PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Corbin Carroll went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored, and the Arizona Diamondbacks advanced to the World Series for the first time in 22 years by stunning the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 of the NL Championship Series. Arizona plays the Texas Rangers in the World Series, with Game 1 set for Friday night at Globe Life Field. In their only other trip to the Fall Classic, the Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees in a seven-game thriller in 2001. The young Diamondbacks, who at 84-78 squeezed into the playoffs as the final National League wild card, completed their comeback from an 0-2 hole in the NLCS by taking early leads in Games 6 and 7 to win the final two in Philadelphia.
UNDATED (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks meet the Texas Rangers in a longshot World Series, a matchup that had 1,750 to 1 odds when wagering opened last fall. But in an era when 12 teams make the playoffs, sustained excellence over the six-month regular season has become a boarding pass, not the journey. The World Series opens Friday night at Globe Life Field. Major League Baseball has its third all-wild card meeting, a Grand Canyon vs. Lone Star finale of second-place teams played in air-conditioned ballparks under retractable roofs — potentially the first all-indoor World Series.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers are back in the World Series for the first time since twice being within one strike of winning the 2011 title. They entered this season with a franchise-long streak of six consecutive losing seasons, including 102 losses just two years ago. The Rangers wrapped up a seven-game AL Championship Series with an 11-4 win Monday against the Houston Astros, last year's world champs. Texas now hosts Game 1 of the Word Series against Arizona on Friday night. That will be 12 years to the date after Game 6 when the Cardinals were twice down to their final strike. St. Louis beat Texas in 11 innings, then finished off the World series the next night.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Three people with direct knowledge of the situation say the San Francisco Giants have hired manager Bob Melvin away from the division rival San Diego Padres. Melvin will be returning to the Bay Area where he grew up, played for the Giants and then managed the Oakland Athletics from 2011-21. He leaves San Diego with a year on his contract amid reports of friction with general manager A.J. Preller.
UNDATED (AP) — Kansas City and Philadelphia are setting the stage for the possibility of a rare Super Bowl rematch. The Chiefs and Eagles have both won six of their first seven games and are tied for the best record in the NFL. This is just the sixth time that the two teams that played in the Super Bowl the previous season are tied for the best record in the NFL entering Week 8 or later. One of the previous times it happened was 1993 with Buffalo and Dallas on the way to the only Super Bowl rematch.
UNDATED (AP) — Freshmen are making some significant contributions in the Big 12 this season. Kansas State's Avery Johnson and Iowa State's Rocco Becht have their teams in the hunt for a spot in the league championship game. Both teams are in a second-place logjam with Texas and Oklahoma State, just behind Oklahoma. Johnson matched a school record with five rushing touchdowns two weeks ago against Texas Tech, then had a TD pass and another impressive rushing effort in a win over TCU. Becht is on pace to break freshman records for yards and touchdowns set by Brock Purdy.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says quarterback Quinn Ewers is week to week with an injury to his throwing shoulder. Maalik Murphy is likely to start for No. 7 Texas this week against BYU. Sarkisian says Murphy and top recruit Arch Manning will get snaps in practice to prepare for the game. Murphy finished Texas’ 31-24 victory over Houston after Ewers left the game in the third quarter. Ewers had his right arm in a sling by the time he left the stadium.
UNDATED (AP) — Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon and Liberty turned in the top individual and team rushing performances of the season for games matching Football Bowl Subdivision teams. Gordon carried 29 times for 282 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-34 win over West Virginia. It was his fourth straight game over 100 yards and the Cowboys’ top rushing total since Chuba Hubbard had 296 yards against Kansas State in 2019. Liberty ran for 401 yards in a 42-35 win over Middle Tennessee State. It was the Flames’ best rushing total since 2012.
WACO, Texas (AP) — A federal jury has found Baylor University negligent in a Title IX lawsuit and awarded $270,000 to a former student who alleged she was physically abused by a football player in 2014. The verdict Tuesday centered on a period of wide-ranging scandal at the nation’s biggest Baptist school. Jurors in a Waco courtroom held that Baylor “maintained a policy of deliberate indifference to reports of sexual harassment” that put former student Delores Lozano at risk. Baylor University expressed disappointment with the verdict and said it continues to contend that it handled the reports correctly. The sexual assault scandal led to the ouster of the university's president and football coach Art Briles.
UNDATED (AP) — Tickets for the last two Southeastern Conference championship games were purchased in the name of a suspended Michigan football staffer who is the focus of an NCAA investigation into an alleged sign-stealing scheme. That's according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no one was authorized to speak publicly about an open NCAA investigation. The person says electronic records revealed Connor Stalions bought tickets to the games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Records also show Stalions purchased tickets to games involving multiple Big Ten schools.
TUESDAY SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Final Arizona 4 Philadelphia 2
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Denver 119 L.A. Lakers 107
Final Phoenix 108 Golden State 104
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Toronto 4 Washington 1
Final Buffalo 6 Ottawa 4
Final Tampa Bay 3 Carolina 0
Final New Jersey 5 Montreal 2
Final Dallas 4 Pittsburgh 1
Final Florida 3 San Jose 1
Final Colorado 7 N-Y Islanders 4
Final OT Seattle 5 Detroit 4
Final OT Anaheim 3 Columbus 2
Final Winnipeg 4 St. Louis 2
Final Boston 3 Chicago 0
Final Minnesota 7 Edmonton 4
Final Vancouver 3 Nashville 2
Final N-Y Rangers 3 Calgary 1
Final Los Angeles 6 Arizona 3
Final Vegas 3 Philadelphia 2