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Mike Gavin / NBC Los Angeles:
Allyson Felix Wins Final Gold with US Women's 4x400m Relay Team at Tokyo Olympics  —  The U.S. cruised to victory, giving Felix a record-breaking 11th Olympic medal  —  Some get a gold watch when retiring.  Allyson Felix got one final gold medal.  —  In what was the final race …
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James Best / NBC Chicago:
U.S. Men's 4x400m Relay Wins First Gold Medal at Tokyo Olympics  —  The U.S. men's 4x400m relay team earned the first men's track gold medal in track and field at the Tokyo Olympics.  —  The U.S. men's 4x400m relay team gave America one of the best feel-good stories of the Tokyo Olympics.
Fallon Oeser / NBC10 Philadelphia:
Closing Ceremony Marks End Of Olympics  —  After 16 days of Olympic competition, the flame has been extinguished in Tokyo, and we've said goodbye to the host nation Japan.  The Japanese celebrated their music and culture with several beautiful Closing Ceremony performances …
T.A. Walker / WPTV:
Vocal anti-vaccine broadcaster dies from COVID-19 complications  —  Friends say Dick Farrel encouraged them to get the vaccine after he was infected  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former South Florida talk show host Dick Farrel, known and beloved by fans for his over-the-top right-wing opinions …
ESPN:
Boston Red Sox lefty Chris Sale returning Saturday vs. Baltimore Orioles  —  Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale is coming back, and it can't come soon enough for Boston.  —  Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters that Sale has completed his minor league rehab assignment and will start Saturday's game against the Baltimore Orioles.
Discussion: Boston.com and baseballmusings.com
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notebook: Flaherty: 'I'm going to pitch in Pittsburgh'  —  Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty returned from his four-inning, 75-pitch outing at Class AA Springfield on Friday and, asked what he took away from it, said, “I feel healthy.”  —  Manager Mike Shildt, when asked if was possible …
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notebook: Molina welcomes upcoming talks with Cardinals about 2022 contract, says extension ‘would be awesome’
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Matt Grobar / Deadline:
Markie Post Dies: Actress Known For ‘Night Court’, ‘The Fall Guy’ & More Was 70  —  Markie Post, the actress known for turns in Night Court, The Fall Guy, Hearts Afire and more, died on Saturday, following a three year, ten month battle with cancer.  She was 70.
Joseph Michalitsianos / NBC Connecticut:
Team USA Women's Water Polo Beats ROC to Advance to Gold Medal Match  —  The nervy back-and-forth game stayed close until the U.S. took over at the end of the game  —  The U.S. women's water polo team rallied from a three-point deficit to trounce the Russian Olympic Committee in a 15-11 victory.
Discussion: NBC Boston and NBC10 Philadelphia
Pat Graham / Associated Press:
Seidel earns marathon bronze, predicted medal in 4th grade  —  SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Maybe the person most surprised by the bronze medal in the women's Olympic marathon was the bronze medalist herself, Molly Seidel.  —  Even if a medal was something she did set as a goal all the way back in fourth grade.
Discussion: Boston.com
Joon Lee / ESPN:
Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees unveil throwback uniforms for ‘Field of Dreams’ game  —  They have built it, and they will come.  Now, they'll be dressed for the occasion.  —  Ahead of the “Field of Dreams” game in Iowa on Aug. 12, the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox unveiled their uniforms …
Bryan Murphy / NBC Boston:
USA's Gable Steveson Comes From Behind in Final Seconds to Win Wrestling Gold  —  Steveson won in dramatic fashion, securing a last-second takedown to defeat Geno Petriashvili 10-8  —  American wrestler Gable Steveson was seconds away from losing to Georgia's Geno Petriashvili.
Discussion: Boston.com, HuffPost and New York Post
NBC Chicago:
Track and Field: Crouser and Kovacs Win Gold and Silver for Team USA in Shot Put  —  Holloway finished second in the shocking men's 110m hurdles  —  On Day 13 of the Tokyo Olympics, track and field was filled with excitement, between upsets and athletes advancing in search of making Olympic history.
 
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