Alyssa Nakken formally interviews for Giants' managerial position, makes history again  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Alyssa Nakken made history in 2020 when she became the first woman appointed to a Major League Baseball coaching staff.  Now she's making history again.

NLCS matchups: Breaking down Diamondbacks, Phillies strengths and weaknesses  —  Theo Mackie Nick PiecoroArizona Republic  —  The Diamondbacks got their first taste of Citizens Bank Park on Sunday evening, when they held a team workout ahead of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Monday.

100 wins guarantees nothing: MLB's new postseason critics are way off base  —  PHOENIX — Let's face it, the first two rounds of the postseason provided all of the drama of a Gilligan's Island re-run.  —  There were a potential 32 games in the first two rounds and only 22 games were played.

Jason Yang beats defending champ to win 39th Long Beach Marathon  —  Ryley Fick celebrated with pancakes and a breakfast burrito — a fitting meal for the women's winner in the 39th Long Beach Marathon.  —  Fick, a former track-and-field star and cross country runner at Cal State Long Beach …

Kim Ng won't return to Marlins in 2024: What to make of GM's shocking departure  —  Less than two weeks after the Marlins' return to the postseason, shocking news came out of Miami on Monday that general manager Kim Ng will not return to the club in 2024.  Here's what you need to know:

Olympic great Mary Lou Retton making ‘remarkable’ progress, according to daughter  —  Mary Lou Retton is making “remarkable” progress, according to her daughter McKenna Kelley's Instagram on Saturday, after a “very rare form of pneumonia” had left the retired Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast “fighting for her life.”

Did you see the ‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse over Southern California?  —  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.. — First came the darkening skies, then the crescent-shaped shadows on the ground, and finally an eruption of cheers by crowds that gathered Saturday along the narrow path of a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun.

Warren football tops rival Downey in first high school game ever at SoFi Stadium  —  In front of 18,815 fans, Warren twice claws back from a touchdown deficit to beat its rival.  —  Show Caption  —  of  —  Expand  —  INGLEWOOD — The first high school football game ever played at SoFi Stadium lived up to the hype.

5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-Minnesota Vikings game — plus our Week 6 predictions  —  The Chicago Bears enter Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field coming off their first win in nearly a year.  —  After the Bears broke a 14-game losing streak …