Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman played the entire postseason with broken costal cartilage in his sixth rib, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Freeman also dealt with a much-publicized high right ankle sprain and the continued impact of a fractured middle finger he sustained in August.
The 35-year-old battled through the injuries to win World Series MVP in the Dodgers' victory over the New York Yankees.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions after defeating the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Wednesday.
Here are some of the best celebrations of the Dodgers' first World Series title since the shortened 2020 campaign.
Walker Buehler recorded the final out of the series and delivered an all-time great pose after striking out Alex Verdugo to win the Fall Classic.
Jessica Campbell stood behind the visitors' bench watching that night’s opponent in warm-ups.
The Seattle Kraken assistant coach was focused on the Dallas Stars’ line rushes and defensemen pairs when she noticed a young girl in the stands.
“Just so excited,” Campbell recalled of the face looking back through the glass. “I locked eyes with her in that moment … it hit me that I’m looking at her and she can now see what she can become. I never had that.”
A pair of New York Yankees fans were removed from Game 4 of the World Series after they interfered with a catch in foul territory by Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts.
Replay showed the fans grabbing Betts' glove and attempting to rip the ball from it.
New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. feels like his team got some of its mojo back with Tuesday's Game 4 win to extend the World Series.
"The one thing about us is, we love history, and we love to make history. So, for us, we're out here trying to make history right now," Chisholm said postgame, per SNY. "We know it's never been done (in the World Series), a 3-0 comeback, but we feel like we're the team that can do it."
New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo is standing by Aaron Judge despite his postseason struggles.
"He's never let this team down," Rizzo said Tuesday, according to SNY. "His presence, who he is in the clubhouse, what he brings to all of us, he's never let us down."
Judge is hitting .140 in 43 postseason at-bats with 20 strikeouts. He's struggled mightily in the World Series with one hit and seven strikeouts across 12 at-bats over three games.
Veteran forward Rudy Gay is retiring after 17 seasons in the NBA, he announced Tuesday in The Players' Tribune.
The Houston Rockets selected Gay with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft and subsequently traded him to the Memphis Grizzlies.
Gay spent his first seven seasons with the Grizzlies, averaging 17.9 points, 5.8 boards, two assists, and 1.3 steals across 479 appearances. The UConn product made the NBA All-Rookie first team and finished third in Rookie of the Year voting. His 8,562 points in a Grizzlies uniform rank fifth on the franchise's all-time leaderboard.
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin pulled Calvin Austin III aside before the undersized wide receiver took the field for a punt return in the third quarter of a somewhat lifeless game against the New York Giants.
The Steelers were scuffling. The offense was moving the ball, just not into the end zone. Tomlin knew the 5-foot-9, 162-pound Austin had come close to breaking a big return several times this season. And the NFL’s longest-tenured head coach had a feeling.
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone knows his team is facing long odds after going down 3-0 in the World Series with a 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3.
But, as the Yankees embark on a quest to make history, Boone is simplifying his team's goals and just trying to survive one more day.
The Lightning honored franchise icon Steven Stamkos with a touching video tribute in his first game back in Tampa Bay after signing with the Nashville Predators as a free agent this past offseason.
The San Francisco 49ers could have Christian McCaffrey back at practice as early as next week.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that San Francisco intends to open the 21-day window to activate the 2023 Offensive Player of the Year off injured reserve if he responds well to this week's work, according to Cam Inman of the Bay Area News Group.
"It's going to be nice getting him back, hopefully," Shanahan added.
The San Francisco 49ers finished Sunday night's win over the Dallas Cowboys without running back Jordan Mason and wide receiver Deebo Samuel.
Mason left the contest in the first half with a shoulder injury, while Samuel was sidelined in the second half after injuring his ribs. The tailback and wideout were listed as questionable to return, and though the 49ers never officially ruled them out, they didn't play again.
Samuel's status entering Week 8 was uncertain after he was hospitalized while dealing with pneumonia. However, the one-time Pro Bowler managed to play and posted four catches for 71 yards before exiting the matchup. He also carried the ball four times for 15 yards.
The Los Angeles Dodgers must like what they see from New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto in the World Series.
The Dodgers are interested in signing Soto this offseason and intend to make a play for him if interest is mutual, sources told the New York Post's Jon Heyman.
Yankees people don't believe Soto wants to return to the West Coast after his tenure with the San Diego Padres only lasted a season-and-a-half, Heyman reports. They think their biggest threats for Soto in free agency are the New York Mets and, potentially, the Toronto Blue Jays.
Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani is likely to play in Game 3 of the World Series despite suffering a shoulder subluxation in the previous contest, manager Dave Roberts told ESPN's Karl Ravech on Sunday.
The skipper added Ohtani is "in a great spot" after he left Saturday's Game 2 against the New York Yankees in visible pain.
Roberts didn't elaborate on the MRI results Ohtani received on his shoulder but did say the superstar will go through a standard hitting workout today before the call is made Monday based on pain tolerance, according to Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times.
Consider it another record for Shohei Ohtani.
The Los Angeles Dodgers star's 50th home run baseball from September - the one that secured the first 50-50 season in MLB history - sold at auction for a record $4.392 million.
Goldin announced Wednesday that the baseball was the highest sale price for any ball of any sport in history.
LeBron James and Bronny James made history, becoming the first father-son duo to play together in an NBA game during the Los Angeles Lakers' 110-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
The tandem took the court at the 4:00 mark of the second quarter of the Lakers' season opener.
Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson will undergo surgery in the coming days to repair a broken ankle, sources told Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.
There's an outside chance Watson could return for a late-season playoff push, but his campaign is likely over, Fowler adds.
Watson was spotted in the locker room on crutches following the Chiefs' win over the San Francisco 49ers after playing only 59% of the snaps in the contest.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin will undergo season-ending surgery on his dislocated ankle this week, sources told Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Godwin is expected to make a full recovery and return for the 2025 season, Rapoport adds. He's set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2024 campaign.
The Penn State product left Monday night's game on a cart with 0:43 left in the fourth quarter of a 41-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
The San Francisco 49ers announced Monday that wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk will miss the rest of the 2024 season after tearing his ACL and MCL.
Aiyuk was carted to the locker room during Sunday's loss to the Kansas City Chiefs after taking a hit to his right knee. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said postgame that the team was worried Aiyuk had an ACL injury, and an MRI confirmed it Monday.
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is thrilled to have finally reached the World Series.
"This is a place that I've dreamt of playing all of my life," Ohtani told Fox Sports through translator Will Ireton. "To be able to finally come to this stage, be able to play, and hopefully win it is my next goal."
New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton was named MVP of the American League Championship Series after knocking off the Cleveland Guardians in five games.
"Anything I can do to help us win," Stanton said. "It's a special moment for me, a special time, but this ain't the trophy I want. I want the next one.”
Stanton came up clutch with four home runs, seven RBIs, and a 1.222 OPS.
Not easy to knock out these New York Mets.
Pete Alonso golfed an early three-run homer and the Mets hammered an ineffective Jack Flaherty, extending the National League Championship Series with a 12-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 on Friday.
Starling Marte had three doubles, four hits and three RBIs for New York. Francisco Alvarez broke out of a slump with three hits — including an RBI single in a five-run third inning. Francisco Lindor and Jesse Winker each laced an RBI triple.
Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and possession of a handgun after a minor collision on Thursday.
Cutler, 41, was given a $5,000 bond and was released, according to a statement from the Franklin Police Department.
Police say they responded to an accident and it appeared that Cutler's vehicle rear-ended another. Officers detected the smell of alcohol on Cutler, who also had blood-shot eyes and was slurring his words, the police said.
Francisco Lindor remains confident in the New York Mets after they were routed by the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday.
"If you have no belief, you shouldn't be here," Lindor said after the Dodgers took a 3-1 series lead with the victory, according to SNY.
Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis says there's no chance his team trades All-Pro edge rusher Maxx Crosby.
The Raiders dropped to 2-4 with Sunday's loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers and traded receiver Davante Adams to the New York Jets on Tuesday. With the NFL Nov. 5 trade deadline approaching, there have been rumors that Las Vegas could focus on its rebuild and deal Crosby to add significant draft capital in exchange for its best player.
"There's so much outside chatter that is not true," Davis recently said, according to Vic Tafur and Tashan Reed of The Athletic. "It's not coming from any sources. It's not coming from anything. My basic thing is never to answer all that stuff because, otherwise, you get trapped in this black hole. It's just not happening."
The Detroit Lions and defensive tackle Alim McNeill have agreed on a four-year extension, his agent Mike McCartney announced Tuesday.
The deal is worth $97 million with $55 million in guaranteed money, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports.
Since starting six games as a rookie, McNeill has started all 35 contests he's appeared in since 2022, his second year in the league. He was a third-round selection in 2021.
