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What to watch during MLB’s best-of-7 League Championship Series

There are five current franchises that have never won a World Series. Two of them still have a chance to break through this year. Major League Baseball's playoffs have reached the two League Championship Series, which will include the Los Angeles Dodgers and their storied history — and ...

Guerrero and Blue Jays set up nicely for ALCS

NEW YORK (AP) — Forget the preseason prognostications. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the worst-to-first Toronto Blue Jays believe they're as good as anybody. Hard to argue after the way they dispatched Aaron Judge and the powerful New York Yankees in their AL Division Series. And now, ...

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Shiffrin tries to build confidence SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — After two major crashes the last two seasons and a battle with PTSD, American skiing standout Mikaela Shiffrin is entering the upcoming Olympic season on a more positive note. Shiffrin tells The Associated Press in an interview ...

NCAA moves closer to allowing college athletes to bet on pro sports

The NCAA moved a step closer Wednesday to allowing athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports. The Division I Administrative Committee approved the change, which must still be approved by Division II and III for it to go into effect. If approved by all three divisions, it would go into effect Nov. 1. "The Administrative Committee was clear in its discussion today that it remains concerned about the risks associated with all forms of sports gambling but ultimately voted to reduce restrictions on student-athletes in this area to better align with ...

NFL sees record-tying week of double-digit comebacks

Not even three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes was immune to the colossal comebacks that defined Week 5 in the NFL. Trevor Lawrence rallied Jacksonville from a 14-0 deficit and scored the winning touchdown after getting stepped on by his right guard, falling back down, getting back up, slipping a tackle and diving into the end zone to give the Jaguars a wild 31-28 win over the mistake-prone Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night. "It (stinks) when you get a lead like that and you're not able to hold it throughout the rest of the game," Mahomes said after the Chiefs, who went ...