LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 13: A Los Angeles Dodgers groundscrew worker paints the postseason logo on the field before the Milwaukee Brewers workout prior to the NLCS at Dodger Stadium on October 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) | Getty Images
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are back home, looking for their first win of the 2026 National League Championship Series, with Game 3 at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.
“No one knows what’s going to happen tomorrow and the ensuing days,” manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday. “At the end of the day in this big moment, we’re listening to Shohei, and we’re going to support the crap out of him and believe in him, and that’s it.”
Much like the Dodgers are trying to turn things around in this series, Snell is trying to turn things around after needing 90 pitches to record only 11 outs in Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the Atlanta Braves on October 4. Snell walked five in that game, though only one run was charged to his ledger in a game the Dodgers eventually lost 3-2.
Left-hander Robert Gasser starts for the Brewers, looking for some redemption of his own. He lost both starts against the Dodgers in the regular season (May 23 and August 14), allowing a total of seven runs in 10 2/3 innings. Gasser started Game 3 of the NLDS for Milwaukee in San Diego, and allowed one run in four innings, with three strikeouts.
It was La Soirée Québécoise at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night, as the Montreal Canadiens hosted the Buffalo Sabres, the first time the two teams met since Montreal eliminated them in the second round of the playoffs. For a third straight game, Jacob Fowler started for the Habs and, interestingly, the New York Rangers goaltending scout was in attendance.
He may not have known whether Fowler or Dobes would be in net that night, but his presence after Igor Shesterkin was ruled out for the rest of the season is still interesting. However, with their number one goaltender still having six years left on his contract, Samuel Montembeault would be the best fit for the Rangers, but he’s still injured.
The Canadiens' penalty kill was very impressive on four power-play opportunities; the Sabres couldn’t get a single shot on net. Granted, their man advantage is hardly menacing, with a 13.6% success rate before Tuesday night’s game, but the Canadiens still played well on the kill.
Jake Evans had an active stick to break up plays; Arber Xhekaj timed his dive perfectly at one point, taking away a passing opportunity in the second frame, while Noah Dobson’s long reach came in handy on the PK in the first frame. Asked how he felt about the PK’s work on the night and the fact that it didn’t allow a single shot, Evans said: "I didn’t even know that. Yeah, you know, we feel confident. Everyone’s been working their tail off and blocking shots if they need to. We get the saves when we need to. You know, when the PK’s going well, it’s not one guy; it’s not just the goalie. It’s everyone chipping in and helping out."
As for Josh Anderson, he added: "We’re starting to get a little bit comfortable and used to the new kill this year; we’re trying to dial it in each and every day, just watching clips of what we need to work on and obviously things went our way tonight with the kill."
The PK’s efficiency didn’t go unnoticed by Martin St-Louis; we played a good game. The two goals in the third hurt, but we’ll look at it and try to correct things. […] The PK was excellent; we went out and got a goal on the PP. We were organized, played a good second frame, and did a lot of things well, but nothing was perfect. Perfection is impossible, so it’s about correcting errors and trying to be perfect, knowing full well it’s impossible.
Hecatomb On The Blue Line
Days after GM Kent Hughes traded Jayden Struble, Mike Matheson was labelled day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, and sources say his absence could be lengthy. As if that wasn't worrying enough for the Habs, Dobson took a puck to the face in the second frame and headed straight down the tunnel once he regained his senses.
Thankfully, he returned at the start of the third, looking no worse for wear; in fact, he finished the evening with 5 hits, doubling his season total. Despite missing a good chunk of the middle stanza, he still spent nearly 19 minutes on the ice.
In the dying seconds of the game, Alexandre Carrier threw caution to the wind and threw himself off a Tage Thompson cannon shot to push the game to overtime. While the coach said every player knows how much that hurts, the blueliner didn’t agree: "It wasn’t that bad, honestly. The opportunity was there, so I just tried to block it."
