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Freeman and Buehler lead Dodgers past slumping Yankees 4-2 for 3-0 advantage in World Series NEW YORK (AP) Freddie Freeman homered for the third straight game and Walker Buehler pitched another World Series gem as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 4-2 for a 3-0 lead in the Fall Classic.

With superstar Shohei Ohtani playing despite a partially dislocated left shoulder, Los Angeles moved within one victory of a surprising sweep in this much-hyped matchup between traditional powers.

Buehler and six relievers combined on a five-hitter for the Dodgers, who are on the cusp of their second championship in five years and the eighth in franchise history.

Calvin Austin III scores twice as the Steelers hold off the Giants 26-18 PITTSBURGH (AP) Calvin Austin III returned a punt for a touchdown and hauled in a lob by Russell Wilson for another score as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New York Giants 26-18.

Austin raced across the field before sprinting down the sideline for a 73-yard touchdown in the third quarter that gave the Steelers the lead for good.

He added a 29-yard over-the-shoulder grab from Wilson early in the fourth as Pittsburgh won its 22nd straight home game under the Monday night lights.

Rookie Tyrone Tracy ran for a season-high 145 yards and a touchdown for New York.

The Giants have lost three straight.

Fans in Shohei Ohtani's Japanese hometown watch Dodgers reach brink of World Series title OSHU CITY, Japan (AP) Hundreds of fans filed into a public viewing center in Shohei Ohtanis hometown in northern Japan on Tuesday morning to cheer the countrys top celebrity in Game 3 of the World Series.

They got what the came for as the Dodgers beat the Yankees 4-2 to move within one win of the World Series title.

Fans lined up outside the Oshu City Cultural Center, a 500-seat auditorium, on a perfect fall morning to watch their local hero in a live telecast of the game.

This is the town where Ohtani played Little League, starred as a pitcher and hitter at Hanamaki Higashi High School.

Freddie Freeman homers in fifth straight World Series game, ties George Springer's record NEW YORK (AP) Freddie Freeman tied George Springers record of homering in five straight World Series games, hitting a two-run drive off the New York Yankees Clarke Schmidt in the first inning to put the Los Angeles Dodgers ahead 2-0 in World Series Game 3.

Seeking its second title in five years, the Dodgers entered with a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Shohei Ohtani, playing two days after partially separating his left shoulder, walked on four pitches leading off.

After Mookie Betts flied out, Freeman drove a high cutter with a 1-2 count about five rows deep into the lower deck in right field.

An eight-time All-Star and the 2020 NL MVP, the 35-year-old Freeman has seven RBIs in the Series.

Spaniards Rodri and Bonmati win Ballon d'Or award as Real Madrid snubs ceremony PARIS (AP) Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmati won the mens and womens Ballon dOr award on Monday as the worlds best soccer players, while Real Madrid snubbed the star-studded ceremony in Paris in apparent protest.

The 28-year-old Rodri won the prestigious award for the first time after helping Manchester City win the Premier League and being a key player in Spains European Championship triumph.

He succeeded eight-time winner Lionel Messi of Argentina and beat Real Madrids Vinicius Junior into second place, a result which greatly displeased the Spanish club.

Madrid and its players stayed away from the ceremony, then vented their feelings on social media.

The 26-year-old Bonmati retained her award after helping Barcelona win the Spanish league and the Champions League.

Stephen Curry will miss at least two games for Warriors with left ankle injury SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Stephen Curry will miss at least the next two games for the Golden State Warriors nursing an injured ankle that he hurt in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Curry had an MRI exam after the game and it showed no structural damage and revealed a left peroneal strain.

The team said he would be reevaluated Friday.

Golden State plays consecutive home games Tuesday and Wednesday against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Their next game after Curry is examined again is Saturday at Houston.

Stephanie White out as Connecticut Sun coach, the seventh job to open in WNBA since end of season UNCASVILLE, Conn.

(AP) The Connecticut Sun is parting ways with Stephanie White.

White led the Sun to the WNBA semifinals both of her seasons as coach.

The Sun finished third in the regular season with a 28-12 record, swept Indiana in the first round of the playoffs and lost a five-game semifinal series to Minnesota.

The Sun are the seventh WNBA team to make a coaching change, and the announcement came a day after the Indiana Fever fired Christie Sides.

White led the Sun to a franchise-best 27-13 record in her first season and was named 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year.

Instead of closing in on 28th title, Yankees on verge of getting swept at World Series for 4th time NEW YORK (AP) Instead of closing in on title No.

28, the New York Yankees are on the verge of getting swept in the World Series for just the fourth time.

Aaron Judge again looked lost at the plate, starting pitching faltered for the second straight game and the Yankees dropped into a 3-0 Series deficit with a 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Judge is 1 for 12 with no RBIs and seven strikeouts in the Series and is hitting .140 with 20 strikeouts in this postseason.

He is down to a .196 average with 15 homers, 31 RBIs and 86 strikeouts in his postseason career.

No.

3 Penn State could be without QB Drew Allar for showdown with No.

4 Ohio State Penn State coach James Franklin isnt sure if starting quarterback Drew Allar will be ready to play when the No.

3 Nittany Lions host No.

4 Ohio State.

Allar suffered an apparent left knee injury late in the first half of Penn States 28-13 win over Wisconsin.

Allar returned for the second half wearing a knee brace, but after a short, ineffective warm-up, yielded the offense to Beau Pribula.

Allar has completed 117 of 164 passes for 1,640 yards with 12 touchdowns and four interceptions this year.

He hasnt missed a game yet since taking over the starting job at the start of the 2023 season.

For the 8 remaining unbeatens atop college football, a November to remember may await MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.

(AP) None of the last eight unbeaten teams in major college football this season were unbeaten going into November last year.

Or the year before that.

Or the year before that.

Or in the decades before that, in some cases.

The last eight unbeatens: No.

1 Oregon (8-0), No.

3 Penn State (7-0), No.

5 Miami (8-0), No.

9 BYU (8-0), No.

11 Iowa State (7-0), No.

13 Indiana (8-0), No.

18 Pitt (7-0) and No.

21 Army (7-0).

There are some true surprises on the list..

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