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1:15 p.m. ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insider Author of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” HOUSTON — Faith, says Dusty Baker, is the soul of humanity. And so he believes. Believe in the perfect guitar riff and the sound of waves crashing on Kauai. He believes …

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Aaron Carter, a pop singer who had hits in the early 2000s and was the younger brother of a Backstreet Boy, died Saturday, according to a statement from one of his representatives. Roger Paul’s statement did not list a cause of death. A spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday that detectives …

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Comment on this story comment HOUSTON – As many of the Houston Astros celebrated their World Series championship on the field at Minute Maid Park Saturday night, a smaller, more exuberant celebration erupted in the near corner of the home dugout. It was there that his coaches and players piled on manager Dusty Baker, who …

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CNN – Several passengers aboard a commercial flight operated by Precision Air that crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday have been rescued, the airline and local officials said. Boats with emergency response personnel were deployed to the crash site on Africa’s largest lake near Bukoba airport. The airline said 26 people had been …

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The United States is pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reconsider his stance against negotiating with Russian President Vladimir Putin, The Washington Post reports. The effort is intended as a means to maintain international support, not necessarily to induce negotiation between the warring nations. Meanwhile, Iran publicly acknowledged for the first time that it had …

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Drug company Eli Lilly was one of the most vocal opponents of a sweeping anti-abortion law that passed in its home state of Indiana last August, saying the measure would make it harder to attract talent and force to look outside the state for growth. But in the weeks and months that followed, Lilly continued …

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We’re halfway through the fantasy football season. Yes, the Week 9 fantasy football rankings are here! As always, we’re going to have some fun with the rankings this week, again thanks to a reader suggestion. And again, as always, please read Fantasy Football 101 for tips on trading, lineup decisions, timing and more. *** Oh! …

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No. 4 Clemson has struggled offensively once again as the Tigers fell behind 14-0 on the road to Notre Dame without being able to move the ball effectively. Points and yards were hard to come by for both teams, but the Fighting Irish took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a special teams …

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No. 3 Georgia dominated No. 1 Tennessee on a rainy day at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., which proved even more depressing for the Volunteers’ national championship aspirations. The Bulldogs jumped into sole possession atop the SEC East standings after a 27-13 demolition of the rival Vols that continued Georgia’s torrid run as the defending …

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