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5:30 PM ET, October 25, 2023

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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Diamondbacks shock Phillies in NLCS Game 7, advance to first World Series since 2001  —  PHILADELPHIA − The Arizona Diamondbacks left a team re-evaluating its philosophy, a passionate fan base booing its beloved stars, and a national talk-show vowing retirement.
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Brandon Holveck / delawareonline:
‘That was brutal’: Tuesday night reflections on Broad Street after Phillies lose Game 7  —  The city didn't burn to the ground.  That's the good news.  —  In the streets of Philadelphia on Tuesday night, no one needed to hear the bad news.  —  “That was brutal,” one man said.  —  “They're trash.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
D-backs top Phillies in Game 7, make 1st World Series since '01  —  PHILADELPHIA — Corbin Carroll was searching for the words, and he couldn't find them.  The Arizona Diamondbacks — the 84-win, negative-run-differential, underdog-at-all-turns Diamondbacks — were going to the World Series.
Nick PiecoroArizona Republic / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks-Phillies NLCS updates: Zac Gallen ‘available’ for Game 7  —  The National League Championship Series has come down to this: a deciding Game 7 to send either the Arizona Diamondbacks or Philadelphia Phillies to the 2023 World Series.  The climactic game is at 5:07 p.m. Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park and will be shown on TBS.
Mark Faller / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks get to experience the best two words in sports: Game 7  —  “The best words in sports.”  —  Game 7.  —  Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly said that after Arizona won NLCS Game 6 at Philadelphia on Monday, bringing its first Game 7 since ... you know.
Kevin Tresolini / delawareonline:
Philadelphia Phillies head to first Game 7 in franchise history after losing to Arizona
LSU:
Former LSU Assistant Coach Tasha Butts Passes Away  —  WASHINGTON - Tasha Butts, a former LSU assistant coach and the head coach at Georgetown, passed away Monday morning at the age of 41, it was announced by Georgetown following her two-year battle with breast cancer.
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University of Tennessee Athletics:
Lady Vols Mourn Passing Of LVFL Tasha Butts  —  Former Tennessee Lady Vols standout and current Georgetown women's basketball head coach Tasha Butts has passed away at the age of 41 following a valiant battle with breast cancer.  —  “Our program is heartbroken to lose a member …
Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
Sources: Craig Breslow accepts Red Sox offer to become team's next chief baseball officer  —  The Red Sox have a new leader of baseball operations.  —  According to multiple industry sources, the team offered the job to Cubs assistant GM and former Red Sox pitcher Craig Breslow.
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Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
Craig Breslow emerges as the favorite as Red Sox narrow candidates for head of baseball operations job  —  The field to become the next head of baseball operations for the Red Sox is narrowing — and a favorite has emerged.  —  Multiple industry sources believe that Cubs assistant GM Craig Breslow …
Andrew Baggarly / The Athletic:
Giants to announce Bob Melvin as manager: Sources  —  When it comes to stability and continuity in the manager's office, few franchises can match the San Francisco Giants over the past four decades.  Now the Giants are turning to a three-time Manager of the Year to get them back on track.
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ESPN:
Bob Melvin to become Giants manager after Padres exit, sources confirm  —  Bob Melvin will leave the San Diego Padres to become the manager of the San Francisco Giants, sources have confirmed to ESPN.  —  San Diego granted Melvin permission to interview with the division rival Giants earlier this week …
John W. Davis / Press Telegram:
Press-Telegram Boys Athlete of the Week: Jarret Nielsen, Jordan  —  Nielsen had 520 yards of total offense and accounted for five TDs in a 47-7 win at Cabrillo.  —  https://tags.remixd.com/player/v5/ index.js?cb=%%CACHEBUSTER%%  —  PRESS-TELEGRAM BOYS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK  —  Name: Jarret Nielsen
 
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