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Francisco Lindor's grand slam sends the Mets to the NLCS with a 4-1 victory over the Phillies in Game 4 of the NLDS

NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam, his, in the sixth inning latest clutch swing in a picture-perfect season full of them, and the New York Mets advanced to the National League Championship Series with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Edwin Díaz struck out Kyle Schwarber with two […]

By Andrew Jack

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

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Mets defeated Phillies 7-2 behind Alonso and Manaea to take a 2-1 lead in the NLDS

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit another home run off Aaron Nola and Sean Manaea pitched a two-hit shutout in the eighth inning as the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 in the third game of their NL Division Series on Tuesday defeated. Jesse Winker also singled and Starling Marte had a […]

By Andrew Jack

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

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Judge and Rodón fail to deliver as the Yankees drop Game 2 to the Royals in ALDS

NEW YORK (AP) — Two games into this postseason, big deals for Aaron Judge and Carlos Rodón have yet to pay dividends for the New York Yankees in October. Judge brought little to the plate again on Monday night and Rodón made it in his first playoff start with New York in a 4-2 loss […]

By Andrew Jack

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024

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Castellanos wins Game 2 for Phillies with a single in the 9th inning, giving the Mets a 7-6 lead

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos sometimes surprises himself with the intuition that he can win a game on the last shot. As he approached the plate with two outs in the ninth inning, with two runners on and one tied, Castellanos sensed he could win Game 2 of the NL Division Series for the Philadelphia […]

By Andrew Jack

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

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Alex Verdugo praises the personal chef he hired for the turnaround of the AL Division Series opener

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Verdugo was feeling a little overcooked this season, so he hired a personal chef. Revitalized by his new diet, Verdugo hit one decisive single in the seventh inning and saved at least one run with a Sliding catch along the left field line to increase the New York Yankees defeat […]

By Andrew Jack

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

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Aaron Judge surpasses Shohei Ohtani for Baseball Digest Player of the Year

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge won the Baseball Digest/Inside Edge Major League Player of the Year award on Friday, edging out Shohei Ohtani in a very close vote. Both superstars placed first in 12 of 24 ballots. But the New York Yankees outfielder also received 12 second-place votes, while the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger […]

By Andrew Jack

October 5, 2024October 5, 2024

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Businessman found guilty of defrauding former NBA star Dwight Howard of millions of dollars to buy the WNBA team

NEW YORK (AP) — A Georgia businessman was convicted Friday of cheating with a former NBA star Dwight Howard from millions of dollars in a sham plan to buy the WNBA's Atlanta Dream. The jury returned its verdict against Calvin Darden Jr. Friday afternoon after a trial in New York City. Darden was also found […]

By Andrew Jack

October 5, 2024October 5, 2024

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Bobby Witt Jr. and the Royals advance to the AL Division Series after two losses in their last seven games

BALTIMORE (AP) — After another defeat in September handed the Kansas City Royals a second loss in seven games in the final month of the season, Will Smith saw the upcoming off day as a chance to make his teammates laugh. “You’re looking at this wrong,” Smith said. “The bright side is that we can’t […]

By Andrew Jack

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

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Liberty defeated the Aces 88-84 to take a 2-0 lead in the WNBA semifinals and bring the champions to the brink

NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu and her New York teammates downplayed the fact that they were close to knocking out the Aces. In their opinion, they have not achieved anything yet. Ionescu scored 24 points and the Liberty beat Las Vegas 88-84 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five semifinal […]

By Andrew Jack

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024

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Ken Page, voice of Oogie Boogie, dies at age 70

NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Page, a stage and screen actor who starred alongside him Beyoncé in “Dream Girls” introduced Broadway audiences to ancient Deuteronomy “cats” and shocked generations of children when the voice of Oogie Boogie, the villain of the 1993 animated Christmas film “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” died. He was 70. Talent agent […]

By Andrew Jack

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024