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Bob Costas signing off: Iconic baseball play-by-play caller to retire

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Shohei Ohtani and the LA Dodgers win franchise's 8th World Series title

New York held a 5-0 lead in Game 5, but a series of errors helped Los Angeles overcome that deficit for the win.
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2 fans ejected from World Series game for trying to pry ball from a player's glove

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Dodgers rookie pitcher Ben Casparius. “It was obviously very early in the game so I think it kind of set the tone."
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Freddie Freeman homers again for Dodgers early in Game 4 to set a pair of World Series records

He's the first player to hit a home run in the first four games of a World Series, and the lone player to homer in six straight World Series game.
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The Dodgers and Yankees are ready for the starriest World Series in decades

The Dodgers-Yankees rivalry dates to 1941, when the Dodgers were in Brooklyn and Joe DiMaggio's Yankees were seeking their fifth title in six years.
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Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled 'Fernandomania,' dies at 63

Valenzuela was one of the most dominant players of his era and a wildly popular figure in the 1980s
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Pohlads to 'explore' potential sale of Minnesota Twins

A statement released Thursday said the longtime owners made the decision to examine a possible sale of the franchise after "months of thoughtful consideration."
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Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83

Rose won three World Series titles and was the 1973 N.L. MVP, and earned 17 All-Star Game nods.
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Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83

Rose won three World Series titles and was the 1973 N.L. MVP, and earned 17 All-Star Game nods.
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Chicago White Sox break modern MLB losing record

The White Sox surpassed the 120-loss record set by the New York Mets in 1962.
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Shohei Ohtani surpasses 50-50 milestone in spectacular fashion with a 3-homer, 2-steal game

Ohtani hit is 49th homer in the sixth inning, his 50th in the seventh and his 51st in the ninth.
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4 more Iowa Hawkeyes selected in 2024 MLB Draft

Through two days in this year's draft, five total Hawkeyes have heard their name called.

Dallas County plans to continue pushing for court building

New affordable housing complex opens in Des Moines

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Bob Costas signing off: Iconic baseball play-by-play caller to retire

Shohei Ohtani and the LA Dodgers win franchise's 8th World Series title

2 fans ejected from World Series game for trying to pry ball from a player's glove

Freddie Freeman homers again for Dodgers early in Game 4 to set a pair of World Series records

The Dodgers and Yankees are ready for the starriest World Series in decades

Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled 'Fernandomania,' dies at 63

Pohlads to 'explore' potential sale of Minnesota Twins

Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83

Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83

Chicago White Sox break modern MLB losing record

Shohei Ohtani surpasses 50-50 milestone in spectacular fashion with a 3-homer, 2-steal game

4 more Iowa Hawkeyes selected in 2024 MLB Draft

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