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Rays beat Yankees 4-3 for 3-game Division Series sweep behind Mesa homer, fan interference call

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NEW YORK — Victor Mesa Jr. didn't bother to watch his home run land in Yankee Stadium's right-field seats, instead turning to his Tampa Bay teammates in the third base dugout. Rays manager Kevin Cash waved an arm and pointed toward first base, urging Mesa to start the type of trot the 25-year-old yearned of when he defected from Cuba in 2018. "That's the moment that you want to live when you're growing up," Mesa said after his tiebreaking, two-run homer off Max Fried in the sixth inning lifted Tampa Bay over the New York Yankees 4-3 on Wednesday night for a three-game sweep of ...

Jo Adell and José Ramírez star as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-3 to avoid elimination

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CHICAGO — Jo Adell and José Ramírez powered Cleveland with a pair of two-out triples, and the Guardians avoided an AL Division Series sweep by cooling off the Chicago White Sox with a 9-3 victory in Game 3 on Wednesday. Adell's three-run triple gave Cleveland a 4-1 lead in the third inning. Ramírez's three-bagger drove in Travis Bazzana and Patrick Bailey for a 7-3 advantage in the eighth. "We continued to pile on," Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said. "I think that's been the difference of the first couple games to today was Game 2, we were able to get a couple runs but weren't ...

Pages delivers go-ahead single in 7th as Dodgers beat Braves 4-1 to clinch NL Division Series

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ATLANTA — With one pivotal swing, Andy Pages sent the Los Angeles Dodgers into the National League Championship Series and transformed his postseason legacy. Pages drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning to give Los Angeles the lead, and the Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Wednesday night to clinch their NL Division Series. The Dodgers won back-to-back games in Atlanta to take the best-of-five matchup 3-1 and advance to an NLCS rematch with Milwaukee as they seek to become the first National League team to win three straight World Series. Game 1 ...

Huskies football returns home ready to battle Grand Valley

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HOUGHTON — After a week off between their non-conference play and the start of the GLIAC season, and a decisive 57-28 victory over Roosevelt, the No. 19 MIchigan Tech Huskies football team returns home Saturday to face their toughest opponent yet, the No. 6-ranked Grand Valley State ...