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Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic playoff matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Dodgers got home runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández to beat the Padres 2-0 on Friday night and advance to the NLCS.

Rick Pitino told the Kentucky crowd Friday night that new coach Mark Pope will carry Kentucky — which suffered two first-round exits in the past three NCAA tournaments — to “greatness.”

Making his preseason debut with the Sixers, Paul George scored a team-high 23 points in a 121-111 loss to the Timberwolves on Friday night.

Ole Miss said it has been in contact with the SEC and the national coordinator for football officiating after suspicions were raised that the Rebels tried to stifle South Carolina’s momentum by “feigning injuries” in last week’s game.

A heated NLDS is headed to its thrilling conclusion. We get you ready for the Friday night showdown in L.A.

A review by the NFL and the Players Association has concluded that Bills quarterback Josh Allen was properly evaluated for a concussion during last week’s game against the Texans.

USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed Christian Pulisic as one of the world’s best offensive players but said he was concerned about the AC Milan star’s workload amid his stellar start to the season.

Packers receiver Romeo Doubs expressed regret on Friday over how he handled his two-day absence last week that led to a one-game suspension.

Coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday that the Niners will open the 21-day practice window for receiver Ricky Pearsall on Monday, though they will not do the same for running back Christian McCaffrey just yet.

Saints staff show support of rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler ahead of first career start. Rattler had been the team’s emergency third QB behind Derek Carr and Jake Haener.