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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees bullpen collapses in 9th as Guardians steal Game 3, pushing Bombers to the brink in ALDS — CLEVELAND — There was misery and mystery Saturday night as the Yankees season teeters on the brink. Oscar Gonzalez's two-out, two-strike sharp grounder off rookie right-hander Clarke Schmidt …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Luis Severino takes the mound for Yankees in crucial Game 3 vs. Guardians a more mature pitcher — CLEVELAND — Luis Severino actually never let himself think about this. During three years of injuries that limited him to just over 27 innings, Severino just thought about getting back on the mound step by step.
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Joon Lee / ESPN:
Aaron Judge sets MLB record with fourth, four-strikeout playoff game — NEW YORK — It didn't matter that Aaron Judge hit 62 home runs during the season. The ruthless crowd at Yankee Stadium will boo anybody if it believes they are underperforming. And on Friday during the Yankees' 4-2 loss …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees-Guardians ALDS Game 2 moved to Friday afternoon; Nestor Cortes waits another day — The Yankees and Guardians will have to wait yet another day. Game 2 of the American League Division Series was postponed until Friday at 1 p.m., because of the rain and possible severe weather that was expected in the Bronx on Thursday night.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
After early Giancarlo Stanton homer, Yankees offense disappears in 4-2 loss to Guardians
After early Giancarlo Stanton homer, Yankees offense disappears in 4-2 loss to Guardians
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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' historic regular season topped by Padres' historic NLDS upset — SAN DIEGO — “Beat L.A.!” generations of Padres fans have chanted - implored. — They finally did. — The Dodgers spent seven months having superlatives thrown at them. They will have to wear another superlative far longer …
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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' bats struggle again in NLDS Game 3 loss to Padres — SAN DIEGO — The first postseason “Surfliner Series” between the Dodgers and Padres in Southern California comes at a time when that train is not actually running all the way between Los Angeles and San Diego due to coastal erosion …
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa clears concussion protocol; set to start next week vs. Steelers — Sun Sentinel columnist Chris Perkins and reporter David Furones preview the Miami Dolphins' game against the Minnesota Vikings and discuss QB Skylar Thompson. (, /South Florida Sun Sentinel)
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Hunter Lee / San Bernardino Sun:
Weekend rain could bring lightning, hail to Southern California — Rain will once again hit parts of Southern California on Saturday, Oct. 15 - and could bring some lightning and hail with it - as a low-pressure system makes its way east across the region, forecasters say.
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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and Orange County Register
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Jeremy Pena hits 18th-inning homer as Astros sweep Mariners — SEATTLE — This day, two decades in the making, seemed like it was never going to end. Game 3 of the American League Division Series between the top-seeded Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners, hosting their first postseason game since 2001 …
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Associated Press:
Hall of Fame reliever, Cy Young winner Bruce Sutter dies — When Bruce Sutter began experimenting with the split-fingered fastball, he wasn't looking for a path to Cooperstown. He was just hoping to save his career. — “I wouldn't be here without that pitch,” Sutter said shortly before his Hall of Fame induction in 2006.
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Khobi Price / Orlando Sentinel:
Magic tinker with lineup, rotation in preseason-ending win vs. Cavaliers — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 24 — Cleveland Cavaliers guard RJ Nembhard Jr. (5) tries to dribble by Orlando Magic guard Kevon Harris (7) during the second half of the Orlando Magic NBA game at the Amway Cente in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.
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Orange County Register:
Kroger buying Albertsons for $24.6 billion to create grocery giant, will sell hundreds of stores — Kroger Co. agreed to buy Albertsons Cos. in a deal with an enterprise value of $24.6 billion that would create a US grocery giant with almost 5,000 stores and annual revenue of about $200 billion.
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Agents, execs estimate the monstrous contract awaiting Aaron Judge — MORE FROM: — Yankees superstar Aaron Judge won the bet on himself, and won big. The consensus seems to be that the baseline deal Judge will get this winter is $300 million — or $86.5 million more than the Yankees offered in spring.
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