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Gerrit Cole tosses playoff gem, shutting down Royals and sending Yankees back to ALCS with 3-1 win

Lynx stun Liberty with 95-93 overtime win in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals

Brock Purdy throws for 3 TDs and the 49ers beat the Seahawks 36-24 to move atop division

Fry’s 2-run homer, squeeze bunt lead Guardians over Tigers 5-4 and force ALDS Game 5

Rays say it may take ‘weeks’ to fully assess damage at Tropicana Field, after Milton struck region

OMG, Grimace and a playoff pumpkin: Close-knit Mets ride camaraderie and good-luck charms into NLCS

Rafael Nadal gave his all until he simply couldn’t anymore and had to retire: Analysis

Jets interim Jeff Ulbrich replaces Nathaniel Hackett with Todd Downing as the offense’s play caller

Cagey Dodgers may run back bullpen plan against Padres in winner-take-all Game 5 of NLDS

Steelers WR George Pickens says he was unaware about NFL rules banning messages on eye black