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ATLANTA — Max Olson hit his major league-leading 54th homer, and Atlanta clinched home-field advantage throughout the postseason with a win over slumping Chicago.

Max Olson hit his major league-leading 54th homer, and the Atlanta Braves clinched home-field advantage throughout the postseason with a 5-3 win over the slumping Chicago Cubs on Thursday night. Austin Riley had three hits and scored two runs as the Braves (103-56) won for the sixth time in seven games. Chicago has dropped 13 of 19 to fall out of position for an NL wild card.

Lou Holz adds another episode to the Ryan Day-Lou Holtz saga, Ohio State's defense ranks fifth in FBS stop rate and Chip Trayanum is the "Buck of the Week."

This is the digital version of The Pulse. If you want it earlier, start every morning with The Pulse delivered to your inbox. Sign up here. Good morning! Don’t drop a pop fly today, OK? This week, I want to do quick check-ins every day on increasingly dramatic playoff races with just a few games left. Let’s zoom out first.  In the AL Who’s in: Orioles, Rays, Twins. Minnesota’s already clinched the mediocre AL Central, while the other two fight for the AL East title. Whoever fall...

Northern Heights and Lebo had runners at the Rim Rock Classic in Lawrence over the weekend.

Also some beer reviews

University of North Carolina 'Official Visit' - Kenan Stadium, Sup Dogs, and the best places to eat and drink

Escape Artist Leary Shines on Saturday

Editor’s note: The Official Visit is a series that explores the best places to eat, drink and congregate at college football locales across the country. In Year 1, we visited five campuses. The month of August was hectic, but it’s one that won’t be soon forgotten. My colleague Max Olson and I traveled to five different college campuses with one mission: give people a guide of what to do when going to games this fall. The place to eat? We found it. The place to drink? We tried it. Campus tr...

The first full Saturday slate of the college football season delivered many strong performances and quite a few surprises.