The Washington Nationals scored 7 runs in the first inning, bringing them the 7-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night to sweep the NL Championship Series. The wild-card Nationals will now advance to their
On Tuesday, eight quarterbacks were assigned to XFL teams in advance of the league’s inaugural draft. The XFL is largely targeting players who have been released from the NFL or are otherwise unsigned, as it prepares for
The Washington Nationals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1 on Monday night at Nationals Park, to take a 3-0 lead in the NL Championship Series. Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg dominated, and Howie Kendrick continued his hitting streak as the Nationals moved
The management team of 27-year-old boxer Patrick Day said he has suffered a traumatic brain injury and is in “extremely critical condition” after a 10th-round knockout Saturday night in his USBA super welterweight title fight against undefeated
The Houston Astros’ Carlos Correa hit a walk-off home run in the 11th inning, taking his team to a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday night to tie the AL Championship Series at one game each.
The San Francisco 49ers remained unbeaten with a strong performance in a 20-7 victory over the struggling Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Jimmy Garoppolo passed for 243 yards and ran for a touchdown, and George Kittle
The Houston Astros jumped to a quick lead against the Tampa Bay Rays and took home the 6-1 victory on Thursday night in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series. The Astros advanced to their third straight ALCS, and are aiming
The Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals will face each other after each won their NLDS games on Wednesday night, and advanced to the National League Championship Series. The Washington Nationals overcame a three-run deficit to beat the Los
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman blasted Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield for allegedly not shaking his hand during the pregame captain’s meeting before the 49ers/Browns game on Monday night. But now Sherman is backtracking and says
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Houston Astros 4-1 in Game 4 of the American League Division Series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on Tuesday night. The Rays scored four runs before Astros ace Justin Verlander
NBA commissioner Adam Silver is supporting the right of freedom of expression exercised by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey; this after Chinese state TV broadcaster CCTV announced on Tuesday it would not televise NBA games played
* The New York Yankees took a 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night at Target Field in Minneapolis, to complete a three-game sweep in their AL Division Series, advancing them to the AL Championship Series. The Yankees will play
The Washington Redskins announced on Monday the firing of head coach Jay Gruden. Gruden was informed of the decision early Monday morning by owner Daniel Snyder and president Bruce Allen. “Through the first five games of the
After trailing most of the game, the Los Angeles Dodgers scored eight unanswered runs to defeat the Washington Nationals 10-4 on Sunday night for a 2-1 lead in their NL Division Series. The Dodgers can advance to the NL Championship Series
The Minnesota Vikings have fined Stefon Diggs more than $200,000 for unexcused absences from practices and meetings. Diggs missed Wednesday’s practice due to what the team termed non-jury reasons. Diggs said he was absent because he wasn’t
The St. Louis Cardinals took Game 1 of the NLDS last night, defeating the Atlanta Braves 7-6. Marcell Ozuna and Kolten Wong each hit two-run doubles in the ninth inning as the Cardinals came back from behind for the win.
The New York Mets fired manager Mickey Callaway on Thursday, after missing the playoffs in both his seasons as manager. The firing comes four days after the Mets wrapped up an 86-76 season. Callaway had one year
Chicago Bears linebacker Roquan Smith announced that he will play versus the Oakland Raiders in London Sunday. However, Smith refused to discuss the nature of the “personal reasons” that forced Chicago to deactivate him last weekend. Smith
New England Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski has landed on injured reserve as of Wednesday. Gostkowski has a left hip injury that will require surgery and keep him sidelined until next year. Gostkowski is a four-time Pro Bowler
Florida has become the latest state to pursue legislation to allow college athletes to be compensated for the use of their name, image and likeness. The Minority Leader of Florida’s House of Representatives, Kionne McGhee, filed a proposal
On Tuesday, the San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane was suspended three games by the NHL for physical abuse of officials, stemming from an incident in a preseason game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday. At
On Monday, the NFL suspended Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict for the remainder of the 2019 season, following an illegal hit to the head of Colts tight end Jack Doyle. The hit came in the second quarter
Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio confirmed that Bradley Chubb suffered a partially torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season. The season-ending injury occurred in Denver’s 26-24 loss Sunday to the
The Chicago Cubs and manager Joe Maddon are parting ways, team president Theo Epstein and Maddon announced together on Sunday. Maddon, 65, led the Cubs to their first World Series title in 108 years; he is officially
Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon officially returned to the team Thursday following a holdout that began over the summer and continued through L.A.’s first three games of the season. Gordon was greeted by teammates in
The NFL and the players’ union are continuing talks for a new collective bargaining agreement, and the most dramatic proposal on the table from owners is an expanded regular season to 17 games that could eliminate preseason
The agent to UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic said he is “highly unlikely” to fight again this year as he recovers from an eye injury suffered against Daniel Cormier at UFC 241. Miocic won that fight in August by fourth-round knockout, but the
Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving suffered a left-side facial fracture during a workout Tuesday, and will be listed as day-to-day. The Nets are set to begin their pre-season on Oct. 12 against the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Minnesota Vikings announced on Tuesday they have re-signed wide receiver Laquon Treadwell four weeks after parting ways with him; this after their wide receiver Chad Beebe was placed on injured reserve Tuesday. Beebe suffered torn ligaments
