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Scott French / Press Telegram:
Press-Telegram boys athlete of the week: Damian Henderson, Jordan — The Jordan junior scored three touchdowns, two on special teams, in a victory over Fairfax — Press-Telegram boys athlete of the week: — Name: Damian Henderson — School: Jordan — Grade: Junior — Sport: Football
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Orange County Register, Daily News, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Breeze and SGV Tribune
Tarek Fattal / Daily News:
Daily News Girls Athlete of the Week: Danica Rach, Sierra Canyon — Rach had a stellar week as she led Sierra Canyon to two league wins — Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. — Daily News Girls Athlete of the Week
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San Bernardino Sun, Daily Breeze, Press Telegram and SGV Tribune
Associated Press:
Meadows, Rays rally from 6 runs down, beat Bosox 11-10 in 10 — BOSTON — Down by six runs, facing Red Sox ace Chris Sale and playing at Fenway Park, the Tampa Bay Rays were just getting warmed up. — Add another remarkable win in a charmed season for these resilient Rays.
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Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Franco's on-base streak ties Mantle — BOSTON — Wander Franco swung at the first pitch he saw from Chris Sale on Monday afternoon, launched it off the center-field fence, hustled to third base and ran into some legendary company when he arrived. — The 20-year-old shortstop's one-out triple …
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CBS Denver, Giants News and Rays News
Mark Whicker / Orange County Register:
Marvin Miller's Cooperstown journey began with the 1981 players' strike — Marvin Miller, the late baseball union boss who changed the sport, finally gets his induction into the Hall of Fame — Marvin Miller goes into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, over his dead body.
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Chris McCosky / Detroit News:
Tigers' Jimenez, Lombard test positive for COVID-19; 3 others out for contact tracing — Pittsburgh — COVID-19 has jumped up and bit the Tigers. — Reliever Joe Jimenez and bench coach George Lombard both tested positive for the virus, even though both have been vaccinated.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets promote top prospect Mark Vientos to Triple-A Syracuse: sources — Mark Vientos is movin' on up. — The Mets promoted the third baseman, their No. 6 overall prospect, to Triple-A Syracuse, sources told the Daily News on Monday. — Vientos, 21, crushed 22 home runs and slashed .281/.346/.580 …
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ESPN:
Atlanta Braves sign Charlie Morton to one-year, $20 million extension — The Atlanta Braves signed right-hander Charlie Morton to a one-year, $20 million extension Monday. — The contract includes a one-year, $20 million club option for 2023 that doesn't include a buyout.
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Associated Press, MLB Daily Dish, The Athletic, Lone Star Ball and baseballmusings.com
ESPN:
New York Yankees place setup man Jonathan Loaisiga on 10-day IL with strained rotator cuff — The New York Yankees placed setup man Jonathan Loaisiga on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a strained right rotator cuff. — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Loaisiga will not throw for at least 10 days.
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Associated Press:
Nats stop Mets' 6-game win streak, end own skid with split — WASHINGTON — Lane Thomas and Alcides Escobar homered as the Washington Nationals ended a seven-game skid, beating the Mets 4-3 Saturday night to split a doubleheader and stop New York's six-game winning streak.
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Mets News, CBS New York, Amazin' Avenue, Faith and Fear in Flushing and Federal Baseball
Rick Stroud / Tampa Bay Times:
Tom Brady had COVID-19, believes virus will be a bigger problem in 2021 — The Bucs quarterback, who is vaccinated, thinks the virus is “going to play more of a factor this year.” — TAMPA ― The Bucs are 100 percent vaccinated, and yes, that means quarterback Tom Brady.
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