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More in Sports, page 48
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Braves get everything they need to beat Phillies in elimination game
Hitting, pitching, defense. The Atlanta Braves needed a little bit of all of it Thursday night and got more than enough to fight their way past the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Phillies take another step backward with early exit in postseason
It took every bit of the regular season for the Philadelphia Phillies to make it to the playoffs this year, and now it's all over for the NL's final wild card.

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Dodgers use week off to prepare for postseason run with shot at history
The Los Angeles Dodgers are enjoying a first-round bye in the MLB playoffs and playing it cool as they prepare to make a run a third straight World Series title.

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Predators open 2026-27 season with home loss as Wild attack early
The puck dropped on a new season for the Nashville Predators on Thursday night, and the Minnesota Wild dropped two early goals before skating away to the road win.

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Dream forward Angel Reese voted WNBA’s top defensive player
Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese was announced Thursday as the WNBA defensive player of the year for the 2026 season.

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College football coaches don’t miss redshirt debates after NCAA change
College football coaches have one thing off their overflowing plates.

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Video: Baylor-McCallie Rivalry, Bradley-Cleveland & Alabama-Mississippi State | TFP Weekend Football 6-Pack
Malcolm Harris is back with David Paschall and Stephen Hargis, and Episode 7 of the Chattanooga Times Free Press Football Weekend 6-Pack is loaded with rivalry games, region implications and major college football matchups.
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Baylor’s soccer shutout of GPS includes special connection for seniors
Brylee Faulkner and Reese Rowlett have had quite the experience together as Baylor School soccer players, but their friendship goes back to kindergarten.

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Northwest Georgia football teams hit midseason with mixed results
Every area football team in the Georgia High School Association has reached at least the halfway point of its 10-game regular season.

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Pasquali’s Pix: Vols to escape Auburn; Dawgs to cruise
The SEC will enter October with 10 teams ranked in the AP Top 25 college football poll, but the conference also has some surprising absences.
