Padres-Dodgers rivalry quickly becoming one of baseball's best  —  LOS ANGELES — The best rivalry in baseball arrived with warnings that went unheeded.  The elements have been there for some time, but it took the first two games of the National League Division Series for everything to spill into the margins.

MLB playoffs: Yankees' Aaron Judge seeks October redemption  —  NEW YORK — It's been 11 years since the New York Yankees drafted Aaron Judge.  Eleven years of the towering slugger absorbing the franchise's unyielding championship doctrine.  Eleven years, from A-ball in Charleston …

A's David Forst says payroll expected to increase for 2025 in Sacramento  —  While A's GM David Forst mentioned that payroll is expected to go up heading into next season previously, he said it again at Friday's end-of-season media call.  He also acknowledged that it could be tricky selling free agents on coming to play in Sacramento.

What comes next?  Inside Brewers locker room after crushing series loss to the Mets  —  The Milwaukee Brewers season ended abruptly, but what comes next after a crushing Game 3 loss to the New York Mets?  —  MILWAUKEE - In the moments after Game 3, after the Brewers' stunning 4-2 loss to the Mets …

LAFC shuts out Sporting KC  —  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Teenage rookie David Martínez scored early, Denis Bouanga had two assists, and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris earned his league-leading 14th clean sheet of the season as Los Angeles FC breezed to a 3-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.