In Milwaukee, the Dodgers rode a dazzling one-two punch from Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to seize a 2-0 NLCS lead. After Snell faced the minimum through eight in Game 1, Yamamoto answered with the franchise’s first postseason complete game since José Lima, a 5-1 Game 2 win at American...
The article charts a generational reshuffle atop the NBA, accelerated by injuries and aging stars, and ranks the best bets for 2025-26. Nikola Jokić is picked No. 1, narrowly ahead of MVP and Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, with Giannis Antetokounmpo third, Luka Dončić fourth and Victor Wembanyama fifth. Anthony Edwards,...
Week 6 closes Monday with a cross-conference Bills-Falcons clash in Atlanta. The 4-1 AFC East leaders look to rebound from a 23-20 loss to New England, while 2-2 Atlanta returns from a bye after a shootout win over Washington. The Falcons struck first on Tyler Allgeier’s 21-yard run after a...
Julio Rodriguez jolted Game 2 of the American Champions League Series, crushing an 84 mph splitter from Toronto’s Trey Yesavage for a three-run homer in the first. It was Rodriguez’s second postseason blast and the first extra-base hit Yesavage has yielded on his splitter, per ESPN Research—also the first home...
Patrick Mahomes said the Chiefs played a clean, whistle-to-whistle game in their 30-17 win over the Lions, and he condemned the postgame melee that followed. The brawl erupted when Detroit safety Brian Branch declined to shake Mahomes’ hand and slapped Juju Smith-Schuster. Lions coach Dan Campbell called Branch’s actions inexcusable,...
Penn State fired football coach James Franklin after three straight losses, triggering a $49 million buyout that has angered some university employees amid upcoming commonwealth-campus closures. Librarian Heather Page called the payout “a slap in the face,” while English professor Andrea Adolph said it equals about six years of the...
Cal Raleigh delivered another statement performance as the Mariners beat the Blue Jays 3-1 in Game 1 of the ALCS. After Kevin Gausman retired 15 straight, Raleigh smashed a sixth-inning homer to tie it, then steadied Bryce Miller—starting on three days’ rest—through an early wobble before shepherding three scoreless relievers....
Six weeks in, the NFL is upside down: a record 27 late game-winners, Baker Mayfield driving the 5-1 Buccaneers, and the Colts scraping to 5-1 after a bizarre pregame injury spree in a 31-27 win over Arizona. Baltimore’s freefall deepened with a 17-3 loss to the Rams as boos rained...
Lions defensive back Brian Branch said he sparked a post-game fight, admitting it was “childish,” after growing frustrated that Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster blocked him in the back without a flag. Branch said the hit happened in front of an official and could have injured him, and he felt...
After a 29-27 loss to the Chargers, Tua Tagovailoa aired worries about the Dolphins' focus, citing players arriving late—or skipping—player-only meetings and questioning whether expectations are being met. He said leadership must clean up "little things," even considering making such meetings mandatory, and later clarified only some players were late....
