New leadership for Lakers<\/p>\n
From Broderick Turner<\/a>: The bromance between Luka Doncic<\/a> and Austin Reaves<\/a> remains strong and it\u2019s a bond the Lakers<\/a> will lean on with LeBron James<\/a> no longer on the team.<\/p>\n After eight years of James being the Lakers\u2019 leader, the role now will be shared by Doncic and Reaves.<\/p>\n Doncic already took a step in that direction when he invited his teammates to his home country of Slovenia in August for a bonding trip.<\/p>\n Reaves chided Doncic about losing in rowing, bowling and golf while they were in Slovenia together.<\/p>\n Reminded about it Monday at the Lakers\u2019 media day, Doncic immediately retorted: \u201cI beat him in golf two days ago. … He didn\u2019t say that, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n The two friends and teammates have developed a closeness that their teammates have noticed.<\/p>\n \u201cThey get along so well that it\u2019s kind of easy for them to co-lead this team \u2014 in different ways sometimes,\u201d Jake LaRavia<\/a> said. \u201cI think sometimes Luka leads by example and we watch him and we watch how he goes about himself. AR can sometimes be a bit more vocal. But I think they both do a great job at what they are good at it when it comes to being leaders for this team.\u201d<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/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 Clippers look toward the future<\/p>\n From Joaquin Ruiz<\/a>: A new age of Clippers basketball<\/a> started on Monday.<\/p>\n It\u2019s about moving on, or attempting to, after the franchise endured a nightmare offseason.<\/p>\n \u201cMy entire summer\u2019s been basketball,\u201d guard Darius Garland nonchalantly said during media day at Intuit Dome. \u201cMy main thing is to come in here and win games. So, that\u2019s my main focus.\u201d<\/p>\n The Clippers\u2019 offseason was engulfed by the NBA\u2019s salary-cap circumvention investigation<\/a> into the team\u2019s endorsement deals with Kawhi Leonard. The NBA fined the Clippers $30 million, stripped them of five first-round picks, dealt suspensions to<\/a> owner Steve Ballmer and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank \u2014 and the Clippers ultimately traded Leonard<\/a>, who was fined merely $700,000, back to Toronto.<\/p>\n Garland represented his teammates in prioritizing hoops.<\/p>\n But for Trent Redden, the Clippers\u2019 interim president of basketball operations, things weren\u2019t that simple. The admittedly nervous executive started Monday\u2019s news conferences by apologizing to<\/a> the Clippers\u2019 faithful for the aftermath of the Leonard situation.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Sean McVay doesn\u2019t make excuses for Rams\u2019 loss<\/p>\n From Gary Klein<\/a>: A controversial pass-interference call cost the Rams dearly in their defeat by the Denver Broncos<\/a>, but coach Sean McVay<\/a> said Monday that neither he nor the team would play the victim card.<\/p>\n With just over a minute left in the game, Rams cornerback Josh Wallace<\/a> battled with Broncos receiver Pat Bryant before intercepting a Bo Nix pass at the Rams\u2019 seven-yard line. Had the play stood, it would have preserved a second consecutive Rams victory.<\/p>\n But officials cited Wallace for pass interference, giving the Broncos another set of downs. Nix eventually scored a touchdown to give the Broncos a 30-26 lead and an eventual victory that dropped the Rams to 1-2.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not going to play the victim card,\u201d McVay said during a videoconference with reporters. \u201cDoesn\u2019t really matter. It is what it is. That was the call that was made, and there was a lot of opportunities that we had to be able to close the door on that game. … I wouldn\u2019t have any additional coaching points for how Josh plays through the cycle of the snap.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I\u2019m not going to make excuses either and we\u2019re not going to play the victim card.\u201d<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n MLB postseason schedule<\/p>\n National League No. 4 San Diego vs. No. 5 Chicago American League No. 4 New York vs. No. 5 Boston *-if necessary<\/p>\n Note: NLDS and ALDS start Saturday. This day in sports history<\/p>\n 1923 \u2014 Gene Sarazen beats Walter Hagen 1 up to capture the PGA championship.