Jose Lobaton’s ninth-inning home run off Koji Uehara extended their division series with Boston. Uehara had not given up a home run since June 30.
Jose Lobaton’s home run with two outs in the ninth inning lifted the Rays, who trail in the series two games to one.
The benches emptied after Detroit designated hitter Victor Martinez exchanged words with closer Grant Balfour of Oakland, which can win the series with a victory on Tuesday.
Clayton Kershaw, pitching on three days’ rest, had no decision to show for his effort, but Juan Uribe’s home run sent Los Angeles to the National League Championship Series.
The Dodgers’ new ownership group, which includes Magic Johnson, has delivered a postseason club that is challenging the Lakers as the city’s chosen team.
Pittsburgh’s Pedro Alvarez broke up Michael Wacha’s no-hitter with a home run in the eighth inning, but St. Louis forced a decisive Game 5.
The Falcons’ Jacquizz Rodgers being stopped near the goal line by Jets players including Demario Davis (56) and Sheldon Richardson (91).
The Jets surrendered a 13-point fourth-quarter edge, but beat the Falcons on a game-ending 43-yard field goal by Nick Folk.
After winning the Jets kicking job for a fourth season, Nick Folk was 11 for 11 in field goals, including four from at least 45 yards and the game winner on Monday.
In the N.F.C. East, no team has a winning record and every team has a terrible defense. The 0-5 Giants exemplify the deterioration of play in what was once the league’s dominant division.
The San-Diego-Oakland game was televised at 8:35 p.m., Pacific time, a rarity for prime-time televised games. Local California stations got a boost in ratings, but East Coast viewership dropped.
The No. 1 pick in the 2011 draft, Andrew Luck will probably never be able to escape the spotlight, but somehow he’s still an underrated quarterback.
The Knicks’ Chris Douglas-Roberts (17) has played for five teams in three professional leagues.
Chris Douglas-Roberts, who was signed by the Knicks as part of their training camp, has faced long odds throughout his professional career.
Angel McCoughtry has Atlanta in the W.N.B.A. finals after leading the league in scoring again and readjusting her mind-set.
Shall we dance? The choreography of sports is seen in all manner of competition.
A death at an extreme obstacle-course event in West Virginia in April has raised concerns over the risks posed by the event’s challenges.
Every August, the world’s best snowboarders flock to Wanaka, New Zealand, where the only Olympic-size halfpipe anywhere in the world is open at that time of year.
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Field goals occur so swiftly and so regularly that they are often treated as afterthoughts. But a highly intricate three-part choreography is involved. The Giants’ field-goal unit breaks it down.
Supporters of Alex Rodriguez gather outside his arbitration at the headquarters of Major League Baseball where he is appealing a 211 game drug suspension.
October 3, 2013
October 3, 2013
Charlie Rowan was a small-time cage fighter who couldn’t catch
a break. He owed money
to impatient people and needed
to start over. Late one night,
he came up with a plan.
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