MLB:
Tomorrow marks Game One of the World Series featuring the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians. It’s the Cubs first appearance in the World Series since 1945.
Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein says he won't rule out the return of Kyle Schwarber for the World Series. Schwarber was ruled out for the year after he tore two knee ligaments in an outfield collision with Dexter Fowler in Chicago's third game of the season. The outfielder/catcher has been working out with the Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League.
Indians manager Terry Francona says he will start Corey Kluber in Game 1 at Cleveland. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 0.98 ERA in his first postseason. Francona has right-handers Trevor Bauer and Josh Tomlin penciled in for Games 2 and 3, respectively.
NFL:
In the NFL, the Giants topped Los Angeles 17-10, the Jets won against Baltimore 24-16, New England beat Pittsburgh 27-16, Miami defeated Buffalo 28-25, Indianapolis bested Tennessee 34-26, Detroit won against Washington 20-17, Cincinnati topped Cleveland 31-17, Kansas City beat New Orleans 27-21, Philadelphia won against Minnesota 21-10, Oakland defeated Jacksonville 33-16, San Diego edged Atlanta in overtime 33-30, Tampa Bay bested San Francisco 34-17, and Seattle tied Arizona 6-6.
Ryan Fitzpatrick came off the bench after Geno Smith was hurt and led the New York Jets on three scoring drives in a 24-16 win over Baltimore. Smith left in the second quarter with a knee injury. Matt Forte rushed for 101 yards and a score.
Rashad Jennings scored on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter to give the Giants a 17-10 win over the Los Angeles Rams in London. The winning score was set up by a London Collins interception, one of two for Collins and four by the Giants off of Rams quarterback Case Keenum.
The Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins saw their four-game winning streaks come to an end. Jay Ajayi (uh-JY') tied an NFL record by surpassing 200 yards rushing for the second game in a row finishing with 214 in helping the Miami Dolphins rally past the Buffalo Bills 28-25. Matthew Stafford connected on an 18-yard scoring pass to Anquan Bolden with 16 seconds to go to give Detroit a 20-17 win over Washington.
On Monday Night Football, Houston sees Denver at 8:30 p.m.
NHL:
In the NHL, the Rangers edged Arizona 3-2, the Islanders doubled up Minnesota 6-3, Anaheim beat Vancouver 4-2, and it was Edmonton over Winnipeg 3-0.
MLS:
The New York Red Bulls locked up the top seed in the Eastern Conference heading into the MLS playoffs with a 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Union Sunday to close out the regular season. Bradley Wright-Phillips scored his 24th goal this season and won the league's Golden Boot award. Rookie Alex Muyl also scored.
Jack Harrison and Khiry Shelton scored two minutes apart yesterday as New York City FC beat Columbus 4-1, securing a first-round playoff bye for New York City. New York City clinched second place in MLS' Eastern Conference, three points behind the New York Red Bulls.
The New England Revolution closed out the MLS regular season yesterday with a 3-0 win over the Montreal Impact. Diego Fagundez, Juan Agudelo and Kei Kamara scored for the Revs, who tied with Philadelphia for sixth place in MLS' Eastern Division. The Revs were tied with Philadelphia for sixth in the east but didn't make the playoffs over goal differential.
PGA:
This summer's Travelers Championship tournament in Connecticut raised more than $2.8 million for charity, according to tournament officials -- a record for the PGA event. Much of that will go to the ALS Clinic at New Britain's Hospital for Special Care.
Justin Thomas fired an 8-under 64 to successfully defend his title at the PGA Tour CIMB Classic in Malaysia. Thomas finished at 23 under par to beat Hideki Matsuyama by three shots. There had not been a successful title defense on the PGA Tour since Matt Every won the 2014-2015 Arnold Palmer Invitational.
LPGA:
Minjee Lee shot a final-round 2-under 70 to win the Blue Bay LPGA for her second victory of the year and third in 17 months. The 20-year-old Australian beat Jessica Korda by a stroke. The American shot a 71. Lee rebounded after losing a six-stroke lead Saturday.
NASCAR:
New England NASCAR driver Joey Logano won at Talladega Sunday to give his Team Penske one car in the next round of the racing circuit's playoffs. Logano wasn't in a must-win situation but the victory gave him a guaranteed slot, with the Sprint Cup championship field cut from 12 to 8 drivers.
F1:
Lewis Hamilton got the victory he needed to keep his Formula One championship hopes alive, winning the U.S. Grand Prix for the fourth time in five years. Hamilton cut Mercedes teammate and championship leader Nico Rosberg's points lead to 26 with three races to go. Rosberg finished second.
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