September 28, 2021
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Tim Kurkjian

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NO.7 VANCOUVER GRIZZLIES

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NO.3 PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

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NO.5 DENVER NUGGETS

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NO.4 PHOENIX SUNS

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SIGN LANGUAGE HIDDEN CAMERAS, PHONY SIGNALS, DOUBLE-DEALING ESPIONAGE. NO THIS ISN'T THE CIA--WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GAME WITHIN THE GAME OF BASEBALL

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AN UPHILL STRUGGLE THIS YEAR'S LOTTERY TEAMS FACE OBSTACLES GREAT AND SMALL ON THE CLIMB TO RESPECTABILITY

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TO BE CONTINUED

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LOUSIEST RULE?

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EARNING HIS STRIPES

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THE THRILL IS BACK KENNY ANDERSON HAS A NEW SET OF PRIORITIES, AND THE TRAIL BLAZERS ARE REAPING THE BENEFITS

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WHERE TO EXPAND?

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GAINING A FOOTHOLD HARDWORKING MARIO ELIE HAS BECOME THE ROCKETS' UNSUNG HERO--AND ACE SHOE SALESMAN

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MOST ENGAGING PLAYER?

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FOUL SHOOTING

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UP, UP AND AWAY THE CLIPPERS, LAUGHINGSTOCKS NO LONGER, ARE GEARING UP FOR THE PLAYOFFS

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TRADE FOR MASHBURN TURNS UP THE HEAT LAKERS COPE WITHOUT SHAQ LAETTNER PERSEVERES AGAINST RODMAN

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THIS SUN IS READY TO SET POINT GUARD KEVIN JOHNSON VOWS HE'LL QUIT AT AGE 31, EVEN THOUGH HE'S AS GOOD AS EVER

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A PLUM OF A PICKUP A MALCONTENT WITH THE WARRIORS, RONY SEIKALY HAS PROVED TO BE A GODSEND FOR THE SHAQLESS MAGIC

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AN ANIMAL INTENSITY CAVALIERS GUARD BOBBY PHILLS IS THAT RAREST OF BREEDS: A DEMON ON D WHO CAN ALSO NAIL THE THREE

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LONG IN THE TOOTH

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PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1 APOLOGIES AND POSTSEASON HEROICS HAVE NOT BEEN ENOUGH TO RESURRECT THE REPUTATION OF ROBERTO ALOMAR

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MOLITOR IS A HALL OF FAMER NO MATTER HOW MANY HITS HE GETS AS A DH PIRATES' SURRENDER BOSTON'S IMPOSSIBLE DREAM

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THE ASTROS' STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL, ON THE FIELD AND OFF A HOT INDIAN'S SUMMER LEAGUES APART ON THE STRIKE ZONE

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KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES IN ATLANTA JUST GOT A LITTLE HARDER A SEPTEMBER-PROSPECTS PREVIEW THE HALL CALL

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CALIFORNIA NEEDS MORE THAN JUST A NEW MANAGER TO END ITS YEARLONG DOLDRUMS THE ASTROS' RISING RELIEF STAR

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WITH HIS WHIRLWIND JULY, GONZALEZ HAS BLOWN AWAY HIS CRITICS TRADE WINDS GENERATE HEAT IN THE PENNANT CHASES

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MARTINEZ IS THREATENING TO BREAK THE 65-YEAR-OLD RECORD FOR TWO-BAGGERS THE MARLINS' BIG FISH THE LAST STRAW

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THE BEST AND WORST OUR MIDSEASON AWARDS GO TO THE PLAYERS, MANAGERS AND TEAMS THAT HAVE ALREADY MADE THIS A YEAR TO REMEMBER

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MURRAY IS SET TO REACH 500 HOMERS, A TRIBUTE TO DURABILITY AND POWER WHO'LL SUCCEED LASORDA, AND WHEN?

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MORE TEAMS ARE FINDING BIG BATS IN AN UNLIKELY PLACE: BEHIND THE PLATE OH, TO BE YOUNG IN COLORADO

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FORGET THE JUICED BALL--IT'S THE BATS THAT MAY ACCOUNT FOR ALL THOSE HOMERS SPECIAL DELIVERY IN TEXAS MO BETTER

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LSU STEALS THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES FROM MIAMI WITH A NINTH-INNING HOMER BAGWELL BUSTS OUT ROCKIE ROADS

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THE FEISTY PHILLIPS HAS IGNITED THE WHITE SOX BELLE STRIKES SOUR NOTES HOFFMAN A RELIEF IN SAN DIEGO

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WHY MOVING RIPKEN TO THIRD WOULD BE AN ERROR BY THE ORIOLES REMEMBERING SHARPERSON ABBOTT'S PLIGHT

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THE PHILLIES' ROOKIE ACE IS OFF TO A 6-1 START FOR THE BRAVES, NO JUSTICE THE MAJORS' MOST UNDERRATED PLAYERS

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CANCER BENCHES ONE OF THE GRITTIEST PLAYERS IN THE GAME THE YANKEES LOSE AN ACE LEITER'S GOOD FORTUNE

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THE ORIOLES' ANDERSON IS HOMERING AT A RECORD PACE UNEXPECTED COMEBACKS OF ELSTER, GUZMAN AND DAVIS

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MONTREAL IS RIDING HIGH, DESPITE THE MAJORS' LOWEST PAYROLL TONS OF RUNS CALIFORNIA'S CLOSER QUANDARY

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EVERYBODY'S HITTING HOMERS THESE DAYS, BUT WHO'S SETTING THE TABLE? O'S BLOWS AND O'S WOES TROUBLE IN K.C.

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GOODEN'S ERA IS HIGH, BUT HE'S STILL STARTING DAULTON AND PUCKETT: TWO CAREERS IN JEOPARDY THE BOXING UMP

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AS GOOD AS ADVERTISED WELL-BALANCED AND REJUVENATED, THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES JUMPED TO A 9-2 START, BEST IN THE MAJORS

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WEATHERING A MISERABLE OPENING WEEK A STORM OF OFFENSE IN BOTH LEAGUES OZZIE'S STILL SHINING

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AL-WEST

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PLAYMAKER AS MILLIONS OF FANS DISCOVERED IN LAST YEAR'S WORLD SERIES, INDIANS SHORTSTOP OMAR VIZQUEL IS SUCH A GOOD FIELDER HE SOMETIMES DOESN'T EVEN NEED A GLOVE

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NL-WEST

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THE GREAT MIDDLE CLASS MIDDLE RELIEVERS DESERVE A LOT MORE CREDIT-- AND A GOOD STAT TO PROVE THEIR WORTH

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1 LOS ANGELES DODGERS

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2 COLORADO ROCKIES

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4 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

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3 SAN DIEGO PADRES

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