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Marlins look for more playoff success against Braves
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Marlins look for more playoff success against Braves

HOUSTON The Miami Marlins have been the biggest surprise of the postseason so far.

Padres look for grand time vs rival Dodgers in NLDS at Texas
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Padres look for grand time vs rival Dodgers in NLDS at Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas The San Diego Padres have already had a grand time in the new Texas ballpark. They are back there after a lot of postseason relief with another chance to overtake the NL West rival

Springer, Correa rally Astros past A’s
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Springer, Correa rally Astros past A’s

· October 5, 2020

LOS ANGELES Carlos Correa homered twice and drove in four, Jose Altuve hit a go-ahead, two-run single during Houston s four-run sixth inning and the Astros rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 10-5

Giants winless after four games
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Giants winless after four games

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. The first-quarter marking period is over and it might be easy to make a knee-jerk reaction and give New York Giants coach Joe Judge a D for failing to win a game.

Eagles go from winless to 1st place
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Eagles go from winless to 1st place

PHILADELPHIA Earning their first win of the season in October put the Philadelphia Eagles in first place in the NFC East.

Texans fire coach Bill O’Brien after 0-4 start
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Texans fire coach Bill O’Brien after 0-4 start

HOUSTON The Houston Texans fired coach and general manager Bill O Brien on Monday.

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Local Roundup: Wyoming Area tops Honesdale in field hockey

· October 5, 2020

Kayla Kiwak scored four times and added two assists to lead Wyoming Area over Honesdale 9-0 in a high school field hockey game on Monday.

The Mailman delivers for No. 3 Georgia
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The Mailman delivers for No. 3 Georgia

ATHENS, Ga. Stetson Bennett certainly has a sense of comedic timing.

Coach? Motivator? Kenin’s dad moves, Paris match changes
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Coach? Motivator? Kenin’s dad moves, Paris match changes

PARIS After Sofia Kenin dropped the opening set in the French Open s fourth round Monday, her father, Alexander, who is also her coach, switched seats in the stands, plopping himself down right next

Former FSU coach Bobby Bowden, 90, tests positive for virus
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Former FSU coach Bobby Bowden, 90, tests positive for virus

· October 5, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden has tested positive for the coronavirus and was home Monday monitoring his symptoms.

Wentz rallies Eagles to 1st win of season, 25-20 over 49ers
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Wentz rallies Eagles to 1st win of season, 25-20 over 49ers

SANTA CLARA, Calif. Carson Wentz hit Travis Fulgham on a 42-yard touchdown pass with 5:50 remaining to lift the Philadelphia Eagles to their first win of the season, 25-20 over the San Francisco 49e

Butler’s big night helps Heat cut Lakers’ Finals lead to 2-1
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Butler’s big night helps Heat cut Lakers’ Finals lead to 2-1

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. Jimmy Butler is not ready to go home.

Rams hold off Giants 17-9; Ramsey, Tate fight after game
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Rams hold off Giants 17-9; Ramsey, Tate fight after game

INGLEWOOD, Calif. Until Jalen Ramsey and Golden Tate traded postgame punches in the culmination of an estranged family s feud, there wasn t much drama in the New York Giants visit to Los Angeles.

Hamlin wins in 3rd overtime of Talladega’s longest race
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Hamlin wins in 3rd overtime of Talladega’s longest race

TALLADEGA, Ala. Denny Hamlin put himself in position to finally win in the playoffs by hanging at the back to avoid the carnage of the messiest and longest race in Talladega Superspeedway history.

`They don’t like us, we don’t like them’
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`They don’t like us, we don’t like them’

SAN DIEGO After losing eight of 10 games in a contentious regular-season series, the New York Yankees just can t shake the AL East rival Tampa Bay Rays.

AP source: Titans have 2 new positives, none for rest of NFL
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AP source: Titans have 2 new positives, none for rest of NFL

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Another Tennessee Titans player, fullback Khari Blasingame, and another staff member have tested positive for the coronavirus, while the rest of the NFL returned no new positives on

Rangers have work to do despite having top pick in NHL draft
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Rangers have work to do despite having top pick in NHL draft

· October 4, 2020

New York Rangers president John Davidson refuses to get ahead of himself with his team in the unique position of holding the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft while also coming off an appearance in the expa

Triple Crown produces 3 different winners, likely no closure
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Triple Crown produces 3 different winners, likely no closure

BALTIMORE More than two months after Tiz the Law blew away the field in the Belmont, Authentic fended off his charge and won the Kentucky Derby. Four weeks later, filly Swiss Skydiver challenged and

Oklahoma, UCF out; BYU up
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Oklahoma, UCF out; BYU up

Oklahoma dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since September 2016 and No. 24 Iowa State jumped back into the Top 25 after a day of upsets.

Lone Star Sadness: Horns, Aggies form Axis of Underachievers
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Lone Star Sadness: Horns, Aggies form Axis of Underachievers

At the top of USA Today s most recent revenue rankings for college athletic departments are Texas and Texas A&M.