October’s baseball bazaar is just getting started. Narratives are barely in script development. Yet things are about to pick up with four fairly compelling Division Series matchups.
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Three hours before David Bednar struck out Caleb Durbin to end the series, Cody’s father, Clay, threw out the ceremonial first pitch to his son before Game 2.
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As parents, we learn to be strategic, realistic about how to move our son or daughter along the line. Maybe we played sports at some level and can offer guidance.
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The NFL trade deadline is still six weeks away, set to expire at 4 p.m. ET on Nov. 10.
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LeBron James knows championship-caliber chemistry won't develop overnight for the Philadelphia 76ers with their recently renovated star-studded roster.
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The play-in round is over. The home teams won three of four wild-card series, with the worst team by record the other loser.
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Yes, even though the Padres are the hottest team in baseball — winning 19 of their last 22 games — the Brewers are going to pose a problem.
The Yankees played a postseason game without Aaron Judge for the first time since 2015 — and not only did they move on, they flourished.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — There was good reason why Drake Maye was evasive over the last three days when asked about a potential shoulder injury. Maye is dealing with a shoulder ailment, and it landed him on Wednesday’s injury report. Maye was still a full participant in Wednesday’s practice despite the shoulder ailment. He finally gave a definitive answer about the injury Wednesday after practice ...
Joe Musgrove returned to the mound for the San Diego Padres after missing two full seasons due to Tommy John surgery, pitching in a playoff game for the first time in 727 days during an 8-0 win over the Chicago Cubs.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas — During his team’s win over Missouri State on Saturday night, SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee looked down the sideline to see some familiar faces. Former SMU wide receivers James Proche and Jordan Hudson were watching their former team from the sidelines, as they’ve stayed connected to SMU even after pursuing opportunities in the NFL. But Lashlee also started to wonder ...
CHICAGO — Toward the end of the Chicago White Sox’s long and tortured 2024 season, Jerry Meyer, a lifelong supporter and survivor of much Sox-inflicted trauma, wondered if perhaps he missed some sort of announcement. He showed up early to Rate Field, as he often does, to an eerie scene of desertion. It felt a little like the aftermath of the apocalypse. Or like an abandoned town from an old ...
This might be hyperbole, but we feel safe to say that the potential World Series matchups have never been so politically loaded.
If you had a Nickel (City) every time the Buffalo Bills won while turning over the ball five times ... you'd have, like, a dime.
It’s an MLB postseason filled with stars, award-winners, and future Hall of Famers.
Wanna be a skunk at the party? Try bringing up chronic traumatic encephalopathy at a sports bar, tailgate, or family gathering while watching football. You won’t be appreciated.
SEATTLE — Jerry Dipoto thinks firing Jerry Dipoto would have been justified. I agree. But while manager Dan Wilson, bench coach Manny Acta, infield coach Perry Hill, hitting coach Kevin Seitzer and first-base coach Eric Young Jr. were relieved of their respective duties, Dipoto celebrated his 11-year anniversary with the Mariners on Monday. Scratch that. “Celebrated” is not the right word. Not ...
The Presidents Cup is nice and all, and extending what was already a lopsided winning streak is always fun. But the Presidents Cup isn’t the Ryder Cup.
The girls flag football jamboree hosted by the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday felt as much like a pep rally as a football extravaganza.
The NFL managed to export a premier product to a new market that should be enthralled by what it witnessed. As for Week 3’s other winners and losers?
Paul Sullivan: Cubs extend reign of chaos with relocated finale in Florida and playoff seed at stake
TAMPA, Fla. — The Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox play in two of the oldest and most iconic ballparks in the world. Fans come from near and far to pay pilgrimage to Wrigley Field and Fenway Park, and this weekend’s final regular-season series at Fenway was circled on calendars as soon as the schedule was released in 2025. But stuff happens, and the unseasonably early arrival of a nor’easter in ...
There was more going on this weekend than the final performance of one of the greatest pitchers in Tigers and baseball history. It runs deeper than that.
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Long gone are the days where impulse buying meant grabbing an unplanned candy bar or magazine in the checkout line. Now, social media makes it quick and easy for us to purchase just about anything with the click of a button, whether or not it’s in the budget. And for some Americans, it’s hurting them...
Black Friday is fast approaching, and shoppers are gearing up. The National Retail Federation expects more than 183 million people to shop over the weekend spanning Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday this year. But fraudsters are preparing for Black Friday too, looking for opportunities to steal your money or personal information. Before you dive into holiday...
Holiday shopping season is upon us, and the pressure is on, or at least it feels that way for some parents. A new NerdWallet survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, finds that 48% of parents with children under 18 feel pressure to spend more money on holiday gifts than they’re comfortable spending.According to NerdWallet’s annual...
When Christian Sarkisian was considering leaving his scouting job with the Cincinnati Bengals to join Northwestern as its general manager in the winter of 2025, he asked himself which college jobs might persuade him to depart from the NFL. He knew the challenges that come with helping to lead a college athletic department now, the ever-changing rules and frequent lawsuits that affect player ...
It has spawned accountability meetings. Forced managers to take players “offline.” And others to figuratively kick their players in the butt and tell them to tap their helmets more.
Darrell Waltrip, one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history, also happens to be one of its greatest storytellers. He no longer will be telling them in public.
This isn’t a curtain call. This isn’t a staged farewell. Justin Verlander didn’t work and rehab for six months to make a ceremonial appearance.
The 2026 playoff field saw major turnover from 2025 as the Buffalo Sabres ended a record 14-season playoff drought, and the Anaheim Ducks returned after seven years.
The 32 things we learned from Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season:
Entering the last week of the MLB season, 13 teams are still alive for October, and not one of them would be considered a totally complete team.
Week 2 of the NFL season featured reduced scoring and excitement compared to Week 1, with several teams held without a touchdown but notable performances from certain defenses and individual players standing out.