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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Yankees rally late, hold off Guardians to take 3-1 ALCS lead — CLEVELAND — The one lesson Giancarlo Stanton has taken from the past two nights of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field — a chaotic, thrilling, mind-blowing concoction of postseason theater distilled to its most intoxicating form — is simple.
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Guardians top Yankees on walk-off HR in 10th of ALCS Game 3 — CLEVELAND — An hour after the Guardians saved a season that was on the brink of doom, the massive scoreboard above the left-field bleachers still flashed with the words “Guardians win!” — That much was indisputable …
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Mandy Bell / MLB.com:
Noel, Fry power Guardians' miraculous walk-off win for the ages — Cleveland shows ‘exactly who we are’ to rally back, take Game 3 in extra innings — CLEVELAND — David Fry sat at the podium in the interview room at Progressive Field in a soaking wet jersey after having a cooler of ice water dumped on him on the field.
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Guardians' Matthew Boyd to start Game 3 of ALCS vs. Yankees — CLEVELAND — Left-hander Matthew Boyd will start for the Cleveland Guardians in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees on Thursday. — Guardians manager Stephen Vogt made the announcement prior …
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Associated Press:
Diamond Sports Group branded as FanDuel in new deal — SOUTHPORT, Conn. — The Diamond Sports Group's channels will soon be branded as FanDuel Sports Network. — The Diamond Sports Group, which is going through bankruptcy proceedings, and FanDuel made the announcement Friday.
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Dianna Russini / New York Times:
Some Said Tua Tagovailoa Should Quit Football. He Hopes to Return by Next Week. — In the aftermath of his heated exchange with local radio hosts, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has succeeded in one thing: deflection. — Despite the team's blowout loss on his 82nd birthday …
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Yankees to replace injured Ian Hamilton with Mark Leiter Jr. — CLEVELAND — The New York Yankees didn't just lose a wild Game 3 to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday. They also lost one of their relievers for the remainder of the postseason. — Ian Hamilton, who departed Thursday's game …
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Jack Harris / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers can't overcome Jack Flaherty's struggles in NLCS Game 5 loss to Mets — (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) — Before the sun had set in Queens on Friday night, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts faced a dilemma. — It was the third inning of Game 5 of the National League Championship Series.
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Shohei Ohtani homers to lead off NLCS Game 4 for Dodgers against Mets — Shohei Ohtani made his point. After Ohtani helped cap the Los Angeles Dodgers' Game 3 win in the NL Championship Series with a three-run, eighth-inning homer, teammate Freddie Freeman gave the Japanese star what sounded like some good-natured ribbing.
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James Fegan / Sox Machine:
Sources: Rangers bench coach Donnie Ecker, Dodgers bench coach Danny Lehmann in mix for White Sox manager job — While we swear the White Sox are trimming down the candidate pool for their open manager job, here are two more names who are still actively in the mix, as sources told me and Josh Nelson.
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