MLB:
In baseball, in the American League playoffs, Texas beat Toronto 5-3 and it was Houston over Kansas City 5-2.
Hall of Fame manager Tom Lasorda, who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to their last World Series title in 1988, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 2 of the NL Division Series. Lasorda will take the mound Saturday night before the Dodgers play the New York Mets.
Clayton Kershaw isn't sure what to expect from the new-look Mets, whose dramatic transformation in the second half of the season led to them winning the NL East title. When Kershaw takes the mound for Friday night's opener at Dodger Stadium, he'll be trying to earn just the second postseason win of his career after going 0-4 in his last two series against the Cardinals.
NFL:
In the NFL on Thursday Night Football, Indianapolis topped Houston 27-20.
On Sunday at 1 p.m. Buffalo is in Tennessee to take on the Titans, New England is in Dallas at 4:25 p.m. to face the Cowboys, and San Francisco is in New York to take on the Giants at 8:30 p.m. The Jets have a bye week.
NBA:
In NBA preseason play, Brooklyn topped Detroit 93-83, Philadelphia edged Cleveland 115-114, Denver bested Golden State 118-101, Sacramento beat San Antonio 95-92, and it was Toronto over the Lakers 105-97.
A jury is deliberating in the New York City trial of a professional basketball player charged with resisting arrest and other crimes. The six-person panel on Thursday asked to see video of the April 8th confrontation between the Atlanta Hawks' Thabo Sefolosha (tah-BOH' sehf-ah-LOH'-shuh) and police officers. The guard-forward has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor obstructing government administration, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest charges.
NHL:
A new era began in the NHL tonight with the debuts of Edmonton's Connor McDavid and Buffalo's Jack Eichel, the first and second players taken in this year's draft. Neither player could rally his team to victory. Winnipeg tripled up Boston 6-2, Ottawa beat Buffalo 3-1, St. Louis defeated Edmonton 3-1, Tampa Bay edged Philadelphia 3-2 in overtime, Nashville skated past Carolina 2-1, Dallas shut out Pittsburgh 3-0, and it was Minnesota over Colorado 5-4.
NCAAF:
In top 25 college football, Washington beat No. 17 Southern California 17-12.
Maryland football coach Randy Edsall has received what amounts to a three-day vote of confidence. The school issued a statement saying Edsall will coach the Terrapins at top-ranked Ohio State on Saturday. The statement comes amid reports that he will be fired. Edsall is 22-33 in four-plus seasons at Maryland, including a 2-3 mark this season.
FIFA:
FIFA president Sepp Blatter and presidential hopeful Michel Platini have been suspended for 90 days, plunging soccer's governing body deeper into crisis.
Blatter and Platini were suspended by the FIFA ethics committee in the wake of a Swiss criminal investigation. The decision seemingly ends Platini's bid to succeed Blatter as FIFA president in the emergency election in February.
Another presidential hopeful, Chung Mong-joon, was suspended for six years in a separate case, and FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke was banned for 90 days.
LPGA:
Two players share the lead after the opening round of the LPGA's event in Malaysia. Allison Lee of the U.S. and China's Xi Yu Lin each shot an opening round 6-under-65 to lead four players by a shot. Among those tied for third is Michelle Wie.
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