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12:45 PM ET, September 3, 2021

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New York Post:
Mets acting GM Zack Scott busted on drunk driving charge in White Plains  —  It's another thumbs-down for the Mets.  —  Acting General Manager Zack Scott is facing driving while intoxicated charges after he was busted dozing in his car in White Plains, The Post has learned.
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LaughingPlace.com:
Pelican's Landing Coming Soon to Disneyland  —  New Orleans Square has been going through quite the refurbishment for a while now, and Mike spotted a new sign that has just appeared stating that Pelican's Landing is coming soon, across from the Haunted Mansion.
Associated Press:
Embattled Mets edge Marlins 4-3 for 4th straight victory  —  NEW YORK — A turbulent homestand ended on a positive note for the embattled New York Mets.  —  Pinch-hitter Dominic Smith broke a seventh-inning tie with an RBI single and New York beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Thursday night for its fourth straight victory.
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Laylan Connelly / Orange County Register:
Headed to the beach for the holiday?  What to know before you go  —  Summer on the coast is starting to wind down as the kids head back to school and tourists trickle back home.  —  Labor Day is typically one of the biggest beach days of the year, and with local mountain resorts shut down by fires …
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Bill Plunkett / Daily News:
Dodgers' Kenley Jansen credits weekly therapy for stronger mind  —  Jansen says accepting that it was not ‘weak’ to seek out counseling as an elite athlete was a life-changing decision  —  LOS ANGELES — A short memory and thick skin are assets for anyone in Kenley Jansen's high-stress job.
Discussion: Whittier Daily News
Scott Gleeson / USA Today:
'It's about damn time for this:' Bryan Ruby becomes only active pro baseball player to be out as gay  —  Bryan Ruby first started to realize he was different at 14 years old.  That's when the hiding began.  Along with the darkness.  —  He found emotional refuge in two different parts of his identity.
Julian A. Lopez / Press Telegram:
Press-Telegram boys athlete of the week: Nick Adimora, Mayfair  —  Adimora, a senior, rushed for 226 yards and three touchdowns and had a 31-yard receiving score against St. Anthony  —  Press-Telegram boys athlete of the week:  —  Name: Nick Adimora School: Mayfair Grade: Senior Sport: Football
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Eric-Paul Johnson / Press Enterprise:
Inland boys athlete of the week: Xavier Washington, Rancho Cucamonga
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Will Trevor Bauer ever pitch again?  What's next for him, the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB  —  Editor's note: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault allegations.  —  In the two months since Trevor Bauer last appeared in a game for the Los Angeles Dodgers, his future …
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Jesse Dougherty / Washington Post:
Nationals' rebuild takes another step forward as Keibert Ruiz debuts in a loss to the Phillies  —  The sequence was perfect, three walks in a row, because it brought the right hitter to the plate at the right moment Monday night.  Sure, the Washington Nationals already trailed by three runs …
J.P. Hoornstra / Orange County Register:
Dodgers come back to beat Braves, gain a game on Giants  —  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers had a chance to gain a game in the standings on Tuesday night.  —  This time, they rose to the occasion.  —  Punctuating their best month of the season on the final day of August, the Dodgers rallied …
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
MLB makes new service time proposal to players union  —  Major League Baseball, as part of its proposal to the players' association last month, offered to curtail the impact of service time by creating a formula to disperse $1 billion to all arbitration-eligible players and make free agency universal …
Peter Panacy / Niner Noise:
Former 49ers QB Josh Rosen lit up Browns in preseason finale  —  After flaming out with the 49ers, now-Falcons quarterback Josh Rosen put on quite the show against the Browns in the preseason finale.  —  Maybe there's a place for the one-time No. 10 overall NFL Draft pick, quarterback Josh Rosen, in this league after all.
Discussion: Redlands Daily Facts
 
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