WORLD SERIES-GAME 3
Mets hammer Royals
NEW YORK (AP) β Their nicknames are Thor, Captain America and the Grandyman, and they’ve helped the New York Mets pull within two games to one in the World Series.
Noah Syndergaard (SIHN’-dur-gahrd) worked six tough innings and David Wright and Curtis Granderson hit two-run homers as the Mets trounced the Kansas City Royals 9-3 in New York. Granderson’s blast put the Mets ahead to stay in the third inning before Syndergaard and the Mets’ bullpen shut down the Royals the rest of the way.
Syndergaard struggled over the first two innings, surrendering three runs and six hits. But he later retired 12 straight batters at one point and capped his performance by working out of a bases-loaded jam to end the sixth. The rookie also had six strikeouts after teammates Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom (deh-GRAHM’) managed just four Ks in 11 innings of the series.
Wright became the second Met to collect four RBIs in a World Series game, and the first since Rusty Staub in Game 4 of the 1973 Fall Classic. In addition to his first home run of this postseason, the Mets’ third baseman and team captain added a two-run single while the Mets scored four times in the sixth to put the game out of reach.
Granderson was 2-for-5 with three runs scored to help the Mets bounce back from two straight losses in Kansas City.
The Royals managed just one hit off Syndergaard and the Mets’ bullpen after the second inning. Addison Reed, Tyler Clippard and Jeurys Familia (jeh-REES’ fah-MEEL’-yuh) each worked a perfect inning of relief to close out the win.
Royals starter and loser Yordano Ventura was reached for five runs and seven hits in just 3 1/3 innings.
Royals outfielder Raul Mondesi (rowl MAHN’-deh-see) Jr. became the first player ever to make his major league debut in the World Series. Mondesi entered as a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning and struck out on four pitches.
The teams get back at it Saturday night in New York. Former Met Chris Young will start for the Royals against Steven Matz, who will be making just his ninth major league start. Young tossed three innings of no-hit relief in picking up the victory in Game 1 of the series.
MLB-CLEMENTE AWARD-McCUTCHEN
Bucs outfielder takes Clemente Award
NEW YORK (AP) β Pirates outfielder Andre McCutchen has won the Roberto Clemente Award given to the player best representing positive contributions on and off the field, including sportsmanship and community involvement.
McCutchen is co-founder of “Cutch’s Crew” and a supporter of Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation, Habitat for Humanity and other charitable efforts. The award is named for former Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente, who died in a plane crash on New Year’s Eve 1972 while attempting to deliver supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.
NBA-SCHEDULE
LeBron beats old team
UNDATED (AP) β The Cleveland Cavaliers are 2-1 after winning their home opener on Friday.
LeBron James scored 29 points and Kevin Love added 24 and 14 rebounds as the Cavaliers ripped Miami 102-92. James was 13 of 19 from the field, and Love was 3 of 7 from three-point range.
The Cavs led just 63-59 before James hit a reverse layup that ignited a 25-10 run.
Dwyane (dwayn) Wade led the Heat with 25 points, while Chris Bosh scored 16.
Also in the NBA:
β Golden State won a rematch of last year’s Western Conference finals as Stephen (STEH’-fehn) Curry outscored James Harden 25-16 in the Warriors’ 112-92 romp over the Rockets in Houston. Harden finished 4 of 18 from the field, including 1 of 10 from beyond the arc.
β DeMarcus Cousins and Rajon Rondo (RAH’-zahn RAHN’-doh) each scored 21 points and Rudy Gay added 19 as Sacramento knocked off the Los Angeles Lakers 132-114. Kobe Bryant scored just 13 points on 5 of 12 shooting in 22 minutes for the 0-2 Lakers.
β Russell Westbrook banked in a 3-pointer from just inside halfcourt at the end of regulation on his way to a 48-point night in Oklahoma City’s double-overtime win at Orlando, 139-136. Kevin Durant added 43 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists to the victory.
β Marcus Morris scored 26 points and Andre Drummond had 20 and 20 rebounds, but Detroit needed overtime to beat Chicago 98-94 and improve to 3-0 for the first time since 2008-09.
β Minnesota rookie and first overall draft pick Karl-Anthony Towns recorded his second double-double in as many games, finishing with 28 points 14 rebounds in a 95-78 win at Denver.
β Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard had 16 points and Tim Duncan added 15 in the Spurs’ 102-75 dismantling of Brooklyn.
β The Hawks were 97-94 winners against the Hornets as Kent Bazemore dropped in 19 points and teammates Paul Millsap and Al Horford added 18 apiece.
β Bradley Beal scored 14 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to help the Wizards rally from a 13-point deficit in a 118-113 win at Milwaukee.
β DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points and Terrence Ross had 13 of his 21 in the fourth quarter to lead Toronto’s 113-103 victory in Boston.
β Utah crushed Philadelphia 99-71 as Derrick Favors had 20 points and 12 rebounds, while Rodney Hood scored 17 points.
β Eric Bledsoe delivered 22 points and Tyson Chandler finished with 15 and 13 rebounds to help Phoenix pound Portland 110-92.
NFL-INJURIES
Dolphins Wake done for season
UNDATED (AP) β Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake has a torn left Achilles tendon that will end his season.
Wake was injured in Thursday’s loss at New England.
It’s possible the four-time Pro Bowl end has played his final game for Miami. Wake is 33 and under contract through 2016. But he has a cap number of $9.8 million next year, and the Dolphins could save $8.4 million in cap space by cutting him.
Elsewhere:
β Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant says he wants to be smart about his return from a broken right foot and will confer with team doctors, trainers and coaches before a decision is made on his availability. Bryant is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Seahawks, seven weeks after he was injured in the opener against the New York Giants. The 2-4 Cowboys have lost four straight games without Bryant and quarterback Tony Romo, who broke his left collarbone a week after Bryant went down.
β Tennessee quarterback Marcus Mariota (mar-ee-OH’-tah) has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against Houston as he continues to recover from a sprained left knee. Zach Mettenberger will start in his place again. The Titans also ruled out cornerback Perrish Cox with a hamstring problems and wide receiver Harry Douglas with rib injuries for a second straight game.
β Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is expected to play against Chicago on Sunday after missing two days of practice this week with injuries to his hip, finger and ankle. He was able to practice on Friday and is listed as probable for the game.
β Falcons coach Dan Quinn says strong safety William Moore and receiver Leonard Hankerson have been ruled out for Sunday’s home game against Tampa Bay. Moore hurt his groin in last week’s win at Tennessee and hasn’t practiced this week. Hankerson is out with a sore hamstring.
NFL-GIANTS-PIERRE-PAUL
Paul on fireworks: “They’re very dangerous”
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) β New York Giants pass-rusher Jason Pierre-Paul says he never doubted his return to football and was never frightened, even as his right hand was being disfigured by a fireworks accident last July 4.
Pierre-Paul on Friday made his first public comments since the mishap, saying he remained confident even as doctors decided to amputate his right index finger, leaving him with a large gap between his middle finger and a thumb that remains swollen and bent inward from multiple fractures and a partial amputation.
Pierre-Paul says he learned a lesson about fireworks. As he puts it, “They’re very dangerous.”
NFL- BEARS-RATLIFF
Police: Ex-player Ratliff threatens Bears staff
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) β A suburban Chicago police report says former Bears defensive lineman Jeremiah Ratliff threatened team staff and said he “felt like killing everybody in the building.” The Lake Forest Police report dated Oct. 21 shows Ratliff also said, “‘I am the devil” and he wished staff members’ children would die.
Ratliff was cut the following day.
NFL-FANTASY LAWSUIT-GARCON
Washington receiver files class-action fantasy lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) β Washington wide receiver Pierre Garcon (gahr-SOHN’) has filed a class-action lawsuit against FanDuel, accusing the popular daily fantasy sports website of profiting off his name and likeness without permission.
The lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Maryland represents the latest legal challenge for the lucrative daily fantasy industry, which has attracted scrutiny since a multimillion-dollar advertising blitz at the start of the NFL season.
T25-FLORIDA STATE-COOK
No Cook for FSU
UNDATED (AP) β Running back Dalvin Cook will be sidelined when 17th-ranked Florida State takes on Syracuse on Saturday. The nation’s second-leading rusher suffered a left ankle injury in last Saturday’s loss at Georgia Tech, leaving Johnathan Vickers and Jacques Patrick to handle the Seminoles’ ground attack against the Orange.
