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TORONTO -- Still shaking my head over the mound mastery of Dodgers magician Yoshinobu Yamamoto. But the biggest takeaway after 10 hours of one of the wackiest days I've ever had in this gig is I'm not pleased with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
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Toronto's John Tavares celebrates his overtime game-winning goal against Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.
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Sabres lose in OT to Toronto in UPL's debut, but 'we're not going to get pushed around'
The Buffalo Sabres lost 4-3 in overtime at Toronto, in Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's first game of the season in goal.
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The Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. puts the team's home run jacket on former franchise icon Joe Carter before Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday in Toronto.
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Mike Harrington: Call them the Toronto/Buffalo Blue Jays. Local connections are everywhere in this Fall Classic
Not since the 1997 Cleveland Indians has a Buffalo Bisons parent gone to the World Series. And there's never been one with so many groomed-in-Buffalo players as this year's Toronto Blue Jays.
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto celebrates with right fielder Teoscar Hernández after throwing a compete game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of the World Series, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Rogers Centre.
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager and Buffalo Baseball Hall of Famer Dave Roberts talks about the work of pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto after the Dodgers' 5-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of the World Series in Rogers Centre on Oct. 25, 2025.
Mike Harrington
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