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Orion Kerkering made a wild throw past home instead of throwing to first after mishandling Andy Pages’ bases-loaded comebacker with two outs in the 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 Thursday to win their NL Division Series 3-1.

Dodgers advance to NLCS after Kerkering's costly error in 11th inning beats Phillies

Orion Kerkering made a wild throw past home instead of throwing to first after mishandling Andy Pages’ bases-loaded comebacker with two outs in the 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 to win their NL Division Series 3-1.

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 2h

Bard-ball: #Brewers manager Pat Murphy references Shakespeare ahead of playoff game tinyurl.com/37arkyur

Bard-ball: Brewers manager Pat Murphy references Shakespeare ahead of playoff game

The MLB playoffs have taken a Shakespearean turn, courtesy of Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy. With Freddy Peralta going to the mound for Milwaukee for Game 4 of its NL Division Series against th...

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 3h

Not currently playing and not a coach, Damian Lillard has a unique role with the Blazers tinyurl.com/44m98vuv

Not currently playing and not a coach, Damian Lillard has a unique role with the Blazers

Damian Lillard is in a unique position with the Portland Trail Blazers, back on the team but sidelined for the season because of an Achilles injury.

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 3h

Four coaches new to the Big Ten look to get their programs back on track tinyurl.com/4k4e3rm2

Four coaches new to the Big Ten look to get their programs back on track

Dusty May led Michigan to a Big Ten Tournament championship and an appearance in the Sweet 16 last season, his first as coach of the Wolverines.

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Teresa Walker 👑 @teresamwalker.bsky.social · 3h

No team has been ranked more in the poll than Tennessee, which has appeared in 794 of the 885 polls:

50 years of the women’s basketball poll: From scrappy beginnings to a force in the sport
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50 years of the women's basketball poll: From scrappy beginnings to a force in the sport

Women’s college basketball wasn’t always the behemoth with storied programs like UConn, Tennessee and South Carolina dominating the headlines and the Final Four.

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 5h

Joe Flacco already beat #Packers this season with #Browns. Now he’s trying to do it with #Bengals tinyurl.com/ys5zpkue

Flacco already beat Packers this season with Browns. Now he's trying to do it with Bengals

Joe Flacco has a chance to do something in his Cincinnati Bengals debut that only one quarterback has accomplished.

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 9h

This week's Big Ten schedule includes two Top 25 matchups in Indiana-Oregon and Ohio State-Illinois tinyurl.com/3z4p4xtk

Big Ten schedule includes two Top 25 matchups in Indiana-Oregon and Ohio State-Illinois

This week in the Big Ten Conference, the spotlight is on the game between No. 7 Indiana and No. 3 Oregon.

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 10h

Miami's Erik Spoelstra top pick to coach US men's basketball team at 2028 Olympics, AP sources say tinyurl.com/pdnemc68

Miami's Erik Spoelstra top pick to coach US men's basketball team at 2028 Olympics, AP sources say

Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat has emerged as the frontrunner to become the next coach of the U.S. men’s basketball team for the 2027 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 10h

Devin Williams open to re-signing with the Yankees after adjusting to New York in rocky first season tinyurl.com/2v5fhy9d

Devin Williams open to re-signing with the Yankees after adjusting to New York in rocky first season

Devin Williams is open to re-signing with the New York Yankees after a challenging first season in pinstripes.

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago #Cubs use 4-run 1st inning to top the #Brewers 4-3 and avoid NL Division Series sweep shorturl.at/XbtZT

Cubs use 4-run 1st inning to top the Brewers 4-3 and avoid NL Division Series sweep

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking two-run single and the Chicago Cubs avoided a sweep by holding off the Milwaukee Brewers for a 4-3 victory in Game 3 of their NL Division Series.

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 1d

JuJu-less Big Ten prepares for another women’s basketball season with UCLA a favorite tinyurl.com/4vcebbvn

JuJu-less Big Ten prepares for another women's basketball season with UCLA a favorite

Southern California star JuJu Watkins propelled the Trojans to a Big Ten regular-season title and a second consecutive Elite Eight appearance last season.

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago #Cubs once again turn to Jameson Taillon to avoid postseason elimination tinyurl.com/2mevb7v4

Cubs once again turn to Jameson Taillon to avoid postseason elimination

For the second time in a week, the Chicago Cubs play a win-or-go-home game, this time against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 in their best-of-five NL Division Series.

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Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 2d

He sat in the nosebleeds during the #Cubs' historic 2016 World Series. Now Milwaukee's Quinn Priester has a chance to end their season. #brewers #nlds tinyurl.com/3s2sbx39

He sat in the nosebleeds for the Cubs' historic World Series. Now Quinn Priester can end their year

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Quinn Priester has experienced postseason baseball at Wrigley Field before.

