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The New York Yankees are going to the World Series for the first time since Obama’s first year in office. Juan Soto hit a three-run home run on Saturday to bring the American League pennant back to the Bronx for the first time since 2009. The 25-year-old superstar outfielder worked seven pitches against Cleveland Guardians pitcher Hunter Gaddis, and with two strikes, he smashed a high fastball into deep center field. He watched it with an unsteady face as it left his bat, seeing just how far it was going to go. And then it landed over the center field fence to give the Yankees a 5-2 win in Game 5 of the American League Championship series, and a 4-1 series win. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe crowd in Cleveland was three quarters stunned silent, one quarter rowdy Yankees fans. Those traveling Yankees fans kept the Progressive Field crowd loud and roudy long after the final out, with chants of “Let’s Go Yankees!” that echoed across an otherwise silent city, into the distance of Ohio’s Lake Erie. For Cleveland, it is a crushing loss and a continued trend of October heartbreak to the evil empire. Cleveland has now lost four postseason series to the Yankees dating back to 2017, Aaron Judge’s rookie season. That year, with Cleveland coming off its own American League pennant, a 102-win season and the longest winning streak in American League history. With a 2-0 lead, the wild card Yankees won three straight, and Cleveland hasn’t been the same team since. The Yankees beat Cleveland again in the 2020 wild card series, the 2022 divisional series, and have now denied the city a World Series appearance. GUARDIANS CLOSER EMMANUEL CLASE SHOWS OFF ACCOLADES RIGHT AFTER BLOWING SAVE TO YANKEES IN ALCSFor the Yankees, the win marks a significant step in a high-stakes mission to claim their 28th championship. Soto, the hero of the night, was traded for in the offseason with just one year left on his contract. Soto has proven to transform the power of the Yankees lineup this year batting alongside Judge and Giancarlo Stanton. But the Yankees and general manager Brian Cashman knew they had to win it this year to make the trade worth it. Soto could command the richest contract in MLB history this offseason. He could have commanded that kind of contract before even before hitting the signature home run on Saturday. Now, the price could be even higher. Now Soto and the Yankees will await the winner of the National League Championship series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets. The Dodgers lead the series 3-2, and could punch their ticket to their 12th World Series against the Yankees in their storied shared history with one more win at home. The Mets would need to win two in a row on the road to face their hometown rival in the first Subway Series since 2000. No matter who the Yankees play, the expectation will be the same. But they’ll hope that this time, they actually live up to the expectation of the Yankee brand for the first time in far too long. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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The New England Patriots are the latest NFL team to make the trip across the Atlantic Ocean for a game in the United Kingdom.At some point after the players arrive in London, they typically engage with the international media. Drake Maye, who will make his NFL starter debut against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, had an exchange with a British reporter earlier this week.During the interaction, Maye suggested football fans in England should root for the Patriots.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe former North Carolina standout cited the similarities in the name of the region where the Patriots play their home games and the name of the country hosting Sunday’s NFL clash.PATRIOTS OWNER ROBERT KRAFT REVEALS HOW TOM BRADY BROKE THE NEWS OF HIS DEPARTURE FROM TEAM”First off, I think it comes with the team name, New England. I think it’s easy for UK fans to be attracted to that,” Maye noted.The rookie quarterback also pointed out the Patriots “pretty sweet” color scheme and expressed optimism about the team’s future.”Our colors are pretty sweet, they represent a lot of different things. And from there, I’m excited for the team, we’re going to come up, and we’ve got a lot of great seasons ahead. So shoutout to the fans that are already Patriots’ fans over here, and look forward to having some more.”The Patriots franchise dates back to 1959, when the team was founded as the Boston Patriots, according to information from the NFL. The team was an original member of the now defunct American Football League. Billy Sullivan Jr., a Boston-based businessman, was awarded the expansion franchise in 1959. A panel of sportwriters in the Boston area participated in a naming contest and eventually favored the Patriots nickname, per information from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.It should be noted that the team’s current nickname is a nod to the American colonists’ rebellion against