MLB – Major League Baseball – 2024 World Series – Best of 7
Last Night
Game 3
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Yankees 2 (LAD leads 3-0)
Dodgers 4, Yankees 2 – Freeman and Buehler lead Dodgers past slumping Yankees 4-2 for 3-0 advantage
Freddie Freeman homered for the third straight game and Walker Buehler pitched another World Series gem as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 4-2 for a 3-0 lead in the Fall Classic. With superstar Shohei Ohtani playing despite a partially dislocated left shoulder, Los Angeles moved within one victory of a surprising sweep in this much-hyped matchup between traditional powers. Buehler and six relievers combined on a five-hitter for the Dodgers, who are on the cusp of their second championship in five years and the eighth in franchise history.
Tonight
Game 4
Los Angeles Dodgers (TBA) at New York Yankees (Gil), 8:08 p.m. (LAD leads 3-0)
MLB – Instead of closing in on 28th title, Yankees on verge of getting swept for 4th time
Instead of closing in on title No. 28, the New York Yankees are on the verge of getting swept in the World Series for just the fourth time. Aaron Judge again looked lost at the plate, starting pitching faltered for the second straight game and the Yankees dropped into a 3-0 Series deficit with a 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Judge is 1 for 12 with no RBIs and seven strikeouts in the Series and is hitting .140 with 20 strikeouts in this postseason. He is down to a .196 average with 15 homers, 31 RBIs and 86 strikeouts in his postseason career.
MLB – Fans in Ohtani’s hometown watch Dodgers reach brink of World Series title
Hundreds of fans filed into a public viewing center in Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan on Tuesday morning to cheer the country’s top celebrity in Game 3 of the World Series. They got what the came for as the Dodgers beat the Yankees 4-2 to move within one win of the World Series title. Fans lined up outside the Oshu City Cultural Center, a 500-seat auditorium, on a perfect fall morning to watch their local hero in a live telecast of the game. This is the town where Ohtani played Little League, starred as a pitcher and hitter at Hanamaki Higashi High School.
NFL – National Football League – Week 8
Last Night
Pittsburgh Steelers 26, New York Giants 18
Steelers 26, Giants 18 – Calvin Austin III scores twice as the Steelers hold off the Giants 26-18
Calvin Austin III returned a punt for a touchdown and hauled in a lob by Russell Wilson for another score as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New York Giants 26-18. Austin raced across the field before sprinting down the sideline for a 73-yard touchdown in the third quarter that gave the Steelers the lead for good. He added a 29-yard over-the-shoulder grab from Wilson early in the fourth as Pittsburgh won its 22nd straight home game under the Monday night lights. Rookie Tyrone Tracy ran for a season-high 145 yards and a touchdown for New York. The Giants have lost three straight.
NFL – Lions won’t always find it as easy as they did against the Titans
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is acknowledging that his team’s 52-14 victory over the Tennessee Titans was a strange game. The offense put up 52 points while only gaining 225 yards — 185 fewer than the Lions’ season average. But Jared Goff didn’t play poorly. The Lions just didn’t have to go on many long drives in order to reach the end zone because their special teams kept setting them up with short fields. Campbell says it’s “not realistic” to get that kind of special teams performance, but he credits his team for taking advantage.
NFL – Bears need to make sure a brutal loss doesn’t lead to a lost season
The Chicago Bears need to make sure one gut-wrenching loss doesn’t snowball into a lost season. A team that rolled into its bye with three straight wins is now reeling after falling 18-15 on a Hail Mary touchdown at Washington on Sunday. Between the offense’s inability to get going until late in the game, some head-scratching play calls and one huge mental lapse by cornerback Tyrique Stevenson at the end, it all added up to one rough afternoon. Caleb Williams and the offense struggled for most of the game before finding a rhythm. The fact Chicago came out flat plus some play calls that backfired put the coaching staff in the spotlight.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Chicago Blackhawks 5, Colorado Avalanche 2
Blackhawks 5, Avalanche 2 – Donato scores twice as Blackhawks beat Avalanche 5-2 to snap a 4-game skid
Ryan Donato scored twice, including an empty-netter with 57.8 seconds remaining, and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a four-game skid with a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Kurashev, Lukas Reichel and Donato had goals as the Blackhawks led 3-2 after the first period. Donato and Ilya Mikheyev added empty-net goals in the final minute. Casey Mittelstadt and Nathan MacKinnon scored for an Avalanche team that saw their five-game winning streak halted.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Miami Heat 106, Detroit Pistons 98
Chicago Bulls 126, Memphis Grizzlies 123
Orlando Magic 119, Indiana Pacers 115
Heat 106, Pistons 98 – Butler scores 23, Rozier adds 20 and Heat pull away in 4th to beat Pistons 106-98
Jimmy Butler had 23 points and seven assists, Terry Rozier added 20 points and the Miami Heat beat the Detroit Pistons 106-98. Tyler Herro scored 19, Bam Adebayo added 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. also scored 12 for the Heat. Cade Cunningham scored 24 points for Detroit, which is 0-4 for the third time in the last five seasons. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 20, Jaden Ivey scored 18 and backup Isaiah Stewart had 15 rebounds for Detroit.
