MLB
The New York Yankees won the American League East title with a first-round bye in the playoffs, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 10-1 victory over Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Gerrit Cole. When Cedric Mullins hit the game-ending ground ball to shortstop Anthony Volpe, the Yankees came out of the dugout and formed a short jumping huddle between the mound and second base. New York improves to 93-66 and opens its 59th postseason at home on Oct. 5, playing the winner of next week’s wild-card round in a best-of-five division series. Judge hit a major league-leading 58 home runs and increased his RBI total to 144, the most in the major leagues since Ryan Howard’s 146 in 2008.
In the Milwaukee Brewers’ 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, Aaron Civale pitched six scoreless innings in his final start before the postseason and Joey Ortiz came one short of a home run for the cycle. . Chivalle had three hits, five strikeouts, and one walk. He has 6 wins, 1 loss and an ERA of 2.57 in his past nine starts. Ortiz, a rookie third baseman, hit a triple in the third inning and homered on Bryce Turan’s grounder to take the lead. Milwaukee will host the National League Wild Card Series starting Tuesday. It was the Pirates’ ninth loss in 13 games.
Charlie Blackmon had 3 hits and 3 RBIs in one of the final games of his professional career, Michael Toglia had 3 hits and 2 RBIs, and the Colorado Rockies cruised to a 10-8 come-from-behind victory over St. Louis. Avoided. Lewis Cardinals. Ezequiel Tovar’s game-tying double provided the Rockies with five runs in the eighth inning, having lost five of their past six games before Thursday. The double was Tovar’s NL-leading 45th of the season. In his next at-bat, Ryan McMahon hit a double down the right field line, giving Tovar the winning run.
Will Smith hit a game-tying two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers scored three more runs in the seventh inning to defeat the San Diego Padres 7-2 and win the National League West. Momentum was dampened by an injury to All-Star slugger Freddie Freeman. Freddie Freeman, trying to avoid being tagged out, collided awkwardly with Luis Arraez, hit the first base bag and was ejected. Freeman grabbed his lower right leg and limped off the field. It was the Dodgers’ first home win since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. They overcame an early 2-0 deficit with good pitching from Padres starting pitcher Joe Musgrove.
Shohei Ohtani heads to the postseason for the first time in his career after the Los Angeles Dodgers scored five runs in the seventh inning to beat the second-place San Diego Padres 7-2 and win the National League West. The Dodgers haven’t won at home since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, when cardboard cutouts replaced fans in the stands. The last time fans gathered for the deciding hit at home was in 2018. A sellout crowd of 52,433, including retired Dodgers star Manny Ramirez, packed into Dodger Stadium for the crucial series finale between the top two teams in the National League West. All-Star slugger Freddie Freeman sprained his ankle and was on crutches after the game.
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Washington Nationals 7-4 and won the series. In the top of the 9th inning, pinch hitter Adam Frazier had one out and a line drive base hit to the left field added two runs, breaking the tie at 4-4 and leading the Royals, who had lost seven straight, to their third straight win. Salvador Perez’s second single of the game scored Frazier, chasing Nationals closer Kyle Finnegan (3-8). Chris Bubic’s scoreless eighth goal clinched the victory. Hunter Renfroe led the way with his 14th home run of the season, a 424-foot shot that left the park at 178.4 mph.
The Miami Marlins defeated the upset Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Thursday night, with Otto Lopez hitting a game-winning double in the 13th inning. Carlos Correa hit a home run for the Twins, who went 2-for-19 with runners in scoring position and had 15 home runs on the night. The Twins have lost six of their last eight games and are three games behind the Tigers and Royals in the race for the AL’s remaining two wild-card spots. Detroit and Kansas City need one more loss or one win to be eliminated.
The Detroit Tigers came back from a 3-0 deficit on Justin Henry Malloy’s sacrifice fly in the 8th inning to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 and move closer to making the postseason. Detroit, on a five-game winning streak, entered the game tied with Kansas City for second and third place in the American League’s wild card spots, two games ahead of the Minnesota Twins.
The Chicago White Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels 7-0 thanks to the sharp pitching efforts of Chris Flexen, avoiding a record-setting loss for the third consecutive day. Chicago improved its record to 39 wins and 120 losses in three consecutive games against Los Angeles. This tied the 1962 New York Mets and modern Major League Baseball’s losing record since Sunday’s 4-2 loss to San Diego. The White Sox have three games left this weekend against Detroit. They finished their home schedule with a 23-58 record. Flexen had seven strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings, his first win since May 8th.
