AP National Sports

By The Associated Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Anders Lee, back this season after recovering from his ACL injury, scored to lead the New York Islanders to a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in a preseason game in Bridgeport, Conn., on Tuesday night. Lee, New York’s captain, tore his ACL in the Islanders’ 5-3

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — West Ham striker Michail Antonio will not travel to Jamaica’s World Cup qualifier against the United States in Austin, Texas. Antonio, the Premier League player of the month for August, will remain in England. He cited “the logistical and travel difficulties involved at present” and adds “I remain fully committed to

SYDNEY (AP) — Soccer authorities in Australia have urged players to make formal complaints in any cases of sexual misconduct after one of the country’s leading international goal scorers alleged she’d been groomed and harassed by senior players early in her career. Lisa De Vanna played 150 games for Australia and was second on the

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are releasing linebacker Jaylon Smith in what could be considered a cost-cutting move because of a guaranteed salary next season in the case of an injury. Smith’s role had been reduced after Micah Parsons was drafted 12th overall this year and the Cowboys moved free-agent pickup Keanu Neal

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Perhaps the most surprising element of the Milwaukee Brewers’ run to the NL Central title is they won it without a typical season from Christian Yelich. The 2018 NL MVP missed much of the first half with a lower back strain and didn’t hit for much

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Neither the St. Louis Cardinals nor the Los Angeles Dodgers wanted to be playing in the NL wild-card game. But neither won their division, so they’ll square off in the winner-take-all game at Dodger Stadium. Forty-year-old Adam Wainwright starts for the Cardinals against 37-year-old Max

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks welcome the Rams this week with an offense led by coordinator Shane Waldron, who had the same role with LA the previous four seasons. Waldron was hired in the offseason to replace Brian Schottenheimer. Seattle was hoping he could merge what worked

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Corbin Burnes will start Game 1 of the NLDS with the Atlanta Braves on Friday. The Brewers say Burnes will start the opening game and that right-hander Brandon Woodruff will start Game 2 on Saturday. The Braves are going with right-hander Charlie Morton for Game 1 and left-hander Max

By The Associated Press The 106-win Los Angeles Dodgers put their season on the line in the NL wild-card game against the red-hot St. Louis Cardinals. No team has ever won so many games and failed to win its division, but LA couldn’t catch the 107-win San Francisco Giants, forcing the club into the one-game

BASTROP, Texas (AP) — The oldest living former major league player has died at age 100. The Texas Rangers say former big leaguer and general manager Eddie Robinson died Monday night at his ranch in Bastrop, Texas. Robinson was the GM of the Rangers from 1976-82 after being GM of the Atlanta Braves from 1972-76.

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants battled the Los Angeles Dodgers until the end of the season to claim the NL West crown. Now they get some down time as they wait for Wednesday’s NL wild-card game between the Cardinals and Dodgers to determine the Giants’ next

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams had the NFL’s top defense in 2020, and a certain amount of regression was almost inevitable this year. Losing a brilliant coordinator, four starters and a couple of key backups will do that. Four games into an otherwise successful season,

By LES BOWEN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jonathan Gannon knows he needs to figure things out soon. The Philadelphia Eagles’ first-year defensive coordinator presides over a unit that has allowed 851 yards and 76 points in a two-game span, excluding a touchdown Dallas scored on an interception return. After a promising first two games,

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The future of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato in IndyCar is in doubt after Rahal Letterman Lanigan said the Japanese driver won’t return to the team next year. Sato has raced in IndyCar since 2010 following seven seasons in Formula One. The Tokyo native has driven for

BOSTON (AP) — Designated hitter J.D. Martinez was left off the Red Sox roster for their one-game wild-card playoff against the New York Yankees, two days after he twisted his ankle running out to the field in a rare defensive appearance. New York, meanwhile, had Gio Urshela starting at third base two days after he

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Tony La Russa is back in the playoffs for the first time since he guided St. Louis to the 2011 World Series title. The Hall of Fame manager and the Chicago White Sox visit the Houston Astros for Game 1 of their AL Division Series on

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have dismissed hitting coach Luis Ortiz and bench coach Don Wakamatsu after a 102-loss season. The Rangers were 29th in the majors with a .232 team batting average and were shut out a majors-high 15 times. The status of assistant hitting coach Callix Crabbe and Alex Burg, the

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Alex Grinch’s defense has carried sixth-ranked Oklahoma to an unbeaten record heading into the annual showdown with Texas. During a 13-game winning streak dating back to last season, the Sooners’ 46 sacks are tied for the national lead and their 18 interceptions rank sixth. The

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer The Big 12 will still have some longstanding rivalries once Texas and Oklahoma split for the Southeastern Conference. Century-old games like Kansas versus Kansas State and Baylor versus TCU remain. There is also Farmageddon between Iowa State and Kansas State that will be played for the 105th season in

By The Associated Press A capsule look at the best-of-five American League Division Series between the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros.