Month: October 2024

The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched their eighth World Series title Wednesday in New York, coming back from a five-run deficit against the New York Yankees to secure the 7-6 Game 5 victory.  Los Angeles, which who won the World Series during the shortened 2020 season, earned its first title in a regular, 162-game season since 1988.

The Yankees started strong in Game 5 with home runs from center fielder Aaron Judge, third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. and designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton, giving them a 5-0 lead through four innings. New York ace Gerrit Cole kept the Dodgers hitless through the first four innings, retiring their first eight hitters in order, before multiple errors doomed New York in the fifth inning and allowed the Dodgers to tie up the game.

Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts said after the game: “There is so much love in this clubhouse that won this game today. That’s what it was. It was love. It was grit. It was just a beautiful thing.”

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts added: “It’s unbelievable. We had a great season and went through a lot of adversity. A lot of people counted us out. … These guys believed in one another. Even when we were down 5-0, they persevered and kept fighting and now we are world champions.”

First baseman Freddie Freeman, who was 6 for 20 (.300) with four home runs and a World Series record-tying 12 RBIs, claimed MVP honors.  Said Freeman: “Every spring training, this is our goal and for this to come true with this group of guys, I couldn’t ask for a better year.”

The Dodgers will host a championship parade on Friday, starting at 11 a.m. at Gloria Molina Grand Park in front of City Hall in downtown Los Angeles.

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Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid will be out 2-3 weeks due to an ankle injury suffered during Monday night’s 6-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The center started the game and won the opening face-off, but lasted just 37 seconds after he was tripped by Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski while trying to enter the offensive zone, falling into the right boards. After the game, coach Kris Knoblauch said McDavid would be returning to Edmonton for further evaluation.

Knoblauch said: “It’s tough any time you are playing without your best player, but it’s something that’s hopefully short term. Obviously, our team is going to look different. Maybe that’s one, two games.”

Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins said after the game: “He’s our leader and also the best player in the game. So, of course you’re going to feel it. We’ve got to do a better job of stepping up when a guy like that goes down. It’s your captain, your best player. It should be an opportunity for guys to step up and say, ‘Oh, I’ve got this. It’s more ice time, more opportunities.”

McDavid has 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in 10 games this season; last season, he was third in the NHL with 132 points (32 goals, 100 assists) in 76 games.

The Oilers face the Nashville Predators on Thursday and the Calgary Flames on Sunday, with their next home game against the New Jersey Devils on Monday.

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The New York Yankees defeated the LA Dodgers in an 11-4 victory on Tuesday night in Game 4 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium.

Shortstop Anthony Volpe’s 390-foot grand slam in the bottom of the third inning helped the Yankees to avoid becoming the first team swept in a World Series since 2012. Volpe went 2 for 3 with four RBIs, three runs scored, a walk and two steals, with catcher Austin Wells and second baseman Gleyber Torres also homering, and the bullpen allowing just one hit and no runs in the final innings.

Game 5 of the World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees will take place on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium at 8:08 p.m. If necessary, Game 6 will take place on Friday in Los Angeles.

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The Carolina Panthers are trading wide receiver Diontae Johnson to the Baltimore Ravens. Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Ravens will send a fifth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft to the Panthers in exchange for Johnson and Carolina’s sixth-round selection.

Johnson, a former Pro Bowler with the Pittsburgh Steelers, was in his first season with the Panthers. In seven games, he led as Carolina’s top receiver with 30 catches for 357 yards and three touchdowns.

The Ravens offense has arguably been the league’s best this season, with Baltimore leading the league with 452.1 yards of offense per game (ranking second to the Detroit Lions with 30.3 points per game). Johnson joins Ravens wide receivers Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman, who’s currently has 22 catches for 422 yards and three touchdowns through eight games.s.

The Ravens dropped to 5-3 after they were upset in a loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday; they trail the KC Chiefs (7-0) by 2.5 games and are a game behind the 6-2 Steelers in the AFC North.

The Ravens will host the Denver Broncos this Sunday.

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