brookshire, injuring one person, authorities said.
Discussion: New York Post, KNSD-TV and UPI
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Joon Lee / ESPN:
Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez mimics Carlos Correa's watch gesture, drawing rebuke from Boston manager Alex Cora  —  BOSTON — The new- and old-school ways of baseball etiquette clashed during the Boston Red Sox's 12-3 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 3 of the ALCS on Monday night …
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB playoffs 2021: How the 268th pitch became the defining moment of ALCS Game 4  —  BOSTON — By numbers alone, the 268th pitch in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series wasn't particularly noteworthy.  It left Nathan Eovaldi's hand at 80.4 mph and descended more than 4 feet on the way to Christian Vazquez's glove.
Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
Why the Red Sox are obsessed with the song ‘Dancing on my Own’  —  If you've watched the Boston Red Sox in the Major League Baseball playoffs this month, you've probably heard the song.  —  The Tiësto remix of Robyn's 2010 classic “Dancing On My Own” (sung by Calum Scott) …
USA Today:
Red Sox vs. Astros ALCS Game 5: Time, TV channel, how to watch, live stream, starting pitchers for Wednesday
Discussion: Boston.com and Red Sox News
Buster Olney / ESPN:
How evaluators rank MLB's billion-dollar class of free-agent shortstops — and where each might land  —  It's as if Carlos Correa is building a personal audition tape during these playoffs, showing the full landscape of his talents.  There is Correa thumping fastballs aggressively, easily …
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Associated Press:
MLB free-agent qualifying offer value drops by $500,000 to $18.4 million  —  NEW YORK — The price of a qualifying offer to Major League Baseball free agents dropped by $500,000 to $18.4 million, a sign of the slide in salaries.  —  The figure is determined by the average …
ESPN:
New York Yankees shift attention to filling void at shortstop  —  With the managerial situation taken care of, the New York Yankees will next turn their attention to improving the roster, specifically at shortstop, general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday.
Scott French / Press Telegram:
Press-Telegram Girls Athlete of the Week: Camille Lindsay, Long Beach Poly  —  The junior had victories last week, including a first-place finish in a Moore League cluster meet  —  Press-Telegram Girls Athlete of the Week:  —  Name: Camille Lindsay School: Long Beach Poly  —  Grade: Junior
Discussion: Daily Breeze and Daily News
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James Escarcega / Pasadena Star News:
San Gabriel Valley Girls Athlete of the Week: Mia Delahoussaye, South Hills
Discussion: San Bernardino Sun
Bill Plaschke / Los Angeles Times:
What were they thinking?  Massive brain cramp dooms Dodgers in NLCS Game 2  —  The Dodgers lost their minds, then they lost the game.  —  There is no other way to explain it.  There is no possible way to excuse it.  There is no way around it.  —  Julio Urías?  Instead of Blake Treinen or Kenley Jansen?
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Beth Harris  / Washington Post:
Down 2-0, Dodgers have Braves where they want them at home
Patrick Mooney / The Athletic:
More change in the Cubs front office as executive Randy Bush transitions into advisory role  —  Randy Bush, who won World Series rings as a player and an executive, is transitioning out of the Wrigley Field front office and taking on a new role with the Cubs as a senior advisor for baseball operations.
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Associated Press:
Carter Hawkins introduced as Chicago Cubs GM after 14 seasons with Cleveland Indians  —  CHICAGO — Carter Hawkins was part of Cleveland's front office when the Indians lost to the Chicago Cubs in the 2016 World Series.  He vividly remembers being on the team bus for the trip to the airport after Game 5.
Discussion: Cubs News and baseballmusings.com
James Wagner / New York Times:
Citing His ‘Baseball Acumen,’ the Yankees Retain Aaron Boone  —  A 12th consecutive season without a championship has ownership looking for improvement, but General Manager Brian Cashman says Boone is “part of the solution.”  —  The Yankees re-signed Manager Aaron Boone on Tuesday …
Michael Gehlken / Dallas Morning News:
Cowboys safety Damontae Kazee arrested early Tuesday, charged with DWI  —  A Cowboys spokesperson declined to comment about the incident in The Colony.  —  Cowboys free safety Damontae Kazee was arrested early Tuesday morning in a Dallas suburb and charged with driving while under the influence, police said.
Discussion: ProFootballTalk and The Athletic
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Major League Baseball to require teams to provide housing for minor league players starting in 2022, sources say  —  Amid mounting pressure from players and advocacy groups, Major League Baseball will require teams to provide housing for minor league players starting in 2022, sources told ESPN.
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