Playing With Fire
The Canadiens seemed in full control, leading 3-1 at the start of the third frame and having given Buffalo only nine shots, but at 4:24 the Sabres got a goal back, tying the game just over a minute later. Those goals felt like déjà vu, with Fowler unable to see the puck through heavy traffic. Two of the visitors' goals came off deflections, which makes the netminder’s job really hard. The coach explained:
We got to block the shots from up high, and you need to box out and take the sticks away down low. It’s really simple.
Still, the Canadiens managed to get away with the two points thanks to another Zachary Bolduc shootout goal, but they nearly lost that extra point in overtime when Juraj Slafkovsky made a couple of mistakes.
After the game, the Habs headed to Washington, where they’ll take on the Capitals tomorrow at 7:30 PM. Both teams will be on the tail end of a back-to-back, and since the Caps were playing away, they both will have travelled post-game.
Despite starting the season on what has now devolved into an eight-game losing streak (0-5-3), the Philadelphia Flyers are still generating plenty of trade interest around the NHL.
Which teams are inquiring, you may ask? Or would even want to inquire? That's less clear, though any team calling Flyers general manager Danny Briere's phone is looking to buy low on one of many struggling players.
In TSN's latest "Insider Trading" segment, NHL insider Pierre LeBrun reported that Briere is indeed getting tons of calls from around the league, and that's not necessarily a good thing amid the team's 0-5-3 start that has seen them allow the most shots per game, generate the fewest shots per game, and score the fewest goals per game.
"Danny Briere, the GM of the Flyers, my understanding is his phone is getting all kinds of love from other GMs around the league, but not the kind of attention you wanna get," said LeBrun.
"There is no easy fix here. There is no blockbuster trade that the Flyers are gonna pull off to get themselves out of this brutal start. I know some fans are chanting, 'Fire Rick Tocchet.' That’s not even a thought for Flyers management right now. The answer lies within.
"This is a collective letdown from the start of the year. There’s a belief inside that management group that this is a group of young players who, after getting a taste of success last year, maybe took a lot for granted here entering this year. It’s a wake-up call. They gotta fix it themselves."
The pressure on Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet continues to build as Philadelphia extends its worst season-opening slide in franchise history, but LeBrun insists, further to previous reporting from Anthony Di Marco, a coaching change is not something that's in Briere and Co.'s playbook at this moment in time.
As for a potential trade, the Flyers have been linked to Detroit's Simon Edvinsson and Dylan Larkin, though Larkin doesn't want to come to Philly, and Detroit is hellbent on keeping and re-signing Edvinsson, an RFA still without a contract well into the start of the season.
Maybe Flyers president Keith Jones did some scouting at Monday night's Devils-Senators game in Newark, but the Flyers would have to present a viable deal to make the playoff hopefuls even consider striking a trade.
With the amount of big contracts and trade protection the Flyers have given out recently, it is hard to even pinpoint the players they could sell off to inquiring teams, though it is safe to assume that players like Rasmus Ristolainen, Noah Cates, Owen Tippett, Cam York, and even Matvei Michkov would generate interest from prospective contenders.
With a terribly difficult slate of games coming up for the Flyers - one that includes games against Ottawa, Colorado, Buffalo, Anaheim, and Washington - this situation could be one to monitor closely, especially if the Flyers are unable to begin making up some serious ground in the standings.
The Toronto Maple Leafs ended their three-game road trip with a 5-4 loss to the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday, and multiple players have taken the blame for certain moments in the game.
The Maple Leafs did come close to evening up the contest late with a six-on-four opportunity. However, along the way to nearly completing a comeback from being 4-1 down, there were plenty of areas that can be cleaned up, and the players realize that.
Defenseman Morgan Rielly was asked about Utah's first goal of the game. Left winger Daniil But made a move on Rielly, leaving him in the dust, before netting his fifth-career NHL goal.
"Yeah, he made a good play," Rielly admitted, who finished with a minus-two rating and 16:09 of average ice time. "Obviously, that's on me. But I thought we did a good job getting back in the game. But there's plenty of areas to clean up."
