It wasn’t the most stunning October moment delivered by a gimpy Dodgers player in Chavez Ravine. That honor will always go to Kirk Gibson, who hobbled around the bases on two bum knees after his walk-off home run off Oakland Athletic closer Dennis Eckersley landed in the right-field pavilion in Game 1 of the 1988 … Read more
For a first act, it was deafening madness. For a first step, it was a dizzying leap. For a Game 1, it was a Game 7, nine innings fought and cheered and inhaled by more than 53,000 bouncing fans as if it were the last bit of baseball on Earth. Wait, the Dodgers are going … Read more
BERKELEY, Calif. – Cam Ward threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Arroyo with 26 seconds left and No. 8 Miami roared back from a 25-point deficit in the second half to beat California 39-38 on Saturday night. Ward led four straight touchdown drives to end the game and spoil what looked like the most … Read more
The Galaxy typically celebrate fan appreciation night at their final home game of the regular season, though neither they nor their fans have typically had much to celebrate. That changed Saturday, with the Galaxy beating Austin FC 2-1 before a sellout crowd of 26,574 to all but clinch their first Western Conference title in more … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Shohei Ohtani rewrote the record book during his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now, he’s getting a chance to make more history in his highly anticipated playoff debut. Ohtani hit a tying, three-run homer with two outs in the second inning to help Los Angeles win its Division Series opener … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his postseason debut, Teoscar Hernández’s two-run single gave Los Angeles its first lead in a playoff game in two years, and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 in their NL Division Series opener Saturday. Manny Machado’s two-run homer off starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, also … Read more
Vanderbilt’s stunning upset of No. 1 Alabama that led to crazed fans marching the goal posts through the streets of Nashville was just the appetizer. Saturday proved to be one of the wildest days in the AP poll in years. Four teams ranked in the top 11 in the latest poll were upset by unranked … Read more
NEW YORK – Alex Verdugo felt a little cooked this season, so he hired a personal chef. Revived by his new diet, Verdugo hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and saved at least one run with a sliding catch along the left-field line to boost the New York Yankees over the Kansas City … Read more
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Malachi Singleton scored on an 11-yard run with 1:17 remaining to lift Arkansas to a 19-14 win over No. 4 Tennessee on Saturday night. The Razorbacks (4-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) overcame a 14-3 third-quarter deficit to notch their first home win over a top-five opponent since beating the No. 3 Volunteers in … Read more
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Cade Klubnik had 235 passing yards and threw touchdown passes to Antonio Williams and T.J. Moore as No. 15 Clemson jumped to an early lead and cruised past Florida State 29-13 on Saturday night. Phil Mafah ran for 136 yards on 20 carries as Clemson (4-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) was in … Read more