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Coliseum employees who became familiar faces brace for what's next as A's move to Sacramento OAKLAND, Calif.

(AP) Many longtime Oakland Athletics employees are still working in their 70s, 80s and even 90s because they love being part of the games and cherish the community aspect of coming to work at a place with such history.

But some are planning to retire, having given their hearts and souls to this place and uncertain of what's next as the A's relocate to Sacramento for the next three years ahead of a planned move to Las Vegas in 2028.

Mets and Braves set for showdown in Atlanta with playoff dreams at stake in rivalry's next chapter NEW YORK (AP) All summer long, one massive series kept looming on the schedule.

Three games between the Mets and Braves in Atlanta during the final week of the season.

With the NL East rivals locked in a heated wild-card race, surely it would come down to their head-to-head matchup.

And here we are.

If the banged-up Braves are going to earn a seventh straight playoff berth, theyll need a big performance at home.

If the surprising Mets are going to finish this postseason push, they can do it by toppling a familiar nemesis.

On the line at Truist Park beginning Tuesday night nothing less than a chance to play in October.

Michigan State football's Armorion Smith is raising 5 siblings since his mother's death LANSING, Mich.

(AP) Armorion Smith pressed his palms together over the bridge of his nose and leaned against the kitchen sink in a home he shares with five younger siblings.

The Michigan State defensive back has a lot on his plate, more than most college students and certainly more than most student-athletes.

His mother died in August and without a father in the familys life, he became head of the household while studying criminal justice and playing college football.

The 21-year-old Smith became the legal guardian for four siblings on Sept.

11.

The Spartans plays on Saturday at home against Ohio State.

Pac-12 in talks with Gonzaga, targeting Utah St., UNLV as Mountain West pushes back, AP sources say The Pac-12 is in discussions with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to join the rebuilding conference in 2026, three people with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press.

The Pac-12 is also targeting more Mountain West schools after raiding that conference two weeks ago.

Utah State and UNLV were the main targets for the Pac-12, but the Mountain West was fighting back and working to keep its remaining eight schools together.

Utah State was expected to make the move to the Pac-12, but UNLVs decision remained uncertain, according to one of the people.

The people all spoke on condition of anonymity.

Reggie Bush sues USC, Pac-12 and NCAA to seek NIL compensation from football career 2 decades ago LOS ANGELES (AP) Former Southern California football star Reggie Bush has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, the Pac-12 and his school in a bid to recoup money made on his name, image and likeness during his career with the Trojans two decades ago.

Bush was one of the most exciting players in recent college football history during his three years at USC from 2003-05 while winning two national titles and the Heisman.

He went on to an 11-year NFL career.

Bush is still pursuing the separate defamation lawsuit he filed against the NCAA last year over the governing bodys 2021 characterization of the circumstances that led to Bushs troubles.

Father of Gaudreau brothers helps out on the ice at Philadelphia Flyers practice The Philadelphia Flyers and coach John Tortorella welcomed the father of the late John and Matthew Gaudreau as an invited guest to training camp.

The Flyers tapped their sticks in appreciation of Guy Gaudreau when he hit the ice to help with drills during practice.

The Flyers shook Gaudreaus hand in appreciation and thanked him for helping out.

Tortorella said he had never met Gaudreau, a former hockey player and coach who raised his family nearby, until Mondays practice in New Jersey.

Tortorella said Gaudreau had an open invitation to return and help the Flyers at any point.

Sam Darnold is thriving with the Vikings while getting the most support he's had in the NFL MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Sam Darnold is thriving in the supportive environment provided by the Minnesota Vikings and coach Kevin O'Connell.

The Vikings are 3-0, one of two unbeaten teams left in the NFC.

Vikings fans weren't too excited when Darnold was signed in the offseason on a one-year deal to be a fill-in.

But there was never any skepticism about Darnolds ability to throw the ball down the field.

And he's never had a wide receiver like Justin Jefferson before.

OConnell has raved about Darnolds ability to not only quickly grasp his complex offense but improve his footwork in the pocket.

Kirby Smart no longer has to fret about his mentor-turned-nemesis in Tuscaloosa ATHENS, Ga.

(AP) Kirby Smart no longer has to worry about his mentor-turned-nemesis in Tuscaloosa.

Somewhere, deep in his gut, the Georgia coach might be a bit relieved that Nick Saban is now wearing a microphone at the broadcast table rather than a headset on the sideline.

Just dont expect Smart to come right out and say it.

He deflected several versions of the same question essentially, whats it going to be like to face an Alabama team thats not coached by Saban? It was all part of Smart keeping the focus squarely on the two powerhouse programs that will meet Saturday night on Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Texas QB Ewers back in practice but still questionable for No.

1 Longhorns' SEC opener AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says quarterback Quinn Ewers is back in practice but remains questionable to play this week with an abdomen strain when the No.

1 Longhorns face Mississippi State.

The game is the Southeastern Conference opener for the Longhorns.

Ewers sat out Saturdays 51-3 win over Louisiana-Monroe.

Arch Manning threw two touchdowns and two interceptions in a good but uneven performance to earn his first career victory as a starter.

Speaking about Ewers, Sarkisian says I want to make sure hes healthy enough to play at a high level.

How hard is it to repeat as World Series champ? Texas just made it 24 seasons in a row without one ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) This is the 24th season in a row that there will not be a repeat World Series champion.

The reigning champion Texas Rangers won't even be in the playoffs.

They will instead finish with a losing record a year after winning the franchise's first title.

The New York Yankees were the last team to win consecutive championships, three in a row from 1998-2000.

They even made it back to the Fall Classic in 2001, when Arizona had a walk-off win in Game 7.

Only five teams have even played in back-to-back World Series since then..

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