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.

Press-Telegram Boys Athlete of the Week: Ryan Pellum, Millikan  —  Pellum had three touchdowns in Millikan's 50-20 win vs. Compton last week  —  PRESS-TELEGRAM BOYS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK  —  Noteworthy: Pellum had a big game that included a 79-yard touchdown catch in Millikan's 50-20 win at home against Compton on Friday, Oct. 14.

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.

San Gabriel Valley Girls Athlete of the Week: Alexis Delgado, Marshall Fundamental  —  Delgado helped the Eagles secure second place in the Mission Valley League  —  San Gabriel Valley Girls Athlete of the Week  —  Noteworthy: Delgado led the way with 11 kills and nine digs in the Eagles' victory …

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.

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 eliminate Dodgers, advance to NLCS for 1st time since 1998  —  SAN DIEGO — Nights like these, when the weekend arrives and the Dodgers are in town, don't often feel like a home-field advantage for the Padres.  So many Dodgers fans make the 125-mile drive south that Petco Park is often called …