Both the Rangers and Diamondbacks were struggling not long ago. Now one will be champion.
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- Former NFL scout Bucky Brooks checks in on the quarterback class of 2021, [grading the five first-round picks](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnHp1lP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm94c3BvcnRzLmNvbS9zdG9yaWVzL25mbC90cmV2b3ItbGF3cmVuY2UtdG8tdHJleS1sYW5jZS1ncmFkaW5nLXRoZS0yMDIxLXF1YXJ0ZXJiYWNrLWNsYXNzLXNvLWZhcj9saWQ9bzdmc3VubWcyYXltJmNtcGlkPW9yZz1TcG9ydHM6OmFnPW93bmVkOjptYz1lbWFpbDo6c3JjPWVtYWlsOjpjbXA9QTE0X1Nwb3J0c19OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NhbXBhaWduX0VtYWlsX0luc2lkZXJfQ3VzdG9tX1JlY3VycmluZ18yMDIzMTAyN1cDc3BjQgplOGUYPGWoTH0-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAA9I~) on their performances so far.
- Texas and Arizona each finished in fourth place last season. Rowan Kavner takes a look at [five prudent roster decisions](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnHp1lP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm94c3BvcnRzLmNvbS9zdG9yaWVzL21sYi9maXZlLWJpZ2dlc3QtbW92ZXMtdGhhdC1wdXQtcmFuZ2Vycy1kLWJhY2tzLW9uLXdvcmxkLXNlcmllcy10cmFqZWN0b3J5P2xpZD10bmU1ZW96OHR0dGMmY21waWQ9b3JnPVNwb3J0czo6YWc9b3duZWQ6Om1jPWVtYWlsOjpzcmM9ZW1haWw6OmNtcD1BMTRfU3BvcnRzX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ2FtcGFpZ25fRW1haWxfSW5zaWRlcl9DdXN0b21fUmVjdXJyaW5nXzIwMjMxMDI3VwNzcGNCCmU4ZRg8ZahMfT5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAD0g~~) that sparked their extraordinary turnarounds.
- Lionel Messi's arrival was the MLS story of 2023, but [expectations will be much higher](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnHp1lP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZveHNwb3J0cy5jb20vc3Rvcmllcy9zb2NjZXIvbGlvbmVsLW1lc3NpLXRvb2stbWxzLWJ5LXN0b3JtLWluLTIwMjMtd2hhdC1jYW4tdGhlLWdvYXQtZG8tZm9yLWFuLWVuY29yZS1pbi0yMDI0P2xpZD11NDJzNnR4emVxdG0mY21waWQ9b3JnPVNwb3J0czo6YWc9b3duZWQ6Om1jPWVtYWlsOjpzcmM9ZW1haWw6OmNtcD1BMTRfU3BvcnRzX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ2FtcGFpZ25fRW1haWxfSW5zaWRlcl9DdXN0b21fUmVjdXJyaW5nXzIwMjMxMDI3VwNzcGNCCmU4ZRg8ZahMfT5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAD0g~~) for him and Inter Miami in his second season, writes Doug McIntyre. 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Arizona Diamondbacks at Texas Rangers (Saturday, FOX, 8:03 p.m. ET) The Diamondbacks look to take one last game on the road before the series shifts back home when they take on the Rangers in Game 2 of the World Series. Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys (Sunday, FOX, 1 p.m. ET) Dak Prescott and the Cowboys welcome Matthew Stafford and the Rams to Dallas in an NFC clash. Cleveland Browns at Seattle Seahawks (Sunday, FOX, 4:05 p.m. ET) The ferocious Cleveland defense hits the road to take on Geno Smith and the high-powered Seattle offense. 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