October 16, 2026 3:29 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Garrett Mitchell hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-4 comeback win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. The victory sends the Brewers to their first World Series since 1982. David Hamilton added a solo shot in the ninth. Shohei Ohtani’s early home run helped put the Dodgers ahead 4-0, but the Brewers rallied to complete a four-game sweep of the two-time defending World Series champions. Milwaukee’s bullpen shut down multiple late threats. The Brewers lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in their only other World Series appearance when Milwaukee played in the American League.
October 16, 2026 3:30 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — Petey Halpin hit a go-ahead, two-run homer, Gavin Williams struck out nine over five innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the AL Championship Series. Game 4 in the best-of-seven matchup is scheduled for Friday, though rain is forecast. José Ramírez had two hits and Nathaniel Lowe added an RBI for the Guardians, who have won five of their last six playoff games since trailing the Chicago White Sox 2-0 in their AL Division Series. Williams allowed two runs in five innings with one walk.
October 16, 2026 3:30 am
DENVER (AP) — Ja’Quan McMillian intercepted Sam Darnold’s pass in overtime and Wil Lutz kicked a 53-yard field goal that gave the Denver Broncos a 17-14 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. The Broncos emerged from a tough six-week season-opening stretch with a 4-2 record despite an injury-riddled roster and a shaky offense, and the Seahawks lost for the second time in five days to fall to 3-3. They also matched their loss total from last season, when they won their second Super Bowl title. Darnold threw for 278 yards with two picks. That was better than Bo Nix, who threw for just 107 yards.
October 16, 2026 3:31 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have ruled out quarterback Jalen Hurts for Sunday’s game against Carolina because of a superficial blood clot. Hurts was injured two weeks ago against the Los Angeles Rams when he took a cleat to his calf. He traveled with the team to London for their game against Jacksonville and was cleared to play against the Jaguars. Hurts received treatment Monday and Tuesday this week when he returned to Philadelphia and was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice. An ultrasound on Wednesday revealed movement in the clot. The Eagles said they would determine the appropriate course of treatment.
October 15, 2026 4:18 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell hit back-to-back homers off Blake Snell in the seventh inning to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series. The win gave the Brewers a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Dodgers had just gone ahead 2-1 in the sixth before the Brewers’ comeback. The loss puts the two-time defending World Series champions on the brink of elimination. Game 4 is Thursday at Dodger Stadium. The Brewers extended their lead with additional runs in the eighth and ninth. The Dodgers have struggled offensively, with no home runs in the series.
October 15, 2026 4:20 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians has been changed to a 1 p.m. start because of the threat of rain Thursday night. Major League Baseball moved up the start time in Cleveland five hours to keep the series on schedule. MLB also moved up the start of Game 4 of the NL Championship Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers an hour for broadcast purposes. The best-of-seven ALCS is even at 1-all after the Rays’ 3-1 victory Tuesday night. Griffin Jax is scheduled to start Game 3 for Tampa Bay against Guardians ace Gavin Williams.
October 15, 2026 4:17 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers will be short-handed at wide receiver when they travel to face Tampa Bay. Michael Pittman, Roman Wilson and Ben Skowronek have been ruled out due to injury. That leaves a large group of youngsters and unknowns behind star DK Metcalf. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers says building chemistry with new players can be difficult, but he’s trying to provide a crash course of sorts. Rookie Germie Bernard has proven to be a quick study. The second-round pick is coming off a season-best six receptions for 80 yards in a win over Indianapolis. Bernard credits the pop quizzes Rodgers doles out during meetings with helping him get up to speed in the NFL.
October 15, 2026 4:23 am
Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Alaric Jackson to had his two-game suspension for punching a member of the Buffalo Bills reduced to one game on Wednesday after appealing the initial ruling. Hearing officer Derrick Brooks, jointly appointed by the NFL and the NFLPA, reduced the suspension. Jackson was disciplined without pay for striking Buffalo linebacker Bradley Chubb in the face after their teams’ overtime game Monday night. He will not play in the Rams’ game against Arizona on Sunday, but now will be eligible for the Oct. 25 meeting at Las Vegas. David Quessenberry will be the Rams’ starting left tackle against the Cardinals.
October 14, 2026 4:19 am
CHICAGO (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen and Roman Kantserov scored two goals apiece, and the Chicago Blackhawks topped the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 in Connor Bedard’s first game of the season. Spencer Knight made 24 saves as Chicago improved to 1-1 on a seven-game homestand. Patrick Kane picked up his 894th career assist, matching Phil Housley for the most by a U.S.-born player in NHL history. Bedard also had an assist. The captain had surgery on his left shoulder on July 8. Sidney Crosby scored his first two goals of the season for Pittsburgh in the opener of a four-game trip. Nick Robertson also scored, and Sergei Murashov made 15 stops.
October 14, 2026 4:22 am
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Freddy Peralta threw six innings of four-hit ball, Liam Hicks lined a two-run single after a fielding error by José Ramírez, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 Tuesday night to even the AL Championship Series at 1-1. Game 3 is Thursday night in Cleveland. Ramírez, whose two-run homer in Game 5 of their AL Division Series against Chicago helped the Guardians become the 11th team to overcome an 0-2 deficit in a best-of-five series, misplayed a grounder in the fourth inning that led to three unearned runs against rookie lefty Parker Messick.
