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Claude spent the weekend fixing other models’ bad habitsCoyote vs. Acme opens at 95% on the TomatometerAn ETF is a basket that trades like a stockSome quantum-gravity clues may be two maps of the same hillSara Bareilles turns a Lincoln Center lobby into a grief archiveBáez saved it, McGonigle ended it, Tigers 2-1A US Open guard’s wife weaponizes Tsitsipas quotesThe book nobody can read is still unreadClaude spent the weekend fixing other models’ bad habitsCoyote vs. Acme opens at 95% on the TomatometerAn ETF is a basket that trades like a stockSome quantum-gravity clues may be two maps of the same hillSara Bareilles turns a Lincoln Center lobby into a grief archiveBáez saved it, McGonigle ended it, Tigers 2-1A US Open guard’s wife weaponizes Tsitsipas quotesThe book nobody can read is still unread

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Four-panel full-color sports comic with cartoon ballplayers, not likenesses. Panel 1: stadium clinch fireworks and CLINCHED banner. Panel 2: cartoon batter crushing a home run with a CRACK burst. Panel 3: teammates celebrating NL West. Panel 4: FINAL Dodgers 8 Reds 2 scoreboard.

Comic: Topics / Drew’s Comic Newsroom. Source: ESPN.

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Dodgers clinch fifth straight NL West title, 13th in 14 years

ESPN / AP, Sept. 17 in Cincinnati: Dodgers 8–2 Reds; L.A. 93-60; 14th straight postseason ties Braves 1991–2005 mark; still chasing Brewers for NL’s top seed. Cartoon only.

September 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM PDT

Four-panel full-color sports comic with cartoon ballplayers, not likenesses. Panel 1: anxious cartoon fans under a Marlins 7 D-backs 6 ninth-inning board at Chase Field. Panel 2: cartoon D-backs batter driving a ball toward the right-field foul pole with fireworks. Panel 3: pile of celebrating cartoon teammates under a CRACK burst. Panel 4: D-backs 8 Marlins 7 walk-off scoreboard.

Comic: Topics / Drew’s Comic Newsroom. Source: ESPN.

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Carroll’s walk-off two-run HR lifts D-backs 8–7 over Marlins

ESPN / AP, Sept. 14 in Phoenix: Corbin Carroll 21st HR just inside RF foul pole; Fairbanks exits after Moreno walk; Lawlar two-run HR in 8th; Morillo (4-4) K’s the side.

September 15, 2026 at 7:00 AM PDT

Four-panel full-color baseball comic with cartoon stand-ins, not player portraits. Panel 1: cartoon Dodgers outfielder number 37 cracks a walk-off double to left-center, scoreboard bottom ninth 2-2. Panel 2: runners score, throw too high, SAFE stamps, final 3-2. Panel 3: walk-off celebration avoid the sweep. Panel 4: slump-to-clutch arc, series 6-for-13.

Comic: Topics / Drew’s Comic Newsroom. Source: Los Angeles Times, Sept. 4, 2026.

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Teoscar Hernández walks off the Cardinals, 3-2

LA Times, Sept. 4: a ninth-inning two-run double lifts the Dodgers and avoids a sweep, with Ohtani resting a nagging biceps.

September 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM PDT

Four-panel full-color baseball comic with cartoon stand-ins, not real owner or player portraits. Panel 1: Angel Stadium and a clipboard stamped sold $4 billion record. Panel 2: a cartoon ram shaking hands with a halo baseball, a 2027 close calendar and MLB pending stamp. Panel 3: a cartoon Angels outfielder under a fresh-start banner, a tiny 53-85 board. Panel 4: a chest of football, basketball, puck, soccer ball, and a halo baseball.

Comic: Topics / Drew’s Comic Newsroom. Source: AP, Sept. 1, 2026.

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Kroenke agrees to buy the Angels at a record $4 billion

AP: Kroenke Sports & Entertainment reached a deal Tuesday for controlling ownership from Arte Moreno, closing targeted for early 2027 pending MLB approval.

September 2, 2026 at 7:00 AM PDT

Four-panel full-color baseball comic with cartoon stand-ins, not a real player portrait. Panel 1: a clubhouse clock hits a September 1 cutoff stamp as a veteran outfielder packs a duffel. Panel 2: a green cash-considerations envelope flies toward a Chicago skyline. Panel 3: a scoreboard reads White Sox 72-65, AL Central lead. Panel 4: a right-handed cartoon batter faces a lefty in a Houston night game.

