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Guardians rally to a 7-3 win over Rays in Game 1

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians used small ball, the longball and played solid all-around baseball to keep winning in the postseason. Nathaniel Lowe snapped an eighth-inning tie with a two-run single after Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey homered off Drew Rasmussen, and the Guardians rallied past the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night. After losing the first two games at home to the Chicago White Sox in their AL Division Series, Cleveland has won four straight in the postseason for the first time since ...

Week 5 coaching miscues haunt NFL contenders

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DENVER (AP) — Coaches always preach about putting their players in the best position to succeed. Several fell short of that mantra in Week 5 and instead led their teams to disheartening defeats. Backfires burned some of the NFL's most accomplished leaders: The two men who hoisted the ...

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Sullivan's future bright CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Cavan Sullivan is emerging as a breakout star in soccer, balancing his rising fame with humility. The 17-year-old is making waves with the Philadelphia Union and the U.S. national team. Sullivan's journey began at a young age, with European ...

Lakes stay unbeaten with narrow win over Trojans

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Forest Park took undefeated Lake Linden-Hubbell to the wire before falling 42-38 in a Great Lakes Eight Conference-West game Saturday. After Dax Huuki scored on a 14-yard run in the fourth quarter, the visiting Trojans took a 38-36 lead on a conversion pass from Vic Giuliani to Jon Giuliani. The Lakes answered, however, as Brady Axford reached the end zone from 2 yards out to complete the scoring with two minutes remaining. Lake Linden-Hubbell improved to 6-0 in the conference and 7-0 overall. Forest Park dipped to 4-2 in the conference and 5-2 overall. The Trojans will host ...

Niagara volleyball bows to Lena, 3-2

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Lena defeated Niagara 3-2 in a closely contested M&O Conference volleyball match Thursday. The visiting Badgers went up 2-0, but dropped three sets after their starting setter went down with an injury. The scores were 26-24, 25-22, 24-26, 19-25,17-19. "Lena hustled well and kept a lot of our hard hits alive," said Niagara coach Maryellen Allred. "Though I don't feel like we played poorly, ultimately our loss came down to a few moments of miscommunication, regrouping after an injury, and some missed serves. We had some wonderful moments of executing our offense and our offense was ...

Nordics fall to Rebels as Kramer sets receiving mark

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North Dickinson trailed just 26-20 at halftime against Laona-Wabeno in a non-conference eight-player game at home Thursday, but the Rebels pushed on for a 42-26 win. The Nordics, 4-3 overall, will host North Central (5-2) in a non-conference Homecoming game Friday. North Dickinson has ...