The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 in Game 5 of the National League Divisional Series on Thursday night at Oracle Park. With the score tied 1-1 in the ninth, the Dodgers Cody Bellinger drove in the series-winning run with an RBI single against Giants closer Camilo Doval. Dodgers starter Max Scherzer recorded the final
The St. Louis Cardinals fired Mike Shildt as the team’s manager on Thursday afternoon. St. Louis president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said the decision to part ways with Shildt came due to “a philosophical difference in the direction our major league club is going. After a successful 2021 season, we have determined that we
The Nashville Predators and veteran defenseman Mattias Ekholm have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth a total of $25 million. The deal carries an average annual value of $6.25 million. General Manager David Poile announced the deal Wednesday, saying the multiyear contract will keep Ekholm with the Predators through the 2026
According to a statement from Mississippi State auditor Shad White, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre must return $828,000 he received from federal welfare funds that should have gone to needy families. White said his office previously determined that John Davis, the former executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human
The Boston Celtics announced that their center Al Horford has tested positive for COVID-19. Horford is currently in quarantine, and didn’t travel with the team for its two-game exhibition road trip to Florida, which includes games in Orlando on Wednesday and Miami on Friday. Horford is the second Celtics player to test positive this month
The Houston Astros will advance to their fifth consecutive American League Championship Series, after defeating the Chicago White Sox 10-1 in Game 4 on Tuesday of their best-of-five division series matchup. Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. gave up just one solo home run to designated hitter Gavin Sheets in the second inning. McCullers pitched
Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden is resigning, after multiple emails sent by Gruden while an analyst at ESPN resurfaced, showing a pattern of homophobic, misogynistic and racist comments. Gruden’s emails were discovered as the NFL investigated workplace misconduct within the Washington Football Team. On Monday night, less than an hour
Steelers’ WR JuJu Smith-Schuster will undergo surgery after dislocating his shoulder on Sunday, and according to reports will miss the remainder of the 2021 season. According to ESPN, “Smith-Schuster had his shoulder reduced last night after a dislocation that can often result in a labral tear. He was examined and had an MRI last
The Cincinnati Bengals announced on Sunday that quarterback Joe Burrow was taken to a hospital following the team’s 25-22 overtime loss to the Packers after sustaining a possible throat contusion. No further update on his status was provided. Burrow played the entire game, completing 26 of 38 pass attempts for 281 yards, two touchdowns and
NY Giants running back Saquon Barkley left Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys in the first quarter, after being ruled out with an ankle injury after colliding with Cowboys defender Jourdan Lewis on an overthrow by Daniel Jones, Lewis stepped on Barkley’s foot and caused the running back to grab his ankle in pain, forcing him to
