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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Jose Altuve a deserving MVP, but Aaron Judge was more valuable to Yankees than Altuve was to Astros  —  Getting to watch Jose Altuve up close during the ALCS against the Yankees only added to my appreciation for everything he can do on the baseball field, leaving no doubt that he's a deserving winner of the American League MVP Award.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
‘All teams have plenty of money,’ says expensive MVP Stanton
ESPN:
Giancarlo Stanton: I want to be a Marlin but team needs pitching
Pedro Moura / Los Angeles Times:   Giancarlo Stanton, Jose Altuve win baseball's MVP awards
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Jose Altuve tops Aaron Judge for American League MVP Award
Discussion: FanRag Sports
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:   Why Jose Altuve should win the American League MVP award
ESPN:
Astros' Jose Altuve, Marlins Giancarlo Stanton take home first MVP awards
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jose Altuve Wins American League MVP Award
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley and ESPN
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giancarlo Stanton Wins National League MVP Award
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Scherzer credits college ball at Mizzou for his staying power  —  • At a ballpark in Nebraska, way back in 2005, a year before he was a first-rounder and 12 before he won his third Cy Young Award, Max Scherzer finished the seventh inning of a tense college game and told his coach he was spent.
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Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:   Hitting the reset button on starting pitcher wins
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
In first three Nats seasons, Max Scherzer has been a bargain. What will he be next?
Discussion: Federal Baseball
Talal Ansari / BuzzFeed:
The NFL Is Investigating Jameis Winston For Allegedly Groping An Uber Driver In 2016  —  “The League has been informed that you may have been the victim of such a violation perpetrated by Tampa Bay Buccaneers player Jameis Winston.  The League takes allegations of this nature very seriously …
ESPN:
Baseball's hot stove season is here, so why hasn't anything happened yet?  —  ORLANDO — Commissioner Rob Manfred has made a priority of addressing baseball's lethargic pace-of-play in 2018.  Judging from the slow start to the offseason, MLB might also have some work to do on pace-of-the-industry.
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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R.J. Anderson / CBSSports.com:   Marlins' Stanton could be third reigning MVP to be traded, second with ties to Jeter
ESPN:
Roger Goodell has a Jerry Jones problem and nobody knows how it will end  —  THERE WAS A PAUSE.  It was Aug. 9, inside Roger Goodell's sixth-floor office at the NFL's Park Avenue headquarters in New York City — down the hall, past the executives' offices and his assistant's desk …
Associated Press:
Aaron Boone interviews with Yankees for managerial vacancy  —  NEW YORK — Aaron Boone became the first person with no experience as a manager of coach to interview to become Joe Girardi's successor with the New York Yankees.  —  The 44-year-old interviewed Friday, becoming the fourth …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
John Hart Leaves Braves Organization  —  The Braves announced on Friday that former president of baseball operations John Hart has stepped down and is leaving the organization “to pursue other opportunities.”  Hart's departure comes less than two months after GM John Coppolella resigned …
Sam Amick / USA Today:
Cavs' Isaiah Thomas on hip rehab: ‘I see what people say’ about my ability  —  The slow grind, as Isaiah Thomas calls it, is about to speed up.  —  If the Cleveland Cavaliers star has his way, he'll be on the court with LeBron James & Co. late next month and their play will answer all those questions that surround them.
Tanya Wildt / Detroit Free Press:
WATCH: Justin Verlander talks about wedding to Kate Upon on ‘Today’  —  Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander visited the “Today” show Friday morning to talk about his two new rings — the one he got from his marriage to supermodel Kate Upton and the one he will receive for his World Series win with the Houston Astros.
Discussion: USA Today
Carlos Mendez / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
TCU QB Kenny Hill, safety and kicker not making trip to Texas Tech  —  Quarterback Kenny Hill will not make the trip to Lubbock for Saturday's game against Texas Tech, opening the way for freshman backup Shawn Robinson to make his first start for No. 11 TCU.
Tim Bannon / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs 2018 season tickets will see slight increase  —  Additional renovations continue at Wrigley Field on Nov. 7, 2017, in Chicago.  (Alyssa Pointer/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  After two consecutive years of double-digit hikes, the average price of Cubs season tickets will rise less than 1 percent in 2018.
Discussion: Bleacher Nation
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Minor MLB Transactions: 11/17/17  —  Here are Friday's minor moves throughout the league...  - The Blue Jays announced last night that they've brought back former first-round pick Deck McGuire on a minor league contract and invited him to Major League Spring Training.
 
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