British rule in the 1770s.The Patriots enter Sunday’s game with a 1-5 record. The NFL launched it’s International Series in 2007. The league has played games in London every year since, except during the 2020 season when all international games were moved to venues in the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders says he likes Barack Obama, but he had to call the former president out this week. Obama picked the Arizona Wildcats to beat Sanders’ Buffaloes in a game Saturday.During a speech in Tucson, Arizona, Friday, Obama claimed he even saw the Colorado buses when his plane landed and reminded the crowd of the Wildcats’ two-game winning streak against the Buffaloes dating back to 2022. “I know Colorado got a couple good players, but I also know you guys have beaten them twice in a row,” Obama said. “Don’t bet against the Wildcats tomorrow.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMLast year, Arizona beat Colorado 34-31 during Sanders’ first season with the program. In 2022, the Wildcats defeated the Buffaloes 43-20, prompting Colorado to fire coach Karl Dorrell after the team’s 0-5 start to the season.This year, Sanders and his team proved the former president very wrong. Colorado blew out Arizona 34-7 to improve to 5-2 on the season. After the game, Sanders called out Obama to the press, suggesting he only picked Arizona because he was in the state campaigning earlier this week. NFL WIFE DEVON MOSTERT RECEIVES RACIST HATE ONLINE FOR DEFENDING DESANTIS AGAINST HARRIS”I heard what he said. Mr. President, I heard what you said,” Sanders told reporters after the game. “That’s why I really don’t get into politics, because politicians, they play the political game. He was here, and he had to play the political game.”Arizona is considered a key swing state in the upcoming election. Sanders took particular issue with Obama claiming his team only had “a couple good players.” “We have two good players? We have more than two good players. But you were here, you had to support,” Sanders said. “Mr. President, come on, man. You my man. I love you and appreciate you, but come on, dog.”Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders went 23-for-33 passing, throwing for 250 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions and adding a rushing touchdown. Star cornerback and wide receiver Travis Hunter started Saturday after injuring his shoulder against Kansas State last week.Obama came under fire by another former NFL star who played in the same era as Sanders after other comments Obama made on the campaign trail.During a recent campaign stop for Harris in Pittsburgh, Obama addressed the vice president’s dwindling support among Black voters, especially Black men. “Now, I also want to say that that seems to be more pronounced with the brothers. So, if you don’t mind, just for a second, I’ve got to speak to y’all and say that when you have a choice, that it is this clean when, on the one hand, you have somebody who grew up like you, went to college with you, understands the struggles [and the] pain and joy that comes from those experiences,” Obama said. Obama even suggested that these voters aren’t supporting Harris because she is a woman. Obama did not at any point acknowledge that the lesser support may be because of her record as vice president and history as a prosecutor. “I’m speaking to men directly — part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that,” Obama said. Former NFL star running back Herschel Walker, a former Republican Senate nominee in Georgia, criticized Obama for his comments this week. “[Barack Obama], you forgot how hard we fought for our right to vote! Telling us how to vote based on color is a step backward. The bad policies of Biden/Harris have hurt us all. We need unity brother, not division!” Walker wrote on X.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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Vice President Kamala Harris was joined by pop stars Usher and Lizzo at separate rallies in Georgia and Michigan, respectively, on Saturday, as the Democratic presidential nominee continued her push through the key swing states to Election Day.”We can make a difference in this election, Georgia,” Usher told an enthusiastic crowd in Atlanta on Saturday evening, explaining that he was in his home state for his “Past, Present, and Future” tour, but took a break to speak out for Harris. “Normally, I’m up here to entertain, but today for something far more significant for Atlanta and all of Georgia,” he told the audience at the Lakewood Amphitheatre. The “Yeah!” singer said that he supports Harris because she “fights for everyone’s rights, for freedom, and it doesn’t matter where you’re from. She has a vision for our country that includes everyone.” HARRIS CALLS TRUMP DEBATE DECISION A ‘PRETTY WEAK MOVE,’ PRAISES NATIVE COMMUNITY AT ARIZONA RALLY”We can make a difference in this election, Georgia,” he added. “Let’s vote for a future, ladies and gentlemen.” Lizzo spoke earlier at a Harris get-out-the-vote rally in the singer’s hometown of Detroit, calling Michigan the “swing state