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MLB Contreras starts at first base as Boston sets Game 1 lineup MLB Rice gets the Game 1 DH start as Stanton opens on the bench MLB Boone benches Chisholm for Game 1; Volpe starts at second MLB LIVE: Red Sox at Yankees — Wild Card Game 1 MLB LIVE: White Sox at Astros — AL Wild Card Game 1 MLB Riley’s three-run homer lifts Braves past Phillies, 5–3 Stephen A. Smith set for Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame induction NFL 49ers hopeful on Evans, Williams and Greenlaw; Bosa remains out MLB Contreras starts at first base as Boston sets Game 1 lineup MLB Rice gets the Game 1 DH start as Stanton opens on the bench MLB Boone benches Chisholm for Game 1; Volpe starts at second MLB LIVE: Red Sox at Yankees — Wild Card Game 1 MLB LIVE: White Sox at Astros — AL Wild Card Game 1 MLB Riley’s three-run homer lifts Braves past Phillies, 5–3 Stephen A. Smith set for Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame induction NFL 49ers hopeful on Evans, Williams and Greenlaw; Bosa remains out
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