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Kershaw replaces Nolasco as LA's Game 4 starter

The Los Angeles Dodgers turned to their ace in a bid to quickly wrap up the NL division series. Clayton Kershaw replaced Ricky Nolasco as the starter for Game 4 against the Atlanta Braves on Monday night. Los Angeles held a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five matchup. Kershaw, the 2011 ...

  • Updated: 6:55 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2013
Oakland Athletics' Brandon Moss is greeted by Yoenis Cespedes after his solo home run during the fifth inning of Game 3 of an American League baseball division series against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit, Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

A's top Tigers 6-3 for 2-1 AL division series lead

The Oakland Athletics have beaten Detroit with both pitching and power. And that's left the Tigers on the brink of elimination — and simmering with frustration. Brandon Moss, Josh Reddick and Seth Smith homered for the Athletics, who chased Anibal Sanchez in the fifth inning Monday and defeated the Tigers ...

  • Updated: 6:28 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2013
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Michael Wacha throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning of Game 4 of a National League division baseball series on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Wacha, Cardinals edge Pirates 2-1 to knot NLDS

Rookie Michael Wacha took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals showed off their October poise, edging the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Monday and setting up a winner-take-all Game 5 in the NL division series. The Cardinals tied this playoff matchup and improved to 7-1 over ...

  • Updated: 6:21 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2013
Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson (21) intercepts a pass as Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith (89) defends during the first half of a NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Panthers WR Steve Smith calls umpire 'garbage'

Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith is still upset with the officiating in Carolina's 22-6 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, calling a member of Sunday's crew "garbage." The 34-year-old Smith took aim Monday at umpire Dan Ferrell, saying Ferrell was "the sorriest referee I've ever met." Smith added that Ferrell "received ...

  • Updated: 6:03 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2013
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning tosses the football after running in for a touchdown on a quarterback keep play late in the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Broncos biggest NFL favorite ever in Vegas books

It looked like a mismatch even before Peyton Manning hooked up for his first touchdown pass to Wes Welker and the rest of the NFL found out just how bad the Jacksonville Jaguars really are. But now it's official. The Denver Broncos are the biggest favorite ever in an NFL ...

  • Updated: 5:37 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2013

Freeman signing further muddles Minnesota QB group

Minnesota's quarterback this weekend will be Matt Cassel or Christian Ponder, not Josh Freeman. If Ponder has healed from his broken rib, coach Leslie Frazier said, he will return as the starter. If Ponder is still hurt, Cassel will keep the job. Beyond Sunday's game against Carolina, well, there's no ...

  • Updated: 5:23 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2013
Ray Halbritter, National Representative of the Oneida Indian Nation gestures as he speaks during the Oneida Indian Nation's Change the Mascot symposium, Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, in Washington, calling for the Washington Redskins NFL football team to change its name. During an interview, President Barack Obama suggested that the owner of the Washington Redskins football team consider changing its name because, the president said, the current name offends "a sizable group of people." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

NFL says it'll meet with tribe about Redskins name

The NFL is prepared to meet with an Indian tribe pushing for the Washington Redskins to drop the team's nickname. Just not this week. As league owners gathered Monday in the nation's capital for their fall meetings, the Oneida Indian Nation held a symposium across town to promote their "Change ...

  • Updated: 7:04 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2013
Oakland Raiders wide receiver Rod Streater (80) celebrates after catching a touchdown pass during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

NFL won't use pink penalty flags for Week 6

Pink is no longer the new yellow in the NFL. The league won't use its pink penalty flags beyond Monday night's Jets-Falcons game. The pink flags were part of the NFL's "A Crucial Catch" campaign in support of breast cancer awareness. Coupled with the players' pink equipment, especially their gloves ...

  • Updated: 4:49 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2013

Curt Schilling selling items from home

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling — whose video game company collapsed into bankruptcy last year, prompting a high-profile lawsuit in Rhode Island — is selling off furniture, sports collectibles and even artificial plants from his Massachusetts home. An estate sale company has scheduled a sale of items from ...

  • Updated: 4:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2013

Academy football teams begin 2nd uncertain week

The service academy football teams are preparing to play this weekend's games amid some uncertainty because of the partial government shutdown. Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk says he is providing more information to the Defense Department that shows the academy will not use government funds to play at Duke on ...

  • Updated: 4:05 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2013
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