Rielly wasn't the only player to take responsibility for part of Toronto's defeat, bringing the team to a 3-3-1 record after seven games.
Goaltender Anthony Stolarz, making his third start of the season, allowed five goals on 28 shots on goal from the Mammoth. He finished the outing with an .827 save percentage and endured his first loss of the year. He now holds an .875 SP from his three appearances this season.
There were a few goals that slipped past him, and the 32-year-old confessed that he could've been sharper in those moments on Tuesday.
"I put us in a tough situation," Stolarz said post-game. "You know, probably want two or three of those goals back. And not the way you want to go and end the road trip."
Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller defended Stolarz and didn't let him take the entire blame for the bleeding, conceding four goals in the second period specifically.
"He was alright, " Hiller said of Stolarz's performance. "He gave us a chance at the end for a period of a couple of saves. You know, they scored five rush goals. So that's not just Anthony. That's different people making mistakes prior to getting to him. There's probably a couple he wants back, but that happens."
As mentioned, Toronto's first road trip is complete. Their next opponent will be the Buffalo Sabres at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday.
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Sep 4, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Edmundo Sosa (33) looks on before taking the field for the first inning against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Did anyone really think that the Dodgers were going to sit Shohei Ohtani?
Seriously, did you really believe that that was going happen?
Oct 13, 2026; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Bryan Baker (47) celebrates a win against the Cleveland Guardians in game two of the ALCS for the 2026 MLB Playoffs at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Good morning Birdland,
Well, we know that at least one of the LCS won’t be a sweep. The Rays evened up the junior circuit matchup at one game apiece with a 3-1 win over the Guardians on Tuesday night. All three of their runs came in a big fourth inning. That proved to be enough for starter Freddy Peralta, who tossed six scoreless innings, followed by the Tampa bullpen, which was punctuated by another Bryan Baker save. Those two teams will have today off as they travel to Cleveland, where the series will continue on Thursday.
That means the NLCS is a solo act this evening. The Brewers have a commanding 2-0 lead, but will now head on the road for the first time in the best-of-seven set. Another win tonight doesn’t guarantee their first World Series appearance since 1982, but it would put them awfully close. First pitch is set for 8 p.m. on FS1.
Shohei Ohtani’s struggles have become a big storyline of that series. The four-time MVP is 3-for-20 this postseason with zero extra-base hits, three walks, and seven strikeouts. That’s a .411 OPS. He hit the IL near the end of the regular season, then struggled in eight September games, and still doesn’t look right. Dave Roberts moved him down the order in Game 2, and there were some rumblings that he could be removed from the order entirely for Game 3. But the Dodgers announced during the off day that this wouldn’t happen. Ohtani will be starting. If the Dodgers hope to complete a three-peat, they will need some magic from their superstar.
On the Orioles front, it’s quiet, as it is for just about all 26 teams that are no longer playing baseball this year. While front offices are surely making preparations for the offseason ahead, there simply isn’t much public-facing work to be done.
Free agency starts five days after the World Series ends. The GM Meetings start November 9. The owners meetings begin November 17. And the non-tender deadline is November 20. Anything beyond that is in doubt as the current CBA expires on December 1, which could mean that many of the most interesting days of baseball’s offseason are pushed or cancelled altogether.
While some minor moves are likely to happen prior to a new CBA, you would assume that any massive contracts will have to wait until teams, players, and agents fully understand the new deal. Salary caps and salary floors have been discussed. There could be changes to draft pick compensation for teams that lose higher-cost free agents. It’s a lot to unpack, and seems destined to drag well into next year at this point.
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Looking at Orioles through eyes of some opposing scouts | Roch Kubatko Roch discusses a current Orioles players that could be available in a trade this offseason. Apparently, Ryan Mountcastle is one to consider. He played in eight games this year due to a foot injury, and has a $7.5 million club option for 2027. It would seem like with the log jam at first base he would be an easy decline, making him a free agent. But if the Orioles front office thinks they could get anything for him in a trade, maybe it makes more sense to hold onto to him and deal him sometime in the spring.
