How the Dodgers get ready for the Braves<\/p>\n
From Maddie Lee<\/a>: The deciding game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves<\/a> played silently on the Dodger Stadium scoreboard Thursday as Dodgers players practiced below.<\/p>\n The Dodgers<\/a> were less than 48 hours away from the first pitch of the National League Division Series<\/a>. The \u201c2026 Postseason\u201d decals had been freshly painted up the baselines that afternoon. All that was left to be decided was their opponent \u2014 the winner of the game serving as the backdrop of their intrasquad scrimmage.<\/p>\n About a half an hour after the Dodgers cleared the field, the Braves advanced to the NLDS with a 6-2 win over the Phillies<\/a>. The Dodgers and Braves will open the best-of-five series at Dodger Stadium on Saturday at 1 p.m. PDT.<\/p>\n The Atlanta Braves finished off the Philadelphia Phillies in the wild-card round in three games and move on to face the Dodgers in the NLDS.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are the team to beat,\u201d veteran utility player Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a> said. \u201cWe are the team that you have to go through. And that\u2019s all nice words and everything, but we got to take care of business on the field. But I feel great about my team.\u201d<\/p>\n The Dodgers are the reigning back-to-back champions and are aiming to become the first National League team to win three World Series in a row.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously it\u2019s there, but it\u2019s not something we\u2019re really focused on,\u201d veteran third baseman Max Muncy<\/a> said of the three-peat chase. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to focus on ourselves getting ready this week, paying attention to whoever we might be playing and just trying to get ready for a postseason series the same way we\u2019ve always gotten ready for it.\u201d<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Nine concerns the Dodgers should have about facing the Braves in the NLDS<\/a> <\/p>\n Shaikin: \u2018Hired gun\u2019 Tarik Skubal opens up on the pressure, pain and lessons of October<\/a> <\/p>\n Go beyond the scoreboard <\/p>\n Get the latest on L.A.’s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter.<\/p>\n By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service<\/a>, which include arbitration and a class action waiver. You agree that we and our third-party vendors may collect and use your information, including through cookies, pixels and similar technologies, for the purposes set forth in our Privacy Policy<\/a> such as personalizing your experience and ads. <\/p>\n Lakers hire new PA announcer<\/p>\n From Thuc Nhi Nguyen<\/a>: Derrin Horton\u2019s<\/a> first job was in public address announcing. His first passion was the Lakers.<\/a> The longtime sports broadcaster\u2019s new job is the marriage of both.<\/p>\n Horton will take over the mic as the Lakers\u2019 home public-address announcer, the team announced Thursday, stepping into the role for legendary Lakers announcer Lawrence Tanter,<\/a> who died last week.<\/a> <\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no way you can fill his shoes,\u201d Horton said in an interview with local reporters. \u201cAnd so you just come here with a passion and a goal to be informative and entertaining and be a part of Showtime.\u201d<\/p>\n Tanter, who provided the smooth, baritone soundtrack for Lakers home games for 43 seasons, suffered a stroke on March 17 and missed the final six regular-season home games and the playoffs last season. Tanter announced his retirement in June, transitioning to a game-day advisory role with the team. Horton, a former KTLA broadcaster who has worked as an anchor, reporter, host, play-by-play announcer and voice actor, reached out to the team about the opportunity.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n How UCLA build a formidable rushing attack<\/p>\n From Connor Dullinger<\/a>: How you do one thing is how you do everything.<\/p>\n UCLA running backs coach A.J. Steward preaches it and it is the mantra adopted by the Bruins\u2019 prolific running backs.