<\/p>\n 1941 \u2014 Joe Louis knocks out Lou Nova in the sixth round at the Polo Grounds in New York to retain the world heavyweight title.<\/p>\n 1967 \u2014 American boxer Emile Griffith regains his world middleweight crown on points in a brawling re-match with Italian Nino Benvenuti at Shea Stadium, NY; second of famous trilogy of fights.<\/p>\n 1974 \u2014 Dr. Norbert Sander Jr. wins the New York City Marathon in 2:26:30 and Kathy Switzer capture the women\u2019s division in 3:07:29.<\/p>\n 1977 \u2014 Muhammad Ali wins a unanimous 15-round decision over Earnie Shavers at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain his world heavyweight title.<\/p>\n 1984 \u2014 Mike Prindle of Western Michigan sets an NCAA record by kicking seven field goals in a 42-7 rout over Marshall.<\/p>\n 1985 \u2014 Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon is sacked 12 times in a 17-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys to tie an NFL record.<\/p>\n 1988 \u2014 American athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee wins her second gold medal of the Seoul Olympics by taking the long jump with an Olympic record leap of 7.40m; previously won the heptathlon.<\/p>\n 1988 \u2014 American sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner sets women\u2019s 200m world record 21.34; completes sprint double at the Seoul Olympics.<\/p>\n 1988 \u2014 U.S. men\u2019s basketball team beats Australia 78-49 to take the bronze medal at the Seoul Olympics; last time US represented by a team that doesn\u2019t feature NBA players.<\/p>\n 1988 \u2014 U.S. retain women\u2019s basketball title at he Seoul Olympics with a 77-70 win over Yugoslavia; star guard Teresa Edwards top scores for the Americans with 18 points.<\/p>\n 1991 \u2014 Pat Bradley wins the MBS LPGA Classic by one shot over Michelle Estill for her 30th career victory, qualifying her for the LPGA Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n 1995 \u2014 The NHL and NHL Players Assn. strike a deal to allow league players to participate in the 1998 Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n 2000 \u2014 At the Sydney Olympics, the U.S. men\u2019s basketball team escapes the humiliation of playing for a bronze medal with an 85-83 victory over Lithuania in the semifinals. It\u2019s the closest victory and biggest scare for a U.S. Olympic team since NBA players started competing in 1992.<\/p>\n 2002 \u2014 After losing to Iowa State, Nebraska drops out of the Associated Press Top 25 football poll after being ranked for 348 consecutive weeks. The last time Nebraska was missing from the poll was Oct. 5, 1981.<\/p>\n 2002 \u2014 Seattle\u2019s Shaun Alexander scores an NFL-record five touchdowns in the first half of a 48-23 rout of Minnesota. He finishes with 139 yards rushing and 92 receiving and one TD short of the league mark of six in a game.<\/p>\n 2012 \u2014 Geno Smith throws for 656 yards and ties a Big 12 record with eight touchdown passes to lead No. 9 West Virginia to a 70-63 win over No. 25 Baylor. Smith outduels Baylor\u2019s Nick Florence, who has a standout game of his own with 581 yards and five TDs. Baylor\u2019s Terrance Williams sets a Big 12 record with 314 yards receiving. The old mark was set minutes earlier by West Virginia\u2019s Stedman Bailey, who had 303 yards and five TDs.<\/p>\n 2015 \u2014 NCAA bans the SMU men\u2019s basketball team from the postseason and suspends coach Larry Brown for nine games, saying he lied to investigators and ignored a case of academic fraud by a player.<\/p>\n 2018 \u2014 Seventeen-year-old Hailie Deegan uses a bump-and-run on her teammate to become the first female winner of a NASCAR K&N West Series race. Her last-lap shove of Cole Rouse at Meridian Speedway in Idaho gives her the victory.<\/p>\n 2020 \u2014 Ben Ainslie wins the Olympic gold medal in the Laser class, beating previous Laser Olympic champion Robert Scheidt.<\/p>\n Compiled by the Associated Press<\/p>\n This day in baseball history<\/p>\n 1913 \u2014 Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators finished the season with 36 victories by virtue of a 1-0 decision over the Philadelphia A\u2019s.<\/p>\n 1915 \u2014 The Philadelphia Phillies clinched their first NL pennant, beating the Boston Braves, 5-0, behind Grover Alexander\u2019s one-hitter.<\/p>\n 1954 \u2014 Willie Mays made his famous over-the-shoulder catch of Vic Wertz\u2019s long drive to center field and pinch-hitter Dusty Rhodes homered off Bob Lemon in the 10th inning to lead the New York Giants to a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the World Series.