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When Shohei Ohtani's third home run rocketed off his bat and streaked toward the left-field bleachers, the few fans still sitting at Dodger Stadium rose frantically, as if every single seat in the sold-out building had received a shock.

Shohei Ohtani is in a significant slump at the plate this October. The three-time MVP hasn't contributed much to the Los Angeles Dodgers with his bat during their otherwise impressive playoff run to the brink of another World Series.

TCU coach Sonny Dykes is very familiar with the nation's top two FBS passers. One of them is the quarterback for his team, and the other graduated from the same high school as the coach and is the son of one of his former baseball opponents.

Paul Toboni, the new Washington Nationals president of baseball operations, spent last week taking the first steps of putting his fingerprints on the franchise by waving goodbye to many of the front office executives and player development field ...

It was a season to forget for the last-place Washington Nationals, but center fielder Jacob Young is still looking to bring home some hardware. He was named a Gold Glove finalist on Wednesday.

Starting with Game 3 on Wednesday in Seattle, the Mariners can clinch their first AL pennant by winning two of three potential home games in the American League Championship Series. Seattle is the only major league team that's never reached the World ...

The Los Angeles Angels should be held responsible for the drug overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs because the team failed to follow its own drug policies and let an addicted and drug dealing employee stay on the job and have access to the players ...

After two-straight games in which his team has given up a fourth quarter lead, Maryland coach Mike Locksley is leaving no stone unturned in trying to find an answer to the Terrapins' poor finishes.

Max Muncy was inches away from hitting a grand slam for the Los Angeles Dodgers to open the scoring in the National League Championship Series.

Julio Rodriguez and Jorge Polanco hit three-run homers, Josh Naylor added a two-run drive and the Seattle Mariners took a 2-0 AL Championship Series lead by routing the Toronto Blue Jays 10-3 on Monday.