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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Astros silence Red Sox in Game 5 of ALCS, one win from punching World Series ticket — BOSTON - When Jose Altuve came to bat in the top of the seventh inning Wednesday night, the boos from the Fenway Park crowd scarcely registered, a stark contrast to the full-throated cries of dissent …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
MLB playoffs 2021: How a word with no English equivalent helped Astros get one win from World Series — BOSTON — Sisu. — It's a Finnish word that, according to Finland's tourism website, typifies the enduring spirit of all Finns: “stoic determination, hardiness, courage, bravery, willpower, tenacity and resilience.”
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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.
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USA Today:
Red Sox vs. Astros ALCS Game 5: Time, TV channel, how to watch, live stream, starting pitchers for Wednesday
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Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
Why the Red Sox are obsessed with the song ‘Dancing on my Own’
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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
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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
NLCS: Dodgers on brink of elimination after Game 4 loss to Braves — LOS ANGELES — The bills keep coming due. — Before using Max Scherzer in relief in Game 5 of their National League Division Series win, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts acknowledged there is always a potential “cost” …
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Tim Keown / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Justin Turner likely out for rest of postseason with hamstring injury — LOS ANGELES — His hamstring injured and his season likely over, Justin Turner got to within 25 feet of first base and tried to stop. He throttled back, hobbling at first before slowing enough to turn the hobble to a limp.
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Braves scratch Huascar Ynoa (shoulder) from Game 4 start; Jesse Chavez to open instead — LOS ANGELES — The Atlanta Braves' pitching puzzle for Game 4 of the National League Championship Series was complicated further by pregame news that righty Huascar Ynoa was unavailable because of tightness in his right shoulder.
Andy McCullough / The Athletic:
Joc Pederson says he'd have stayed in L.A., but the Dodgers weren't interested. Now it's costing them
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Beth Harris / Washington Post:
Down 2-0, Dodgers have Braves where they want them at home
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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 …
John McClain / Houston Chronicle:
Texans, Dolphins could have Deshaun Watson deal done this week — The Texans and Miami Dolphins have intensified their efforts to consummate a trade for quarterback Deshaun Watson. — The Texans and Dolphins could have a trade done by the end of the week, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
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 …
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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
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James Escarcega / Pasadena Star News:
San Gabriel Valley Girls Athlete of the Week: Mia Delahoussaye, South Hills
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Jeff Lazerson / Orange County Register:
Fannie, Freddie give green light for remote appraisals — Big changes are coming for housing in 2022. — First, forget real estate agents setting up meet, greet and appraise meetings. Forget drive by appraisals. Forget appraisers price gauging homebuyers — especially in rural regions.
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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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Al Yellon / Bleed Cubbie Blue:
A few more thoughts about 2022 Cubs season tickets — ... along with some pricing details. — Tuesday, the Cubs sent out 2022 season ticket invoices with small decreases in pricing in most sections of the ballpark. — I posted this information here yesterday and today …
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