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.

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 …

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.

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.

Diamondbacks vs. Phillies picks, predictions, odds: Who wins NLCS?  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks are back in the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2007 and just the second time in the franchise's history — a fitting achievement as the club celebrates its 25th anniversary.

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 …

Paramore, The 1975 and The Black Keys top iHeartRadio's ALTer Ego lineup  —  The show will take place on Saturday, Jan. 13 at Honda Center in Anaheim.  —  Though on Thursday, ALT 98.7/FM teased it would be sharing the ALTer Ego lineup next week on social media, “The Woody Show” …

Red Sox complete at least 1 interview in GM search: ‘Not an attractive gig’  —  Almost exactly one month after firing Chaim Bloom, the Red Sox are deep into their search for his replacement.  And according to multiple industry sources, that search has reached the point where the club is conducting its first round of interviews.

Rangers' Scherzer ‘ready to go’ after pen session, eyeing ALCS  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer declared himself “ready to go” after throwing another bullpen session and doing fielding drills Friday, two days before the Texas Rangers open the American League Championship Series.

MLB Notebook - Red Sox finding resistance in GM search but one target emerges  —  It may be fairly early in the offseason, but so far, the Red Sox's search for a new top baseball executive can best be described as slow-going.  —  According to multiple sources, the Red Sox have been been met …

The ALCS is Baseball's First Postseason Battle of Texas  —  I'm always a fan of a playoff series that we haven't seen before, and oddly, the Astros and Rangers have never faced off in the postseason before.  But we'll finally get that battle for Texas supremacy this year in the ALCS …

20 years later, the scars from the foul ball that changed a Chicago Cubs fan's life appear to have faded  —  The 20th anniversary of the Alex Gonzalez Game is upon us, though few Chicago Cubs fans refer to it as that.  —  Gonzalez, the former shortstop who booted a potential double-play ball …