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Freddie Freeman homers again for Dodgers early in Game 4 to set a pair of World Series records NEW YORK (AP) Freddie Freeman broke a pair of World Series records Tuesday night when he homered yet again for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 against the New York Yankees.

The slugger laced a two-run shot to right field in the first inning for the second consecutive night, making him the first major league player to go deep in the first four games of a World Series.

Freeman also became the only player to homer in six straight World Series games.

His streak dates back to the 2021 championship he won with Atlanta against Houston.

Colts benching Anthony Richardson to start Joe Flacco at quarterback vs.

Vikings, AP sources say The Indianapolis Colts are benching Anthony Richardson to start Joe Flacco at quarterback on Sunday at Minnesota, two people with knowledge of the decision tell The Associated Press.

Coach Shane Steichen said Monday he was evaluating whether Richardson would remain the starter.

The fourth pick in the 2023 NFL draft was 10 of 32 passing and got sacked five times in the Colts' 23-20 loss to Houston over the weekend.

Richardson also drew outside criticism for taking himself out of the game for a play because he said he was tired.

Flacco started two games for Indianapolis earlier this season when Richardson was out with a right hip injury.

Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs out for season after tearing right ACL HOUSTON (AP) Houston Texans receiver Stefon Diggs will miss the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee Sunday.

Coach DeMeco Ryans made the announcement Tuesday, calling Diggs being out a huge loss.

Diggs suffered the non-contact injury in the third quarter of Houstons win over the Colts on Sunday.

He was running a route and pulled up and grabbed at his right knee before falling to the ground.

Panthers send WR Diontae Johnson, 6th-round pick to Ravens, get 5th-rounder in return CHARLOTTE, N.C.

(AP) The Carolina Panthers have traded wide receiver Diontae Johnson and a sixth-round pick in 2025 to Baltimore for the Ravens 2025 fifth-rounder.

Johnson has been Carolinas leading wide receiver since being acquired in an offseason trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He has 30 receptions for 357 yards and three touchdowns.

He did not play in Sundays 28-14 loss to the Denver Broncos because of a rib injury.

Yankee Stadium fan ejected for prying ball out of Mookie Betts' glove at World Series NEW YORK (AP) A fan at Yankee Stadium was ejected from Game 4 of the World Series after prying a foul ball out of the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts.

Betts leaped at the wall in foul territory and initially caught Gleyber Torres pop up in the first inning, but a fan in the first row with a gray Yankees road jersey grabbed Betts blue glove with both hands and pulled the ball out.

Torres was called out on fan interference.

World Series Game 3 averages 13.64 million, beats 'Monday Night Football' LOS ANGELES (AP) The World Series beat Monday Night Football in the battle for television viewers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the Fall Classic averaged 13.64 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and streaming according to early numbers by Nielsen.

That beat the 13.4 million that tuned in for the Pittsburgh Steelers' 26-18 win over the New York Giants on ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN2 and streaming.

The audience for Yankees-Dodgers peaked at 14.25 million from 9-9:15 p.m.

EDT.

It was the most-watched Game 3 since 2018, when the Dodgers 18-inning victory over the Red Sox average 13.3 million.

The 49ers mourn the death of CB Charvarius Ward's 1-year-old daughter SANTA CLARA, Calif.

(AP) The 1-year-old daughter of San Francisco 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward has died after battling heart problems since her birth.

Ward posted on Instagram that his daughter, Amani Joy, died on Monday morning.

Amani Joy Ward was born prematurely with Down syndrome and had open-heart surgery in April 2023.

The 49ers said in a statement that the team is devastated by her death.

Analysis: NBA and WNBA coaching jobs 'dont have a long shelf life.' Lately that's been 1 to 3 years Erik Spoelstra quietly made history last week.

He didnt see a reason for celebration.

Spoelstra is in his 17th season as coach of the Miami Heat, which is the third-longest uninterrupted tenure by one coach with one team in NBA history.

Gregg Popovich is in his 29th year with San Antonio, and Jerry Sloan had a 23-year run in Utah.

Half of the leagues coaches 15 of the 30 are entering no more than their third year in their current job.

There have been eight coaching changes in 2024 so far alone, and theres still two more months for an owner or general manager to decide to add to that list.

Pro Women's Hockey League says it could add as many as two teams for 2025-26 season Expansion is on the table for the six-team Professional Womens Hockey League, and executives arent placing limitations on which North American markets theyll consider in a bid to add as many as two franchises for the 2025-26 season.

All North American markets are being considered, with PWHL official Amy Scheer telling The Associated Press the league has targeted more than 20 communities to be issued requests for proposals for expansion by next week.

And that doesnt include additional markets that might approach the league for consideration.

Among the potential U.S.

expansion candidates are Detroit and Pittsburgh, where the PWHL hosted neutral-site games during its inaugural season last year.

At 7 feet, 9 inches, Olivier Rioux is the world's tallest teen and an intriguing basketball project GAINESVILLE, Fla.

(AP) Florida freshman Olivier Rioux is the world's tallest teenager.

The 7-foot-9 walk-on center also is an intriguing basketball prospect.

The happy-go-lucky Canadian who owns a spot in the Guinness record book will make basketball history when he plays for the 21st-ranked Gators this season.

The cheerful 18-year-old better known as Oli will become the tallest to play college hoops, supplanting Kenny George of UNC Asheville (2006-08).

Rioux is two inches taller than former NBA giants Gheorghe Muresan and Manute Bol and would actually look down on popular big men Yao Ming, Tacko Fall and Shawn Bradley..

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