Soler, Braves overcome Morton injury, top Astros in Game 1 of World Series

HOUSTON — A healthy swing by Jorge Soler powered the Atlanta Braves to a smashing start in the World Series.


			
				                                Penn State coach James Franklin seemingly still had Illinois on the brain Tuesday as the Nittany Lions get ready to face Ohio State on the road this week.
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Franklin, Lions attempt to move on from nagging Illinois loss, speculation on coach’s future

Penn State fans who have had trouble purging Saturday’s loss to Illinois from their memories are not alone. Subconsciously, it seems, the Illini’s absurd nine-overtime upset of the Nittany Lions is still with James Franklin.


			
				                                Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden speaks on his headset during the first half of an NFL game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday in Las Vegas.
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Jon Gruden again says he’s not a racist after Raiders loss

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jon Gruden again said he is not a racist after his Las Vegas Raiders lost their first game since the revelation of the head coach’s 2011 racial remark about players’ union leader DeMaurice Smith.


			
				                                Boston Red Sox right fielder Hunter Renfroe (10) leaps as the ball, hit by Tampa Bay Rays Kevin Kiermaier, bounces over the wall for a ground rule double during the 13th inning during Game 3 of an American League Division Series on Sunday in Boston.
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Ground Rule Trouble: Red Sox bounce Rays in 13 on odd call

BOSTON — Kevin Kiermaier’s line drive sailed over right fielder Hunter Renfroe’s head and bounced off the short wall in front of the Boston bullpen and back onto the warning track. It ricocheted off Renfroe and into the air.

Bogaerts, Red Sox dent Cole, beat Yankees in AL wild-card game

BOSTON — Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber homered off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, and Nathan Eovaldi took a shutout into the sixth inning to help the Boston Red Sox beat New York 6-2 Tuesday night in the AL wild-card game.


			
				                                Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is congratulated by fans after defeating the New England Patriots 19-17 in an NFL game Sunday in Foxborough, Mass.
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Tom Brady beats Patriots in New England return, 19-17

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady brought two decades of touchdown passes, victories and championships to New England.


			
				                                The New York Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton (27) celebrates his two-run home run with Joey Gallo, right, that also drove in Aaron Judge, center, during the eighth inning of a game Sunday in Boston.
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Yankees sweep, beat Red Sox 6-3 to take AL wild-card lead

BOSTON — Yankees manager Aaron Boone watched two of his Gold Glove fielders drop easy popups to hand the Red Sox the lead.


			
				                                Team USA poses with the trophy at the closing ceremony after the Ryder Cup matches at the Whistling Straits Golf Course on Sunday in Sheboygan, Wis.
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Americans win Ryder Cup in a rout, send Europe a message

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Steve Stricker hoisted the Ryder Cup, gold and glorious, for all to see. Then, he quickly huddled his young American team together to make sure all 12 players had their hands on it.

RailRiders drop both games of doubleheader to Buffalo to create tie for first place

Just like that, the RailRiders’ lead atop the Northeast Division was gone.


			
				                                Penn State coach James Franklin said there’s a more positive vibe for the Nittany Lions heading into Saturday’s season opener at Wisconsin.
                                 Abby Drey | AP photo, Centre Daily Times

Nittany Lions excited for start of new season, Saturday’s challenge at Wisconsin

After awhile, James Franklin had gotten used to the empty stands. After hours of watching film from the past season, the Penn State coach stopped finding it strange to see mostly cardboard cutouts in the bleachers of Big Ten stadiums.

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