Three prospects who could be key contributors for O’s in ’27 | Orioles.com Luis De León, Michael Forret, and Enrique Bradfield Jr. are mentioned, and all make sense. The Orioles, like every team, are going to need pitching, and Bradfield’s speed and defense seem major league ready, even if the bat still needs some work.
Oriole priorities in a likely shorter offseason | Rich Dubroff The Orioles enter this offseason with a desperate need to get better in a few places, which will be more difficult because of the impending lockout. But they aren’t going to overhaul the roster. The core of the team is already in place. They need to get more out of the guys they have in-house, and then supplement them with a few key external signings. There’s a lot to do, but it feels less about making moves and more about setting the players they already have up for success. Hopefully, a lockout doesn’t impact that too much.
Orioles birthdays
Is it your birthday? Happy birthday!
Midre Cummings turns 55 today. He played in two games for the Orioles in 2005, which capped off his 11 season in MLB.
Carl Nichols is 64 years old. From 1986-88, he appeared in 36 games for the Orioles, mostly as a backup catching option.
Kiko Garcia turns 73. He was a useful utility infielder for the Orioles for five seasons from 1976-80, and was then traded to the Astros prior to the ‘81 campaign.
Tommy Harper is 85 today. His final major league season was spent with the Orioles in 1976, when he was almost exclusively deployed as a DH and pinch hitter.
This day in O’s history
1969 – The Orioles drop Game 3 of the World Series to the underdog New York Mets 5-0. The Mets now hold a 2-1 advantage in the best-of-seven series.
1971 – The Orioles get shutout 4-0 in Game 5 of the World Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. That gives the Buccos a 3-2 lead in the set.
2014 – The Royals win yet again in the ALCS, extending their lead in the series to 3-0. Their bullpen pitches four perfect innings close things out the win over the Orioles in Game 3.
Happy birthday to Carlos Marmol, and a mighty host of others.
Today in baseball history, in 1908 – Before the smallest crowd in World Series history (6,210), the host Detroit Tigers are tamed on three hits by Orval Overall, who strikes out 10 in a 2-0 triumph. The Chicago Cubs win the World Series in five games. Upset over seating arrangements at the World Series, sports reporters form a professional group that will become the Baseball Writers Association of America, and other stories as well.
1975 – The Cincinnati Reds take a 2-1 lead in the World Series with a controversial 6-5, 10-inning victory over the Boston Red Sox in Cincinnati. In the 10th inning, Reds pinch-hitterEd Armbrister attempts a sacrifice bunt and bounces the ball in front of the plate. Boston catcher Carlton Fisk, in an attempt to field the ball, collides with Armbrister and throws the ball into center field while trying to force Cesar Gerónimo at second base. Gerónimo goes to third base and later scores the game winner, as Armbrister moves to second. Home plate umpireLarry Barnett rules there is no interference despite heated protests by the Red Sox.
2015 – The Blue Jays complete a comeback from a two-games-to-none deficit by defeating the Rangers, 6-3, in Game 5 of the ALDS. The game features a wild seventh inning. In the top half, Rougned Odor scores the go-ahead run for Texas when C Russell Martin‘s throw back to P Aaron Sanchez hits Shin-soo Choo‘s bat and goes astray; the crowd at Rogers Centre screams for an interference call and pelts the field with debris, but the umpires allow the run to stand. In the bottom of the inning, the Rangers commit three straight errors to load the bases with none out, then the Blue Jays score four runs on a pop-up that drops just out of Odor’s reach, and a three-run homer by Jose Bautista off Sam Dyson, followed by an epic bat flip.
