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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge both homer to lead Yankees to win over Guardians in Game 5 of AL Division Series — They always knew they would end up there. Tuesday night, Nestor Cortes, Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge punched that ticket back to Houston.
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Nestor Cortes continues year of firsts — It's been a year of firsts for Yankees' lefty Nestor Cortes. He made his first All-Star team. He crossed the 100-inning threshold for the first time, then 125, then 150 before ending the regular season with 158.1 star-making innings.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
ALDS Game 5 rescheduled for Tuesday, fans sit in rain for nearly three hours in ‘terribly handled’ delay — Fans were forced to wait out a rain delay of nearly three hours just to head home soaking wet when Game 5 of the ALDS between the Yankees and Cleveland Guardians was postponed Monday night.
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Joon Lee / ESPN:
Yankees eliminate Guardians to set up ALCS showdown vs. Astros — NEW YORK — Houston, here come the Yankees. — Riding off a strong start from lefty Nestor Cortes, the New York Yankees booked a ticket to the American League Championship Series with a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday.
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Yankees confirm Nestor Cortes will start rescheduled Game 5 on short rest, Guardians starter TBD — Prior to the scheduled Game 5 of the ALDS on Monday night, Jameson Taillon's last start was so long ago that Aroldis Chapman was still on the Yankees' roster.
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ESPN:
Guardians-Yankees ALDS Game 5 moved to Tuesday afternoon — The Houston Astros will have to wait at least another day to find out their opponent in the American League Championship Series. — Monday night's scheduled Game 5 of the AL Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians …
Koji Ueda / Associated Press:
Ohtani had ‘good’ season; less glowing about Angels results — Japanese two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani arrived home on Tuesday and was critical of his Los Angeles Angels team missing the Major League Baseball playoffs again. In an interview at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, he said it was “a good season for me personally.”
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Gerry Dulac / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Mitch Trubisky has a chance to force Steelers into difficult decision — Mike Tomlin doesn't have a quarterback debate on his hands — not yet. But he might in another week, and it all depends on the player who was abruptly benched two weeks ago after a halftime locker room incident.
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John W. Davis / Press Telegram:
Press-Telegram Boys Athlete of the Week: Ryan Pellum, Millikan — Pellum had three touchdowns in Millikan's 50-20 win vs. Compton last week — PRESS-TELEGRAM BOYS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK — Noteworthy: Pellum had a big game that included a 79-yard touchdown catch in Millikan's 50-20 win at home against Compton on Friday, Oct. 14.
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Stefan Bondy / New York Daily News:
Lots of intrigue as Knicks start Year 3 under Tom Thibodeau — MEMPHIS — Year 1 of the Tom Thibodeau experience was rainbows and unicorns. — Year 2 was like the Saturday Night Fever sequel. — Year 3 is the inflection point of this particular Knicks chapter.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
High-priced, coveted free agents from 2019 - Bryce Harper and Manny Machado - square off in NLCS — SAN DIEGO — The Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres were at each other's throats, making each other's lives miserable, desperately wanting the other to go away.
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Fred Robledo / SGV Tribune:
San Gabriel Valley Girls Athlete of the Week: Alexis Delgado, Marshall Fundamental — Delgado helped the Eagles secure second place in the Mission Valley League — San Gabriel Valley Girls Athlete of the Week — Noteworthy: Delgado led the way with 11 kills and nine digs in the Eagles' victory …
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Kevin Acee / Padres:
Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. has second wrist surgery — Suspended Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. undergoes another surgery on left wrist with belief that will sustain repair of the injury long-term — Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. is making good use of his time off.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Padres eliminate Dodgers, advance to NLCS for 1st time since 1998 — SAN DIEGO — Nights like these, when the weekend arrives and the Dodgers are in town, don't often feel like a home-field advantage for the Padres. So many Dodgers fans make the 125-mile drive south that Petco Park is often called …
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