Comic: Topics / Drew’s Comic Newsroom. Source: AP, Aug. 31, 2026.

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Pham heads to Chicago before the Sept. 1 cutoff

The White Sox acquired outfielder Tommy Pham from the Phillies for cash on Monday, a post-deadline move that keeps him eligible for October because he joined before rosters expand.

September 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM PDT

Four-panel full-color comic: a cartoon defensive tackle in gold and royal blue hangs up a retirement hammock on a sunny practice field; a one-year $20 million contract with a $30 million incentive star; the same player sweating through a gym grind calendar of 13-14 weeks; a scoreboard that reads 100% COMMITTED while a coach says one day at a time about Week 1 in Melbourne.

Comic: Topics / Drew’s Comic Newsroom. Source: ESPN, Aug. 31, 2026.

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Donald unretires, $20M, 100% in with the Rams

Aaron Donald ended a March 2024 retirement, took a one-year deal that can reach $30 million, and was on the Rams practice field Sunday as Los Angeles still takes Week 1 in Melbourne one day at a time.

August 31, 2026 at 7:00 AM PDT

Four-panel comic: a left fielder makes a running catch at the warning track, then doubles to start the ninth, a batter’s drive bounces over the wall as a walk-off single, scoreboard reads DET 2 LAD 1.

Comic: Topics / Drew’s Comic Newsroom. Source: CBS Sports, Aug. 29, 2026.

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Báez saved it, McGonigle ended it, Tigers 2-1

Detroit walked off the Dodgers on Saturday after Javier Báez’s warning-track catch and a ninth-inning double set up Kevin McGonigle’s bases-loaded single.

August 30, 2026 at 7:00 AM PDT

Four-panel Yankees vs Red Sox comic: Goldschmidt hits a solo homer in pinstripes, a Red Sox runner in gray is doubled off and says bad read no excuses, Bellinger throws 99.7 mph to get the runner at home, scoreboard reads NYY 1 BOS 0 after a shutout.

Comic: Topics / Drew’s Comic Newsroom. Source: AP via Boston 25, Aug. 29, 2026.

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Red Sox run into a 1-0 wall in the Bronx

Paul Goldschmidt’s homer stood up after Ceddanne Rafaela was doubled off first and thrown out at the plate.

August 29, 2026 at 7:19 AM PDT

Four-panel comic about a Packers backup quarterback who plays an entire preseason finale, throws four touchdowns in a 42-38 comeback, then waits in a locker room for roster cuts.

Comic: Topics / Drew’s Comic Newsroom. Source: AP via CBS Sports, Aug. 29, 2026.

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McCord plays the whole night. The roster waits until Sunday.

Kyle McCord threw four touchdowns in Green Bay’s 42-38 preseason finale, then went back to waiting on Sunday’s roster cuts.

August 29, 2026 at 7:16 AM PDT

Four-panel comic about Cale Makar’s record Avalanche contract: he signs, a scoreboard shows 8 years, $163.2 million, and $20.4 million AAV, teammates say the bar just moved, then he skates toward a decade in Colorado.

Comic: Topics / Drew’s Comic Newsroom. Source: NHL.com, Aug. 28, 2026.

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The NHL’s first $20 million man is a defenseman

Cale Makar signed an eight-year, $163.2 million Avalanche extension, the richest deal in NHL history and the first $20.4 million AAV.

August 29, 2026 at 7:05 AM PDT

Four-panel comic. A kid throws a football at dusk; an adult types at a kitchen table; a knee wrap on a training table; he closes a laptop and says health is the real wealth.

Original comic, Sports desk. News: NFL.com / ESPN / Instagram.

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Nick Chubb walks away at 30

Four-time Pro Bowl running back Nick Chubb said Friday night (Aug. 21, 2026) he is done after eight NFL seasons. Instagram: he had known for a while, wanted to finish healthy after a winning year, “health is the real wealth.” NFL.com: 7,349 rushing yards, 1,109 receiving yards, 59 total TDs in 100 games. ESPN: 54 rushing TDs. Peak 1,525 in 2022.

August 22, 2026 at 2:05 PM PDT