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2021 MLB playoff schedule: Red Sox advance to face the Rays; here are the matchups
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MLB playoffs 2023: Verlander gets Game 1, all 8 teams prep for Division Series openers Saturday
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Cardinals clinch 2022 National League Central title
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Familiar setting for St. Edward and four of its biggest football players in playoff opener
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Suns edge out Warriors 108-104 in Kevin Durant's return to the Bay Area, Undisputed
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From The Edge, Cardinals Lean On Their 'Dawgs
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World Series Preview: Philadelphia Has an Edge on Houston - The New York Times
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The 2020s are starting to feel like the 1990s for the Braves after another playoff flop - The Boston Globe
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2023 Week 7 Seahawks vs. Cardinals Geno Smith Throws 25-Yard Pass To Noah Fant On National Tight Ends Day Highlight
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NFC playoff picture after 14 weeks, with Cardinals now third in the conference after a loss to the Rams
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2023 MLB playoffs: Magic numbers, clinching scenarios for Saturday, schedule, odds