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 In a season truncated by coronavirus, it seems only fitting that before the Los Angeles Dodgers could claim their first World Series title since 1988, a key player would be removed from the game.

Third baseman Justin Turner was removed in the 8th inning after the team learned that Turner had tested positive for the virus. Turner would return after the game to join the on-field celebration, which might not be the smartest of moves. At the time, Los Angeles led, 2-1. In the bottom of the frame, Mookie Betts, who was part of the Boston Red Sox team that beat the Dodgers two years ago, iced the game with a solo homer, making the final score 3-1.

For the Dodgers and their fans, this was about vindication, more than ending a 32 year title drought. After getting screwed, so they say, due to the Houston cheating scandal three years ago, and then to have ex-Astros coach Alex Cora (a former Dodger player, mind you) in the Boston dugout the following year, Los Angeles closed a chapter in their history they'd rather forget just as quickly.

With the Lakers & Dodgers winning championships within weeks of each other, fans in LA are hoping either of their NFL teams, the Rams or Chargers, could add the Super Bowl. Stay tuned.

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While he's a villain in the ring at present, WWE's Elias is showing he really does have some musical chops.

The wrestler released his 2nd EP in 3 years on iTunes and Spotify on Monday. "Universal Truth" soared to the top of the sales charts on both online platforms before the day was over. The capper to the EP is a cover of the gospel standard, "Amazing Grace", the arrangement of which will recall the Animals' classic, "The House of The Rising Sun", back in the 60's.

As of now, Elias hasn't shot any actual music videos, but WWE released four videos to YouTube with the album cover as the visual, including "Amazing Grace":

Elias' vocals are a blend of Johnny Cash, Joe Cocker, and, given the Animals' connection, Eric Burdon. Mighty tasty.

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Peacock's revival of the Saturday morning sitcom, Saved by The Bell, will drop on the platform on Thanksgiving Eve, November 25. Not everyone is back, though. Dustin Diamond (Screech) burned his bridges with a tell-all book a few years ago that made him toxic to his castmates. Lark Voorhies (Lisa) could still turn up, but doesn't appear in the current trailer. It's safe to say that Bayside principal Richard Belding (Dennis Haskins) retired, as Bayside has a new principal (John Patrick Higgins, America Says) overseeing the school in the new series.

And it's now official. Zack & Kelly Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar & Tiffani Thiessen) will return. Zack is now the governor of California in the series' canon. I'm assuming that Gosselaar will find a way to split time between Bell and ABC's Mixed-ish. Those of you jonesing for the original series can catch it on Peacock and on Me-TV, the latter on weekends.

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Seems that Fox has parted company with comedian Rob Riggle, as they're using guests to fill his spot on Fox NFL Sunday. John Michael Higgins turned up this past Sunday, and, two weeks earlier, Jeff Probst parodied his CBS series, Survivor. Riggle has spent the last two summers co-hosting ABC's Holey Moley, and I'm guessing that his contract may have been up for renewal, and Fox decided they didn't need him anymore. He'll turn up somewhere soon.