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Astros put Yankees on brink of getting swept in ALCS after getting shut out in Game 3

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Astros put Yankees on brink of getting swept in ALCS after getting shut out in Game 3

The New York Yankees have a brand new proprietor – it is the Houston Astros.

The Astros shut out the Yankees, 5-0, to take a 3-0 lead within the best-of-seven American League Championship Collection.

Chas McCormick #20 of the Houston Astros celebrates after his two-run residence run towards the New York Yankees throughout the second inning in recreation three of the American League Championship Collection at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 22, 2022, in New York Metropolis.
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The Yankees had three hits on the evening – two of them got here within the ninth inning after they seemingly had no probability.

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Within the second inning, Gerrit Cole was on his solution to a seven-pitch inning, however a miscommunication between Harrison Bader and Aaron Decide made Bader drop the third out. The following batter, Chas McCormick, discovered the brief porch and gave the Astros a 2-0 lead.

Within the sixth, the Astros loaded the bases with no person out, prompting Aaron Boone to go to his bullpen. A Trey Mancini sac fly off Lou Trivino made it 3-0, and Christian Vazquez singled to drive in two extra. All three of these runs have been charged to Cole, who completed with 5 runs allowed (three earned) on 5 hits in 5+ frames whereas strolling two and putting out seven.

The Yankees had simply 4 baserunners towards Christian Javier (three walks, one hit), however the Yankees couldn’t get any of them previous second base. Within the eighth inning, the Yankees lastly had some form of rally, placing runners on the corners with one out. However Anthony Rizzo lined out, and Decide grounded out to finish it.

Harrison Bader #22 of the New York Yankees is unable to make the play on a fly ball in the second inning during Game 3 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in New York, New York.

Harrison Bader #22 of the New York Yankees is unable to make the play on a fly ball within the second inning throughout Recreation 3 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in New York, New York.
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Decide continued his abysmal postseason. After his 0-for-4, two-striekout recreation, he’s now 5-for-32 this postseason with 14 strikeouts. In his profession within the postseason, he’s a .216 hitter. This comes after one of many best offensive seasons the sport has ever seen, the place he hit an AL document 62 residence runs whereas hitting .311, the second-best mark within the American League.

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Jose Altuve broke his 0-for-25 skid with a double. The Astros are 6-0 this postseason, even with Altuve (and Yordan Alvarez’s) struggles.

The Astros are actually one win away from their second-straight World Collection look, and their fourth within the final six seasons. If, and, at this level, seemingly when, the Yankees lose this sequence, it is going to be their third loss within the ALCS since 2017, all towards the Astros.

At one level, the dialog was that the Yankees could be among the finest groups ever once they have been on tempo to shatter the 2001 Seattle Mariners’ document 116 wins – now they’re one loss away from one other failed season.

The Yankees are hitting .128 this sequence and have scored simply 4 runs. They’ve six hits or fewer in all eight postseason video games they’ve performed this 12 months.

Gerrit Cole #45 of the New York Yankees leaves the game against the Houston Astros after being pulled by manager Aaron Boone #17 during the sixth inning in game three of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 22, 2022, in New York City.

Gerrit Cole #45 of the New York Yankees leaves the sport towards the Houston Astros after being pulled by supervisor Aaron Boone #17 throughout the sixth inning in recreation three of the American League Championship Collection at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 22, 2022, in New York Metropolis.
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Lance McCullers will look to complete the sweep, whereas Nestor Cortes will attempt to kickstart what could be solely the second comeback from down 3-0 in MLB historical past, finished by the 2004 Boston Purple Sox… towards the Yankees (the Astros pressured a Recreation 7 after being down 3-0 in 2020 to the Tampa Bay Rays, however the Rays received Recreation 7).

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Katie Taylor defeats Amanda Serrano for third time in controversial majority decision

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Two of the world’s greatest female boxers of all time completed their trilogy on Friday night – and it was a three-fight sweep.

Katie Taylor earned her third victory over Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden, the same venue where their epic trilogy began over three years ago.

The first couple of fights had controversial scorecards – the first was a split decision for Taylor, and the second, despite Taylor being deducted a point and landing 107 fewer punches, resulted in a unanimous victory for Taylor.

 

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Katie Taylor, left, and Amanda Serrano after the tenth round after their undisputed super lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA. (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

This one, too, was also highly contested, with one judge ruling it a draw. But two others gave a 97-93 win to Taylor, giving her the majority decision.

Taylor initially shied away from saying there was any added pressure to Friday’s bout given the circumstances of the first two fights, doing so again shortly after the victory. However, in the ring, she let out a thunderous “come on” celebration, almost as if to say that Serrano simply couldn’t beat her, and admitted later on it was “very satisfying.”

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Katie Taylor is declared the winner by majority decision against Amanda Serrano after their undisputed super lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA. (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

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“There’s always a bit of pressure going into these fights. It’s normal to feel a bit of pressure, but I didn’t feel any more pressure than previous fights,” Taylor said post-fight. “Every single fight I’ve been involved in, they’re huge events. There’s always a bit of relief when your hand is raised. Complete joy. All the hard work pays, all the sacrifices you’re making, it’s a grueling sport, so it’s such a relief when your hand is raised.”

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There isn’t much left to be said for Taylor anymore, and there isn’t much else for her to accomplish – she has proven she is the best of this generation, and perhaps of all time, by again defending her WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBF super lightweight titles to a person who is easily in women’s boxing’s Mt. Rushmore.

Retirement is an option, but she’s not ready to commit one way or another.

“I wouldn’t say I have anything left to prove,” said Taylor. “But I’m going to sit back and relax and will make a decision on whether I’ll fight again in the future.”

