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Guardians Spark Late Rally with Three Home Runs to Stun Tigers
The Cleveland Guardians roared back with a five-run 8th inning and three home runs to take down the Tigers and keep their postseason hopes alive....
Cubs look to reset, break through Padres' bullpen with NLDS on the line
The Chicago Cubs have seen all that they have wanted from the San Diego Padres' celebrated bullpen., ,Thursday afternoon, however, the Cubs will see a familiar face in Yu Darvish as they play the Padres in a decisive winner-take-all Game 3 of their National League wild-card series in Chicago., ,Darv...
MLB 2025 Wild Card Playoff Game 1 Biggest Takeaways
From the Los Angeles Dodgers to the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Cleveland Guardians, these are our biggest takeaways from Game 1s across baseball on Tuesday,...
Tarik Skubal Dominates Guardians With Career-High 14 Strikeouts in AL Wild Card Opener
Tarik Skubal struck out a career-high 14 batters as the Tigers edged the Guardians in Game 1, overshadowing Gavin Williams’ breakout playoff performance....
2025 MLB Playoff Predictions: Expert Picks for AL & NL Wild Card Series
Looking for MLB playoff picks? Our 2025 Wild Card preview breaks down the best bets, pitching matchups, and team trends for AL and NL playoff series....
Los Angeles Dodgers Superstars Might Be Too Much For Cincinnati Reds
Reds vs. Dodgers preview featuring Ohtani’s historic achievements and Kershaw’s final season. Explore player stats, postseason matchups, and playoff insights....
MLB Playoff Preview: Ranking the 12 Teams Heading Into October
The MLB playoffs are here! Check out our snapshot ranking of all 12 teams, including the Phillies, Dodgers, Mariners, and Blue Jays, and see who has the best chance to win the World Series....
MLB postseason field, schedule, wild-card matchups set
After six months and 2,430 regular-season games, the 12-team MLB postseason field is set.,Things were entirely settled with the end of Sunday's slate of games, during which multiple postseason spots and seeding implications remained at stake.,In the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers (97-65) and...
NHL Surprise Playoff Teams 2025-26: Sabres, Mammoth, Rangers, and Ducks Ready to Rise
A look at four NHL teams primed to break through in 2025-26. Why the Utah Mammoth, Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers, and Anaheim Ducks could all make the playoffs....
Teammate tensions in spotlight as Round of 12 heads to Kansas
With the NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas Speedway for its second Round of 12 race Sunday afternoon, teammates will likely be a focal point again after a tumultuous time at New Hampshire last weekend.,Race winner Ryan Blaney put his Team Penske No. 12 Ford in position to win the 301-lap race, but not bef...
FCS playoffs offered plan to go private
A proposal to the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) commissioners could eventually turn over management of the NCAA's Division 1 FCS playoffs to a private equity firm, Front Office Sports learned on Thursday.,Sequence Equity, a private equity firm, recently presented a plan to transfer the man...
NASCAR discussing playoff format change for future years
The NASCAR Cup Series playoff committee has concluded its meetings to discuss the championship format, but any changes won't be announced until after the current season concludes on Nov. 2 in Phoenix.,A potential new format would come in the form of an announcement from NASCAR's board of directors.,...
Dodgers’ $350M Payroll Faces Test: Will LA’s Rotation Dominate October?
The Los Angeles Dodgers boast a $350M payroll and a dominant September rotation, but can their postseason plan turn regular-season tuning into a World Series title?...
Wofford names Kevin Giltner new coach six weeks before season
Kevin Giltner was named head coach at Wofford on Monday, following the controversial departure of coach Dwight Perry earlier this month.,Giltner played at Wofford from 2008-12 and worked on the Terriers' coaching staff from 2013-19. He followed coach Mike Young from Spartanburg, S.C., to Blacksburg,...
Reds on cusp of playoffs, set for series with Pirates
The playoff-hungry Cincinnati Reds are playing their best baseball at the right time, and they hope that continues Tuesday night against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates as the two teams open a three-game set.,It marks the final three home games for the Reds (80-76), who have won five straight and ha...
SEC: Refs missed 'unfair tactic' on Oklahoma TD in win over Auburn
The Southeastern Conference criticized one of its officiating crews for missing a "hideout tactic" used on a touchdown pass by No. 11 Oklahoma in its 24-17 victory over No. 22 Auburn on Saturday afternoon in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners should have been assessed a 15-yard penalty for team unsportsmanli...
Caitlin Clark says she was fined $200 for social-media ref criticism
Sidelined Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark says she was fined by the WNBA for a comment she made on Instagram criticizing league referees.,"Got fined $200 for this," Clark posted on her Twitter account Saturday with multiple cry-laughing emojis. The caption accompanied a screengrab of a "refs couldn...
Virginia Tech pounds Wofford in first game since firing coach
Kyron Drones threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more and Virginia Tech drubbed visiting Wofford 38-6 on Saturday at Blacksburg, Va., in its first game since firing head coach Brent Pry.,Ayden Greene and Devin Alves each caught a touchdown. Marcellous Hawkins led Virginia Tech on the ground wit...
Lawyer: Six Wofford players reinstated amid improper benefits ordeal
A lawyer representing six Wofford men's basketball players who faced suspension said Friday that they have been reinstated.,It is the latest twist in a strange scandal that began last week with Wofford firing head coach Dwight Perry and associate head coach Tysor Anderson.,After The Field of 68 repo...
Joe Gibbs Racing rides major momentum into New Hampshire
As the window for the Round of 12 opens for business on Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series' playoffs certainly have a different look and an important question after three races.,For starters, can any team stop Joe Gibbs Racing right now?,JGR swept the first trio of the 10-race postseason and will look to...