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Viewership is up for baseball NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is having its most-viewed postseason in the U.S. in 15 years through the division series. Viewership is averaging 4.33 million through the division series according to MLB and Nielsen, a 30% increase over last year and ...

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Titans fire Brian Callahan NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have fired coach Brian Callahan after a 1-5 start to his second season. The Titans' president of football operations said in a statement that team officials had extended conversations with controlling owner Amy Adams ...

What to watch during MLB’s best-of-7 League Championship Series

There are five current franchises that have never won a World Series. Two of them still have a chance to break through this year. Major League Baseball's playoffs have reached the two League Championship Series, which will include the Los Angeles Dodgers and their storied history — and ...

Guerrero and Blue Jays set up nicely for ALCS

NEW YORK (AP) — Forget the preseason prognostications. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the worst-to-first Toronto Blue Jays believe they're as good as anybody. Hard to argue after the way they dispatched Aaron Judge and the powerful New York Yankees in their AL Division Series. And now, manager ...

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Shiffrin tries to build confidence SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — After two major crashes the last two seasons and a battle with PTSD, American skiing standout Mikaela Shiffrin is entering the upcoming Olympic season on a more positive note. Shiffrin tells The Associated Press in an interview ...

NCAA moves closer to allowing college athletes to bet on pro sports

The NCAA moved a step closer Wednesday to allowing athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports. The Division I Administrative Committee approved the change, which must still be approved by Division II and III for it to go into effect. If approved by all ...