The Cleveland Indians erased a five-run deficit for a thrilling 9-8 comeback victory against the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the ALDS on Friday. That gives Cleveland a 2-0 lead in the series and puts New York on the brink of elimination heading into Sunday. MORE: Three takeaways from Cleveland’s Game 2 win Time of game? Five hours, eight minutes. Time of finish? 10:16 p.m. As the minutes and hours piled on, you knew this was something different, and one moment would break up that wonderful tension....

This was the first time in franchise history that the Cubs had won a postseason series at Wrigley, which is one of the most iconic stadiums in American sporting history. A fan base that had been waiting for decades finally was able to celebrate together, on this hallowed ground, with the players they’ve grown to love. MORE: Top NLDS photos | Schwarber HR floors John Cusack | Five takeaways from the win...

Following a recipe from Game 1, Francona used starter Josh Tomlin for five innings before calling on midseason acquisition Andrew Miller, who stymied Boston for two scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts. Bryan Shaw recorded two outs before Cody Allen converted a four-out save as the Tribe moved to 75-3 this year when leading after seven. With the win, the Indians will face the Toronto Blue Jays in the best-of-seven AL Championship Series beginning Friday in Cleveland....

In a statement, MLB chief baseball operator Joe Torre explained that Utley will be suspended for Games 3 and 4 because his slide was deemed “illegal.” The slide in question, which occurred in the seventh inning in Saturday’s Game 2 clash against the Mets, resulted in a broken right fibula for Tejada and swung the tide of the game, a 5-2 Dodgers win. MORE: Best photos from NL Division Series games...

And any hope for a surprising season — they were still near .500 after splitting a four-game series in Minnesota in mid-May — quickly went away. Since that trip to the Twin Cities, the Tigers are 13-51, which is by far the worst record in the bigs. The Orioles have the next-worst record in that span, at 21-45, seven full games better than the Tigers. MORE: Watch live MLB games all season long on fuboTV (7-day free trial)...

“We’ve gotten calls," Cherington said. “By this time we’ve talked to just about every team. Several teams have asked about our outfielders, not any one in particular. Because we have some depth there, theoretically, we’ve gotten asked on that, particularly with teams that may match up. I’m not ruling out getting into a trade conversations where we might match up. But there is no particular player that we’re looking to move, including Cespedes....

REPORTED BY: FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal MORE: Possible destinations for Hamels | Rumor: Red Sox discussing prospects in exchange for Phillies ace THE DETAILS: The Phillies like what they see in New York prospects Aaron Judge in the outfield, first baseman Greg Bird and right-hander Luis Severino, but as Rosenthal notes, the Yankees do not want to move the trio, or so they say. THIS SEASON: Hamels threw a no-hitter Saturday, but posted a dismal 19....

New York’s Dominic Smith misjudged a popup hit to left field in the 10th inning last game, and his error allowed San Francisco to score its only run of the game and claim a 1-0 victory. Smith also went 0 for 4 at the plate in that contest, but bounced back in a big way this time around. Smith went 3 for 5 on Saturday and tallied four RBIs. It was a complete 180 from his previous performance....

Following the match, Guardiola refused to take part in the hand shake line because he felt the MLS team was tackling too hard for an exhibition match. On Monday, Porter took part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, in which a participant dumps a bucket of ice water over their head then challenges other people to do so, thus spreading the good word of the ALS Foundation. Who did Porter challenge?...

Having contested a couple of post-season friendlies in Malaysia and Australia following the end of last season, Mauricio Pochettino’s men have played only behind-closed-doors matches since returning from their summer breaks, but are +125 favorites at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook to make up for lost time with a win at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The American selection have won four of its previous seven matches against Premier League opposition and is offered for +210 to emerge victorious once again this time out, while odds of +250 are available on the game finishing all square....

Red Bulls hitting their stride Canadian forward Larin was at the double to guide Eastern Conference leader Orlando to a 2-1 victory at NYCFC on Sunday. Larin continued his dazzling form with his ninth goal in seven matches against NYCFC following strikes in the 31st and 51st minutes, while David Villa reduced the deficit with 16 minutes remaining. Lethal in the penalty area, Larin opened the scoring with a close-range goal just past the half-hour mark and he was at it again six minutes after the interval when he rose highest to outmuscle Rodney Wallace and head past goalkeeper Sean Johnson....

Takeaways from the USA’s draw with Venezuela A 69th-minute header from Will Bruin proved to be enough for Brian Schmetzer’s Sounders to record a 1-0 win over the Dynamo at CenturyLink Field. Bruin got on the end of a Cristian Roldan cross from the right to head in at the back post against his former club. The result lifted the defending champions into sixth in the Western Conference, while Houston missed a chance to return to the top and remains two points behind first-place Sporting Kansas City....

TFC held off a strong Tigres side to reach the CCL semifinals but must now head to Montreal for the year’s first installment of their rivalry with the Impact. TFC coach Greg Vanney will look to his bench for options, particularly after Justin Morrow and Chris Mavinga picked up injuries in Mexico. The Red Bulls are riding high after their rout of Club Tijuana, and they’ll see a familiar face in former New York coach Mike Petke when they visit Real Salt Lake on Saturday....

One week on, though, and with no agreement having been reached between the champions-elect and Leicester City for the Algeria international, he has yet to resurface. The Foxes insist they have no idea when he will return to the fold but, with each day that passes without him showing up, Mahrez’s profile in world football continues to diminish. For much of the season, Mahrez has been praised for knuckling down and returning to the form that helped Leicester pull off their miraculous title win in 2016 despite having failed to secure a summer move....

Uh-huh. Anyone who thinks the words “Spelling” and “models” don’t add up to a sudsy hot-tub soap filled with gratuitous babes and buff hunks hasn’t been watching enough TV in the last 20 years. And after Fox’s relentless PR campaign, anyone who hasn’t heard about the show’s June 29 premiere has been living in a cave. “Models” is being spun off the addictively popular “Melrose Place” just as “Melrose” was spun off “Beverly Hills 90210....

In the last decade, the award has been dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, with the pair winning five each. However, Mijatovic feels that Modric is the man to end that decade of dominance following a successful year with club and country, having won a third successive Champions League title with Real Madrid before captaining Croatia to the World Cup final. “There is only one candidate for the [Ballon d’Or]: Luka Modric,” Mijatovic told Cadena SER....

Bale has declared himself fit after recovering from a calf injury, but Isco has excelled while deputising for the Wales international as Madrid claimed their first La Liga title in five years. Zinedine Zidane insisted the duo can play together ahead of the Cardiff showpiece against Juventus, but Croatia international Modric said the team is yet to be decided. Bale fit for final, but expects bench role “We don’t have any indication [of who will start],” Modric said....

The Reds great is delighted with the unprecedented success of the attacker whose 39 goals so far have come in only 44 games. However, his defensive contributions and teamwork, in spite of his prolific run in the final third, has left Dalglish most impressed. “He has been fantastic. He must have outlived his own expectations I would have thought, and certainly you would have thought Jürgen could not have anticipated 39 goals so far," Dalglish told club website....

What It Is A common mole is a growth that occurs when pigment cells called melanocytes grow in clusters on the skin. Moles are usually found on skin that is above the waist, on areas exposed to the sun. They are plentiful in most people, as most adults have between 10 and 40 of them. They usually appear in late childhood, and multiply until about age 40. After that, they tend to fade away....