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The playoff field is set! Here's why this could be the greatest MLB postseason since ... well, maybe ever
From those under the most pressure to win to the teams and young stars with opportunities to show they're legit, this is why this October -- and November -- will be amazing.
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MOMENTS FROM GAME 162
Stephen Vogt celebrates final game with intro from kids, HR
Mike Trout stares down his 490-foot HR
FANTASY FOOTBALL
Week 5 Field Pass: Surging WRs, dire state of RBs
Field Yates provides the intel you need to set your fantasy football lineup, including thoughts on replacing your injured starting running backs.
Romeo Doubs, Najee Harris among upgrades, downgrades
Matt Bowen highlights players to upgrade and downgrade in Week 5 along with some quick-hitting notes.
Inside Kelly Kleine's historic rise to head of Denver's football ops
EARLY AWARD FRONT-RUNNERS?
Ranking early-season NFL award front-runners: Barnwell picks MVP, OPOY, DPOY, top rookies
Lamar Jackson has made his case for a second MVP, but is he the favorite? Which rookies have starred so far? And is there a clear top coach?
WEEK 6 IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Key storylines for TCU-Kansas, Texas A&M-Alabama and the rest of Week 6's biggest games
With Tennessee traveling to LSU and Alabama hosting Texas A&M, the SEC takes center stage. But the best game of the week might be in Lawrence, Kansas.
MAKING AN IMPACT
College football's instant-impact true freshmen: We ranked the top 25 through five weeks
Penn State, LSU, Texas and Texas A&M all boast some of the top freshmen in the country, but who is No. 1 through five weeks?
Coaches break down college football's most important transfers
The list includes quarterbacks Adrian Martinez, Dillon Gabriel and Caleb Williams.
RELISHING ONE FINAL OCTOBER
'This is how I want my career to end': In magical final season, one last playoff push for Albert Pujols
As he gets set for October, the future Hall of Famer reflects on his incredible farewell journey.
WHO IS THE HOME RUN KING?
Passan: What Aaron Judge's record means for Barry Bonds -- and what it doesn't
Watching Aaron Judge hit 62 home runs to break the AL record is a moment worth celebrating. But we can't let the moments that preceded it -- and set records of their own -- be invalidated by this one.
Stephen A., Mad Dog get heated debating Bonds vs. Judge
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This adorable dog retrieves Francisco Lindor's home run ball
Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor lifts a home run into the upper deck in right where one lucky dog is happy to have a new souvenir.
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Here's how Aaron Judge broke the American League home run record
Aaron Judge is the new American League home run king. Here's how he did it in the final weeks of the season.
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Here's how Albert Pujols hit his way to 700 home runs
Albert Pujols joins MLB royalty as the newest member of the 700-home-run club. Here is how he hit his way to the remarkable feat.
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Ranking college football's 16 remaining unbeaten teams
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NFL draft spin, weekly risers: Top 2023 edge rushers, defensive linemen
Our draft analysts weigh in on the top defensive front prospects. Who looks like a first-round pick? Who is rising? And who is flying under the radar?
