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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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Yahoo Sports and New York Times
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.
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Everything is warmups for the New York Yankees until they get to the World Series — For the New York Yankees, the real opening day is World Series Game 1. A little bubbly for a playoff berth, the AL East, the Division Series and their 41st pennant were just warmups.
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New Jersey Online, Los Angeles Times and Pinstripe Alley
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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Bleacher Nation, Pro Football Rumors, New York Post and NESN.com
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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New York Times, masslive.com, Associated Press, Bleacher Nation, Battery Power, USA Today, baseballmusings.com and Sportico
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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New York Times, Pinstripe Alley, Yahoo Sports, New York Daily News, MLB.com, New York Post, MLB Trade Rumors and Battery Power
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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Associated Press, Yahoo Sports, New York Post, True Blue LA, New York Times and Orange County Register
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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