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More in Sports, page 23
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Rookie’s homer helps Guardians build 2-1 edge over Rays in ALCS
Rookies helped propel the Cleveland Guardians to their third straight AL Central title in the regular season. Now they're delivering in the playoffs.

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SEC commissioner waits to see if Congress will pass college sports bill
Greg Sankey says the SEC won't shy away from conversations about adopting its own rules to address concerns in college sports, if it comes to that.

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Dream coach Karl Smesko’s leap from college ranks has worked out
Karl Smesko built an NCAA tourney regular at Florida Gulf Coast University, but there was a ceiling. And the Atlanta Dream called him at the right time.

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ATP Tour proposes changes intended to reduce injury risk for stars
The ATP Tour is proposing rule changes it says will "reduce the pressure to overplay and help players manage the demands of the season."

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Two-time major champ Jon Rahm free to leave LIV Golf League
Jon Rahm will be able to leave the LIV Golf League and pursue other opportunities under a separation agreement filed in a New Jersey bankruptcy court.

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Ridgeland’s power shows up again in first round of GHSA softball playoffs
One of this season's most powerful lineups in Georgia High School Association softball resides at Ridgeland.

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Sean Cusano sticks with Mocs through two injuries and 43 teammates
Sean Cusano has gotten used to meeting new teammates. In three-plus years with the UTC men's basketball program, he has shared a locker room with 43 of them.

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Pasquali’s Pix: Tide to prevail in Neyland for first time since 2020
It can be amusing every so often to look back at what Southeastern Conference football coaches say at the annual media days event each July.

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Tide-Vols rivalry a constant amid changing college landscape
Before this football season, Alabama junior tight end Josh Ford was playing for Oklahoma State and working his way through a Big 12 schedule.

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Arrest made in Smokey statue beheading
Beckett Natchman, a 19-year-old from New Jersey, was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony vandalism after beheading the Smokey statue at the Gate 21 Plaza at Neyland Stadium.
