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MLB-AL WILD CARD Yankees and Red Sox meet at Fenway for wild card game BOSTON (AP) — The baseball playoffs get under way at Boston’s Fenway Park as the longtime rival Red Sox and New York Yankees face each other in the AL wild-card game. Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is set to start against ex-Yankee Nathan Eovaldi. The teams both…

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NFL-RAIDERS CHARGERS Herbert, Ekeler propel Chargers to 28-14 win over Raiders INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for three touchdowns, Austin Ekeler rushed for 117 yards and scored twice and the Los Angeles Chargers knocked the Las Vegas Raiders from the unbeaten ranks with a 28-14 victory. Los Angeles, 3-1 for the first time since 2014, is part of…

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NFL-RAIDERS CHARGERS Herbert, Ekeler propel Chargers to 28-14 win over Raiders INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for three touchdowns, Austin Ekeler rushed for 117 yards and scored twice and the Los Angeles Chargers knocked the Las Vegas Raiders from the unbeaten ranks with a 28-14 victory. Los Angeles, 3-1 for the first time since 2014, is part of…

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NFL-RAIDERS CHARGERS Herbert, Ekeler propel Chargers to 28-14 win over Raiders INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for three touchdowns, Austin Ekeler rushed for 117 yards and scored twice and the Los Angeles Chargers knocked the Las Vegas Raiders from the unbeaten ranks with a 28-14 victory. Los Angeles, 3-1 for the first time since 2014, is part of…

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NFL-RAIDERS CHARGERS Herbert, Ekeler propel Chargers to 28-14 win over Raiders INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for three touchdowns, Austin Ekeler rushed for 117 yards and scored twice and the Los Angeles Chargers knocked the Las Vegas Raiders from the unbeaten ranks with a 28-14 victory. Los Angeles, 3-1 for the first time since 2014, is part of…

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NFL-RAIDERS CHARGERS-WEATHER DELAY Start of Raiders-Chargers game delayed by lightning INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The kickoff of Monday night’s game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers was delayed 35 minutes because of lightning. SoFi Stadium has a roof but is classified as open-air due to the north side being open on the upper deck. Torrential rain hit…

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MLB-METS-NEWS Mets let manager go NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Rojas has been let go as manager of the New York Mets after two losing seasons. The team declined its option on Rojas’ contract for 2022, making the announcement one day after finishing third in the NL East at 77-85 in Steve Cohen’s first year of ownership. Monday’s move was…

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NASCAR-TALLADEGA Milestone for Bubba Wallace as he earns 1st NASCAR victory TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Bubba Wallace has become just the second Black driver to win a NASCAR’s Cup Series race. He was declared the winner when rain stopped the playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. It is the same track where the FBI investigated a noose found in…

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MLB-METS-ROJAS Mets let manager go NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Rojas has been let go as manager of the New York Mets after two losing seasons. The team declined its option on Rojas’ contract for 2022, making the announcement one day after finishing third in the NL East at 77-85 in Steve Cohen’s first year of ownership. Monday’s move was…

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MLB The playoff pairings are set NEW YORK (AP) — The pairings for the baseball playoffs are set. The field came together Sunday without the need for any tiebreakers. The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees won on the final day of the regular season, and they’ll meet Tuesday night at Fenway Park in the AL wild-card game. The…