2021 – The Division Series between the Dodgers and Giants, the teams who posted the two best records in the majors this year, goes to the very limit, as the Dodgers score the winning run in the top of the ninth in Game 5, with Cody Bellinger‘s single off Camilo Doval driving in Justin Turner. Max Scherzer then comes out to pitch the bottom of the 9th, earning his first career save in nailing down the 2-1 win.
Today in Cubs history:
1929 – The Philadelphia Athletics rally for three runs in the 9th inning to beat the Chicago Cubs, 3-2, and take the World Series in five games. A two-run home run by Mule Haas ties the game and Bing Miller hits a RBI double to get the victory. There won’t be another winning rally by a team down two runs in the ninth inning of a Series final game in the 20th century. The Arizona Diamondbacks, in 2001, will do it next.
2003 – Holding a 3-0 lead and needing only five more outs to reach the World Series for the first time since 1945, the Chicago Cubs give up eight runs on five hits, three walks and an error to the Florida Marlins. Chicago appears to come apart after a Cubs fan, sitting along the left-field foul line at Wrigley Field, tries to catch a foul ball that is about to be caught by Cubs’ outfielderMoises Alou for the second out of the inning, although the bigger blow comes when SS Alex Gonzalez misplays a routine double play grounder a few moments later. The Cubs also will lose the seventh and final game of the NLCS.
2017 – The Dodgers win Game 1 of the NLCS, 5-2, at home over the Cubs. Chris Taylor breaks a 2-2 tie with a solo homer off Hector Rondon in the sixth, and Yasiel Puig follows suit with a shot off Mike Montgomery in the seventh as six Dodgers pitchers limit Chicago to five hits.
1884 – George Eastman patents paper strip photographic film.
1947 – Chuck Yeager makes the first supersonic flight in the Bell XS-1 at Mach 1.06.
1957 – Everly Brothers’ single “Wake Up Little Susie” reaches No. 1.
1960 – Peace Corps first suggested by John F. Kennedy in a speech at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
1964 – Little known American distance runner Billy Mills scores major upset by winning the 10,000m at the Tokyo Olympics; beats Mohammed Gammoudi of Tunisia by 0.4 second; only American to ever win the event.
1968 – American sprinter Jim Hines runs a world record 9.95s to beat Lennox Miller of Jamaica and Charles Greene of the US, and win the 100m gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics.
1968 – The Beatles finish recording their double album “The Beatles” more commonly known as “The White Album.”
1977 – RCA releases David Bowie‘s 12th studio album, “Heroes”; his second collaboration with Brian Eno in what becomes known as his ‘Berlin trilogy’ features contributions from guitarist Robert Fripp
1985 – New York Jets retire Joe Namath‘s No. 12 on nationally televised Monday Night Football; beat Miami Dolphins, 23-7.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL - OCTOBER 13: Chase DeLauter #24 of the Cleveland Guardians reacts after hitting a one-run double in the seventh inning during Game Two of the American League Championship Series between the Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
It’s that time where I give you a rundown of what happened in baseball yesterday. However, we’ve already got a recap on this site that did that. Chase DeLauter was the only MLB player to drive in an earned run yesterday, yet the Guardians still lost. I don’t want to talk about it.
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As I just said, the only run that scored all day was off the bat of Chas—
I guess we could talk about how Slade Cecconi generated 5 swings and misses in 1 inning?
Or the big controversy in LA, where Shohei Ohtani is staying in the lineup even though his billion dollar contract isn’t producing any hits yet?
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 28: An aerial view of Dodger Stadium on October 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images) | Getty Images
We’re through two games in both the ALCS and NLCS, and the games have all been pretty riveting, if you’ve had the stomach to watch them with the Yankees long since eliminated. The Rays capitalized on some uncharacteristic sloppy play from Jose Ramirez to tie the ALCS at a game apiece last night, while the two-time defending champs find themselves with their backs just about up against the wall, needing to win tonight to avoid a 3-0 hole against the Brewers. It’s a matchup of lefties, Los Angeles throwing out Blake Snell, Milwaukee countering with Robert Gasser, one in which there’s a disparity in notoriety; Snell’s got two Cy Youngs, while Gasser’s got two seasons in which he’s been above replacement level to his name. Still, don’t underestimate Gasser or Milwaukee, with Gasser finding a way to make it work to the tune of a 3.87 ERA this year, and the Brewers of course finding a way to make it work night after night this season.
