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Indians' 7-4 win over White Sox puts them on brink of postseason berth

Jose Ramirez and Carlos Santana homered to help reduce Cleveland’s magic number to one.

Maikel Franco drives in two runs, Royals bullpen shuts door on Cardinals in 4-1 win

Maikel Franco went 2-for-3 on the day with two RBI and the Kansas City Royals bullpen gave up just two hits over 5.1 innings in a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Sources: NFL fines 3 coaches $100K for no mask

The NFL fined three head coaches — Denver’s Vic Fangio, Seattle’s Pete Carroll and San Francisco’s Kyle Shanahan — $100,000 each for not wearing masks Sunday, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, and also fined each coach’s team $250,000.

Brewers' four-game winning streak ends with loss to Reds

Eugenio Suárez hit a two-run homer and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3

Nationals bullpen shuts door on Phillies in 5-1 win

After a strong outing from starter Anibal Sánchez, the Washington Nationals bullpen turned in a great performance over the final four innings in a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Jon Lester tosses six shutout innings in Cubs’ 5-0 win over Pirates

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester had a vintage performance on Monday night, going six scoreless innings in Chicago’s 5-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Lester has struggled this season, but helped Chicago lower its magic number to win the NL Central to just four.

WATCH: Gyorko, Peterson go yard in series opener against Reds

Jedd Gyorko and Jace Peterson each went yard in the Brewers’ series opening loss to the Reds.

Packers' Jones increasing worth as he awaits contract extension

Aaron Jones’ bid for a new contract is paying early dividends for the Green Bay Packers.

Vikings' rebuilt defense suffers blow as Barr heads to IR

Off to an 0-2 start while trying to acclimate several new pieces into the defense, the Vikings suffered another big blow

Falcons owner weighs in on onside kick blunder

Falcons owner Arthur Blank offered his reaction to the onside kick blunder that led to the Falcons’ stunning 40-39 loss to the Cowboys. “In my view, they didn’t clearly understand what the rules were and exactly what they had to do,” Blank said.

Jared Walsh Crushes a 450 foot Grand Slam in Angels 8-5 Win over the Rangers

Jared Walsh crushes a 450 foot grand slam to extend his hitting streak to 13 games as the Angels beat the Rangers 8-5

Cal Eldred: ‘It’s been outstanding’ coaching alongside Mike Matheny

Royals pitching coach and former Cardinal Cal Eldred on the challenge of coaching during a pandemic: “The job’s been tougher, it’s been longer hours, but for the most part when we get on the field, it’s still baseball.”

Food and emojis: Royals players share some of their favorites

What foods can Royals players not live without?

Brad Keller: “Mexican food. Something about chips and salsa I think I could eat for the rest of my life. That stuff’s heat.”

Angels use seven-run fourth inning to blow by Rangers, 8-5

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Jared Walsh homered and L.A. hung a seven spot on the Texas Rangers in the fourth inning on Monday afternoon on the way to an 8-5 win.

Winners Weekend: Kevin Harvick on his Bristol win and holding off Kyle Busch in the closing laps

On this week’s, ‘Winner Weekend’, Kevin Harvick sits down with NASCAR RaceHub’s Alan Cavanna to talk about his big win at Bristol Motor Speedway and what it was like racing against Kyle Busch in the closing laps Saturday night.

Hooker is second Colts starter to suffer torn Achilles tendon in 2020

The Indianapolis Colts have played two games and lost two starters with torn Achilles tendons: Malik Hooker and Marlon Mack.

Cardinals activate Fowler and Gallegos amid flurry of transactions

The St. Louis Cardinals have activated outfielder Dexter Fowler and reliever Giovanny Gallegos from the injured list.

Jimmy G has chance to play; Coleman sidelined

49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo has a chance to play Sunday against the Giants despite his high ankle sprain, while RB Tevin Coleman is expected to miss multiple weeks with a knee injury.

Return of Soler Power: Royals activate DH, option Gutierrez

The Kansas City Royals reinstated DH/outfielder Jorge Soler, who has been out since Sept. 5 with a right oblique strain, from the injured list Monday.

LaVar Arrington: SuperCam proved he’s back in Week 2 matchup against Seahawks | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF

LaVar Arrington joins Marcellus Wiley and Emmanuel Acho to discuss if ‘SuperCam’ is back after a close loss to Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks. Hear why LaVar believes the New England Patriots have found a true leader in Cam Newton.

Colts enter win column with defense, running game

Frank Reich kept it simple Sunday: Run the ball and let the defense do its job. And again, the Indianapolis Colts proved old-school football still works.

Colin Cowherd, Jason McIntyre leaning toward Ravens (-4) and the over (53.5) vs. Chiefs | TALK THE LINE

Colin Cowherd believes the Baltimore Ravens will finally get the best of the Kansas City Chiefs after going 0-2 against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs since the reigning Super Bowl MVP became the starter. Jason McIntyre is leaning toward the Ravens covering four points as well and both guys like the over 53.5 play.

Colin Cowherd think Lions players might ‘bail’ on Matt Patricia, likes Cardinals -5.5 | TALK THE LINE

Colin Cowherd said he just doesn’t know how much fight the Detroit Lions have left for head coach Matt Patricia after starting 0-2 in the 2020 season. With quarterback Kyler Murray firing on all cylinders for the Arizona Cardinals, Colin likes Arizona to cover 5.5 points against Detroit.

Colin Cowherd & Jason McIntyre are on opposite ends of the Bills (-3) vs. Rams matchup | TALK THE LINE

The Buffalo Bills open as three-point favorites against the Los Angeles Rams with both teams entering the game at 2-0. Hear why Colin Cowherd and Jason McIntyre disagree over how this game will shake out.

Emmanuel Acho on Cowboys comeback win over Falcons: ‘Don’t give credit to a bad student who takes an easy test’

Marcellus Wiley & Emmanuel Acho discuss the Dallas Cowboys comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons in week 2 of the NFL season. Acho is unimpressed by Dak Prescott simply doing his job. The Cowboys put in good work but have not done anything we haven’t seen before and the Falcons were not a tough opponent.