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 2d

He sat in the nosebleeds during the #Cubs' historic 2016 World Series. Now Milwaukee's Quinn Priester has a chance to end their season. #brewers #nlds tinyurl.com/3s2sbx39

He sat in the nosebleeds for the Cubs' historic World Series. Now Quinn Priester can end their year

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Quinn Priester has experienced postseason baseball at Wrigley Field before.

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Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 2d

Vaughn, Contreras and Chourio homer as #Brewers beat #Cubs 7-3 to take commanding lead in #NLDS tinyurl.com/2rdsxkec

Lineup and Misiorowski-led bullpen provide power as Brewers beat Cubs 7-3 for 2-0 lead in NLDS

Andrew Vaughn and Jackson Chourio each hit a three-run homer, William Contreras added a solo shot and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 to move one win from a trip to the National League...

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Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago #Cubs heading back home on the brink of elimination after losing first two #NLDS games to #Brewers in Milwaukee tinyurl.com/4z34c8ta

Cubs head back home on the brink of elimination after losing 2 straight in Milwaukee

The Chicago Cubs’ hitters aren’t putting enough balls in play, and their pitchers aren’t keeping balls in play.

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Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 2d

Milwaukee #Brewers' Jackson Chourio adds to his postseason reputation by hitting a 3-run HR in Game 3 of #NLDS after hamstring tightness forced him to exit Game 1 tinyurl.com/3vm5a89s

Brewers' Chourio hits 3-run homer in Game 2 of NLDS after hurting his hamstring in series opener

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio returned to the lineup and hit a three-run homer in Game 2 of an NL Division Series against the Chicago Cubs on Monday night after tightness in his right h...

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Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 2d

Milwaukee #Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski hits 104.3 mph while pitching 3 innings of shutout relief against #Cubs in #NLDS tinyurl.com/bd5scdbm

Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski hits 104.3 mph while throwing 3 innings of shutout relief

Jacob Misiorowski rediscovered the form that earned the flamethrowing rookie so much acclaim in the first few weeks after the Milwaukee Brewers called him up from the minors.

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 2d

Milwaukee #Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski hits 104.3 mph while pitching 3 innings of shutout relief against #Cubs in #NLDS tinyurl.com/bd5scdbm

Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski hits 104.3 mph while throwing 3 innings of shutout relief

Jacob Misiorowski rediscovered the form that earned the flamethrowing rookie so much acclaim in the first few weeks after the Milwaukee Brewers called him up from the minors.

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 2d

Milwaukee #Brewers' Jackson Chourio adds to his postseason reputation by hitting a 3-run HR in Game 3 of #NLDS after hamstring tightness forced him to exit Game 1 tinyurl.com/3vm5a89s

Brewers' Chourio hits 3-run homer in Game 2 of NLDS after hurting his hamstring in series opener

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio returned to the lineup and hit a three-run homer in Game 2 of an NL Division Series against the Chicago Cubs on Monday night after tightness in his right h...

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago #Cubs heading back home on the brink of elimination after losing first two #NLDS games to #Brewers in Milwaukee tinyurl.com/4z34c8ta

Cubs head back home on the brink of elimination after losing 2 straight in Milwaukee

The Chicago Cubs’ hitters aren’t putting enough balls in play, and their pitchers aren’t keeping balls in play.

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 2d

Vaughn, Contreras and Chourio homer as #Brewers beat #Cubs 7-3 to take commanding lead in #NLDS tinyurl.com/2rdsxkec

Lineup and Misiorowski-led bullpen provide power as Brewers beat Cubs 7-3 for 2-0 lead in NLDS

Andrew Vaughn and Jackson Chourio each hit a three-run homer, William Contreras added a solo shot and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 to move one win from a trip to the National League...

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 3d

Milwaukee #Brewers' Jackson Chourio hits 3-run HR in Game 2 of #NLDS after hamstring issue caused him to make early exit from Game 1 tinyurl.com/3vm5a89s

Brewers' Chourio hits 3-run homer in Game 2 of NLDS after hurting his hamstring in series opener

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio returned to the lineup and hit a three-run homer in Game 2 of an NL Division Series with the Chicago Cubs on Monday after tightness in his right hamstring ...

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 3d

Jacob Misiorowski's night is over. He threw 3 innings of scoreless relief with 4 strikeouts. He allowed 2 walks and 1 hit. 31 of his 57 pitches were at least 100 mph. #brewers #cubs

Steve Megargee @stevemegargee.bsky.social · 3d

Jackson Chourio is now 9 of 17 with 3 HRs and 9 RBIs in 5 career postseason games. #brewers #cubs