Bulls 126, Grizzlies 123 – LaVine, Vucevic key fourth-quarter rally as Bulls defeat Grizzlies 126-123
Zach LaVine scored 30 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter to key a Chicago comeback as the Bulls defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 126-123. Nikola Vucevic finished with 22 points for the Bulls. Coby White scored 20 and Josh Giddey finished with 12 points, eight assists and 13 rebounds, including a key offensive rebound in the final seconds. Desmond Bane led Memphis with 30 points, making 11 of 19 shots, including 6 of 10 from 3-point range. Jaren Jackson Jr had 19 points, while Jake LaRavia finished with 17 points, Scotty Pippen Jr. had 14 points and 10 assists.
Magic 119, Pacers 115 – Paolo Banchero stars as the Orlando Magic beat the Indiana Pacers 119-115
Paolo Banchero scored a career-high 50 points, and the Orlando Magic beat the Indiana Pacers 119-115. Banchero also had 13 rebounds and nine assists in a terrific performance. Jalen Suggs had 25 points and seven assists for Orlando, and reserve Mo Wagner finished with 14 points. Pascal Siakam had 26 points and nine rebounds for the Pacers,
NCAAFB – Michigan State AD asks Big Ten to investigate postgame scuffle with Michigan
Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller has requested that the Big Ten review what happened in the postgame altercation on the field at the end of Saturday’s loss at Michigan. Haller said he called the Big Ten commissioner immediately after the game and believes the sportsmanship policy should be applied. Michigan tight end Colston Loveland and Michigan State defensive end Anthony Jones pushed, shoved and butted helmets, triggering a skirmish with the rivals throwing punches as the final seconds ticked off the clock. Michigan players left the nearby sideline to join the scrum and Michigan State players rushed over to join the fray.
NCAAFB – Penn State could be without QB Drew Allar for showdown with Ohio State
Penn State coach James Franklin isn’t sure if starting quarterback Drew Allar will be ready to play when the No. 3 Nittany Lions host No. 4 Ohio State. Allar suffered an apparent left knee injury late in the first half of Penn State’s 28-13 win over Wisconsin. Allar returned for the second half wearing a knee brace, but after a short, ineffective warm-up, yielded the offense to Beau Pribula. Allar has completed 117 of 164 passes for 1,640 yards with 12 touchdowns and four interceptions this year. He hasn’t missed a game yet since taking over the starting job at the start of 2023.
NCAAFB – Cignetti ‘optimistic’ QB Kurtis Rourke will start against Michigan State
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti says he’s “optimistic” starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke will return to the lineup Saturday against Michigan State. Rourke won each of his first seven starts with the Hoosiers before sitting out last weekend’s 31-17 victory over Washington with a right thumb injury. Tayven Jackson replaced Rourke in the lineup and led Indiana to its first 8-0 record since the 1967 Rose Bowl team. Rourke had thumb surgery last Monday but Cignetti says he’s been throwing at Hoosiers practices since late last week. If the Hoosiers reclaim the Old Brass Spittoon from the Spartans, they will have the first 9-0 mark in school history.
WNBA – Stephanie White out as Connecticut coach, the 7th WNBA coach this offseason
The Connecticut Sun is parting ways with Stephanie White. White led the Sun to the WNBA semifinals both of her seasons as coach. The Sun finished third in the regular season with a 28-12 record, swept Indiana in the first round of the playoffs and lost a five-game semifinal series to Minnesota. The Sun are the seventh WNBA team to make a coaching change, and the announcement came a day after the Indiana Fever fired Christie Sides. White led the Sun to a franchise-best 27-13 record in her first season and was named 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year.
ESPN – ‘The Simpsons’ will be part of MNF alternate broadcast on Dec. 9
Bart and Homer Simpson, meet “Monday Night Football.” The Dec. 9 Monday night game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys will also air from Atoms Stadium in Springfield as part of an alternate telecast. “The Simpsons Funday Football” telecast will be streamed on ESPN+ and Disney+ while the game airs on ESPN and ABC. This is the second year ESPN has done an alternate broadcast for an NFL game. It used the characters from “Toy Story” for last year’s Sunday morning game from London between the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars.
MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Tonight
Women’s Volleyball
Grace Christian University at Lake Michigan College, 6:30 p.m.
Glen Oaks Community College at Southwestern Michigan College, 6:30 p.m.
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Last Night
Girls Volleyball
Michigan Lutheran 3, Comstock 1
Three Rivers 3, South Haven 1
Climax-Scotts 3, Galesburg-Augusta 1
Berrien Springs, Bangor, Kalamazoo Hackett at Plainwell
-Berrien Springs 2, Bangor 0
-Berrien Springs 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 0
-Plainwell 2, Berrien Springs 0
-Plainwell 2, Bangor 0
Today
Girls Volleyball
Decatur, Lawton at Paw Paw, 5:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Watervliet, 6:30 p.m.
River Valley at Marcellus, 6:00 p.m.
Lawrence at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran, Muskegon Heights, Kalamazoo Hackett at Loy Norrix Quad, 4:00 p.m.
Climax-Scotts at Delton-Kellogg, 6:30 p.m.
Muskegon West Michigan Christian at Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Heritage Christian at Parchment, 6:00 p.m.
Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m.