Yankees Notebook: Nestor Cortes continues year of firsts  —  It's been a year of firsts for Yankees' lefty Nestor Cortes.  He made his first All-Star team.  He crossed the 100-inning threshold for the first time, then 125, then 150 before ending the regular season with 158.1 star-making innings.

Ohtani had ‘good’ season; less glowing about Angels results  —  Japanese two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani arrived home on Tuesday and was critical of his Los Angeles Angels team missing the Major League Baseball playoffs again.  In an interview at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, he said it was “a good season for me personally.”

Mitch Trubisky has a chance to force Steelers into difficult decision  —  Mike Tomlin doesn't have a quarterback debate on his hands — not yet.  But he might in another week, and it all depends on the player who was abruptly benched two weeks ago after a halftime locker room incident.

Five things we learned from the Ravens' 24-20 loss to the New York Giants  —  Lamar Jackson giveth and he taketh away.  The Ravens quarterback tried to make something out of nothing when he picked up an errant snap late in the fourth quarter and heaved the ball toward fullback Patrick Ricard …

Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. has second wrist surgery  —  Suspended Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. undergoes another surgery on left wrist with belief that will sustain repair of the injury long-term  —  Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. is making good use of his time off.

Lots of intrigue as Knicks start Year 3 under Tom Thibodeau  —  MEMPHIS — Year 1 of the Tom Thibodeau experience was rainbows and unicorns.  —  Year 2 was like the Saturday Night Fever sequel.  —  Year 3 is the inflection point of this particular Knicks chapter.

High-priced, coveted free agents from 2019 - Bryce Harper and Manny Machado - square off in NLCS  —  SAN DIEGO — The Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres were at each other's throats, making each other's lives miserable, desperately wanting the other to go away.

Injured Chargers kicker Dustin Hopkins saves the day  —  The Chargers' veteran place-kicker battles through an ailing right hamstring to convert all four of his field-goal attempts - including a 39-yarder in OT - to give his team a 19-16 victory over the Broncos  —  INGLEWOOD — Dustin Hopkins didn't care.

Dave Roberts is expected back, but Dodgers face other key offseason questions  —  After a decade of unprecedented regular-season dominance, but all too familiar playoff disappointment that continued Saturday night with their elimination in the National League Division Series …

Jose Abreu is high on Cubs' wish list this offseason  —  (670 The Score) Veteran first baseman Jose Abreu is high on list of players the Cubs would like to add in free agency this offseason, according to multiple sources.  —  Live On-Air  —  Ask Your Smart Speaker to Play six seventy the score