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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Dusty Baker set to return as Astros manager regardless of World Series fate — Whether Houston wins or loses the World Series, sources say Dusty Baker wants to return to the Astros. So no riding off into the sunset following a potential first managerial World Series title. The team also wants him back.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
With no Black players in World Series, Astros manager Dusty Baker is ‘ashamed of the game’ — HOUSTON — Dusty Baker hears it all, tilts his head back and sighs in disbelief. — Come on, do people believe actually believe that he needs to win a World Series to get into the Hall of Fame? — Really?
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The Good Phight and MLB Baseball News …
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
‘Choose your battles’: How the NFL chased MLB World Series off football's holy day
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Washington Post, ProFootballTalk and MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
No US-born Black players expected in World Series for the first time since 1950
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USA Today, Associated Press, NPR, Sports Illustrated and MLB Baseball News …
Jim Alexander / Orange County Register:
Even if you despise the Astros, it's hard to hate Dusty Baker
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Daily News and Associated Press
Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens overcome injuries behind QB Lamar Jackson, running game to rally past Buccaneers, 27-22 — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 38 — TAMPA, Fla. — In a strange half-season of soaring starts, wild finishes and everything imaginable in between, Thursday night offered maybe the strangest ending yet …
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Ryan McFadden / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens TE Mark Andrews, WR Rashod Bateman, RB Gus Edwards exit with injuries vs. Buccaneers — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 38 — After being listed as questionable to play entering the game, Ravens tight end Mark Andrews, wide receiver Rashod Bateman and running back Gus Edwards exited …
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Heat stagger late, with Butler, Adebayo unable to hold off Warriors in 123-110 loss — SAN FRANCISCO — Appreciate this: With the Miami Heat playing on the second night of a back-to-back set against a team idle the previous night, Stephen Curry stood at midcourt with 5:31 to play repeatedly beating …
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Red Sox, Rafael Devers remain far apart in extension negotiations — The Red Sox have reopened contract talks with star third baseman Rafael Devers, but the gap is said to remain large. — Word is the Red Sox have now raised their offer to $200 million-plus, probably necessary given …
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San Bernardino Sun:
Mike Davis, author of seminal LA chronicle ‘City of Quartz,’ dies at 76 — Best-selling author and ‘Marxist environmentalist’ anticipated wildfires and riots in his writings — SAN DIEGO — Mike Davis, an author, activist and self-defined “Marxist environmentalist” whose greatest fears drove …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
After being fired in Boston, Phillies' Dave Dombrowski went and built another World Series team — HOUSTON - Dave Dombrowski, still emotionally scarred from his Boston experience, emphatically said, “No.” — And “No,” again. — Three times Dombrowski told then-Philadelphia Phillies …
Jason Foster / Sporting News:
2022 Sporting News MLB awards: Aaron Judge voted top player; Spencer Strider, Julio Rodriguez take rookie honors — • — The 2022 MLB season was a compelling campaign laced with historic moments and record-setting performances, not to mention a healthy dose of other drama …
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Zack Wheeler: Jacob deGrom happy with Mets but wants to be paid what he's worth — HOUSTON — During the Mets' last trip to Philadelphia, in August, two former teammates caught up for a lengthy pregame chat in the outfield. — Zack Wheeler departed that conversation convinced …
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Mark Didtler / Associated Press:
Hal Steinbrenner plans to have Boone return as manager — Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner plans to keep Aaron Boone as his manager. “As far as Boone's concerned, we just signed him and for all the same reasons I listed a year ago, I believe he is a very good manager,” Steinbrenner said Wednesday …
Stefan Bondy / New York Daily News:
Jalen Brunson gets love from Garden crowd in 134-131 overtime win against Hornets — The Knicks won by the very tip of a sneaker sole. — With 5.5 seconds left in overtime and the Knicks winning by 3, P.J. Washington's shot was ruled a 2-pointer because, by the slimmest of margins, his foot touched the 3-point line.
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