Luis Severino, Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees are headed back to Cleveland for a decisive Game 5 — thanks to plenty of help from the Indians. Severino rebounded from his playoff debacle, Judge delivered a big hit and the Yankees took advantage of shoddy defense by Cleveland to beat the Indians 7-3 Monday […]   Read More →

“Yu’s one of the best pitchers in the world,” said Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes, who also homered. “When he’s on his game, it’s tough for any lineup.” Kenley Jansen worked around a single by David Peralta for a three-out save, striking out Paul Goldschmidt to end it. Only four batters reached base all night for […]   Read More →

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has agreed to a five-year extension, the team announced Tuesday. The 76ers didn’t disclose financial terms, but sources told ESPN that Embiid received the $148 million designated rookie scale maximum contract extension. Jordan Brand is halting the Melo shoe series after 13 models, according to industry sources, making last season’s […]   Read More →

Change will come to the Boston Red Sox. It’s almost inevitable now. A season that began six months ago amid expectations of a championship ended in the rain Monday at Fenway Park. The Red Sox lost 5-4 to the Houston Astros in a thrilling Game 4 of the American League Division Series and were booted […]   Read More →

The Ravens got their bums handed to them across the pond by the Jaguars, and they can only take solace in the fact that the rest of the AFC North lost, including the Steelers to a vastly inferior Bears team. In the Steelers’ favor, Le’Veon Bell keeps progressing, and Joe Flacco seriously regressed. The usual […]   Read More →

As is sometimes the case, things can take a turn over the course of a game day and skew a player’s status in an up or down direction. Rob Gronkowski has been ruled out for Thursday’s game. As for what’s next, the NFL shouldn’t stand for this. Forget national anthem “protests” — cheap shots like […]   Read More →

The entire Steelers team stood for the national anthem Sunday before playing the Ravens, but the majority of cameras were pointed toward offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva. The former Army Ranger had the best-selling jersey in the NFL after he stood alone outside the tunnel a week earlier while his teammates remained in the locker room […]   Read More →

Hue Jackson isn’t sugarcoating his shortcomings. After the Browns fell to the visiting Bengals in Week 4 and saw their record drop to 2-29 dating back to the 2015 season, the Cleveland coach acknowledged his overall mark of 1-19 as the team’s leader is disappointing. “I don’t like my record any more than you do […]   Read More →