‘Whole city is coming with us’: How Phillies plan to erase World Series arms deficit vs. Astros  —  PHILADELPHIA - It takes some doing in this town to break through the Kelly Green throwbacks celebrating Reggie White and Randall Cunningham, or the midnight shade paying tribute to the current band of undefeated Eagles.

Heat, after rally fails from 22 down, drop to 2-5 with 119-113 loss to Kings  —  SACRAMENTO — It was as if the Sacramento Kings purchased an E-ZPass for the first half of Saturday's game against the Miami Heat at Golden1 Center.  —  It wasn't just the previously winless Kings scoring 71 points …

Zach Charbonnet leads No. 12 UCLA to bounce-back win over Stanford  —  Charbonnet, one the nation's top rushers, ran all over the Cardinal defense as No. 12 UCLA began a stretch of three games against opponents with records below .500 with a 38-13 victory  —  PASADENA — After losing at Oregon …

An Astros-Phillies World Series leaves New York baseball fans in a no-win situation  —  Nobody will feel bad for New York baseball fans, ever.  —  Fans of the Yankees get to cheer for the most successful, most recognizable team in North American sports.  Mets fans (for most of the season …

White Sox rule out Espada as manager search continues (source)  —  CHICAGO — Who will be the next White Sox manager?  —  That question has yet to be answered, and the organization is keeping the candidates quiet during this ongoing process.  It will not be Houston bench coach Joe Espada …

Week 8 recap: Chicago Bears defense — and Justin Fields' leap — allows 49 points in road loss to Dallas Cowboys  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 65  —  Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) leaves the field after the game.  The Cowboys defeated the Bears 49-29.  (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)

Cardinals' Nolan Arenado opting into remainder of contract: Source  —  Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado has informed the organization he will be opting into the remainder of his five-year, $144 million contract, a league source told The Athletic on Saturday.

MRI confirms Shaq Barrett suffered torn Achilles  —  The initial fear about Shaq Barrett's injury has been confirmed.  —  According to multiple reports, an MRI revealed that Barrett tore his Achilles during the Buccaneers' loss to the Ravens on Thursday.  —  Barrett is now out for the season.

Detroit Tigers hire Mark Conner from San Diego Padres as new amateur scouting director  —  The Detroit Tigers have a new scouting director.  —  Mark Conner, who has worked for the San Diego Padres since 2010, has been hired as the Tigers' amateur scouting director under …

Here comes league-worst Detroit defense to put Dolphins' offense back on track  —  South Florida Sun Sentinel's Chris Perkins and Dave Hyde discuss the return of QB Tua Tagovailoa but still seeing the offense struggle, not being consistent. (, , /South Florida Sun Sentinel)  —  They need to score more?

Zack Wheeler: Jacob deGrom happy with Mets but wants to be paid what he's worth  —  HOUSTON — During the Mets' last trip to Philadelphia, in August, two former teammates caught up for a lengthy pregame chat in the outfield.  —  Zack Wheeler departed that conversation convinced …