On the site today, get caught up with Madison’s review of last night’s Game 2 in St. Petersburg, and Josh’s writeup of the 2026 Yankees Team MVP, who could be none other than Cam Schlittler. Later, Kevin profiles Joe Girardi on the former catcher and manager’s 62nd birthday, and Jonathan discusses Mike Pinsky, a Yankees front office employee who’s competing in the current season of Survivor!
Today’s Playoff Matchup:
National League Championship Series Game 3 (Milwaukee leads 2-0)
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers (LHP Blake Snell vs. LHP Robert Gasser)
Time: 8:00 p.m. EST
TV: FOX/FS1/FOX ONE
Venue: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
Questions/Prompts:
1. Do you think it’s time for the Dodgers to pull Shohei Ohtani from the starting lineup?
2. Who do you favor the rest of the way in the ALCS with the series now tied?
Tucked away on a Peak District hillside is an inn bursting with memorabilia and stories left by touring teams
As the modern cricketer hops from Crowne Plaza to Holiday Inn, well rewarded and with plenty of time for golf, he or she might feel perfectly content. But life has not always been a merry-go-round of air-con and airports.
Hop off the train at Grindleford, where homemade bunting loops along the platform fence, highlighting books about trains in this national year of reading, and you’re in the Peak District. There’s been early morning rain and the trees, damply beautiful, are on the turn. Golden beech, rusty horse chestnut, hues of greens and yellows, disappear up the slopes of Padley Gorge and into the valleys.
Tweaked hamstring to keep Exeter wing out at Toulouse
Genge and Lawes want England restrictions lifted
England’s game-breaking winger Manny Feyi-Waboso should be fit for international duty next month despite tweaking a hamstring playing for Exeter against Newcastle on Sunday. Initial scans have not revealed any major damage and Rob Baxter, the Chiefs’ director of rugby, is hopeful the 23-year-old will be back in action before too long.
Medical staff from Exeter and England have looked at Feyi-Waboso’s scan and the player will be unavailable for his club’s opening Champions Cup pool fixture at Toulouse on Saturday. The early indications are said to be positive, however, and he is on track to feature in England’s opening Nations Championship Test against Australia on 8 November.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 13: Roman Kantserov #80 of the Chicago Blackhawks scores a goal past Sergei Murashov #1 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the second period at United Center on October 13, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning…
The Pittsburgh Penguins fell 5-3 to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday despite two goals from Sidney Crosby, including his first of the season. Pittsburgh’s power play went 0-for-4 and has failed to score in its last 16 opportunities over five games. [Recap]
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang is embracing a reduced role on Pittsburgh’s third defensive pairing as the 39-year-old adjusts to fewer minutes on the ice. The Penguins are looking to manage his workload while continuing to rely on his experience and offensive contributions. [Trib Live]
Franchise icon Mario Lemieux was inducted into the Pittsburgh Walk of Fame on Tuesday during a ceremony at the Strip District’s Terminal building. Lemieux was honored alongside nine other Pittsburgh-area figures, including former Steelers running back Franco Harris and broadcaster Myron Cope. [CBS Pittsburgh]
News and notes from around the NHL…
Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal is expected to miss one to two months with a torn calf muscle, head coach Rod Brind’Amour announced Tuesday. The 38-year-old was injured during warmups before Sunday’s win over the Philadelphia Flyers. [ESPN]
The Detroit Red Wings and star winger Alex DeBrincat have agreed on a seven-year, $91 million contract extension, according to TSN insider Chris Johnston. [TSN]
Columbus Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness criticized his team after a 7-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, saying players should be embarrassed by their performance. Columbus led after the first period but surrendered four goals in the second, including a natural hat trick by Brady Tkachuk. [Sportsnet]
BOSTON, MA - 1976: Dave Bing #21 shoots a free throw against the Boston Celtics circa 1976 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1976 NBAE (Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
Dave Bing is sort of a basketball version of Forrest Gump, only smarter.
