LOS ANGELES — Two of Major League Baseball's oldest and most storied clubs, the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, will meet in the World Series for the first time since 1981.

Excitement for the epic renewal of one of baseball's legendary rivalries on Friday is swiping attention on one of the biggest weeks in American sports with the NBA season tipping off, the NFL in mid-season form and the MLS playoffs starting.

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