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Galaxy forward Gabriel Pec scored his team-leading 15th goal against Austin FC Saturday night. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press) The Galaxy typically celebrate fan appreciation night at their final home game of the regular season, though neither they nor their fans have typically had much to celebrate. That changed Saturday, with the Galaxy beating Austin … Read more

Nick Saban drew some early morning laughs from the ESPN “College GameDay” crew at a fellow broadcaster and Stanford’s expense. On Saturday, the famed pregame show was set at the University of California in Berkley for the first time in program history, and former Cardinal tight end Steve Coughlin, who is also known as Stanford … Read more

Aaron Boone stuck with Austin Wells in the cleanup spot despite the young catcher’s slump late in the season, and Wells came through in the first postseason game of his career with a game-tying hit in the bottom of the sixth of a 6-5 win over the Royals in Game 1 of the ALDS in … Read more

SAN DIEGO — The Nets will be hamstrung to open the preseason, figuratively and literally. The Nets will be minus at least four players when they tip off the preseason Tuesday against the Clippers, with three of the four sidelined by hamstring injuries. Starting center Nic Claxton has already been ruled out with what the … Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies saw a ghost and, if things break just so, might just see him again. Kodai Senga pitched a fascinating two innings in which he allowed one loud run but otherwise looked like himself during Saturday’s 6-2 win to begin the NLDS against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The question will … Read more

Shohei Ohtani’s three-run home run helps rally Dodgers past Padres in NLDS Game 1 The redemption tour began just as the Dodgers imagined it, back when they signed Shohei Ohtani to his $700-million contract in the offseason. With one of the superstar’s thunderous, no-doubt, game-changing home run swings. One inning into their postseason opener Saturday … Read more

Heroes, zeros and the full inside pitch from the Yankees’ 6-5 win over the Royals in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday. Hero Alex Verdugo wasn’t even guaranteed a starting spot before the series started, but after Aaron Boone put him in left field and batted him ninth in the lineup, Verdugo responded in the field … Read more

Column: Take that! Vengeful Dodgers roar in postseason opening win over reeling Padres For a first act, it was deafening madness. For a first step, it was a dizzying leap. For a Game 1, it was a Game 7, nine innings fought and cheered and inhaled by more than 53,000 bouncing fans as if it were … Read more

The Rock is back and he doesn’t appear happy with Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes – with a simple hand gesture signaling his feelings.  The massive return ended and lifted up a mostly entertaining Bad Blood pay-per-view from State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Saturday.  It delivered a superb Hell in a Cell match,a trio … Read more

SAN DIEGO — Coming into Nets training camp, much of the talk has been about the point guard duel. Turns out they’ll have dual point guards, instead. After all the questions about who’d get the nod between Dennis Schroder and Ben Simmons, both veterans will start together when Brooklyn tips off the preseason Tuesday against … Read more