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MLB playoffs: How Jorge Polanco put the Seattle Mariners on the brink

MLB playoffs: How Jorge Polanco put the Seattle Mariners on the brink

TORONTO — Every so often in the Seattle Mariners clubhouse, the “Top Gun Anthem,” full of soaring guitar notes and pick-me-up vibes, will randomly blast from inside a locker. Everyone knows the culprit. Jorge Polanco, the Mariners’ veteran second baseman, is not a fan of silencing his phone. “But he loves Maverick and Iceman,” Mariners star Cal Raleigh said. Nobody …

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Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation ‘win’

Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation ‘win’

Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent Getty Green turtles are large sea turtles found in tropical and subtropical oceans, known for their plant-based diet and reliance on beaches for nesting The green turtle has been rescued from the brink of extinction in what scientists are calling a major conservation victory. Once hunted extensively for turtle soup, its eggs as a delicacy and …

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Phillies on the brink: Star-studded Dodgers proving to be nightmare NLDS matchup

Phillies on the brink: Star-studded Dodgers proving to be nightmare NLDS matchup

PHILADELPHIA — They won 96 games in all those months not known as “October.” And if you were paying attention, it’s no mystery how the 2025 Phillies won those 96 games. Pretty much every night, their starting pitcher was better than your starting pitcher. Their stars were better than your stars. And their home-field advantage was better than your home-field …

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Napheesa Collier, Cathy Engelbert and a WNBA teetering on the brink

Napheesa Collier, Cathy Engelbert and a WNBA teetering on the brink

Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Kendra Andrews Oct 6, 2025, 08:00 AM ET NAPHEESA COLLIER BARELY slept the night before she wrote the statement that would rock the WNBA. It was late in the evening on Friday, Sept. 26, only a few hours after …

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An errant snap, a frazzled ace and a Tigers season on the brink

An errant snap, a frazzled ace and a Tigers season on the brink

CLEVELAND — If the roof officially caves in and the Detroit Tigers do not make the postseason, this will be the defining image of a brutal collapse: Tarik Skubal fielding a bunt toward the first-base side, grabbing the ball with a bare hand, keeping his back turned away from first base and hiking the ball between his legs. That ball …

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Trump’s crime crackdown highlights judge vacancy crisis pushing D.C. courts to the brink

Trump’s crime crackdown highlights judge vacancy crisis pushing D.C. courts to the brink

Washington — The Trump administration has touted its crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., in recent weeks, with increased arrest numbers and reduced violent crime. But the surge of resources to the nation’s capital hasn’t extended to its courts, which have been hampered by judicial vacancies that have led to a backlog of cases and slowed the administration of justice. The …

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Massive underwater volcano on the brink of eruption, say scientists

Massive underwater volcano on the brink of eruption, say scientists

Experts have warned that a massive underwater volcano is on the brink of erupting after 2,000 earthquakes were recorded in just one day. Volcanic eruptions can be some of the most dangerous natural disasters in the world, often triggering other things such as earthquakes or even tsunamis. Axial Seamount is the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest and sits …

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