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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Referee immediately sends Tyrod Taylor off field in NFL concussion emphasis — The NFL's enhanced vigilance enforcing its concussion protocol was on full display on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, just three days after the Tua Tagovailoa Miami Dolphins catastrophe in Cincinnati.
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Week 4 recap: Chicago Bears score 12 points — all from field goals by new kicker — in 20-12 road loss to New York Giants — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 36 — Chicago Bears safety Jaquan Brisker (9) greets fans as he leaves the field after the Chicago Bears 20-12 loss to the New York Giants.
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Giants Wire, Padres, Big Blue View and New Jersey Online
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Bears defense laments mistakes after allowing 262 yards rushing to New York Giants: ‘Player for player, we felt like we had ups on them’ — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 36 — Chicago Bears safety Jaquan Brisker (9) greets fans as he leaves the field after the Chicago Bears 20-12 loss to the New York Giants.
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Big Blue View, New Jersey Online and Newsday
Brad Biggs / Chicago Tribune:
The Chicago Bears' last-ranked run defense is on a historically bad pace. Brad Biggs' 10 thoughts on the Week 4 loss to the New York Giants. — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 36 — Chicago Bears safety Jaquan Brisker (9) greets fans as he leaves the field after the Chicago Bears 20-12 loss to the New York Giants.
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Giants Wire, Big Blue View and New Jersey Online
Brad Biggs / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Bears could be without kicker Cairo Santos for their Week 4 road game
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Orange County Register and Chicago Sun-Times
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Nightengale's notebook: Tony La Russa expected to announce retirement Monday as White Sox manager — It was one of baseball's greatest feel-good stories,with a Hall of Fame manager coming out of retirement to lead his old team to a World Series title. — Only, it didn't turn out the way it was supposed too.
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
MLB's stretch run proves anti-climactic in first year of new playoff system — Say this for the first season of Major League Baseball's expanded, triple wild-card playoffs: There will be no embarrassments. — Every postseason participant will win at least 86 games, for this year averting …
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MLB Baseball News …
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa, 77, will reportedly announce his retirement Monday — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 24 — White Sox manager Tony La Russa paces through the dugout in the ninth inning of a game against the Diamondbacks at Guaranteed Rate Field on Aug. 26, 2022.
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New Jersey Online, Sports Illustrated and Chicago Sun-Times
Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Braves finish sweep of Mets, add to division lead — ATLANTA — It was the biggest moment of the season and the Mets failed to meet it. — When the Mets landed in Atlanta, they had a one-game lead on the Braves in the NL East. They left two games back after a sweep at the hands of their division rivals …
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets can't give Max Scherzer much support in 4-2 loss to Braves — ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have quite possibly one of the deepest lineups in baseball. The Mets assembled a starting pitching rotation that they believed could counter that lineup. — But if the big-game pitchers don't get any run support then it doesn't matter.
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NorthJersey.com, Battery Power, Amazin' Avenue, Associated Press and New York Post
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
The biggest regular-season series in a decade? Why Mets-Braves showdown could shake up October
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MLB Baseball News … and Battery Power
Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Jacob deGrom gives up 3 home runs, leaves with blister, as Braves pull even with Mets
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ESPN, Newsday, NorthJersey.com, Battery Power and New York Post
Sun-Sentinel:
Independent doctor involved in Tua Tagovailoa's first concussion check fired by NFLPA — The unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant involved in clearing Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa through concussion protocol in last Sunday's win over the Buffalo Bills was terminated …
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Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
After Ravens fall apart again in 23-20 loss to Bills, home misery goes from bad to worse — Ravens' Lamar Jackson on why the team decided to go for a touchdown and not a field goal on fourth and goal with little over 4:00 minutes left in the game. (Baltimore Sun)
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Marly Rivera / ESPN:
New York Yankees put LHP Zack Britton on 60-day injured list — NEW YORK — Zack Britton might have played his last game in pinstripes Friday night, as the New York Yankees returned the veteran left-handed reliever to the injured list after he struggled in his attempt to come back early from Tommy John surgery.
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Pinstripe Alley, MLB Trade Rumors and MLB.com
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Zack Britton leaves Friday's game with injury
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Orange County Register and New Jersey Online
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Michael King gets good news
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Pinstripe Alley
Edgar Thompson / Orlando Sentinel:
Gators rout Eastern Washington behind Richardson-led offensive assault — GAINESVILLE — Watching from the sideline awaiting his first career start, Florida defensive end Justus Boone didn't have to wait long to know it was going to be a good day. — Anthony Richardson's 75-yard touchdown pass …
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Orange County Register:
Shohei Ohtani, Angels agree to record-setting 1-year, $30-million deal — Deal breaks the record for an arbitration-eligible player when Mookie Betts and the Red Sox struck a $27M accord — ANAHEIM ― Shohei Ohtani and the Angels wrapped up one large item of off-season business Saturday …
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles' dramatic 2-1 win over Yankees not enough to stave off elimination from postseason contention — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 32 — NEW YORK — A soldout Yankee Stadium wanted to witness history. The Orioles wanted to survive. By early Saturday morning, neither had their wish granted.
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Denver Post and Mercury News
Eric He / Orange County Register:
College Sports | UCLA takes down No. 15 Washington in a statement win — Dorian Thompson-Robinson passes for 315 yards and three touchdowns and runs for another score as the unbeaten Bruins open a big lead then hold off the Huskies, 40-32 — PASADENA — Most of the talk around the Pac-12 …
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