of all swing states, so every last vote here counts.”She added, “If you ask me if America is ready for its first woman president, I only have one thing to say: “It’s about damn time!” referencing her 2022 song. HARRIS SAYS PRO-LIFE PROTESTERS ARE ‘AT THE WRONG RALLY’ HOURS BEFORE CATHOLIC CHARITY DINNER SNUBHarris has made use of several musicians during her abbreviated campaign, including Megan Thee Stallion, Bon Iver, John Legend, Lil Jon, and Patti LaBelle, who have performed at rallies and August’s Democratic National Convention. “So Atlanta, we have 17 days left — 17 days left in one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime. And look, let’s have some real talk. It’s going to be a tight race until the very end. And we are the underdog and we are running as the underdog,” Harris said. “But make no mistake, we will win. We will win. Yes we will. We will win. Yes we will. We? Also. And we will win. And we will win because we understand what is at stake.”She was also endorsed by pop superstar Taylor Swift on the night of Harris and Trump’s only debate last month. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPDuring her speech, Harris urged the state, which has broken records for early voting, to continue the trend, noting that if 100-year-old Jimmy Carter can vote, they can too. Former President Trump, who rallied in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, has also been pulling in star power with support from musicians such as Billy Ray Cyrus, Kid Rock, DaBaby, Jason Aldean, and Kanye West, as well as actor Dennis Quaid.



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Former President Trump claims to have competed against golf legend Arnold Palmer at his own game, but with a notable age advantage. Trump explained during a rally in Pennsylvania Saturday at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in the golfer’s hometown of Latrobe, why his game was physically superior to Palmer’s during a round 12 years ago.”I got to know him when he was 69 years old, and I played pretty much with him, a lot of him,” said Trump, 78, who was 17 years younger than Palmer. “And as he got older — you know, when you get older, you start to lose a thing called distance, and I’m a good golfer, not like that, but I’m a good golfer. “And I felt so good because I was hitting it a little bit longer than Arnold, but he was, by this time, 75, 76, and I’d hit it four, five yards past him.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM”I said ‘Arnold, let me ask you: Thirty years ago, 40 years ago, was I longer than you?’” Trump said. Trump’s comments about the golf legend didn’t stop there. Trump also referred to the former golfer’s manhood and how other players reacted to Palmer in the shower. FORMER NFL STAR AND TRUMP SUPPORTER ANTONIO BROWN JOINS VOTER-REGISTRATION EFFORT IN KEY SWING STATE”He was all man,” Trump said of Palmer. “This man was so strong and tough, and I refused to say it, but when he took showers with the other pros, they came out of there; they said, ‘Oh my God, that’s unbelievable.’ I had to say it.”I had to tell you the shower part of it because it’s true.”Palmer was born in Latrobe in 1929 and died in the neighboring city of Pittsburgh in September 2016, just a month and a half before Trump’s presidential election win. Pennsylvania was a key swing state in Trump’s victory. Palmer was nicknamed “The King” of golf and is credited as one of the sport’s most influential figures. During Saturday’s rally, Trump recalled stories of Palmer’s wealth as a fellow business mogul.”Arnold was a very rich man,” Trump said after recounting stories about how the former golfer helped finance various businesses. Trump’s event also featured former Steelers stars Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. Brown delivered a speech on behalf of Trump and mocked Trump’s opponents, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. “Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, did you really know they want to put tampons in the boys’ bathroom?” Brown asked the crowd. “That’s really insane, right?”A new Fox News survey of Pennsylvania voters has Harris narrowly ahead of Trump by two points (50-48%) among registered voters, and the race is tied at 49% each among likely voters. The July survey, conducted shortly after President Biden dropped out and endorsed Harris, but before she was named the nominee, was deadlocked at 49%. But even in March, when Biden was the presumed nominee, the contest was close to even.Since July, Harris has widened her lead among women (by nine points), non-White voters (plus-eight) and voters under age 30 (plus-17). Her support has held steady among college graduates and urban voters. Ninety-two percent of Harris supporters are certain of their vote versus 86% of Trump supporters.Trump’s most loyal groups include men, Whites without a college degree, independents and rural voters. He has nearly doubled his lead among men and the small group of independents since July.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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