CLEVELAND (AP) — Munetaka Murakami really wanted to get the first run for the Chicago White Sox in a postseason game. The Japanese power-hitter delivered that with a two-run homer as the White Sox defeated the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 on Saturday in an AL Division Series opener. "That's what ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Chicago White Sox used a major league-leading 11 bullpen games en route to their first postseason appearance since 2021. Manager Will Venable also went with that approach to win Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series, starting a sweep at Houston. The formula ended up paying ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nick Schmaltz had two goals and the Utah Mammoth scored three times on the power play to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Saturday night for its second straight victory to open the season. Mikhail Sergachev and Dylan Guenther each scored power-play goals. Sergachev ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Noah Fifita threw for 284 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, and shorthanded Arizona shut down Cincinnati for a 35-7 win on Saturday night. The Wildcats (4-1, 1-1) got bad news late Friday, when a Pima County judge ruled ineligible running back Ismail Mahdi and ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Trevor Lawrence passed for 227 yards and a touchdown, Jacksonville's defense forced two critical turnovers and the Jaguars held off the Cincinnati Bengals 22-17 on Sunday. Joe Burrow passed for 428 yards for the Bengals, who lost All-Pro wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase to a ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Aiden Flora accounted for five touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 1:57 left, and Iowa State held off West Virginia 45-42 Saturday in a wild game in which the teams combined for over 1,000 yards of offense. Iowa State (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) came from behind twice in ...