What happened. Why it matters. Plainly.
Games and the stories around them, taken from the box score and the official record rather than from social media.
The Rays beat the Guardians 7-3 in ALCS Game 4 on Saturday, Oct. 17, to tie the series 2-2 before Game 5 on Sunday, Oct. 18, in Cleveland, at 5:08 p.m. EDT.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 in Game 4 to sweep the NLCS and reach their first World Series since 1982, after trailing 4-0 early.
The Brewers beat the Dodgers 6-2 in NLCS Game 3 at Dodger Stadium behind back-to-back homers from Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell, then completed a four-game sweep.
The Rays beat the Guardians 3-1 in ALCS Game 2 on Tuesday, scoring all three runs in the fourth inning on an error and a two-run single to tie the series 1-1.
Cleveland beat Tampa Bay 7-3 in Game 1 of the ALCS, scoring five runs in the last two innings after trailing 2-0; Tampa Bay tied the series in Game 2 and Cleveland leads it 2-1 after Game 3.
The Brewers beat the Dodgers 2-1 in NLCS Game 1 on Sunday as Brice Turang homered, Luis Lara drove in the go-ahead run and four relievers allowed two hits; Milwaukee went on to sweep the series.
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 in Game 5 of the ALDS on Oct. 10 after trailing 0-2, and now face the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALCS.
Tampa Bay beat Dallas 24-16 on Thursday Night Football for its first win of the season, as Bucky Irving ran for 165 yards and Jalon Daniels had no turnovers.
The Rays beat the Yankees 4-3 in Game 3 to complete a sweep after replay ruled fan interference and turned Anthony Volpe’s apparent homer into a double.
Padres beat the Brewers 4-3 in NLDS Game 3 at Petco Park, with Michael King closing, cutting Milwaukee’s series lead to 2-1 before Game 4 on Wednesday night.
Eagles tackle Lane Johnson, 36, retires after 14 seasons, citing mental health and family; the Eagles say rookie Markel Bell is in line to start next.
The Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 in Game 2 of the NLDS on Sunday night, tying the best-of-five series at 1-1. Game 3 is Tuesday in Atlanta.
Natalia Silva won the vacant UFC women’s flyweight title over Wang Cong by unanimous decision on Oct. 3 in Salt Lake City. By our count, 11 of 14 bouts ended in KO or TKO; ESPN calls that a UFC record.
Minnesota beat Michigan 20-14 on Oct. 3 with 13 unanswered second-half points. Michigan had three turnovers. See the numbers, the Jug and what coaches said.
Four Wild Card series ended, three in two games. The Braves beat the Phillies 6-2 in Game 3, and the Division Series open Saturday, Oct. 3, with four Game 1s.
Kei Nishikori retired Thursday at the Japan Open after a loss to Frances Tiafoe, with the ATP ranking his deciding-set record behind only Borg and McEnroe.
New York beat Minnesota 87-71 to sweep the first round. AP calls it the first No. 8 seed to oust a No. 1; top seeds had won all five meetings since 2016.
Manchester City was found guilty of Premier League financial breaches over nine seasons, with revenue inflated and costs cut by more than £900 million.
The U.S. rallied from a three-point deficit to beat the International team 17-13 at Medinah Country Club, winning the Presidents Cup for the 11th straight time.
Justin Verlander struck out six and earned a no-decision in his final start Saturday, as Detroit beat Pittsburgh 4-3 on a walk-off homer by Eduardo Valencia.