MLB:
In baseball, the Mets have advanced to the World Series for the first time since 2000 after sweeping the Cubs in the National League Championship Series. The game in New York ended 8-3. NLCS MVP Daniel Murphy iced it by setting a major league record by hitting a home run in six straight postseason games — a two-run shot in the eighth.
Meanwhile Toronto is hanging on after beating Kansas City 7-1 to improve to 3-2 in the best of seven series. Game 6 is Friday -- David Price goes for Toronto against Yordano Ventura of the Royals.
The World Series starts Tuesday.
NFL:
On Thursday Night football, Seattle is in San Francisco to face the 49ers at 8:25.
New York Jets running back Stevan Ridley has practiced for the first time this season. Ridley is currently on the physically unable to perform list after tearing the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee while with the New England Patriots last season. Coach Todd Bowles says there's a chance Ridley could face his former teammates Sunday.
The New York Giants have signed cornerback Leon McFadden off the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad. The Giants made the move after waiving safety Cooper Taylor. McFadden has played in 23 regular-season games with Cleveland and San Francisco, starting in two.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says he has no plans to retire any time soon. The 38-year-old Brady says he hopes to play another 10 years. He has shown no signs of slowing down. He's tied for second in the league with 14 touchdown passes while throwing just one interception. Brady's Patriots take on the AFC East-rival Jets on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
NHL:
In NHL, Philadelphia edged Boston in overtime 5-4, Buffalo beat Toronto in a shootout 2-1, Edmonton topped Detroit 3-1, and it was Carolina over Colorado in overtime 1-0.
John Tortorella is back in the NHL as a head coach. The Columbus Blue Jackets named Tortorella their bench boss after firing Todd Richards, who has led the team to an 0-7 start this season.
Tortorella won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004 and took the New York Rangers to the verge of a championship. He's been out of the NHL since the Canucks fired him in May 2014 after one season in Vancouver.
Richards had been with the Blue Jackets since 2012 and led them to only their second NHL playoff appearance in 2013-14.
The New York Rangers have assigned veteran forward Tanner Glass to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League. Glass played in two games this season, registering four penalty minutes. He appeared in 68 games with New York in parts of two seasons, and had a goal, five assists and 102 penalty minutes.
NBA:
In preseason NBA play, Orlando beat New Orleans 110-107, Charlotte bested Detroit 99-94, Memphis squeaked by Atlanta 82-81, Miami won against Washington 110-105, and it was Phoenix over Dallas 99-87.
The San Antonio Spurs have waived guard and Glens Falls native Jimmer Fredette among four cuts. Fredette was the 10th overall pick by Sacramento in 2011 after a sensational career at BYU. He has struggled in the NBA, bouncing around to Chicago and New Orleans as well before landing the tryout with San Antonio.
NCAA:
The NCAA is pulling the plug on daily fantasy sports games. College sports' largest governing body has notified executives from DraftKings and FanDuel it would cancel future meetings and ban advertising from the two popular websites during NCAA championship events such as the men's basketball tournament. The NCAA believes the fantasy games meet the definition of gambling.
ESPN:
ESPN is cutting about 300 jobs, or 4 percent of its staff, amid signs that the traditional cable bundle is less far-reaching than it once was. The Disney company, which owns ESPN, is one of the linchpins of the traditional cable bundle of hundreds of channels. That business model is under pressure from viewers migrating online.
Minor League:
The minor league baseball team that has spent 15 seasons playing in Camden says it failed to reach a lease deal for the stadium and will cease operations.
The Camden Riversharks of the independent Atlantic League announced Wednesday that the team will be leaving Campbell's Field, which is owned by the Camden County Improvement Authority.
In a statement, the team says it did "everything we could to keep affordable family entertainment alive and well in Camden."
In September, the director of the Camden County freeholders board said other teams have contacted the county about playing in the stadium near the Ben Franklin Bridge.
Since then, there have been plans for a $1 billion development of offices, homes and retail spaces on lots adjacent to the stadium.
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