<\/p>\n 1963 \u2014 John Paciorek of the Houston Colt .45s, in his only major league appearance, went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and four runs scored against the New York Mets. A back injury ended his baseball career the next season.<\/p>\n 1976 \u2014 John Montefusco of the San Francisco Giants pitched a 9-0 no-hitter over the Braves in Atlanta.<\/p>\n 1983 \u2014 Mike Warren of the Oakland A\u2019s pitched a no-hitter to beat the Chicago White Sox, 3-0.<\/p>\n 1986 \u2014 Minnesota\u2019s Bert Blyleven broke Robin Roberts\u2019 1956 record of 46 home runs allowed in a season when he gave up a two-out, third-inning homer to Cleveland rookie Jay Bell. It was the first major league pitch Bell had seen. Despite giving up two more homers, Blyleven was the winner when the Twins rallied in the eighth for a 6-5 victory.<\/p>\n 1986 \u2014 Chicago Cubs rookie Greg Maddux defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 in the City of Brotherly Love. The losing pitcher was his brother, Mike, also a rookie. It was the first time brothers faced each other as rookie pitchers.<\/p>\n 1996 \u2014 Brady Anderson of the Baltimore Orioles became the 14th player to reach the 50-homer mark in a 4-1 loss at Toronto. Anderson\u2019s previous season high was 21.<\/p>\n 2001 \u2014 Seattle\u2019s Ichiro Suzuki set the major league rookie record for hits in a season but the Mariners fell to Oakland 8-4. Suzuki got his 234th hit, breaking the previous rookie mark set by Shoeless Joe Jackson with Cleveland in 1911.<\/p>\n 2004 \u2014 Major League Baseball announces that the Montreal Expos franchise will move to Washington D.C.<\/p>\n 2011 \u2014 The Tampa Bay Rays clinched the AL wild card with a stunning rally, overcoming a late seven-run deficit and then beating the New York Yankees 8-7 on Evan Longoria\u2019s home run in the 12th inning. The Rays\u2019 win came four minutes after Boston blew a one-run lead in the ninth at Baltimore and lost 4-3. The Red Sox held a nine-game lead over the Rays in early September. Boston became the first team to miss the postseason after leading by as many as nine games for a playoff spot entering September.<\/p>\n 2011 \u2014 Chris Carpenter and St. Louis completed one of the more remarkable comebacks in baseball history, clinching the NL wild card with an 8-0 win over Houston and a later loss by Atlanta. The Cardinals got their playoff spot when the Braves fell to Philadelphia 4-3 in 13 innings. St. Louis trailed Atlanta by 10 1\/2 games on Aug. 25. The Cardinals won 23 of their last 31 games.<\/p>\n 2013 \u2014 On the last day of the season, Miami\u2019s Henderson Alvarez pitched one of baseball\u2019s most bizarre no-hitters. Alvarez celebrated in the on-deck circle when the Marlins score on a two-out wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Detroit Tigers 1-0.<\/p>\n 2017 \u2014 Rockies OF Charlie Blackmon set a new record for RBIs by a leadoff hitter, 101, with a two-run home run in the second inning.<\/p>\n 2018 \u2014 The Yankees set a new record for home runs in a season with No. 265 hit by Gleyber Torres in the fifth inning against the Red Sox. It eclipses the mark set by the 1997 Seattle Mariners, but will be topped again next season.<\/p>\n 2022 \u2014 Another day, another incredible performance by Shohei Ohtani. Today, he takes a no-hitter into the 8th inning before giving up a single to Conner Capel with two out, on his way to winning his 15th of the year, 4-2 over the Athletics. The Angels\u2019two-way superstar also shines at the plate, going 2 for 4 with an RBI and extending his hitting streak to 14 games.<\/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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No. 3 Atlanta vs. No. 6 Philadelphia
Tuesday at Atlanta, 11 a.m., NBC\/Peacock
Wednesday at Atlanta, 11 a.m., NBC\/Peacock
*Thursday at Atlanta, 11 a.m., NBC\/Peacock<\/p>\n
Tuesday at San Diego, 7 p.m., Peacock\/NBCSN
Wednesday at San Diego, 7 p.m., Peacock\/NBCSN
*Thursday at San Diego, 7 p.m., Peacock\/NBCSN<\/p>\n
No. 3 Houston vs. No. 6 Chicago
Tuesday, 2 p.m., Peacock\/NBCSN
Wednesday, 2 p.m., Peacock\/NBCSN
*Thursday, 2 p.m., Peacock\/NBCSN<\/p>\n
Tuesday, 5 p.m., NBC\/Peacock
Wednesday, 5 p.m., NBC\/Peacock
*Thursday, 5 p.m., NBC\/Peacock<\/p>\n
NLCS starts Sunday, Oct. 11
ALCS starts Monday, Oct. 12
World Series starts Friday, Oct. 23<\/p>\n