At Rate Field, Chicago:
Jos Ramirez homered and drove in three runs on Thursday as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the homestanding Chicago White Sox 9-5 to level their American League Divisional Playoff series at two games apiece.
The series---and the right to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Championship Series---will be decided on Saturday at 5:00 PM Pacific Time on TBS and TruTV.
Both WNBA Playoff semifinal series continued on Wednesday.
At State Farm Arena, Atlanta:
Angel Reese and Jordin Canada (with eight assists) each scored 23 points as the Atlanta Dream defeated the visiting New York Liberty 101-98 to take a two-games-to-none semifinal series lead.
Breanna Stewart led New York with 35 points while pulling in 11 rebounds. Jonquel Jones added 21.
The Dream can close out the Liberty with a road win on Friday at 4:30 PM Pacific Time on ESPN2.
At Chase Center, San Francisco:
Tiffany Hayes came off the bench to score 21 points while Gabby Williams added 20 as the Golden State Valkyries defeated the visiting Dallas Wings 83-81.
A'ja Wilson paced the Aces with 24 points.
The Valkyries, now up two games to none, can close out the defending champions on Friday with a road win at 6:30 PM Pacific Time (NBC Sports Network/Peacock).
All four Major League Baseball Divisional Playoff series resumed on Wednesday.
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
At Rate Field, Chicago: Jo Adell and Jos Ramrez with a pair of two-out triples as the visiting Cleveland Guardians overpowered the Chicago White Sox 9-3 to cut the ChiSox divisional playoff series advantage to two game to one.
The White Sox can still close out the series at Rate Field on Thursday at 5:00 PM Pacific Time on TBS/TruTV.
At Yankee Stadium, the Bronx, New York:
Victor Mesa, Jr. hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Max Fried as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the hosts New York Yankees 4-3 to advance to the American League Championship series.
It will mark the third time the Rays have played in an ALCS, winning both times previously.
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
At Truist Field, Cumberland, Georgia:
Andy Pages drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the homestanding Atlanta Braves 4-1 and won their divisional playoff series three games to one.
At Petco Park, San Diego:
Garrett Mitchell tripled and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers finished off the homestanding San Diego Padres 3-1 and won their divisional playoff series in four games.
The Dodgers and Brewers will face off in the National League Championship Series, which will open this coming Sunday (time to be determined) at Milwaukee's American Family Field on FOX or FS1.
The Dodgers swept the Brewers in last year's NLCS en route to repeating as World Series champions.
At Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey:
Nick Schmaltz scored his fifth goal of the season as the visiting Utah Mammoth (3-1-0, 6 points) defeated the New Jersey Devils (1-2-0, 2 points) 5-3 on Tuesday.
Both National League Divisional Playoff series continued on Tuesday.
At Truist Park, Cumberland, Georgia :
Yoshimoto Yamamoto struck out ten batters in seven innings while Kike Hernandez hit a two-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers downed the homestanding Atlanta Braves 3-1 to take a two-games-to-one series advantage.
The Dodgers can close out the series on Wednesday on the road at 3:00 PM Pacific Time (FS1).
At Petco Park, San Diego:
Jake Cronenworth hit a home run while Michael King's relief pitching paced the San Diego Padres to a 4-3 home victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in game three of their divisional playoff series.
The Brewers, still up two games to one, can close out the series in San Diego on Wednesday at 7:00 PM Pacific Time on Fox Sports One.
Both American League Divisional Playoff Series continued on Monday.
At Progressive Field, Cleveland:
The Chicago White Sox defeated the homestanding Cleveland Guardians 4-3 to take a two-games-to-none lead in their best-of-five series and can close it out with a home victory this coming Wednesday at 1:00 PM Pacific Time (TBS/TruTV).
At Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida:
Despite two home runs by the New York Yankees' Ben Rice, the Tampa Bay Rays still defeated the visitors 5-2 to open a two-games-to-none advantage in their divisional playoff series.
The Rays can finish off the Bronx Bombers on Wednesday with a game-three victory at Yankee Stadium at 5:00 PM Pacific Time (TBS/TruTV).
Both WNBA semifinal playoff best-of-five series opened on Sunday.
At State Farm Arena, Atlanta:
Jordin Canada scored 25 points while DeWanna Bonner came off the bench to add 23 (to go with nine rebounds) as the Atlanta Dream took the opening game of their series with the New York Liberty 92-82 at home.
Sabrina Ionescu paced the Liberty with 27 points.
At Chase Center, San Francisco:
Gabby Williams scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Golden State Valkyries defeated the visiting Las Vegas Aces 71-60.
A'ja Wilson paced Las Vegas with 24 points.
Both National League Divisional Playoff series continued on Sunday.
At American Family Field, Milwaukee:
Jackson Chourio hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers overtook the visiting San Diego Padres 3-2 to take a two-games to none lead in their Divisional Playoff series.
The Brewers can close out the series with a win at San Diego on Tuesday night at 6:30 PM Pacific Time on Fox Sports one.
At Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles:
Michael Harris II tripled and scored the go-ahead run on Kris Bubic's wild pitch as the Atlanta Braves leveled their Divisional Playoff series with the Los Angeles Dodgers at one game apiece after their 3-2 road victoty.
The Oregon Ducks, despite having this past weekend off, climbed up two spots in both the Associated Press and Coaches college football polls released on Sunday.
At Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, Colorado:
In Saturday's Pac-12 Conference opener for both schools, Braden Atkinson threw for five touchdowns (three of them to Jesse Legree) as the visiting Oregon State Beavers (3-2) dominated the Colorado State Rams (2-3) 56-26.
The Beavers have won more games this year than all of 2025.
