MLB:
The Chicago Cubs have earned themselves a return trip to Cleveland by extending the World Series to a sixth game. Aroldis Chapman finished what Jon Lester started as the two were magnificent in the Cubs' 3-2 victory over the Indians in Game 5. But Chicago also needed a three-run fourth inning to keep alive their quest to end a 108-year championship drought.
Lester was reached for two runs and four hits while striking out five over six innings. He served up a solo home run by Jose Ramirez in the second inning but was otherwise in command during his second start of the series.
Chapman recorded the first eight-out save of his career, and the first in a World Series game since Madison Bumgarner's five-inning gem in the 2014 Fall Classic. The lefty stranded an inherited runner on third in the seventh and struck out four while limiting Cleveland to just one hit.
The Indians' early lead was erased when Kris Bryant led off the bottom of the fourth with Chicago's second home run of the series. Ben Zobrist followed with a double and scored on Addison Russell's RBI single. David Ross added a sacrifice fly to make it 3-1.
Cleveland got within a run on Francisco Lindor's RBI single in the sixth, but the threat ended when Ross threw out Lindor on a stolen base attempt.
Trevor Bauer was lifted after four innings, charged with three runs and six hits with seven strikeouts. Bauer has been tagged with both Cleveland losses in the series.
Game 6 is slated for Tuesday, with a possible seventh game at Progressive Field on Wednesday.
NFL:
In the NFL, New England beat Buffalo 41-25, the Jets topped Cleveland 31-28, Denver beat San Diego 27-19, Atlanta bested Green Bay 33-32, Dallas won against Philadelphia in overtime 29-23, Oakland defeated Tampa Bay 30-24, Carolina trumped Arizona 30-20, New Orleans beat Seattle 25-20, Houston won against Detroit 20-13, Kansas City topped Indianapolis 30-14, and Washington tied Cincinnati 27-27. The Giants had a bye week.
On Monday Night Football, Minnesota takes on Chicago at 8:30 p.m.
NHL:
In the NHL, Buffalo beat Winnipeg 3-1, the Islanders bested Toronto 5-1, the Rangers topped Tampa Bay 6-1, Chicago blanked the Kings 3-0, Ottawa shut out Edmonton 2-0, Washington defeated Calgary 3-1, Florida trumped Detroit 5-2, and it was Philadelphia over Carolina 4-3.
NBA:
In the NBA, the Clippers beat Utah 88-75, San Antonio defeated Miami 106-99, Golden State won against Phoenix 106-100, Detroit beat Milwaukee 98-83, Oklahoma City bested the Lakers 113-96, Memphis topped Washington 112-103, and it was Houston over Dallas 93-92.
PGA:
Tom Pernice (pur-NEES') Jr. has won the first-ever playoff event in PGA Tour Champions history, beating Colin Montgomerie by a stroke in the PowerShares QQQ Championship at Sherwood Country Club. Pernice closed with a 2-under 70, breaking a tie for the lead with Montgomerie with an 8-foot birdie putt on the par-4 14th and adding a 15-footer on the par-3 15th. Montgomerie parred the final five holes for a 70.
Cody Gribble shot a final round 7-under-65 to finish 20 shots under par for a win in the PGA's Sanderson Farms Championship. He completed play four shots in front of Greg Owen, Chris Kirk and Luke List.
F1:
Nico Rosberg is closer to clinching the Formula 1 driving championship after finishing second to Lewis Hamilton in the Mexican Grand Prix. Rosberg has a 19-point lead over Hamilton with two races remaining and needs to finish no worse than second and third in his last two events to wrap up the title. The win in Mexico was Hamilton's 51st in F1 racing, tying him for second most all-time.
NASCAR:
Jimmie Johnson earned one of four coveted spots in next month's title-deciding season Sprint Cup finale by winning at Martinsville Speedway, his ninth on the Virginia track. The six-time NASCAR champion will be racing for his seventh championship, which would tie him for the all-time record with Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Obit:
College Football Hall of Fame offensive lineman John Hicks of Ohio State has died at the age of 65. Hicks won both the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Trophy in 1973 as the nation's outstanding lineman. The right tackle finished second in Heisman Trophy voting that season.
NCAA:
The top of The Associated Press Top-25 poll looks a lot like last week's. Alabama remains the top team following a bye, with Michigan ranked second, Clemson third, Washington fourth and Louisville fifth.
The Crimson Tide received all but one of the 61 first place votes from the media panel. The remaining vote was cast for Michigan.
Ohio State is sixth, followed by Texas A&M, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Florida.
No. 22 Oklahoma State and No. 25 Washington State are poll newcomers, while Houston and Tennessee dropped from the top-25.
Broken down The Atlantic Coast Conference, Southeastern Conference and Big Ten each has five teams in the poll.
MLS:
Jozy Altidore scored late and Tosaint Ricketts added a stoppage time goal to give Toronto FC a 2-0 win over New York City FC last night in their MLS playoff series. The second game in the two-leg series will be next Sunday at Yankee Stadium.
The New York Red Bulls are down a goal in their playoff series, losing at Montreal to the Impact yesterday, 1-0. The second leg will be played at Red Bull Arena next weekend with New York having to play without forward Omer Damari, who was sent off Sunday after a hard slide into Calum Mallace.
Horse Racing:
Stonetastic and Create a Dream won the $100,000 distaff stakes on Sunday at Belmont Park. Stonetastic was the front-running winner at 1-2 in the Pumpkin Pie for sprinters. Paco Lopez rode for trainer Kelly Breen as the gray 5-year-old beat Saharan by 2 3/4 lengths in 1:09.51 for the six furlongs. Stonetastic posted her eighth victory in 21 starts, paying $3.10 to win. Create a Dream rallied five wide to take the Chelsey Flower for 2-year-olds by 1 1/2 lengths over Beat the Benchmark as the 2-1 choice. Javier Castellano was aboard for trainer Chad Brown as Create a Dream improved to 2 for 4. She ran the mile on the turf in 1:37.52, paying $6.60 to win.
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