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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Beer and sandwiches for life — Joe Musgrove's no-hitter for his hometown San Diego Padres was life-changing — LOS ANGELES — Joe Musgrove has been promised free beer for life by a local establishment, San Diego's Ballast Point Brewing, so that's no empty promise.
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Scott Boeck / USA Today:
MLB power rankings: Dodgers remain at No. 1 for third straight week — Round 2 of the heated Padres-Dodgers series goes to San Diego. — The Padres won three of four games — including the epic 11-inning comeback Sunday night — against their rival in Los Angeles, but the Dodgers remain …
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers set stage for memorable summer — LOS ANGELES — It seemed as if Sunday's finale, the seventh game in 10 days between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers, would finally produce the first dud of this exhilarating matchup.
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Albert Breer / Sports Illustrated:
MMQB: Shad Khan Talks About Trevor Lawrence (Without Confirming the Pick, Of Course) — Who will the Jaguars pick No. 1? (Wink, wink.) Inside Urban Meyer's hiring process and a franchise-defining decision on Thursday. — Shad Khan sits four days from completing what amounts …
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Peter King / ProFootballTalk:
FMIA Mock Draft: Mysteries, Trades and Guesswork As First Round Nears — The best thing I can say about my mock draft: I am cautiously optimistic about hitting my first two picks. — Before you see my mock draft and commence tomato-throwing at your screens—Penei Sewell, dropping to seven?!
James Wagner / New York Times:
Less Is (Considerably) More for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — The Blue Jays star sought help from a trainer — and his grandmother — to reimagine his body. He's down 42 pounds and his O.P.S. is up 244 points. — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The 2020 season wasn't over yet when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. realized what he needed to do.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani had eventful night against Texas Rangers — The last time somebody did what Shohei Ohtani just pulled off — being a game's starting pitcher while leading the major leagues in home runs — was June 13, 1921. Babe Ruth had already accumulated 19 homers …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Colorado Rockies chose GM Jeff Bridich over Nolan Arenado; now they have neither — Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort, fiercely loyal to his employees, perhaps to a fault, had a critical decision to make. — He had to choose this past winter between firing general manager Jeff Bridich …
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Mark Whicker / Orange County Register:
Clippers' DeMarcus Cousins sparks old memories on a night to forget — If you're a Clippers fan and your glass was half-full Monday night, it's only because DeMarcus Cousins poured it. — Otherwise, the Clippers arranged a couple of happy hours for the Pelicans, with no hurricanes but copious turnovers.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Madison Bumgarner Throws a No-Hitter. Kind Of. — In a game limited to seven innings as part of a doubleheader, the Arizona lefty gets a shutout but won't be credited with a no-no. — Madison Bumgarner took the mound in Atlanta on Sunday afternoon for a game that was scheduled to last seven innings.
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Taijuan Walker grinds through seven scoreless innings with help from defense in Mets' win — The good vibes returned to Queens after the Mets enjoyed a satisfying victory over their division rivals. — Taijuan Walker pitched seven scoreless innings with four strikeouts and allowed …
Ryan Burschinger / FOX Sports Radio:
Troy Vincent Talks Deshaun Watson, New Number Rules, Officiating, & More! — Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the NFL Troy Vincent joins Up On Game with LaVar Arrington, TJ Houshmandzadeh, and Plaxico Burress! Vincent gives deep insight on some of the biggest rule changes …
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