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In San Diego, the National League Wild Card series is underway with the Padres hosting the Cubs in game one at Petco Park. Fernando Tatis Junior, Manny Machado, and Jackson Merrill have all found their bats after slow starts, and this Padres offense looks nothing like the one that stumbled through twenty twenty five. The Cubs will need answers fast.
Meanwhile in the Bronx, the Yankees and Red Sox are renewing the greatest rivalry in baseball with the postseason on the line. Ben Rice is already making noise, doubling in the second inning of game one, and New York will need their weapons firing on all cylinders if they want to advance past Boston. High stakes, historic backdrop, no margin for error.
And in Indianapolis, Caitlin Clark delivered a performance for the record books, posting twenty seven points and fifteen assists to become the first player in WNBA history to reach that combination in a playoff game. The Fever evened their series against the defending champion Las Vegas Aces at one game apiece, and game three is going to be must-watch television.
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