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<DIV CLASS="lnkr"><CITE>Ashley MacLennan / <A HREF="http://www.draysbay.com/">DRaysBay</A>:</CITE> &nbsp; <A HREF="http://www.draysbay.com/2017/8/29/16222844/tampa-bay-rays-donate-proceeds-houston-astros-hurricane-relief">Rays will donate proceeds from Houston Astros series to hurricane relief</A></DIV></DIV>
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<CITE>Stefan Stevenson / <A HREF="http://www.star-telegram.com/">Fort Worth Star-Telegram</A>:</CITE>
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<SPAN CLASS="mls"><A HREF="http://nypost.com/2017/08/29/greedy-baseball-feud-erupts-over-hurricane-harvey/">Reuters</A>, <A HREF="http://m.astros.mlb.com/news/article/251073866/astros-to-play-at-rays-ballpark-due-to-storm/">MLB.com</A>, <A HREF="http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/8/29/16219898/mlb-postseason-contingency-plans-astros">Bleed Cubbie Blue</A>, <A HREF="http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/08/29/rangers-jon-daniels-responds-to-astros-management/">CBS Dallas</A>, <A HREF="http://calltothepen.com/2017/08/29/texas-rangers-drawing-ire-baseball-fans-decision-regarding-series-houston-astros/">Call to the Pen</A>, <A HREF="http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2017/8/29/16219664/toronto-blue-jays-nori-aoki-trade-a-possibility">Bluebird Banter</A> and <A HREF="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-players-together-astros-rangers-010056888.html?src=rss">MLB on Yahoo! Sports</A></SPAN>
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<DIV CLASS="lnkr"><CITE>Thomas Lipe / <A HREF="http://www.reuters.com/">Reuters</A>:</CITE> &nbsp; <A HREF="http://nypost.com/2017/08/29/greedy-baseball-feud-erupts-over-hurricane-harvey/">&lsquo;Greedy&rsquo; baseball feud erupts over Tropical Storm Harvey</A></DIV><DIV CLASS="lnkr"><CITE>Brian McTaggart / <A HREF="http://mlb.mlb.com/">MLB.com</A>:</CITE> &nbsp; <A HREF="http://m.astros.mlb.com/news/article/251073866/astros-to-play-at-rays-ballpark-due-to-storm/">Decision on Mets-Astros series to be made later this week</A></DIV><DIV CLASS="lnkr"><CITE>Al Yellon / <A HREF="http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Bleed Cubbie Blue</A>:</CITE> &nbsp; <A HREF="http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/8/29/16219898/mlb-postseason-contingency-plans-astros">MLB should make postseason contingency plans for the Astros &mdash; now</A></DIV><DIV CLASS="lnkr"><CITE>CBS Dallas / <A HREF="http://dfw.cbslocal.com/">Fort Worth</A>:</CITE> &nbsp; <A HREF="http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/08/29/rangers-jon-daniels-responds-to-astros-management/">Rangers GM Daniels Responds To Astros In Wake Of Series Being Moved To Tampa</A></DIV><DIV CLASS="lnkr"><CITE>Benjamin Chase / <A HREF="http://calltothepen.com/">Call to the Pen</A>:</CITE> &nbsp; <A HREF="http://calltothepen.com/2017/08/29/texas-rangers-drawing-ire-baseball-fans-decision-regarding-series-houston-astros/">Texas Rangers drawing the ire of baseball fans after decision regarding series with Houston Astros</A></DIV><DIV CLASS="lnkr"><CITE>Mark Colley / <A HREF="http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/">Bluebird Banter</A>:</CITE> &nbsp; <A HREF="http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2017/8/29/16219664/toronto-blue-jays-nori-aoki-trade-a-possibility">Nori Aoki trade &ldquo;a possibility&rdquo;</A></DIV><DIV CLASS="lnkr"><CITE><A HREF="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb">MLB on Yahoo! Sports</A>:</CITE> &nbsp; <A HREF="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-players-together-astros-rangers-010056888.html?src=rss">As MLB, players work together, Astros, Rangers disagree on Harvey-related rescheduling</A></DIV></DIV>
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<SPAN CLASS="mls"><A HREF="http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/hurricane-harvey-donations-mlb-mlbpa-astros-rangers-moved-relief/d64ex1vrx38c1fu98d3nju9te">Sporting News</A>, <A HREF="http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2017/08/29/report-rangers-refused-to-swap-home-series-with-astros/">NBCSports.com</A> and <A HREF="http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/astros-prez-says-the-rangers-wouldnt-trade-series-with-houston-as-result-of-harvey/">CBSSports.com</A></SPAN>
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<DIV CLASS="lnkr"><CITE>Tom Gatto / <A HREF="http://www.sportingnews.com/">Sporting News</A>:</CITE> &nbsp; <A HREF="http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/hurricane-harvey-donations-mlb-mlbpa-astros-rangers-moved-relief/d64ex1vrx38c1fu98d3nju9te">Astros, Rangers disagree on Harvey-related rescheduling while MLB, players work together</A></DIV><DIV CLASS="lnkr"><CITE>Bill Baer / <A HREF="http://www.nbcsports.com/">NBCSports.com</A>:</CITE> &nbsp; <A HREF="http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2017/08/29/report-rangers-refused-to-swap-home-series-with-astros/">Report: Rangers refused to swap home series with Astros</A></DIV><DIV CLASS="lnkr"><CITE>R.J. Anderson / <A HREF="http://www.cbssports.com/">CBSSports.com</A>:</CITE> &nbsp; <A HREF="http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/astros-prez-says-the-rangers-wouldnt-trade-series-with-houston-as-result-of-harvey/">Astros prez says the Rangers wouldn't trade series with Houston as result of Harvey</A></DIV></DIV>
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&nbsp; <STRONG><A HREF="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2017/08/29/al-wild-card-race-rays/610954001/">AL wild card: Race remains wide open for Rays and seven others teams</A></STRONG>
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