The Philadelphia 76ers announced Tuesday that star Paul George will miss at least one week after an MRI revealed a bone bruise and no structural damage in his left knee, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
George would be sidelined for the remainder of the preseason under that timeline and could potentially miss the 76ers' opening-night contest on Oct. 23 versus the Milwaukee Bucks.
The 34-year-old sustained the injury in the second quarter of Monday's preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks and did not return. The team diagnosed him with a hyperextended left knee at the time.
Future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady is expected to be approved as a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders during Tuesday's NFL owners meeting, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The league's finance committee has reportedly reviewed Brady's bid and plans to bring it to the other owners to vote on ahead of the meeting. The finance committee unanimously approved Brady as a minority owner, Schefter reports.
Brady's bid needs approval from 24 of the league's 32 owners. The seven-time Super Bowl champion will become the third player in league history to become an owner, following George Halas and Jerry Richardson.
Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov is expected to miss two-to-three weeks with a lower-body injury, head coach Paul Maurice said Saturday, according to team reporter Jameson Olive.
Barkov was helped off the ice after going feet-first into the end boards. He was trying to stop Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov is expected to miss two-to-three weeks with a lower-body injury, head coach Paul Maurice said Saturday, according to team reporter Jameson Olive.
Barkov was helped off the ice after going feet-first into the end boards. He was trying to stop forward Tim Stutzle from scoring on an empty net in Thursday's loss to the Ottawa Senators. forward Tim Stutzle from scoring on an empty net in Thursday's loss to the Ottawa Senators.
The Cleveland Guardians advanced to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2016 after a thrilling 7-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Lane Thomas' go-ahead grand slam off Tigers ace Tarik Skubalin the fifth inning was the difference maker.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are moving on to the National League Championship Series after defeating the San Diego Padres 2-0 in Friday's Game 5 of the NLDS.
Kiké Hernández homered in the second inning to score what proved to be the winning run. The 33-year-old continued his penchant for coming through in the clutch during the playoffs, as Hernández boasts 14 home runs and a .899 OPS in 188 postseason at-bats compared to a .713 OPS in 3,487 career regular-season at-bats.
Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays, had its roof shredded by high winds from Hurricane Milton as it hit the Tampa Bay area Wednesday night.
Cameras showed the domed stadium's roof almost entirely destroyed in the early hours of the storm.
Mookie Betts homered for the second straight night, Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Wednesday night to force a deciding Game 5 in their tense NL Division Series.
Will Smith and Gavin Lux each hit a two-run homer for the Dodgers, who snapped a two-game losing streak and now return home for the next matchup between the NL West rivals on Friday night.
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is leaning into the championship-or-bust mentality.
"There's no other way to put it," Judge said, according to Jorge Castillo of ESPN. "Ever since I've been a Yankee, getting drafted in 2013, all that was ever ingrained in my head or what we were taught is win in New York. Be a winner. Championship mindset. It's just always been the way I was raised, even before I got here it was: If you don't win, what's the point?"
Quinn Ewers is on track to return as the starting quarterback for No. 1 Texas this week against rival No. 18 Oklahoma, Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday, adding that his recovery from an abdominal injury will be monitored all week.
The Boston Bruins and restricted free agent goaltender Jeremy Swayman ended their stalemate Sunday by agreeing on an eight-year, $66-million contract, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his postseason debut, Teoscar Hernández's two-run single gave Los Angeles its first lead in a playoff game in two years, and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 in their NL Division Series opener Saturday.
Manny Machado's two-run homer off starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, also making his first playoff appearance, put Los Angeles in an early 3-0 hole.
Miami Dolphins edge rusher Jaelan Phillips suffered a season-ending knee injury in the team's Week 4 loss to the Tennessee Titans, he announced Wednesday.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice will miss at least four games after being placed on injured reserve, the team announced Thursday.
The Chiefs wideout sustained a knee injury in last weekend's win over the Los Angeles Chargers. It was reportedly initially feared that Rice tore his ACL.
The San Diego Padres hung on Wednesday to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 to punch their ticket to the NLDS.
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Wednesday to complete the two-game sweep and advance to the ALDS.
The Detroit Tigers shocked the Houston Astros with a 5-2 win at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday to advance to the American League Division Series.
Jared Goff threw a perfect game, setting an NFL record by completing all 18 of his passes to help the Detroit Lions beat the Seattle Seahawks 42-29 Monday night.
“I just gave the game ball to somebody else, so I feel awful,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said. “I knew he played a heck of a game. I did not know he was perfect.”
Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58.
His family revealed two years ago that he was undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a brain tumor. The NBA said he died surrounded by his family.