There will be a new World Series champion this year, because the Boston Red Sox didn’t make the postseason. In fact, only one champ from the past seven years _ Houston _ is in the remaining playoff field. Teams like the Dodgers, Yankees and Nationals have certainly fielded good teams in recent years, only to…… read more »
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta left-hander Dallas Keuchel will face St. Louis right-hander Miles Mikolas in Game 1 of the NL Division Series on Thursday night. Each team announced its starting pitcher on Tuesday. Keuchel, who has nine career postseason starts, went 8-8 with a 3.75 ERA in 19 starts after signing a one-year deal with…… read more »
By Ted Lewis BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron hopes to see evidence this week that the fifth-ranked Tigers’ defense is on the mend — both physically and figuratively. Having last weekend off provided extra time for rest and reexamination of everything that hasn’t gone right on that side of the ball.…… read more »
By GEORGE HENRY ATLANTA (AP) — Coach Dan Quinn doesn’t dispute the Atlanta Falcons had a sloppy first quarter of the season. A 24-10 loss Sunday to Tennessee kept the Falcons (1-3) in last place in the NFC South. They had another flat start, trailing early and unable to close the gap as the mistakes…… read more »
By RONALD BLUM NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit his 53rd home run to break the rookie record Yankees star Aaron Judge set in 2017, and the New York Mets beat the playoff-bound Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Saturday night. A 24-year-old who debuted on opening day, Alonso launched a 93 mph fastball on a…… read more »
By JAKE SEINER NEW YORK (AP) — Freddie Freeman says his rested right elbow is good to go, and he expects it to be that way through the postseason. Freeman was set to bat third and play first base for the Atlanta Braves on Friday night against the New York Mets after staying home this…… read more »
By CHARLES ODUM ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner still has the support of his athletic director even after the Yellow Jackets basketball team was slapped with NCAA sanctions Thursday, including a ban on postseason play for upcoming season. Dealing a major blow to Pastner’s efforts to rebuild the struggling Atlantic Coast Conference…… read more »
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vázquez has been ordered held without bond following his arrest on multiple felony charges including sexual assault of a minor. Vázquez was taken into custody last week by Pennsylvania State Police on an arrest warrant from Florida stemming from illicit electronic communication with an underage girl. State police…… read more »
By HOWARD FENDRICH WASHINGTON (AP) — Dave Martinez’s words were drenched with emotion as he stood in a booze-soaked clubhouse, Washington Nationals players celebrating all around after clinching an NL wild card exactly four months after they woke up with a 19-31 record and calls for him to be replaced as manager. Quite a turnaround…… read more »
By HOWARD FENDRICH LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Chants of “Let’s go, Haskins!” filled the air after the third of five turnovers for Washington Redskins quarterback Case Keenum. Later, boos were the chorus of choice as Redskins players, coach Jay Gruden, defensive coordinator Greg Manusky and others headed to the locker room at halftime after…… read more »