<\/p>\n UCLA\u2019s three-headed backfield, composed of fifth-year players Wayne Knight<\/a> and Anthony Woods<\/a> and senior Jaivian Thomas,<\/a> is hailed for its undeniable impact on the ground, ranking first nationally in rushing touchdowns, third in yards per carry and fifth in yards per game this season.<\/p>\n Steward, who works in tandem with offensive line coach and run game coordinator Chris Smith, said it\u2019s what his tailbacks do without the ball and the group\u2019s commitment to each other that separates the group from the rest of the pack.<\/p>\n \u201cThe way we play without the ball in our hands is no different. It should be no different than what we do when we have the ball in our hands in terms of trying to make a play for our offense,\u201d Steward said. \u201cYou cut the film on any of these guys, you\u2019ll see they\u2019re downfield making blocks. They\u2019re there at the end of the play in case somebody puts the ball down [on] the ground and that\u2019s because they hear it every day how you do anything\u2019s how you do everything.\u201d<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Ducks sign defenseman to big deal<\/p>\n The Ducks<\/a> have signed promising young defenseman Tristan Luneau<\/a> to a six-year contract extension worth $43.2 million after just 14 NHL appearances.<\/p>\n The Ducks announced the deal Thursday with the 22-year-old Luneau, whose promising career has been slowed by injury. Now healthy and ready for a full-time NHL role, he inked a long-term deal with the team that drafted him in the second round in 2022.<\/p>\n Luneau was the Quebec major junior league\u2019s top defenseman in the 2022-23 season and he made the Ducks\u2019 roster out of training camp the next fall. But Luneau came down with a viral infection that winter while practicing with Canada\u2019s national junior team, forcing him to miss the rest of the year.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n MLB postseason schedule<\/p>\n Wild-card series Division series No. 2 Dodgers vs. No. 3 Atlanta No. 1 Milwaukee vs. No. 4 San Diego American League<\/p>\n No. 1 Tampa Bay vs. No. 4 New York No. 2 Cleveland vs. No. 6 Chicago White Sox NLCS starts Sunday, Oct. 11 This day in sports history<\/p>\n 1906 \u2014 Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns KOs American challenger \u2018Fireman\u2019 Jim Flynn in 15 rounds to retain his title in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n 1950 \u2014 Jim Hardy throws six touchdown passes, including five to Bob Shaw, as the Chicago Cardinals pound the Baltimore Colts 55-13.<\/p>\n 1970 \u2014 Fourteen members of the Wichita State football team are killed in a plane crash in the Rocky Mountains.<\/p>\n 1980 \u2014 Larry Holmes registers a technical knockout in the 11th round against Muhammad Ali to win the world heavyweight title in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n 1983 \u2014 The Green Bay Packers score 49 points in the first half, including 35 in the second quarter, in a 55-14 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<\/p>\n 1988 \u2014 Future world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis, representing Canada, wins super-heavyweight gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; beats American Riddick Bowe by 2nd round TKO.<\/p>\n 1991 \u2014 Steffi Graf becomes the youngest woman to win 500 matches as a pro when she beats Petra Langrova of Czechoslovakia 6-0, 6-1 in the Leipzig International Tournament.<\/p>\n 1993 \u2014 In the first all-British world heavyweight title fight, Lennox Lewis retains his WBC heavyweight title with a seven-round knockout of Frank Bruno in Cardiff, Wales.<\/p>\n 1993 \u2014 California rallies from a 30-0 deficit to beat Oregon 42-41. Dave Barr throws three second-half touchdowns, including a 26-yarder to Iheanyi Uwaezuoke with 1:17 left in the game.<\/p>\n 1994 \u2014 North Carolina\u2019s 92-game winning streak in women\u2019s soccer ends with a scoreless tie in overtime against Notre Dame.<\/p>\n 1994 \u2014 Don Shula\u2019s Miami Dolphins beat son Dave\u2019s Cincinnati Bengals 23-7 in the first meeting between father and son coaches in pro sports.<\/p>\n 2004 \u2014 Rice and San Jose State play in the highest-scoring regulation game in Division I-A history, with the Spartans winning 70-63. The 133 points surpass the total from Middle Tennessee\u2019s 70-58 victory over Idaho on Oct. 6, 2001. The schools combine for 19 touchdowns to break the Division I-A record of 18.