The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 in Game 4 on Friday to sweep the NLCS and advance to the World Series.
Shohei Ohtani had a performance for the ages with three homers, while pitching six shutout innings with 10 strikeouts in the win to help the Dodgers sweep a best-of-seven series for the first time since 1963.
Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar has a significant foot injury that could sideline him for the near future.
The Kings announced that Kopitar is "week to week" on Friday, a day after he missed Los Angeles' 4-2 loss to Pittsburgh.
Kopitar was hit in the foot by a deflected puck during Los Angeles' shootout loss at Minnesota on Monday. After saying Kopitar's availability would be a game-time decision for their meeting with the Penguins, the Kings have acknowledged the injury could be more significant.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are one win away from reaching the World Series for a second consecutive season after beating the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 in Game 3 of the NLCS on Thursday.
Tyler Glasnow allowed one earned run and struck out eight across 5 2/3 innings for the Dodgers, who got RBI hits from Mookie Betts and Tommy Edman.
The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners 8-2 in Thursday's Game 4 of the ALCS to level the best-of-seven showdown.
The Blue Jays stormed back to win the first two games at T-Mobile Park after dropping the first two contests at Rogers Centre.
Mike Tomlin wondered this week why the Cleveland Browns traded Joe Flacco to their AFC North rival, the Cincinnati Bengals.
On Thursday night, Flacco proved Tomlin's worst fears to be well founded.
Flacco passed for 342 yards and three touchdowns as he rallied Cincinnati to a 33-31 victory. Evan McPherson had four field goals, the last a 36-yarder with seven seconds remaining to put the Bengals on top and snap a four-game losing streak.
Bryce Harper turned 33 on Thursday, and the celebration for the new father of four just might not stretch very far inside the Philadelphia Phillies' front office.
After a season in which Harper's .844 OPS was his lowest since 2016 and his .261 average was his worst since 2019, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski analyzed whether Harper — a two-time NL MVP — can return to form as one of baseball's best players with six years left on his 13-year, $330-million deal.
The Toronto Blue Jays removed outfielder Anthony Santander from their postseason roster Thursday with Major League Baseball's approval.
Santander is now ineligible to play in the World Series. He was replaced by Joey Loperfido, who's eligible to play Game 4 and the remainder of the ALCS.
The 30-year-old Santander has been dealing with lumbar spine inflammation throughout the postseason and wasn't included in the Blue Jays' starting lineup for Game 4.
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk underwent surgery on his right thumb Thursday and is out six-to-eight weeks, the team announced Thursday.
Senators owner Michael Andlauer told reporters Wednesday that Tkachuk was getting a second opinion on his injury before determining whether surgery was necessary, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
Tkachuk sustained the injury Monday against the Nashville Predators after being hit by Roman Josi in the first period. He initially left the game, but returned to log 13:53, though he didn't play the final nine minutes of the 4-1 loss.
Goaltender Carter Hart has agreed to sign with the Vegas Golden Knights, becoming the first of the five 2018 Canada world junior hockey players to land an NHL contract since they were acquitted of sexual assaultin a high-profile case.
Vegas announced an agreement with undisclosed terms for Hart on Thursday, the second day after the window opened for the players to sign.
Hart and the others are not eligible to play in games until Dec. 1 as part of the league's reinstatement process for him, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton.
The Sacramento Kings rewarded forward Keegan Murray with a five-year, $140-million rookie extension contract, his agents told ESPN's Shams Charania.
Murray averaged 12.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 2024-25. His scoring took a dip from his 15.2 points per game on career-best 45.4% shooting in 2023-24.