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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.