<\/p>\n 2006 \u2014 Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is given a five-game suspension \u2014 the longest for on-field behavior in NFL history \u2014 for stomping on Dallas Cowboys center Andre Gurode\u2019s head and kicking him in the face.<\/p>\n 2009 \u2014 Ninth-grader Alexis Thompson shoots a 3-under 69 for a share of the lead with top-ranked Lorena Ochoa and three others after the second round of the Navistar LPGA Classic.<\/p>\n 2011 \u2014 Dallas has its largest lead blown in a loss in franchise history, frittering away a 24-point third-quarter cushion in a 34-30 loss to Detroit. The Lions turned a 20-point halftime deficit into an overtime win at Minnesota the previous week.<\/p>\n 2016 \u2014 The United States win the Ryder Cup for the first time since 2008. Ryan Moore two-putts on No. 18 for a 1-up victory over Lee Westwood, giving the Americans a 15-10 lead that seals the win over Europe. The 17-11 victory over Europe is their biggest rout in 35 years at the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n 2016 \u2014 Atlanta\u2019s Matt Ryan passes for 503 yards and four touchdowns, while wide receiver Julio Jones has 12 catches for 300 yards and a touchdown in Atlanta\u2019s 48-33 win over Carolina.<\/p>\n Compiled by the Associated Press<\/p>\n This day in baseball history<\/p>\n 1969 \u2014 Seattle Pilots\u2019 last game in Seattle; crash to 98th season loss, 3-1 to Oakland in front of just 5,473; move to Milwaukee as the Brewers next season.<\/p>\n 2001 \u2014 Sammy Sosa becomes the first player in major league history with three 60-homer seasons, but the Reds hold on for a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Sosa\u2019s solo shot comes in the first inning.<\/p>\n 2004 \u2014 Jeff Kent becomes all-time home run leader for MLB second basemen when he hits two in Astros\u2019 9-3 win over the Rockies; 302 overall HR to break Ryne Sandberg\u2019s major league record established in 1997.<\/p>\n 2004 \u2014 Montreal Expos earn the last win in the franchise\u2019s MLB history, beating New York Mets, 6-3 at Shea Stadium; Brad Wilkerson hits the Expos\u2019 final home run in ninth inning, his 32nd of the year.<\/p>\n 2016 \u2014 Vin Scully calls his final Dodgers game after a record 67 MLB Seasons.<\/p>\n Compiled by the Associated Press<\/p>\n Until next time…<\/p>\n That concludes today\u2019s newsletter. If you have any feedback, ideas for improvement or things you\u2019d like to see, email me at houston.mitchell@latimes.com<\/a>. 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National League
No. 3 Atlanta vs. No. 6 Philadelphia
at Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 3 (box score<\/a>)
Philadelphia 4, at Atlanta 3 (10) (box score<\/a>)
at Atlanta 6, Philadelphia 2 (box score<\/a>)<\/p>\n
National League<\/p>\n
Saturday at Dodgers, 1 p.m., FOX\/FOX Deportes\/FOX One
Sunday at Dodgers, 5 p.m., FS1\/FOX Deportes\/FOX One
Tuesday at Atlanta, 3 p.m., FOX\/FS1\/FOX Deportes\/FOX One
*Wednesday at Atlanta, 3 p.m., FOX\/FS1\/FOX Deportes\/FOX One
*Friday at Dodgers, 5 p.m., FOX\/FS1\/FOX Deportes\/FOX One<\/p>\n
Saturday at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m, FS1\/FOX Deportes\/FOX One
Sunday at Milwaukee, 1 p.m. FS1\/FOX Deportes\/FOX One
Tuesday at San Diego, 6:30 p.m., FOX\/FS1\/FOX Deportes\/FOX One
*Wednesday at San Diego, 7 p.m., FOX\/FS1\/FOX Deportes\/FOX One
*Friday at Milwaukee, 1:30 p.m., FOX\/FS1\/FOX Deportes\/FOX One<\/p>\n
Saturday at Tampa Bay, 3:30 p.m., TBS\/truTV\/UniMas\/HBO Max
Monday at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m., TBS\/truTV\/UniMas\/HBO Max
Wednesday at New York, 5 p.m., TBS\/truTV\/UniMas\/HBO Max
*Thursday at New York, 5 p.m., TBS\/truTV\/UniMas\/HBO Max
*Saturday, Oct. 10 at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m., TBS\/truTV\/UniMas\/HBO Max<\/p>\n
Saturday at Cleveland, 10 a.m., TBS\/truTV\/UniMas\/HBO Max
Monday at Cleveland, 2 p.m., TBS\/truTV\/UniMas\/HBO Max
Wednesday at Chicago, 1 p.m., TBS\/truTV\/UniMas\/HBO Max
*Thursday at Chicago, 2 p.m., TBS\/truTV\/UniMas\/HBO Max
*Saturday, Oct. 10 at Cleveland, 2 p.m., TBS\/truTV\/UniMas\/HBO Max <\/p>\n
ALCS starts Monday, Oct. 12
World Series starts Friday, Oct. 23<\/p>\n