Shohei Ohtani is the favorite to win National League Most Valuable Player purely for his offensive exploits, yet it’s possible his value to the Los Angeles Dodgers might grow in the postseason.Dodg… more
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Padres blank Giants, surge to top of NL wild-card race
Fernando Tatis Jr. homered for the third straight game, Dylan Cease struck out 10 over six shutout innings and the San Diego Padres passed the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League wild-card sta… more
Rhys Hoskins homers as Brewers edge D-backs
Rhys Hoskins hit a two-run homer and five Milwaukee pitchers slowed the Arizona Diamondbacks’ offense while recording a 2-1 victory on Friday night in Phoenix.Freddy Peralta managed his way through… more
Alex Bregman’s homer carries Astros past Angels
Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer and Yusei Kikuchi earned the win by tossing seven solid innings Friday night for the visiting Houston Astros, who beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 in the opener of a th… more
Hunter Goodman’s 2 HRs, 7 RBIs carry Rockies past Cubs
Rookie Hunter Goodman homered twice, including a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth inning, and drove in a career-high seven runs as the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 9-5 in Denver on Frida… more
Quarterback Avery Johnson leads No. 14 Kansas State over No. 20 Arizona, 31-7
Avery Johnson passed for two touchdowns, Dylan Edwards returned a punt for a score, and No. 14 Kansas State stopped the nation’s longest winning streak by beating No. 20 Arizona 31-7 in a nonconferenc… more
Elly De La Cruz belts grand slam to power Reds past Twins
Elly De La Cruz hit his first career grand slam, and the Cincinnati Reds surged to an 8-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.De La Cruz recorded his milestone as part of a… more
Athletics’ Brady Basso earns 1st MLB win as White Sox lose 16th straight at home
Brady Basso pitched into the sixth inning for his first career victory and the visiting Oakland A’s opened a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox with a 2-0 win on Friday.Chicago (33-115… more
Gio Urshela, Jorge Soler power Braves past Dodgers
Gio Urshela and Jorge Soler each belted a two-run homer in the second inning to pace the host Atlanta Braves to a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.Atlanta’s Matt Olson ripped an R… more
Zack Littell’s gem backed by pair of early HRs as Rays top Guardians
Zack Littell allowed just two hits over six scoreless innings, Logan Driscoll clubbed his first career home run and Jonathan Aranda also went deep as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Gua… more
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Cardinals QB Kyler Murray (knee) set to play vs. Rams
49ers RB Christian McCaffrey ruled out, could be headed to IR
Bengals WR Tee Higgins (hamstring) doubtful for Chiefs
Browns star DE Myles Garrett (foot) set to go vs. Jaguars
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Quarterback Avery Johnson leads No. 14 Kansas State over No. 20 Arizona, 31-7
UNLV edges Kansas, moves to 3-0 for first time in 40 years
Georgia CB Daniel Harris caught speeding 106 mph, arrested
Report: Auburn to bench veteran QB Payton Thorne vs. New Mexico
