Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 in Game 3 of their AL Division Series at Kauffman Stadium. The Yankees will send …
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By DAVE SKRETTA
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10/9/24
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are going with reliever Ryan Brasier as their starter for Game 4 against the San Diego Padres as they try to avoid elimination in their NL Division Series. Manager Dave …
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By BERNIE WILSON
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10/9/24
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Yankees slugger Juan Soto says he is focused solely on helping New York win the World Series, and not thinking at all about a potentially lucrative offseason. The four-time All-Star is poised to …
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By DAVE SKRETTA
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10/9/24
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There's reason for hope around the Washington Commanders for the first time since the team has had this name. Players who have endured years of losing and fans who have seen decades of bad football …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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10/9/24
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Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson each drove in a run, and six pitchers combined to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 win over Cleveland Guardians and a 2-1 lead in their AL Division Series. The …
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By LARRY LAGE
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10/9/24
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Antonio Pierce's first major act after becoming the Las Vegas Raiders’ interim coach midway through last season was naming then-rookie Aidan O’Connell the starting quarterback. Pierce is now the …
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By MARK ANDERSON
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10/9/24
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Chicago Sky officials were light on specifics when discussing their decision to fire former coach Teresa Weatherspoon after one season. They say there was no particular catalyst and that it was …
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By ANDREW SELIGMAN
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10/9/24
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No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Oregon is an even matchup on paper. One intangible would appear to favor the Ducks. The Big Ten is now a coast-to-coast conference with its expansion to 18 teams and early …
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By ERIC OLSON
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10/9/24
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The Southeastern Conference’s biggest shakeups haven’t come courtesy of newcomers Oklahoma and Texas so far, but from more unlikely culprits. Think Kentucky over Mississippi, Arkansas over …
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By JOHN ZENOR
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10/9/24
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A former NFL Media journalist announced that he’s reached a settlement with the NFL to resolve a lawsuit in which he accused the league of refusing to address long-standing institutional …
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By JOHN WAWROW
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10/9/24
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Aaron Rodgers insisted he played no role in the firing of Robert Saleh as the New York Jets coach and called such allegations “patently false.” The star quarterback made his weekly appearance on …
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By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
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10/9/24
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The New England Patriots say safety Jabrill Peppers has been placed on the commissioner's exempt list while he goes through the legal process following his arrest on charges that he shoved his …
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By JIMMY GOLEN
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10/9/24
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The Detroit Tigers plan to put right-hander Keider Montero on the mound against the Cleveland Guardians in Game 3 of their AL Division Series on Wednesday, when one team will earn an edge in the …
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By LARRY LAGE
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10/9/24
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Jeff Ulbrich was in the middle of putting together the game plan for the New York Jets’ defense when he got the news that stunned him and the rest of the NFL. Robert Saleh was out as the head …
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By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
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10/9/24
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The NFL academy has been improving its local recruitment and the results are starting to show with several recent graduates now playing for some high-level U.S. colleges. Germans and Swedes typically …
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By KEN MAGUIRE
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10/9/24
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Kirk Cousins delivered a signature moment to his career with a 509-yard performance capped by a game-ending TD pass in overtime. It still fell short of topping one of the NFL’s most surprisingly …
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By JOSH DUBOW
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10/9/24
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Jürgen Klopp has moved on from Liverpool in the Premier League and will take on a new role as head of global soccer at Red Bull starting in January. Red Bull said in a statement Wednesday that the …
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10/9/24
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Fernando Tatis Jr.‘s towering two-run home run highlighted a six-run second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to beat Shohei Ohtani and the rival Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 to take a 2-1 lead …
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By BERNIE WILSON
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10/8/24
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Napheesa Collier had 27 points and 11 rebounds and Courtney Williams contributed 24 points and both-ends-of-the-court energy to lead the Minnesota Lynx past the Connecticut Sun 88-77 and into the …
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By DAVE CAMPBELL
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10/8/24
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Six months of success for the Philadelphia Phillies could be wiped out before the leaves start to turn. With one more loss to the New York Mets, a 95-win regular season would become an afterthought. …
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By RONALD BLUM
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10/8/24
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