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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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New York Daily News:
Mets put acting GM Zack Scott on administrative leave after he pleads not guilty to DWI  —  Acting Mets general manager Zack Scott pleaded not guilty to a drunk driving charge in Westchester County, according to court filings.  —  Scott, who was charged with driving while intoxicated …
Associated Press:
Mets acting GM Zack Scott arrested on DUI charge  —  NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets acting general manager Zack Scott was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated, hours after attending a fundraiser at team owner Steve Cohen's house.  —  Scott was arrested on a DUI charge around 4:15 …
Steve Fryer / Orange County Register:
Bishop Sycamore would not be able to establish roots here  —  The now-infamous Ohio school would lack credentials for CIF membership … Perhaps you have read or heard about Bishop Sycamore's football team.  It's a fascinating and evolving story that would never happen here.
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.
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ESPN:
Chicago Cubs manager David Ross, president Jed Hoyer test positive for COVID-19  —  CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs manager David Ross and president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer have tested positive for COVID-19.  —  A spokesperson for the team said Ross and Hoyer are feeling fine and quarantining.
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 …
Discussion: Associated Press
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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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.
Dennis Georgatos  / Washington Post:
Duvall's 2-run homer lifts Braves over Rockies 6-5  —  DENVER — Adam Duvall hit a two-run homer in Atlanta's three-run fifth inning, and the Braves overcame a grand slam by Charlie Blackmon to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5 on Thursday night.  —  Jorge Soler also homered and Austin Riley hit …
Discussion: Rox Pile
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
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 …
 
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