By Brendan Kuty, Jen McCaffrey and Chris Kirschner NEW YORK — One by one, the New York Yankees hurdled over their dugout railing. As the sold-out crowd of nearly 50,000 sang along every word to Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York,” the players high-fived and hugged — a muted on-field celebration immediately after a 4-0 victory over the rival Boston …
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6 takeaways from Lions coordinators: Defense more flexible than ever
It was an informational and entertaining Thursday from Allen Park, as all three Detroit Lions coordinators held their weekly press conferences. Here are my biggest takeaways from the three sessions. Offensive coordinator John Morton Jameson Williams has already rebounded Earlier this week, Lions receiver coach Scottie Montgomery praised Williams’ ability to put Sunday’s tough game behind him. The first-year wide …
Read More »Yankees-Red Sox Game 2 takeaways: Yankees slide past Sox late to force Game 3
By Brendan Kuty, Jen McCaffrey and Chris Kirschner NEW YORK — The crowd roared, and then the building shook. Austin Wells’ eighth-inning, two-out liner rattled around in the right-field corner long enough for Jazz Chisholm Jr. to chug from first base and score the go-ahead run with a headfirst slide, helping the New York Yankees to a 4-3 win over …
Read More »Cubs-Padres Game 2 takeaways: Manny Machado, Padres pitchers lock in to stave off elimination
By Dennis Lin, Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma CHICAGO — Behind a two-run homer by third baseman Manny Machado and a high-octane performance from his pitching staff, the San Diego Padres muscled their way to a 3-0 shutout of the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday at Wrigley Field. The blanking leveled this National League Wild Card Series at one game apiece, …
Read More »Cubs-Padres takeaways: Back-to-back homers power Chicago over San Diego in Game 1
By Dennis Lin, Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma CHICAGO — The sudden pop of back-to-back home runs by Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 3-1 victory on Tuesday afternoon at Wrigley Field, pushing the San Diego Padres to the brink of playoff elimination. The crowd of 39,114 remained relatively subdued through four innings as Chicago’s …
Read More »Crochet dominates and more takeaways from Red Sox’s Game 1 win
Boston Red Sox A two-run single from Masataka Yoshida in the seventh gave Boston the lead for good at Yankee Stadium. Garrett Crochet pitched into the eighth inning of Tuesday’s win. AP Photo/Frank Franklin II By Conor Ryan September 30, 2025 5 minutes to read The Red Sox will have a chance to end the Yankees’ season on Wednesday night …
Read More »Reds-Dodgers takeaways: Teoscar Hernández, Blake Snell dazzle in Game 1 rout
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani set the tone for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 10-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series on Tuesday. His leadoff home run was the first of five for the Dodgers. Reds starter Hunter Greene gave up three homers in his three innings, while Dodgers starter Blake Snell …
Read More »Yankees-Red Sox takeaways: Garrett Crochet deals, Yanks’ ’pen reels as Sox take series lead
By Brendan Kuty, Jen McCaffrey and Chris Kirschner NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman screamed on the mound. His strikeout of Trent Grisham with the bases loaded ended a tense 3-1 win over the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the best-of-three American League Wild Card Series on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. It held up a …
Read More »5 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to Top Military Leaders – The New York Times
5 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to Top Military Leaders The New York Times Trump Gave the Military’s Brass a Rehashed Speech. Until Minute 44. The New York Times Trump calls for using US cities as a ‘training ground’ for military in unusual speech to generals AP News ‘Could have been an email’: Officials balk at Hegseth’s generals meeting Politico Hegseth pushes to remake the …
Read More »10 takeaways from No. 6 Oregon’s win over No. 3 Penn State
No. 6 Oregon defeated No. 3 Penn State 30-24 in double overtime on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Here are 10 takeaways from the game as the Ducks (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) enter a bye week before hosting No. 8 Indiana (5-0, 2-0) on Oct. 11. 1) A masterclass performance Dan Lanning, Will Stein and Tosh Lupoi put forth their best …
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