A native of Washington, D.C., Bing met Marvin Gaye playing basketball. Unable to keep up, Gaye sang on the sidelines. They remained friends for years.
At Syracuse for a time, he roomed with Jim Boeheim and got to know law student Joe Biden.
After his playing career, he founded the NBA Retired Players Association. He started Bing Steel in 1980; in 1984, Ronald Reagan awarded him the National Minority Small Business Person of the Year.
In 2008, he ran for mayor of Detroit and won. Later, he worked on the 2009 bailout of the auto industry with – surprise – President Biden.
In short, the man has a very long list of accomplishments.
ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 05: Jonathan Aranda #8 of the Tampa Bay Rays is out at second base as Jazz Chisholm Jr. #13 of the New York Yankees attempts to turn a double play during the first inning in game two of the American League Division Series at Tropicana Field on October 05, 2026 in St Petersburg, Florida. Chisholm was given an error on the throw on this play. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Athletic | Chris Kirschner ($): The Yankees have ten men that will be free agents after the World Series, including one of the starting infielders and the established closer. They also face a winter of deep labor uncertainty, potential changes to compensation as underlined by a new CBA, and a possibility of lower revenue for 2027 if there are lost games. All those factors come together, along with what can reasonably be expected out of those ten guys going forwards, to set out the players the Yankees should try and retain, and who gets to test the market on their own.
New York Post | Greg Joyce: Speaking of free agents, David Bednar represents perhaps the most interesting question for the Yankees. Over the past few years the club has avoided long-term, big money contracts for closers, while routinely churning out excellent bullpen units. Still, Bednar seems extremely comfortable in New York, and though his velo was down a tick this season, sure has the numbers to back up investing in him long term.
New York Daily News | Gary Phillips: It seems likely Aaron Boone will return for his last year under contract as manager, but there’s no guarantee in continuity across the entire coaching staff. Matt Blake is also a free agent, and the talented pitching coach will likely have several offers from other MLB teams if the Yankees don’t return his services. Austin Wells’ failed triple wasn’t Luis Rojas’ fault, but the Yankee third base coach has drawn ire in his tenure before and could also be on a hot seat.
NJ.com | Adam Zagoria: On his radio program Tuesday, Michael Kay openly asked what Aaron Judge means when the Yankee captain says the team needs to go “all in”. The Yankees consistently lead the AL in payroll, and of the two teams that spend more than them, the Yanks are a much better run organization than the Mets. Still, it does always feel like the club leaves something — runs, talent, whatever — on the table every year since 2009.
Montreal Canadiens (3-2-1, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Washington Capitals (3-3, in the Metropolitan Division)
Washington; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Capitals -135, Canadiens +111; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens visit the Washington Capitals after the Canadiens knocked off the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in a shootout.
Washington is 3-3 overall and 2-1-0 in home games. The Capitals rank 10th in NHL play with 31 total penalties (averaging 5.2 per game).
Montreal is 1-0-1 in road games and 3-2-1 overall. The Canadiens have committed 33 total penalties (5.5 per game) to rank seventh in NHL play.
Wednesday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
INJURIES: Capitals: Rasmus Sandin: out (knee), Patrick Thomas: out (upper-body), Pierre-Luc Dubois: day to day (illness), Matt Roy: out (lower body), Alex Tuch: day to day (undisclosed).
Canadiens: Florian Xhekaj: day to day (undisclosed), Oliver Kapanen: out (lower-body), Ivan Demidov: out (lower-body), Mike Matheson: day to day (lower-body), Lucas Condotta: out (undisclosed), Bryce Pickford: out (undisclosed), Samuel Montembeault: out (lower-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
