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AP Sports Writer Major League Baseball’s postseason goes into its dream World Series matchup with its most-watched League Championship Series in seven years. According to Nielsen, the two series averaged 5.35 million viewers on Fox, FS1 and TBS, its highest numbers since 2017. According to MLB, Game 1 of the NLCS on Oct. 13 between

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals panel has vacated a 14-year sentence for suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame representing porn actor Stormy Daniels against former President Donald Trump and was later convicted of bilking his California clients. A three-judge panel for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A federal regulator on Wednesday ordered Apple and Goldman Sachs to pay a combined $89 million for deceiving consumers and mishandled transaction disputes of Apple Card customers. The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau orders point to “customer service breakdowns and misrepresentations” around Apple and Goldman’s credit card partnership. Apple

AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has disagreed with scores of penalties over his 17 seasons in charge. Complained about them, too. Never once did he expect to change the outcome of a game. It’s a part of a college football team’s week, just as much as Tuesday film sessions

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert, the four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year award winner, has reached an agreement with the team on a three-year, $110 million contract extension. The deal was struck with his agent, Bouna Ndiaye, shortly before Minnesota opened the season in Los Angeles on

AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It is official. Lana Del Rey and alligator swamp tour guide Jeremy Dufrene did marry in Louisiana last month. After a few weeks of speculation about the status of their relationship, Del Rey and Dufrene’s marriage license was signed and returned to the Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court,

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Fierceness, Ireland-based City of Troy and Forever Young from Japan are among a full field of 14 horses for the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic next month at Del Mar. The Classic field was among the 212 horses, including a record 80 from overseas, pre-entered Wednesday for the more than

Minnesota (5-1) at Los Angeles Rams (2-4) Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, Amazon Prime Video BetMGM NFL odds: Vikings by 3. Against the spread: Vikings 5-1; Rams 1-5. Series record: Rams lead 28-17-2. Last meeting: Rams beat Vikings 30-23 in Minneapolis on Dec. 26, 2021. Last week: Vikings lost to Detroit 31-29; Rams beat Las Vegas

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Retired Gen. Martin E. Dempsey is returning as chairperson of USA Basketball through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, where the American women will seek a ninth consecutive gold medal and the men will seek a sixth straight title. Dempsey — who served in the military for 41 years, retiring in

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Rizzo is still playing with two broken fingers on his right hand, although the swelling is gradually reducing. At this point, the veteran first baseman is running on adrenaline as the New York Yankees attempt to win their first World Series title since 2009. “The biggest thing is

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chuck Lorre is responsible for some of the most successful sitcoms of all time. He says he has the recipe for success, and it’s simpler than you’d think. “The whole thing boils down to great actors and great scripts. And if either one of those is missing, it doesn’t

AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Jiro Nishi wore a New York Mets cap as he browsed a Tokyo sporting goods store this week that boasts the largest array of MLB gear in Japan. Now that Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in the World Series, the hairdresser plans to cheer them on.

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tomas Hertl had two goals and two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-1 on Tuesday night. The victory snapped Vegas’ three-game losing skid, all during a recent road trip. The Golden Knights remained unbeaten at home this season. Mark Stone, Pavel Dorofeyev, Alexander

Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball has sold at auction for nearly $4.4 million, a record high price not just for a baseball, but for any ball in any sport, the auctioneer said Wednesday. Ohtani became the first player in baseball history to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases in a season, reaching the

Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Troy Terry and Leo Carlsson scored Anaheim’s first power-play goals of the season, Lukas Dostal made 27 saves and the Ducks kept San Jose winless with a 3-1 win over the Sharks on Tuesday night. Alex Killorn added an empty-net goal and Cutter Gauthier had two assists for Anaheim.

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James and Bronny James became the first father and son to play in the NBA together Tuesday night during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 110-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 39-year-old superstar and his 20-year-old son played almost 2 1/2 minutes together late in the first half

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born Dodgers ace who inspired ‘Fernandomania,’ has died at age 63.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers will honor Jerry West with an empty seat at their new arena and a court decal with the Hall of Famer’s initials this season. He served as a consultant for the franchise from 2017 until his death in June at age 86. The team will debut the

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James gave his 20-year-old son a pep talk before they rose from the Lakers bench. Amid rising cheers, they walked together to the scorer’s table — and then they stepped straight into basketball history. LeBron and Bronny became the first father and son to play in the