‘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.

Tua Tagovailoa sharp throughout, Dolphins defense gets second-half stops to down Lions  —  The Sun Sentinel's Dave Hyde and David Furones recap the Miami Dolphins' come-from-behind victory over the Detroit Lions.  (South Florida Sun Sentinel)  —  DETROIT — The Miami Dolphins said all week …

‘Excited for future’: Nolan Arenado's choice to stay with Cardinals reflects shared commitment  —  A trade so complex and yet so mutually desirable that both Nolan Arenado and the Cardinals had to bend a little to get a lot has become a commitment to each other for years to come.

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 …

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)

Royals hire Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro as manager  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals hired Tampa Bay Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro as manager Sunday, turning over the young core of a rebuilding franchise to a forward-thinking manager with experience winning in a small market.

Where is Aaron Judge getting his ‘pot of gold’?  Landing spots if he ditches the Yankees  —  Aaron Judge made the “all-time best bet” on himself.  That's what Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said before the playoffs, and now he's tasked with locking Judge into a new contract …

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 …

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 …

Dave Dombrowski clarifies his feelings about the Red Sox, declaring he wants Boston ‘in the past’  —  It almost always ends badly for Boston baseball figures.  And we can surely include former Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski in that.