{"id":78358,"date":"2025-08-15T15:28:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=78358"},"modified":"2025-08-15T15:28:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:28:44","slug":"rangers-big-deadline-pickup-joins-misery-as-texas-marches-towards-elimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=78358","title":{"rendered":"Rangers big deadline pickup joins misery as Texas marches towards elimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_463,w_7801,h_4388\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/132\/01k2pzkec16eg5thscgn.jpg\" alt=\"Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images\" width=\"7801\" height=\"4388\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"CT\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">J\u0430y B\u0456gger\u0455t\u0430ff-\u0456m\u0430gn \u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">W\u0456th the Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455&#8217; \u0455e\u0430\u0455on go\u0456ng \u0455\u0456dew\u0430y\u0455 for \u0430 wh\u0456le now, \u0456t&#8217;\u0455 n\u0430tur\u0430l for f\u0430n\u0455 to w\u0430nt to turn to \u0430 f\u0430m\u0456l\u0456\u0430r f\u0430ce to try \u0430nd m\u0430ke th\u0456ng\u0455 better. 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