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Tim McCarver, former standout Cardinals catcher and famed baseball broadcaster, dies at 81

ST. LOUIS — He had a stellar baseball career, a bulldog of a catcher who won two World Series with the Cardinals in the 1960s and played in three. He had an even more decorated run after his playing days ended, an unparalleled marathon as a network television analyst on…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Baseball Great Tim McCarver Dies at 81

Before his award-winning broadcasting career, he was a two-time World Series champion in St. Louis.

Sports Illustrated

Tim McCarver, Major League Baseball catcher and broadcaster, dies at 81

McCarver’s death was announced by the Baseball Hall of Fame, which said he died Thursday morning in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was with his family.

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Tim McCarver, big league catcher and broadcaster, dies at 81

The famed broadcaster and former St. Louis Cardinals star Tim McCarver has died

The Independent UK

Dave Roberts denies Dodgers cheating accusations, says MLB probe found ‘nothing’

PHOENIX — Dave Roberts hasn’t yet read “Winning Fixes Everything,” Evan Drellich’s wide-ranging book released this week that detailed the Houston Astros’ 2017 sign-stealing scandal.

Los Angeles Times

Fletcher Cox? ‘He’s a Hall of Famer, Hands Down’

A few years back, as Jim Washburn drove north from Dallas toward the coolest ranch he’d ever seen, he couldn’t help but consider the man who owned it. Fletcher Cox was born in Yazoo City, Miss. But limited? He was not. He high-jumped. He sprinted on relay teams. And he…

Sports Illustrated

Jill Biden not shy about her 'Philly girl' sports fandom

First lady Jill Biden is going to the Super Bowl for cheer on her beloved Philadelphia Eagles against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Arizona

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Former All-Star CF Dexter Fowler Announces Retirement

The 2016 World Series champion was baseball's active triples leader with 82.

Sports Illustrated

Sixers are cheering for Eagles and hoping they become next Philly team to reach finals

The Phillies advanced to the World Series in October, the Union reached the MLS Cup in November, and Eagles will play the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Feb. 12.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Kyle Hendricks, last remaining 2016 champ, agrees Cubs have found their new Jon Lester

Hendricks, working back from a shoulder injury, is aiming to start throwing off a mound by March 1.

Chicago Sun-Times

Angels Owner Arte Moreno Announces He Won't Sell Team

Los Angeles has yet to play in the World Series during Moreno's 20-year tenure.

Sports Illustrated

Trey Mancini brings World Series experience, survivor’s perspective to Cubs

The Cubs introduced Mancini in Zoom news conference Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Braves hope motivation from last year’s exit leads to different outcome

Hours after the Braves held a press conference to announce Michael Harris’ contract extension in August, Mike Soroka recalled the times years ago when he talked to his minor league teammates about how the Braves had to win a World Series somewhere between 2020 and 2022.

Tribune News Service

Sal Bando, former All-Star third baseman and World Series champion, dies at 78

Bando won three titles with the Oakland Athletics and became a Milwaukee Brewers executive after completing his playing career.

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Sal Bando, former Oakland A’s captain, anchor to 1970s World Series winners, dies at 78

Sal Bando, the mustachioed third baseman and captain on the “Swingin’ A’s” teams that won three straight World Series titles from 1972-1974 has died after a battle with cancer. He was 78.

USA Today Sports Media Group

NBC meteorologist Dylan Dreyer, a mother of three, makes debut in LPGA Tournament of Champions celebrity division, where Annika Sorenstam leads

Dreyer is one of four women in a celebrity division that includes Super Bowl and World Series champions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Out with the old Cubs; in with Dansby Swanson, Cody Bellinger and all the new

It was still warm and fuzzy at the last Cubs Convention in 2020. It’s different now, isn’t it? There’s a wafting sense of a desperate need to become good and win again.

The Independent UK

Charges dropped against man who threw cans of White Claw at Ted Cruz during World Series parade

Joseph Arcidiacono, 33, told police after his arrest: ‘I know, I’m an idiot. I’m sorry’

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Dom Amore: 50 years ago, Steve Blass, his knees ‘shaking,’ rose to the moment and delivered Roberto Clemente eulogy

HARTFORD, Conn. — Steve Blass had just pitched the game of his life, of any pitcher’s life, beating the Orioles, 2-1, in Game 7 of the World Series. After the championship Pirates of 1971 boarded their plane home in Baltimore, MVP Roberto Clemente stood up in front.

Tribune News Service

Yankees welcome Brian Sabean as executive advisor to Brian Cashman

NEW YORK — Some much-needed World Series acumen is heading to Yankee Stadium.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Benjamin Hochman: What TCU football's rise could mean to Mizzou and other average teams

This would be like the 2022 Colorado Rockies winning the World Series.

Sports Illustrated

15 MLB Predictions to Ring in 2023

The rule changes will bring joy to baseball in the new year.

Sports Illustrated

An Alternate History of the 2022 Phillies’ World Series Run

What to do when your favorite story of the year is reduced to a work of fiction.

Boston Herald

Jason Mastrodonato: After Nathan Eovaldi’s departure, 2023 Red Sox roster looks worse than it was in 2022

The Red Sox have nearly completed their turnover of the 2018 World Series team.

Sports Illustrated

Most Little Leaguers Dream of the Big Leagues. He Dreamed of Dentistry

When he played in the 1956 Little League World Series, he told SI that his goal wasn’t MLB. Here’s what happened.

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