Aaron Judge hit a tying homer and drove in four runs during a clutch performance, and the New York Yankees staved off elimination by rallying from five runs down to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-6 on Tuesday night in Game 3 of their AL Division Series. Jazz Chisholm Jr launched a go-ahead homer in the fifth inning and the …
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Welcome to our 2025-26 NHL projections where you will find each team’s projected point total, probability of advancing to and through the playoffs, and chances of winning the Stanley Cup. The projections are based on 50,000 simulations of the remainder of the season which factors in each team’s projected strength, current health and strength of schedule. All projections are rounded …
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The 2025-26 NHL season has finally arrived! Before the puck drops, it’s time to map out our predictions. Earlier this week, we released our Daily Faceoff staff picks for 2025-26 NHL Award winners. Now: a breakdown of our projected division standings, playoff teams and Stanley Cup Final matchups. The prognosticators: Matt Larkin, DFO managing editor & senior writerSteven Ellis, DFO associate editor …
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Entering this week’s action, there were two teams in the AP Top 25 ranked despite not picking up a win against Power Four competition yet this season. They both lost on Saturday to a pair of unranked teams that had a combined record of 1-7. Those teams are now 3-7 and have two more wins against Power Four competition than …
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Batters try all sorts to get themselves right when they’re having a bad day at the plate. Some go and splash some water on their face. Others offer up a prayer. Shohei Ohtani found a simple solution in his playoff pitching debut on Saturday night: why not just go and strike out nine from the mound? “It’s really never been …
Read More »PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Shohei Ohtani struck out not once, twice, three times but four — four! — straight times and almost snuffed a late Dodgers rally. The Oh-4 nearly cost Los Angeles. Good news for the Dodgers, Ohtani the ace was about as good as he needed to be on the mound — with a little pop from teammate Teoscar …
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TORONTO — The Rogers Centre crowd exploded in the first inning. After three playoff sweeps and six postseason losses, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gave his home fans an October moment to cheer. The star first baseman launched a towering fly ball to left field on Saturday, stealing the Toronto Blue Jays an early lead with a solo home run. The crowd-popping …
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Miami will have to show it the rest of the way, but nearing midseason, Mario Cristobal’s squad looks unstoppable. Saturday’s muscle-flex at Florida State was another elite showing from the Hurricanes and pushed them to top-seed billing in our Week 7 College Football Playoff projection. It’s goodbye for now to Penn State and Texas following stunning losses from two of the …
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Zack Wheeler is with the Phillies for Game 1 Zack Wheeler is at Citizens Bank Park for Game 1 of the NLDS, Rob Thomson said. Wheeler has been at the ballpark periodically since the discovery of a blood clot in August caused the team’s ace to miss the rest of the season. But Wheeler has yet to be seen by …
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The San Diego Padres engaged in a brief verbal altercation with multiple umpires after the team’s 2025 MLB postseason run came to an end with a Game 3 loss to the Chicago Cubs in their National League Wild Card Series, per Dennis Lin of The Athletic. After home-plate umpire D.J. Reyburn called strike three on Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts in …
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