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Phillies avoid total collapse, clinch final NL wild card, will face Braves
The Philadelphia Phillies survived their perilous five-day scare and are indeed headed to the Major League Baseball playoffs for the fifth straight season.
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Braves close regular season with loss to Marlins in Miami
The Atlanta Braves dropped two of three games in a weekend series with the Miami Marlins, but now the NL East champions will turn their full attention to the MLB playoffs.
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Close of regular season sets MLB statistical leaders for 2026
Teams around Major League Baseball played game 162 on Sunday, and so went another regular season into the books, along with its statistics and category leaders.
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MLB announces TV times for playoffs; Phillies-Braves in afternoon
The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, old rivals who compete in the same division, will get prime-time exposure in the opening round of the 2026 MLB posteason.
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Alexander Zverev closes out Laver Cup victory for Europeans
Alexander Zverev added another highlight moment to his breakout season on the tennis court Sunday.
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Case: If you see my kingfishers, send them back toward the creek
Maybe by now some of you have figured out that I am not like other writers. Some of you might be saying that I'm not like other people, period.
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Snap judgments: Baylor coach expects rival McCallie’s ‘best shot’
The Baylor Red Raiders will be viewed as decided favorites Friday night when they host rival McCallie, which is on its first three-game losing streak since 2013.
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UTC men hit practice court with mostly new group and work to do
The 2026-27 season is less than six weeks away for the UTC men's basketball team. Here are five storylines to watch for the Mocs and fifth-year head coach Dan Earl.
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Mocs 2-0 in SoCon football after dominant road win vs. The Citadel
Davon Kiser's 56-yard punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter gave UTC a lead it would never lose Saturday afternoon in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Vols’ offensive struggles against Texas ‘a bunch of everything’
Saturday was almost the first time in Josh Heupel's 69 games as Tennessee's coach that the Volunteers didn't tally an offensive touchdown.
