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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds' depleted rotation loses a third starter to COVID-19 IL, another to injury — Just when it looked like it couldn't get any worse for the Cincinnati Reds tapped-out starting rotation, two more starters went on the injured list Saturday — leaving the Reds with no healthy starting pitchers …
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Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
An in-depth look at the craziest day of this Cincinnati Reds' season — In between games during the Cincinnati Reds' doubleheader on Friday against the Chicago Cubs, Reds rookies Elly De La Cruz and Noelvi Marte had a quick conversation where they said the obvious: “We got to get this second (game) victory today.”
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
How Cincinnati Reds try to ‘thrive’ as COVID-19 outbreak sends three key pitchers to IL
How Cincinnati Reds try to ‘thrive’ as COVID-19 outbreak sends three key pitchers to IL
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Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
The Reds' offense keeps slumping as they fall to the Cubs
The Reds' offense keeps slumping as they fall to the Cubs
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
How Cleveland Guardians stole multiple pitchers, best playoff chances from Cincinnati Reds
How Cleveland Guardians stole multiple pitchers, best playoff chances from Cincinnati Reds
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Hunter Renfroe, Harrison Bader join Reds outfield for playoff run
Hunter Renfroe, Harrison Bader join Reds outfield for playoff run
Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Jasson Domínguez homers in first at-bat as youthful Yankees beat Astros — HOUSTON — Hours before Austin Wells and Jasson Domínguez made their major league debuts for the Yankees, the former said the latter wouldn't be intimated by Justin Verlander, the Astros' starter on Friday night.
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
All this time, Jasson Domínguez has been tuning out the hype: ‘I was just really focused on what I was doing’ — HOUSTON — The day Jasson Domínguez signed his first professional contract, the outfielder returned to his academy in the Dominican Republic and gave all his equipment away to his teammates.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets' Ronny Mauricio makes MLB debut surrounded by familiar faces: 'It's just an incredible day' — Ronny Mauricio began his big-league career with quite a bang Friday night at Citi Field — a 117 MPH bang, to be exact. — The Mets fourth-ranked smoked a double off Seatle Mariners right …
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Luca Evans / Orange County Register:
College Sports | No. 6 USC vs. Nevada: Who has the edge? — What's at stake, who's better, the key matchup to watch, TV info and what the Trojans need to do to win Saturday — NEVADA AT No. 6 USC — Notable absences: Nevada N/A, USC: OUT: Solomon Tuliaupupu (lower leg, season-ending surgery) …
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Trevor Hughes / Reno Gazette-Journal:
Burning Man 2023: With no estimate of reopening time, Burners party in the rain and mud — 3 p.m. update: Burning Man rationing ice sales; reopening could be days away — BLACK ROCK CITY, Nevada — Burning Man has closed its entrance and exits gates and told its approximately 73,000 attendees …
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WWSB:
How to Watch the Florida vs. Utah Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for August 31 — The Florida Gators (0-0) visit the No. 14 Utah Utes (0-0) at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Thursday, August 31, 2023. — Offensively, Utah was a top-25 unit last season, ranking 17th-best in the FBS by putting up 466.9 yards per game.
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Mark Kennedy / Associated Press:
‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 — NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB opts to keep pitch clock rules intact for postseason, sources say — Major League Baseball will maintain its pitch clock rules during the postseason, hoping the positive momentum of faster regular-season games translates similarly into playoff atmospheres in which games have been notoriously longer, sources told ESPN.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles bested by former prospects Zach Davies, Christian Walker in 4-2 loss to Diamondbacks — PHOENIX — Two of Baltimore's top prospects in 2015 led their team to victory Friday. — That team just wasn't the Orioles. — Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zach Davies and first baseman …
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James O'Connell / New York Daily News:
Kodai Senga dominates, Daniel Vogelbach comes through in Mets series-opening win vs. Mariners — On a night when the Mets called on the kids, it was a veteran who came through. Daniel Vogelbach's two-out RBI single in the bottom of the eighth broke the tie and gave the Amazins a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
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