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STATEMENT FROM METS PRESIDENT SANDY ALDERSON — In a post-game press conference today, Javy Baez stated that his “thumbs down” gesture during the game was a message to fans who recently have booed him and other players for poor performance. These comments, and any gestures by him or other players …
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Steve Cohen: Mets players ‘hit the third rail’ with thumbs-down at fans — By happenstance, Steve Cohen is hosting a Mets foundation charity event Monday evening and Javy Baez and Francisco Lindor are both expected to attend. — The Mets owner anticipates that the latest controversy …
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Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Nation and MLB Baseball News …
Joon Lee / ESPN:
Javier Baez among New York Mets to jab at booing fans with thumbs-down celebration — NEW YORK — Javier Baez has had enough of New York Mets fans booing him, and is taking matters into his own hands. — Since his trade to the Mets at the trade deadline, the infielder is hitting .207/.258/.414 …
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USA Today, Newsday, Newsday and AZ Snake Pit
Erika I. Ritchie / Orange County Register:
Camp Pendleton's 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines hit with devastating loss in Kabul airport bombing — When official word came in that 10 of 13 service members killed in the bombing attack at the Kabul airport were from a single Camp Pendleton unit, families at the seaside base rallied behind the unit …
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Redlands Daily Facts, Press Enterprise and San Diego Union-Tribune
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Erika I. Ritchie / Orange County Register:
13 service members killed in Kabul airport bombing remembered — A woman who cradled a baby in her arms at the airport and posted on social media that she loved her job. A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who planned to become a sheriff's deputy when his deployment ended.
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Press Enterprise, KNSD-TV and Daily Journal
Orange County Register:
Lance Cpl. Dylan Merola of Rancho Cucamonga killed in Kabul airport bombing — A third Marine from Southern California has been identified as among the 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, according to multiple media reports.
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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets' Noah Syndergaard tests positive for COVID-19, sources say — Noah Syndergaard's long-awaited return is delayed indefinitely after he tested positive for COVID-19, sources said Sunday. — He was vaccinated against the disease, according to manager Luis Rojas, and has not experienced any symptoms …
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New Jersey Online and The Charlotte Observer
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New York Mets' Noah Syndergaard reportedly tests positive for COVID-19, scratched from rehab outing — NEW YORK — Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard encountered another hurdle in his recovery from Tommy John surgery Sunday when he was scratched from a rehab start because he tested positive for COVID-19, according to multiple reports.
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The Good Phight and Associated Press
Cam Inman / Mercury News:
49ers preseason finale: Ten takeaways from rout of Raiders at Levi's Stadium — A quarterback rotation with Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance sparked the 49ers to a preseason-closing win over the Raiders — SANTA CLARA — Jimmy Garoppolo, then Trey Lance. Then Garoppolo. Then Lance.
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East Bay Times, The Athletic, Marin Independent Journal and Daily Journal
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Former MLB player Juan Encarnacion accused of sexually assaulting daughter — Former Major League Baseball player Juan Encarnacion has been accused of committing sexual assault against his daughter, the attorney general's office in the Dominican Republic's National District province has confirmed.
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USA Today, Sports Illustrated and New York Post
Emily Rasmussen / Daily Breeze:
Redondo Beach Pier reopens after shooting leaves 2 injured, suspect dead — Police fatally shot a man who was shooting at people on the Redondo Beach Pier on Wednesday night, Aug. 26, which left a man and a boy injured and the popular destination closed for the investigation, police said.
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Daily News
Jonah Valdez / Press Enterprise:
Residents forced to evacuate as Chaparral fire near La Cresta is seen across 3 counties — Firefighters were battling a brush fire that grew to 1,200 acres near the southwest edge of the La Cresta community in Riverside County on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. — Show Caption — of
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CBS Los Angeles and Los Angeles Times
