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New York Yankees outfielders Alex Verdugo, Aaron Judge and Juan Soto celebrate as the Yankees win Game One of the American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium on October 14, 2024 in New York City. The Yankees defeated the Guardians with a final score of 5-2.
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New York Yankees power past wild Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of ALCS
Ricky Pearsall of the San Francisco 49ers looks on prior to a game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, on October 10, 2024.
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Ricky Pearsall returns to the San Francisco 49ers practice for the first time since shooting
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets hits a solo home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning of Game Two of the Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on October 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (right) walks off the field with head coach Mike McDaniel after suffering an injury during the game against the Buffalo Bills.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández, left, gets sunflower seeds to the face to celebrate his solo home run as Mookie Betts looks on during the seventh inning.
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Los Angeles Dodgers blank San Diego Padres to reach NLCS for first time since 2021
Oct 12, 2024
Oct 6, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) lays injured after being tackled by Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair (0) (not pictured) in the second half at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images
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Tight end George Kittle (left) scored a fourth-quarter touchdown as the San Francisco 49ers beat the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday Night Football.
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49ers hold on to beat Seahawks on Thursday Night Football as receiver sets historic mark
Oct 11, 2024
The New York Yankees celebrate the win over the Kansas City Royals in game four of the ALDS at Kauffman Stadium.
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Gerrit Cole in control as New York Yankees clinch ALCS spot with win over Kansas City Royals
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BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 23: Former Boston Red Sox player Luis Tiant waves to the crowd before Game One of the 2013 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals at Fenway Park on October 23, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh before a preseason NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) throws a pass for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Atlanta. The Falcons defeated the Buccaneers 36-30 in overtime. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik)
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Jabrill Peppers appears in court in Quincy, Massachusetts, on Monday, October 7.
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Baltimore Ravens' Justin Tucker (No. 9) kicked a game-winning field goal to beat the Cincinnati Bengals.
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San Diego Padres' Jackson Merrill, middle, celebrates in the dugout with teammates after his two-run home run during the eighth inning in Game 2 of a baseball NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James, left, and his son, Bronny James, pose for photos during the NBA basketball team's media day in El Segundo, Calif., on September 30, 2024.
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American Football - NFL - Minnesota Vikings v New York Jets - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - October 6, 2024 Minnesota Vikings' Andrew Van Ginkel celebrates scoring their first touchdown with teammates Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
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PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 04: LeBron James #23 watches the game from the bench as Bronny James #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the second half of a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Acrisure Arena on October 04, 2024 in Palm Springs, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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Pete Alonso of the New York Mets rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the ninth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers during Game Three of the Wild Card Series at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 03, 2024.
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Former NFL stars Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson (left) and James Harrison (right) will fight in an exhibition MMA bout next year.
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ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 13: Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch (32) celebrates an interception with his teammates during the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions on October 13, 2024 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Ethel Kennedy, from the film "Ethel," poses for a portrait during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in Park City, Utah.
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Pete Rose was a 17-time Major League Baseball All-Star who played more games and had more hits than anyone in league history.
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2019/10/11/sport/gallery/simone-biles/index.html">Simone Biles</a> is the most decorated gymnast in history, and the American superstar has a chance to add to her legacy in Paris. In 2016, she won Olympic gold in both the team and the individual all-around. But at the Tokyo Games five years later, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/28/sport/simone-biles-gymnastics-tokyo-2020-mental-health-spt-intl/index.html">she withdrew because of “the twisties,”</a> a mental block where gymnasts lose track of their positioning midair. Biles took time off to prioritize her mental health, and she came back in 2023 <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/04/sport/simone-biles-team-usa-world-artistic-gymnastics-championships-spt-intl/index.html">to win a world title</a> and dazzle us with more of her signature moves.
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3/1955- Willie Mays of the New York Giants. Waist-up photograph with hands on his hips.
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Hank Aaron, Milwaukee Braves' outfielder, is shown in a posed batting portrait at the Polo Grounds, Brooklyn, during the exhibition season, 1954. (AP Photo)
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Jackie Robinson portrait as a Brooklyn Dodger.
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O.J. Simpson looks at a new pair of Aris extra-large gloves which the prosecutors had him put on for the jury 21 June 1995 during his double murder trial in Los Angeles. The gloves were the same type found at the Bundy murder scene and the O.J. Simpson estate.
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Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations - Final - Nigeria v Ivory Coast - Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan, Ivory Coast - February 11, 2024 Nigeria's Victor Osimhen and teammates look dejected after Ivory Coast's Franck Kessie scores their first goal REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
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Nigeria to boycott AFCON qualifier against Libya after players claim they were left stranded at airport overnight
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 13: Aidan Hutchinson #97 of the Detroit Lions is taken off the field on a medical cart after injuring his leg on a play in the third quarter of a game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on October 13, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images)
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Detroit Lions star pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson carted off field with broken tibia
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The Dallas Cowboys suffered a heavy defeat at home to the Detroit Lions in Week 6.
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