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Katie Taylor, left, and Amanda Serrano during their undisputed super lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA. (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Taylor improved to 25-1 in her illustrious career, while Serrano is now 47-4-1 – with three of those losses to Taylor.

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Despite injury, Kobe Brown showcases his potential for Clippers in Summer League win

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The Clippers’ NBA Summer League contest Friday against the Houston Rockets offered a chance for Kobe Brown to show he’s capable of being a rotational player for the Clippers this season.

But misfortune struck in the third quarter when Brown got tangled with a Rockets defender who fell on his right ankle. Brown sat on the Clippers’ bench for a few minutes before he limped to their locker room.

Brown didn’t return in the Clippers’ 95-92 win at Cox Pavilion on Friday night after sustaining what the team described as a right ankle contusion.

Brown is entering his third season with the Clippers and the team is eager for the 2023 30th overall draft pick to make an impact. He’ll make $2.65 million this season and will have a qualifying offer for next season at $4.7 million.

“He’s just got to continue to do what he did tonight,” said Clippers assistant coach Jerry Castleberry, the team’s Summer League coach. “Play great defense. Make the right reads. We’ve been talking about it all training camp. Get in the paint, draw two, make the right reads and if they put a small on him, he showed his ability to be able to score against a mismatch tonight and doing it the right way — quickly, getting downhill, not dancing, just getting straight to the point.

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Brown scored 10 points in the first quarter, going four for five from the field, making both of his three-point attempts. On one of those threes, he ran the length of the court and took a pass for a lob dunk.

Brown finished with 14 points, four rebounds and four assists in 20 minutes.

“Ankle is good,” Castleberry said. “Ankle is fine. Just precautionary. He’ll be OK.”

The Clippers waived Jordan Miller before summer league started, but they still had a roster spot so he was added to the team.

He did not disappoint Friday, producing 23 points and 11 rebounds.

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Miller has been given an opportunity to show the Clippers — and any other team — how the Summer League is useful for him.

“With this team it takes a lot of humility. Not thinking less of yourself but also thinking less of yourself,” Miller said. “Just finding a way to maximize whatever role it is. It’s not just for me, but it’s for all the guys. We got guys that can score. The only way we’re going to get on the floor is defending and making open threes. That’s just the reality of it. … But for the most part, just working game reps. Like, you’re not going to get a lot of ball-screens. You’re not going to get a lot of touches. So you just got to work on your off-ball shooting, movement shooting and being able to not mess up defensively.”

It was on defense where Clippers rookie Yanic Konan Niederhauser was at his best.

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Niederhauser blocked four shots and had 10 rebounds. He used his seven-foot frame as a deterrent and displayed why the Clippers drafted him out of Penn State.

“He did everything he was supposed to do,” Castleberry said. “He was great with rim-protection, changing shots and I just thought he was good.”

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Raquel Rodriguez agrees with Charlotte Flair on age 'double standard' between male and female wrestlers

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Charlotte Flair pushed back on what she believed was a double standard in the pro wrestling industry when it came to her age and any notion she’s at the back end of her career.

She pointed to several of her male colleagues, including Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, CM Punk and John Cena in a column for The Players’ Tribune. 

She wrote that the next step for female competitors “isn’t the same amount of TV segments, or main events, or titles or money or opportunities as men. The next big step is the same amount of years as men.”

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Raquel Rodriguez slams Chelsea Green during Wrestlemania 39 Night 2 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., April 2, 2023. (Joe Camporeale/USA Today Sports)

Raquel Rodriguez, who will be a part of the all-female premium live event, Evolution, on Sunday, told Fox News Digital in a recent interview she agreed with Flair’s assessment and praised the legendary pro wrestler for her vulnerability and bravery for putting her heart on the line.

“I do agree with her,” Rodriguez said. “I do agree there is a little bit of a double standard there. I do feel like, because we are women, we are told, at a certain age, ‘You have to stop. At a certain age, you should be thinking about other things, having kids, getting married, whatever it is. At a certain age, you shouldn’t be pushed in the main story anymore. You had your time. 

“I do see something wrong with that because there are men on the other side that are aging gracefully, and aging like fine wine and so are the women. But they are getting used a little more and put in these situations where the women just have to keep trying to compete and constantly being put in that pressure cooker of performing and accelerating, and it is difficult.”

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Raquel Rodriguez enters the ring during Monday Night RAW at Nationwide Arena June 23, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio.  (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)

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Rodriguez explained that with aging comes longer times to rest and recuperate, and the potential of performing like a gymnast in the ring lessens.

“It is difficult because, you know, with age also comes more need of rest and recuperation. And we can’t do as many things like these beautiful gymnasts that are in NXT flipping in and outside of the ring,” she said. 

“Older women, they are not going to be able to accomplish those kinds of feats, but there is other ways and purposes that our superstars can continue to perform and provide for the WWE company, and I see that for all of our women. 

“They are so talented, and it has taken so much time and so much hard work to build their start to where it is at. And I think they deserve to keep their start up there and to have it pushed even more if their work ethic and their stars is asking for it, yeah 100%.”

Rodriguez will be a part of Evolution this time around. She was still in the WWE Performance Center for the first all-female premium live event in 2016.

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Raquel Rodriguez during the Women’s Royal Rumble at WWE Royal Rumble at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Feb. 1, 2025. (Joe Camporeale/Imagn Images)

She and Roxanne Perez will defend their tag-team titles in a fatal four-way match against Flair and Alexa Bliss, Sol Ruca and Zaria and Kairi Sane and Asuka.

The event begins Sunday.

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