Rays clinch 5th AL East title with 6-1 victory at Yankee Stadium in 2nd game of doubleheader

September 24, 2026

NEW YORK — Playing in perhaps baseball's toughest division, the Tampa Bay Rays were the class of the field this season. The thrifty Rays clinched their fifth AL East title with a 6-1 victory over the New York Yankees in the second game of a day-night doubleheader Tuesday as Drew Rasmussen allowed one hit in 6 2/3 innings and Yandy Díaz hit a pair of two-run singles. Tampa Bay took the AL East for the first time since 2021 and surpassed that team by three days with the earliest division clincher in team history. The club also won division crowns in the pandemic-shortened 2020 ...

Scottie Scheffler is the dominant player in golf. The Cups have been another matter

September 24, 2026

MEDINAH, Ill. — Scottie Scheffler is the undisputed No. 1 player in the world, a winner of 25 tournament worldwide and three legs of the career Grand Slam, all within the last five years. It just doesn't look that way when it comes to team competition. His record in the two Presidents ...

Presidents Cup has more matches and the result has been a lopsided series for the Americans

September 24, 2026

MEDINAH, Ill. — The Presidents Cup has been more of an exhibition than a competition, and the PGA Tour is partially to blame for that. The idea behind these matches was to give the international stars born outside Europe a chance to compete against the Americans every two years, just like ...

College football Week 4: Six Top 25 matchups highlight the schedule as conference play picks up

September 24, 2026

Conference play is ramping up in college football. The telltale sign is that the schedule gives us six Top 25 matchups this week, the most in a week in a regular season in three years. The first three weeks brought a total of just five Top 25 matchups. Four of the Top 25 matchups are in ...

Davante Adams, Matthew Stafford lead Rams past Giants 28-6 after Jaxson Dart’s injury

September 23, 2026

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams' dismal season opener in Australia and their proliferating injury woes were nothing Davante Adams and Matthew Stafford couldn't overcome back home with a vintage performance against the Giants. And after New York lost Jaxson Dart on the opening ...

Kyle Larson, Joey Logano climbing in NASCAR Chase with pressure mounting on Ryan Blaney

September 23, 2026

If Ryan Blaney's analysis of the NASCAR Chase is accurate, then his championship bid is already over after only three of 10 races in the run to the title. "I just don't see that you can finish outside the top 30 multiple times and have a shot," Blaney said last week. "It's just going to be too much to make up." Three days later, Blaney finished 33rd at Bristol Motor Speedway, the second consecutive finish outside the top 30 for the 2023 Cup Series champion. Blaney has plummeted from second to sixth in the standings since the Chase began, and his frustrations boiled over in a fight ...