Benintendi, Red Sox hold off Astros 8-6 for 3-1 ALCS lead
Left fielder Andrew Benintendi made a diving catch with the bases loaded for the final out, and the Boston Red Sox held off the Houston Astros 8-6 to take a 3-1 lead in the AL Championship Series
Sale not ready to pitch for Red Sox in Game 5 of ALCS
Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale was still feeling weak Wednesday and won't start Game 5 of the AL Championship Series.
NBA roundup
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 31 points, sparking the Knicks during their franchise-record, 49-point second quarter, and New York beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-107 on Wednesday night in their first game under coach David Fizdale.
Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals beat Rangers 4-3 in OT
Alex Ovechkin scored two power-play goals and Matt Niskanen had the winner as the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4-3 in overtime on Wednesday night.
Kershaw dominant, Dodgers beat Brewers 5-2, lead NLCS 3-2
Clayton Kershaw bounced back from one of his worst postseason starts with one of his best, pitching the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 Wednesday to move one win from a return trip to the World Series.
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Benintendi, Red Sox hold off Astros 8-6 for 3-1 ALCS lead
Left fielder Andrew Benintendi made a diving catch with the bases loaded for the final out, and the Boston Red Sox held off the Houston Astros 8-6 to take a 3-1 lead in the AL Championship Series
Sale not ready to pitch for Red Sox in Game 5 of ALCS
Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale was still feeling weak Wednesday and won't start Game 5 of the AL Championship Series.
Kershaw dominant, Dodgers beat Brewers 5-2, lead NLCS 3-2
Clayton Kershaw bounced back from one of his worst postseason starts with one of his best, pitching the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 Wednesday to move one win from a return trip to the World Series.
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Brady, Patriots top Chiefs for wild 43-40 win
Stephen Gostkowski hit a 28-yard field goal as time expired, and the New England Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs 43-40 on Sunday night after blowing a big halftime lead.
NFL roundup
James Conner ran for 111 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the eve of Le'Veon Bell's possible return, and Antonio Brown turned a short pass into a 31-yard touchdown with 10 seconds left as the Pittsburgh Steelers pulled off another improbable...
Myers kicks Jets-record 7 FGs in 42-34 win over Colts
Jason Myers kicked a franchise-record seven field goals, Sam Darnold threw two touchdown passes, and the New York Jets held on to beat the Indianapolis Colts 42-34 on Sunday to win consecutive games for the first time in more than a year.
Mahomes, unbeaten Chiefs face tough challenge vs. Patriots
It's an atmosphere that has allowed Mahomes, who will be starting for Kansas City when the Chiefs (5-0) visit New England (3-2) on Sunday night, to emerge as the most electrifying quarterback in the NFL this season.
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NBA roundup
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 31 points, sparking the Knicks during their franchise-record, 49-point second quarter, and New York beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-107 on Wednesday night in their first game under coach David Fizdale.
Celtics beat 76ers 105-87 as Hayward, Irving make returns
Jayson Tatum had 23 points, Boston Celtics outlast the Philadelphia 76ers 105-87
Curry, Durant lead Warriors past Thunder in festive opener
Stephen Curry had 32 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, Kevin Durant added 27 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and the Golden State Warriors opened their quest for a three-peat by holding off the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-100
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Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals beat Rangers 4-3 in OT
Alex Ovechkin scored two power-play goals and Matt Niskanen had the winner as the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4-3 in overtime on Wednesday night.
Bettman: 1 women's hockey league 'inevitable'
Players want a single North American women's professional hockey league. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman does, too. And now National Women's Hockey League founder and Commissioner Dani Rylan is on record saying she is working toward that objective.
NHL roundup
Kevin Shattenkirk scored the deciding goal in a shootout to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche
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MLB clears Astros of wrongdoing in dugout incidents
Major League Baseball has concluded that a Houston Astros employee was only monitoring opposing dugouts during the postseason to make sure other teams weren't breaking rules.
Bettman: 1 women's hockey league 'inevitable'
Players want a single North American women's professional hockey league. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman does, too. And now National Women's Hockey League founder and Commissioner Dani Rylan is on record saying she is working toward that objective.
NFL officiating not a hot topic in formal owners meetings
NFL officiating was not a hot topic in the formal owners meetings that ended Wednesday, Commissioner Roger Goodell noted.
Bradley's slam helps Red Sox beat Astros 8-2 in ALCS
Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a grand slam, Nathan Eovaldi hushed Houston a day after some social media trash talk and the Boston Red Sox beat the Astros 8-2 on Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the AL Championship Series.
ON THE AIR
Baseball
8 p.m., TBS, WTIC (1080-AM), WEEI (103.7-FM) — ALCS: Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros in Game 5.
Basketball
8 p.m., TNT — NBA: Chicago Bulls at Philadelphia 76ers.
10:30 p.m., TNT — NBA: Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers.
Boxing
10 p.m., ESPN2 — Jason Quigley vs. Feddy Hernandez in a middleweight bout and Eddie Gomez vs. Shoki Sakai in a welterweight bout from Indio, Calif.
Football
7:30 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA: Georgia State at Arkansas State.
8:20 p.m., Ch. 61, NFL Network, WFAN (660-AM) — NFL: Denver Broncos at Arizona Cardinals.
9 p.m., ESPN — NCAA: Stanford at Arizona State.
Golf
6 a.m., Golf Channel — European PGA: Valderrama Masters from Sotogrande, Spain.
12:30 p.m., Golf Channel — LPGA Shanghai from China. (taped today)
10 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: CJ Cup at Nine Bridges from Jeju Island, South Korea.
Hockey
9 p.m., NESN — NHL: Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers.
Soccer
7 p.m., YES — NCAA women: Louisville at Duke.
9 p.m., NBCSB — MLS: New England Revolution at Real Salt Lake.
