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James Raia / Monterey County Herald:
IndyCar Series: Colton Herta successfully defends title at Laguna Seca — LAGUNA SECA — Colton Herta's season of crashes and other motorsports misfortunes reversed itself Sunday with a dominating performance as smooth as well-performing tires. — Herta, 21, the pole sitter for the third …
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Here's how much it costs to attend the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach — The three-day event offers multiple ticket packages. — The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach runs from morning to night Friday and Saturday, Sept. 24 and 25, and until late afternoon on the final day.
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Pierce Singgih / Press Telegram:
Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is back: City's biggest party returns this weekend — The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will take over the city's downtown this weekend, Sept. 24-26, after a nearly 18-month delay because of the coronavirus pandemic — and almost 30 months since the 2019 iteration.
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Daily Breeze, SGV Tribune and Orange County Register
Eric-Paul Johnson / San Bernardino Sun:
Inland girls athlete of the week: Marissa Nihei, Santiago — Nihei earned match medalist honors and helped the Sharks win their first two Big VIII League matches of the season — The Inland girls athlete of the week: — Name: Marissa Nihei School: Santiago Sport: Golf — Year: Sophomore
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Curt Anderson / Daily News:
Day 4 of search in Florida park for Gabby Petito's boyfriend — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Search teams fanned out Wednesday at a Florida wilderness park to look for the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, the young woman who authorities say was killed while on a cross-country trip with him.
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Tim Keown / ESPN:
The San Francisco Giants just keep surprising us — The San Francisco Giants have been the best team in baseball for nearly six months now, through 151 games, 227 home runs, and at least a million roster moves. And every day of those nearly six months, and each one of the 137 days …
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Dan Connolly / The Athletic:
Source: Brandon Hyde will return as Orioles manager in 2022; agreed previously to extension — Manager Brandon Hyde will be back for a fourth season in charge of the Baltimore Orioles, The Athletic has learned. — According to an industry source, Hyde's original contract was amended …
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Camden Chat, MLB Trade Rumors and Orioles News
Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets' fadeaway continues at Fenway — BOSTON — The Mets played meaningful September baseball on Tuesday, and not just in a technically-still-mathematically- alive sort of way. — Their 6-3 loss to the Red Sox came with great significance in the wild-card race — in the American League, that is.
Eric-Paul Johnson / San Bernardino Sun:
Inland boys athlete of the week: Emmanuel Barajas, Yucaipa — Barajas carried 51 times for a school-record 327 yards and scored five touchdowns against University City — The Inland boys athlete of the week: Name: Emmanuel “JoJo” Barajas — School: Yucaipa Sport: Football Year: Senior
Frank Pallotta / CNN:
Exclusive: ESPN to debut its first all-women baseball broadcast — New York (CNN Business)Melanie Newman and Jessica Mendoza aren't done making history. — The two sports announcers will be ESPN's first all-woman broadcast team for a nationally televised Major League Baseball game on September 29.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Sources: MLB to require vaccinations to participate in Arizona Fall League — Major League Baseball has informed clubs that all players in the upcoming Arizona Fall League must be vaccinated, according to sources. The decision is baseball's first mandatory vaccination decree affecting players.
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Bleacher Nation, MLB Trade Rumors and Talking Chop
Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
Prospects who have taken the biggest step forward in 2021 for all 30 MLB teams — As the minor league season comes to a close, it's time for me to start collecting notes across all 30 farm systems of the low-hanging fruit among the biggest movers from my preseason prospect lists.
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