JJ Brady hits an RBI, makes a great catch in center field, and Shea Langeliers hits a sacrifice fly as the Oakland Athletics defeat the Texas Rangers in the final scheduled game at the Coliseum to win the series. Ta. Breday and Zach Geroff displayed defensive gems under a cloudless sky to the delight of a sellout crowd of 46,889. Fans took turns shouting “Sell the team!” And “Let’s go to Oakland!” Amidst the mix of emotions and nostalgia at the Coliseum, the A’s have played since 1968 and enjoyed many memorable moments.
Manager and former Oakland outfielder Mark Coetzee wept as the Athletics bid an emotional farewell to the beloved Coliseum they’ve called home since 1968, which was plagued with all manner of eccentricities, including plumbing problems and possum gatherings. did. There are also stray cats who inspired Hall of Famer Tony La Russa’s former animal rescue foundation. Longtime supporters and children alike left their workplaces and schools to gather at the park for the final matinee game against the Texas Rangers. Kozzei said he will cherish this for the rest of his life.
New York Mets vs. Atlanta 1:10 p.m. (postponed until Monday)
NFL
Dak Prescott threw one of his two touchdown passes to CeeDee Lamb, and the Dallas Cowboys again challenged the Giants, winning 20-15 for their seventh straight victory over New York and their 14th win in 15 games. . Prescott has started and won the last 13 games against the Giants. He scored Lamb a 55-yard catch-and-run touchdown on a play that ended with the receiver being called for taunting. Some suffered serious injuries in the fourth quarter, including Dallas’ Micah Parsons who left the field with a foot injury and the Giants’ Malik Nabers with a concussion.
Malik Nabers of the New York Giants suffered a concussion and Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys left the field with an ankle injury during the Cowboys’ 20-15 win Thursday night. Nabors was injured with 3:30 left in the game when he took a hard fall near the Giants’ bench while trying to catch a fourth-down pass from Daniel Jones on his toes near the sideline. Nabers had 12 catches for 115 yards, marking his second consecutive game with 10 or more catches for 100 yards. Parsons was also ejected in the fourth quarter.
WNBA
Star power, a quest for a three-peat and two franchises aiming for their first championship will highlight the WNBA semifinals starting Sunday. League MVP A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces face Brianna Stewart and the New York Liberty in a rematch of last season’s WNBA Finals, while Alyssa Thomas and the Connecticut Sun take on Nafeesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx in the other series to play against. The Aces will become the first team since the Houston Comets to win three consecutive championships. New York is aiming for its first WNBA Championship. Minnesota was the dominant team over the past decade, winning four titles in seven years from 2011 to 2017. Connecticut has advanced to the championship round twice since the Lynx won, but lost both times.
The Chicago Sky have fired manager Teresa Weatherspoon after one season, it was reported on Thursday. The Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune, citing anonymous sources, reported that Weatherspoon had been fired. The Associated Press sent a message to Sky seeking confirmation of the report, but there was no immediate response. Chicago finished the season 13-27, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2018 despite drafting star rookies Angel Reese and Camila Cardoso. The next coach will be the team’s fourth since the Sky won the WNBA Championship in 2021.
golf
The Americans have dominated the Presidents Cup, and the opening session at Royal Montreal was no exception. They dominated the first day of the Presidents Cup for the third time in history. Scottie Scheffler had some intense moments with Tom Kim. Xander Schauffele hit a big shot late in the game, and Keegan Bradley finished it off with a four-ball sweep. Last time, the Americans dominated the opening session and won by 11 points. The Internationals are in line to avoid a 10-game losing streak. I couldn’t buy a putt on the back nine.
Three weeks after being asked to make a $2.78 billion contract change that would dramatically change college sports, lawyers redefined the word “booster” in the plan. They hope this will satisfy the judge’s concerns about the landmark settlement, which aims to pay players a portion of the money they generate. As expected, the changes did not result in a complete overhaul, but are expected to clear the way for U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken to grant preliminary approval to the agreement. The replacement of the term โboosterโ is intended to more clearly explain what types of transactions are subject to scrutiny.
college sports
Seven Mountain West schools have agreed to remain in the league as the Pac-12 and other conferences look to attract more teams. The move comes after the Pac-12, which was reduced to just two teams after last summer’s realignment, announced two weeks ago that four Mountain West teams would join the league in 2026, followed by Utah agreed to participate earlier this week. The remaining seven Mountain West schools, including Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV and Wyoming, have signed memoranda of understanding to remain.
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