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12:00 PM ET, October 16, 2023

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Andrew Baggarly / The Athletic:
Alyssa Nakken formally interviews for Giants' managerial position, makes history again  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Alyssa Nakken made history in 2020 when she became the first woman appointed to a Major League Baseball coaching staff.  Now she's making history again.
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants' third-base coach Mark Hallberg interviews for manager's job  —  Mark Hallberg, the San Francisco Giants' third-base coach, is emerging as the top in-house candidate for the team's open managerial position.  —  The Chronicle has learned that Hallberg, 37, interviewed for the job this week.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
100 wins guarantees nothing: MLB's new postseason critics are way off base  —  PHOENIX — Let's face it, the first two rounds of the postseason provided all of the drama of a Gilligan's Island re-run.  —  There were a potential 32 games in the first two rounds and only 22 games were played.
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Arizona Republic:
NLCS matchups: Breaking down Diamondbacks, Phillies strengths and weaknesses  —  Theo Mackie Nick PiecoroArizona Republic  —  The Diamondbacks got their first taste of Citizens Bank Park on Sunday evening, when they held a team workout ahead of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Monday.
Discussion: USA Today and Yahoo Sports
Mark Faller / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks vs. Phillies picks, predictions, odds: Who wins NLCS?  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks are back in the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2007 and just the second time in the franchise's history — a fitting achievement as the club celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Jacob Lev / CNN:
Olympic great Mary Lou Retton making ‘remarkable’ progress, according to daughter  —  Mary Lou Retton is making “remarkable” progress, according to her daughter McKenna Kelley's Instagram on Saturday, after a “very rare form of pneumonia” had left the retired Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast “fighting for her life.”
Discussion: Mercury News
Alfredo Santana / Press Telegram:
Jason Yang beats defending champ to win 39th Long Beach Marathon  —  Ryley Fick celebrated with pancakes and a breakfast burrito — a fitting meal for the women's winner in the 39th Long Beach Marathon.  —  Fick, a former track-and-field star and cross country runner at Cal State Long Beach …
Discussion: Daily News
Associated Press:
Did you see the ‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse over Southern California?  —  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.. — First came the darkening skies, then the crescent-shaped shadows on the ground, and finally an eruption of cheers by crowds that gathered Saturday along the narrow path of a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun.
Anthony Ciardelli / Press Telegram:
Warren football tops rival Downey in first high school game ever at SoFi Stadium  —  In front of 18,815 fans, Warren twice claws back from a touchdown deficit to beat its rival.  —  Show Caption  —  of  —  Expand  —  INGLEWOOD — The first high school football game ever played at SoFi Stadium lived up to the hype.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Chris Cotillo / masslive.com:
Red Sox complete at least 1 interview in GM search: ‘Not an attractive gig’  —  Almost exactly one month after firing Chaim Bloom, the Red Sox are deep into their search for his replacement.  And according to multiple industry sources, that search has reached the point where the club is conducting its first round of interviews.
Kelli Skye Fadroski / Orange County Register:
Paramore, The 1975 and The Black Keys top iHeartRadio's ALTer Ego lineup  —  The show will take place on Saturday, Jan. 13 at Honda Center in Anaheim.  —  Though on Thursday, ALT 98.7/FM teased it would be sharing the ALTer Ego lineup next week on social media, “The Woody Show” …
 
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