Guardians top Yankees on walk-off HR in 10th of ALCS Game 3  —  CLEVELAND — An hour after the Guardians saved a season that was on the brink of doom, the massive scoreboard above the left-field bleachers still flashed with the words “Guardians win!”  —  That much was indisputable …

Diamond Sports Group branded as FanDuel in new deal  —  SOUTHPORT, Conn. — The Diamond Sports Group's channels will soon be branded as FanDuel Sports Network.  —  The Diamond Sports Group, which is going through bankruptcy proceedings, and FanDuel made the announcement Friday.

Shohei Ohtani homers to lead off NLCS Game 4 for Dodgers against Mets  —  Shohei Ohtani made his point.  After Ohtani helped cap the Los Angeles Dodgers' Game 3 win in the NL Championship Series with a three-run, eighth-inning homer, teammate Freddie Freeman gave the Japanese star what sounded like some good-natured ribbing.

Jerry Reinsdorf open to selling White Sox: Sources  —  Longtime majority owner Jerry Reinsdorf is open to selling the Chicago White Sox, sources briefed on the matter but not authorized to discuss it publicly told The Athletic.  The 88-year-old Reinsdorf is in active discussions with a group led by former big leaguer Dave Stewart.

Dodgers can't overcome Jack Flaherty's struggles in NLCS Game 5 loss to Mets  —  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)  —  Before the sun had set in Queens on Friday night, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts faced a dilemma.  —  It was the third inning of Game 5 of the National League Championship Series.

Yankees to replace injured Ian Hamilton with Mark Leiter Jr.  —  CLEVELAND — The New York Yankees didn't just lose a wild Game 3 to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday.  They also lost one of their relievers for the remainder of the postseason.  —  Ian Hamilton, who departed Thursday's game …

MLB Gameday: Dodgers 8, Mets 0 Final Score (10/16/2024)  —  Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Dodgers vs. Mets at Citi Field

Sources: Rangers bench coach Donnie Ecker, Dodgers bench coach Danny Lehmann in mix for White Sox manager job  —  While we swear the White Sox are trimming down the candidate pool for their open manager job, here are two more names who are still actively in the mix, as sources told me and Josh Nelson.

Why the Bucks believe they'll be better: Motivation, peace and the power of Doc (and talk)  —  IRVINE, Calif. — This should be an uncomfortable topic, but Giannis Antetokounmpo has decided to take a different, more comical, tack.  —  The Milwaukee Bucks star is standing on the court at UC Irvine …

Padres' Luis Arraez recovering from left thumb surgery  —  National League batting champion Luis Arraez of the San Diego Padres said he underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb Wednesday.  —  Arraez said he played through the injury for the entire second half of the season.

The Dream Postseason That Saved Baseball  —  One year after the least-watched World Series in history, MLB has lucked into a playoffs that features the biggest teams and the best players—and fans can't get enough  —  This might come as a surprise, but there actually was a World Series last year.

Where Rays will play in 2025 one of many questions after Trop damage  —  The team should have a better idea in the next few weeks when, or if, it can return to its home stadium that was battered by Hurricane Milton.  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The first week since Hurricane Milton shredded …