NASCAR-CHASE
Logano on pole at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) β Joey Logano has won the pole at Martinsville Speedway as he seeks his fourth consecutive Cup victory.
Logano turned a lap at 98.548 mph in qualifying to finish ahead of Martin Truex Jr. and non-Chase drivers AJ Allmendinger and Jamie McMurray. No driver has won four straight Cup races since Jimmie Johnson in 2007.
NHL-SCHEDULE
Leafs stuck on one victory
UNDATED (AP) β The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to be the only one-win team in the NHL’s Eastern Conference.
The Maple Leafs are 1-6-2 after Henrik Lundqvist turned back 25 shots and Mats Zuccarello recorded his first career hat trick in the New York Rangers’ 3-1 triumph over Toronto. Zuccarello opened the scoring midway through the first period and added an insurance tally 5 Β½ minutes into the third before firing a shot into an empty net.
Lundqvist had a shutout until Joffrey Lupul (JAHF’-ree LOO’-pul) scored with 1:51 remaining.
The Rangers have won four of their last five to move into first place in the Metropolitan Division, two points ahead of Washington and the Islanders.
The Leafs have dropped five in a row.
Elsewhere on ice:
β Dale Weise (wees) notched his first NHL hat trick and five other Canadiens had two-point nights in a 6-2 rout of the Flames in Calgary. Montreal improved to 10-2 by salvaging their final contest in a three-game trip through Western Canada. The Flames dropped to 2-8-1.
β Nino Niederreiter (NEE’-tur-eye’-dur) snapped a 4-4 tie 32 seconds into the third period of Minnesota’s 5-4 triumph over Chicago. The Wild are 7-2-1.
β Ryan Murphy assisted on second-period goals by Victor Rask and Justin Faulk before Jeff Skinner added the eventual game-winner in Carolina’s third straight win, 3-2 over Colorado.
β Braden Holtby stopped 29 shots and T.J. Oshie (OH’-shee) provided the game-winner in Washington’s 2-1 triumph against Columbus.
β Buffalo beat Philadelphia 3-1 behind Ryan O’Reilly’s power-play goal and two assists. Second overall draft pick Jack Eichel (EYE’-kul) provided the game’s first goal.
β Bobby Ryan scored an empty-netter and set up Matt Puempel’s game-winning tally in Ottawa’s 3-1 verdict over Detroit.
β Brad Marchand scored twice and Tuukka (TOO’-kah) Rask made 31 saves as Boston topped Florida 3-1.
β Jared McCann, Alex Burrows and Brandan Gaunce scored to give Vancouver a 3-0 lead just 11 minutes into a 4-3 triumph at Arizona.
FIFA-INVESTIGATION
Blatter: FIFA votes suspect
LONDON (AP) β Sepp Blatter is blaming Michel Platini for scuttling an agreement to award the 2022 World Cup to the United States and suggesting Qatar benefited from collusion.
The suspended FIFA (FEE’-fuh) president spoke to the Financial Times almost a year after a FIFA investigation exonerated 2018 host Russia and 2022 winner Qatar of corruption in winning the contentious dual votes in 2010.
Blatter told the FT that there had been a behind-the-scenes agreement in place to award the hosting rights to Russia and the United States. He claims there was governmental interference in France before European soccer head Platini voted for Qatar. Platini denies wrongdoing as do Russia and Qatar.
GOLF-CHAMPIONS TOUR
One round done at Toshiba Classic
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) β Scott McCarron and Steve Pate shared the lead at 8-under 63 after the first round of the Champions Tour’s Toshiba Classic.
McCarron eagled the par-5 15th and had six birdies and an eagle at Newport Beach Country Club. Pate eagled the par-5 third and had five birdies.
Billy Andrade and Rod Spittle were a stroke back in the final full-field event of the season.
OBIT-MEL DANIELS
2-time ABA MVP dies at 71
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) β Naismith Hall of Fame center and ABA pioneer Mel Daniels has died at 71, according to the Indiana Pacers. He averaged 18.7 points and 15.1 rebounds in 628 regular-season games over eight seasons in the ABA with Minnesota, Indiana and Memphis. Daniels helped the Pacers win three ABA titles from 1970-73.
