Astros overpower Yankees and take commanding 3-1 lead
Astros manager AJ Hinch is blowing his own whistle on sign stealing and pitch tipping: He's had enough of allegations about Houston hitters going out of bounds to decipher what's coming at the plate
Sabathia, Yanks come apart as Astros push them to brink
CC Sabathia threw a cutter to George Springer and grimaced, then covered his face with his glove as he walked to the dugout after what was likely the final pitch of his career
Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes injures right knee against Broncos
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes injured his right knee injury on a sneak against the Denver Broncos
Stamkos scores in shootout, Lightning beat Bruins 4-3
Steven Stamkos scored the lone goal in the shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 4-3
Palmieri, Wood help Devils beat Rangers for first win
Kyle Palmieri and Miles Wood scored in the second period, and the New Jersey Devils held off the New York Rangers 5-2 to earn their first win of the season
COLUMNS
UConn leadership has betrayed Edsall yet again
Randy Edsall is not to blame for the disaster that has become UConn football. He was handed a...
PRO BASEBALL
Astros overpower Yankees and take commanding 3-1 lead
Astros manager AJ Hinch is blowing his own whistle on sign stealing and pitch tipping: He's had enough of allegations about Houston hitters going out of bounds to decipher what's coming at the plate
Sabathia, Yanks come apart as Astros push them to brink
CC Sabathia threw a cutter to George Springer and grimaced, then covered his face with his glove as he walked to the dugout after what was likely the final pitch of his career
Bumpy road for Nationals manager leads to 'beautiful place'
Nationals manager Dave Martinez finds a bumpy road leading to a beautiful place: the World Series
PRO FOOTBALL
Browns' Mayfield slowed by hip injury, but should face Pats
Browns' Baker Mayfield limited in practice during bye week after injuring left hip in loss to Seattle
Lions latest victims of NFL's flag football problem
Detroit Lions are latest victim of questionable calls by officials that have seemingly become a regular part of every game
Crosby's FG as time expires lifts Packers over Lions 23-22
Mason Crosby nailed a 23-yard field goal as time expired, and the Green Bay Packers benefited from some questionable officiating to edge the Detroit Lions 23-22
Giants' Engram expects to return vs. Cards; Barkley possible
Giants' Evan Engram expects to return for game vs. Cardinals; possible Saquon Barkley could be back, too
PRO BASKETBALL
WNBA's New York Liberty to play at Barclays starting in 2020
APNewsBreak: WNBA's New York Liberty to play at Barclays Center next year
Married NBA refs working to make the right calls at home
For married NBA refs Lauren Holtkamp-Sterling and Jonathan Sterling, juggling parenthood and games is a new challenge
Women impacting NBA in various roles, including 11 assistant coaches
Welcome to the new-look NBA, in which women are impacting every aspect of the game — from broadcasting booths, officiating, coaching on the sidelines, front-office executives to ownership.
PRO HOCKEY
Stamkos scores in shootout, Lightning beat Bruins 4-3
Steven Stamkos scored the lone goal in the shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 4-3
Palmieri, Wood help Devils beat Rangers for first win
Kyle Palmieri and Miles Wood scored in the second period, and the New Jersey Devils held off the New York Rangers 5-2 to earn their first win of the season
NHL roundup
Mathew Barzal scored two power-play goals in the second period and Semyon Varlamov made 32 saves in the New York Islanders' 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets
CT SUN
After coming so close to a WNBA title, Sun look to reload in offseason
The Connecticut Sun were 10 minutes away from a WNBA title. They head into the offseason with eight of their 12 players free agents and need to add depth.
Heartbreak for Connecticut Sun in Game 5 loss to Mystics in WNBA Finals
MVP Emma Meesseman scored 11 of her team-high 22 points during a third-quarter comeback and the Washington Mystics pulled away from the Connecticut Sun late to win Game 5 and the WNBA Finals 89-78 Thursday.
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NHL roundup
Mathew Barzal scored two power-play goals in the second period and Semyon Varlamov made 32 saves in the New York Islanders' 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets
Bumpy road for Nationals manager leads to 'beautiful place'
Nationals manager Dave Martinez finds a bumpy road leading to a beautiful place: the World Series
WNBA's New York Liberty to play at Barclays starting in 2020
APNewsBreak: WNBA's New York Liberty to play at Barclays Center next year
Rooney nears end of MLS stint with positive memories, one regret
In the next few days or perhaps few weeks, depending on how long D.C. United lasts in these MLS playoffs, Wayne Rooney will settle into a first-class seat and cross the Atlantic.
ON THE AIR
Auto Racing
3 p.m., NBCSN — NASCAR Xfinity Kansas Lottery 300 practice from Kansas City, Kan.
4 p.m., NBCSN — NASCAR Monster Cup Hollywood Casino 400 practice from Kansas City, Kan.
5 p.m., NBCSN — NASCAR Xfinity Kansas Lottery 300 final practice from Kansas City, Kan.
6 p.m., FS1 — NHRA FallNationals qualifying from Dallas.
7 p.m., NBCSN — NASCAR Monster Cup Hollywood Casino 400 final practice from Kansas City, Kan.
Baseball
7 p.m., FS1, WFAN (660-AM) — ALCS: Houston Astros at New York Yankees in Game 5.
Basketball
7:30 p.m., YES — NBA preseason: Toronto Raptors at Brooklyn Nets.
8 p.m., TNT — NBA preseason: New Orleans Pelicans at New York Knicks.
10:30 p.m., NBA TV — NBA preseason: Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors.
Boxing
10 p.m., ESPN — Artur Beterbiev vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk in a light-heavyweight bout from Philadelphia.
Figure Skating
Midnight, NBCSN — ISU Grand Prix from Turin, Italy.
Football
6:30 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA: Marshall at Florida Atlantic.
7 p.m., ESPN — NCAA: Pittsburgh at Syracuse.
7 p.m., ESPNews — CFL: Toronto Argonauts at Montreal Alouettes.
7 p.m., ESPNU — High school: Mandarin (Fla.) at Sandalwood (Fla.).
10 p.m., CBSSN — NCAA: UNLV at Fresno State.
Golf
6 a.m., Golf Channel — European PGA: French Open from Paris.
1 p.m., Golf Channel — Champions: Dominion Energy Charity Classic from Richmond, Va.
10 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: CJ Cup at Nine Bridges from Jeju Island, South Korea.
2 a.m. (Saturday), Golf Channel — LPGA: Buick LPGA from Shanghai.
Hockey
7 p.m., MSG — NHL: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals.
7 p.m., NESN — NCAA men: Union at Massachusetts.
Mixed Martial Arts
6 p.m., ESPN2 — UFC Fight Night preliminaries followed by Dominick Reyes vs. Chris Weidman from Boston.
Rugby
3 a.m. (Saturday), NBCSN — World Cup: England vs. Australia in a quarterfinal from Oita, Japan.
Soccer
5 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Cornell at Yale.
Tennis
6 a.m., Tennis Channel — Kremlin Cup from Moscow, WTA Luxembourg Open, ATP Stockholm Open from Sweden, ATP European Cup from Antwerp, Belgium.