At UBS Arena, Elmont, New York:
Six different players (Casey Cizikas, Victor Eklund, Simon Holmstrom, Bo Horvath, Ondrej Palat, and Brayden Schenn) each scored once while Ilya Sorokin saved all 37 shots as the New York Islanders, after a scoreless opening period, scored thrice in each of the other two periods enroute to massacring the visiting New Jersey Devils 6-0.
All four Major League Baseball Divisional Playoff series (best-of-five) opened on Saturday.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
At Progressive Field, Cleveland: Munetaka Murakami smacked a two-run homer while five pitchers combined for a three-hit shutout as the Chicago White Sox took the opening game on the road 3-0 over the Cleveland Guardians.
At Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida:
Drew Rasmussen threw a no-hitter that lasted 7 2/3 innings while Jonathan Aranda hit a home run for the game's lone hit as the Tampa Bay Rays opened their best-of-five Divisional Playoff series blanking the visiting New York Yankees 1-0.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles:
Tarik Skubal pitched six strong innings in triple-digit heat while Teoscar Hernandez, Kyle Tucker, and Max Muncy each homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers took game one of their Divisional Playoff series 5-3 at home over the Atlanta Braves.
At American Family Field, Milwaukee:
William Contreras hit the go-ahead home run in the seventh inning and the homestanding Milwaukee Brewers held off the San Diego Padres 3-2 in game one of their Divisional Playoff series.
At Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey:
Jack Hughes scored the game-winning goal at 3:03 into overtime on Thursday night as the New Jersey Devils opened their National Hockey League regular season by beating the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 3-2.
At Truist Field, Cumberland, Georgia:
With three home runs on Thursday, the Atlanta Braves closed out the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 and won their National League opening-round series two games to one.
The Braves will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in a best-of-five National League Divisional Playoff series, while will open on Saturday at Dodger Stadium at 1:00 PM Pacific Time on FOX.
The quarterfinal round of the WNBA playoffs concluded on Friday.
Thursday's Game:
Michelob Light Arena, Paradise, Nevada:
A'ja Wilson scored 36 points (and grabbed ten rebounds) while Chelsea Gray added 23 as the Las Vegas Aces held off the visiting Indiana Fever 94-83 and won their openig-round series two games to one.
Kelsey Mitchell paced Indiana with 23 points.
Friday's Game: At Chase Center, San Francisco: Gabby Williams scored 19 points to lead the homestanding Golden State Valkyries past the Dallas Wings 77-73 to win their series two games to one, the first time the second-year expansion club won a playoff series.
Arike Ogunbowale paced Dallas with 30 points.
Dallas and Golden State will face off in a best-of-five semifinal series, which will open on Sunday 1:00 PM Pacific Time on NBC.
The other best-of-five semifinal series, between New York and Atlanta, will open at State Farm Arena in Atlanta at 11:00 AM Pacific Time on Sunday on ABC.
At Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan:
Quarterback Vernon Adams threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns on Friday as the visiting Calgary Stampeders (8-8) defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders (8-7) 37-31 in action from the Canadian Football League.
The quarterfinal round of the WNBA Playoffs continued on Wednesday with two games.
At CareFirst Arena, Washington:
Five players, led by Allisha Gray with 22 points, scored in double-digits as the Atlanta Dream swatted the homestanding Washington Mystics 93-75 to complete a two-game series sweep. Next up for Atlanta, a best-of-five semifinal series with the New York Liberty with the opening game at Atlanta's Gateway Center this coming Sunday with time and network to be determined.
At College Park Center, Arlington, Texas:
Arike Ogunbowale set a WNBA Playoff record with 45 points while Alysha Clark came off the bench to add 21 as the Dallas Wings leveled their series with the Golden State Valkyries at a game apiece after their 108-100 overtime home victory.
Gabby Williams paced Golden State with 36 points.
The series will be decided at San Francisco's Chase Center on Friday at 6:00 PM Pacific Time on ESPN.
The Major League Baseball Playoffs continued on Wednesday with the second game of all four first-round series.
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
At Daikin Field, Houston:
Chase Meidroth hit a three-run homer as the Chicago White Sox defeated the homestanding Houston Astros 7-3 to complete a two-game sweep of their opening-round series. It marks the first postseason series the ChiSox won since winning the 2005 World Series against those same Houston Astros (who were then in the National League). The White Sox will now face the Cleveland Guardians in an American League best-of-five Divisional Playoff series, which will open at 10:00 AM Pacific Time at Progressive Field in Cleveland on TBS/TruTV.
At Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York:
Cody Bellinger hit a home run and drove in four runs as the New York Yankees finished off their archrivals Boston Red Sox 9-2 at home to complete a two-game sweep of their series. The Bronx Bombers will next face the Tampa Bay Rays in an American Divisional Playoff series (best three-of-five) with the opening game set to be played at Tropicana Field on Saturday at 3:30 PM Pacific Time on TBS and TruTV.
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
At Truist Field, Cumberland, Georgia:
Bryce Harper hit the game-winning home run in the 10th inning as the Philadelphia Phillies squared their series with the Atlanta Braves at a game apiece with their 4-3 victory.
The series will be decided on Thursday at 5:00 PM Pacific Time on NBC and Peacock.
At Petco Park, San Diego:
Pinch hitter Gavin Sheets hit a two-run homer as the San Diego Padres completed a two-game first-round series sweep of the Chicago Cubs with their 4-1 home victory.
The Padres will face the Milwaukee Brewers in a best-of-five National League Divisional Playoff series, opening this coming Saturday in Milwaukee at 10:00 AM Pacific Time (FOX/FS1).
