ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang sparked Milwaukee's eight-run fifth inning, and the Brewers routed the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 to move within one victory of their first World Series title. Rookie left-hander Robert Gasser pitched one-hit ball and faced the minimum through six innings as Milwaukee rolled to a 3-0 lead in the Series. Game 4 is Tuesday night at Tropicana Field, where many Brewers fans showed up Monday and cheered from behind the visitors’ dugout. Gasser allowed a line-drive single to Yandy Díaz leading off the bottom of the first and then retired 14 straight before Victor Mesa Jr. walked to start the Tampa Bay sixth.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay’s first World Series game at Tropicana Field in 18 years turned into a record-setter: for Milwaukee Brewers batters and Rays pitchers. Milwaukee became the first team to score eight runs with two outs in a World Series inning, running away with a 10-1 victory Monday night and a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Brewers batters strung together a postseason-record seven straight two-out hits against starter Freddy Peralta and relievers Cam Booser and Cole Sulser. Brice Turang, Garrett Mitchell and Cooper Pratt combined to drive in five runs in a three-pitch span, opening a 7-0 lead. Jackson Chourio had two hits in the inning, part of his four-hit night.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have handed the Philadelphia Eagles their fifth straight loss. Dak Prescott threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns, two to CeeDee Lamb, in the Cowboys' 38-21 win on Monday night. Javonte Williams ran for a career-high 155 yards and a touchdown, and the Cowboys improved to 3-4 to remain in contention for the NFC East title. The New York Giants lead the division at 4-2-1. At 2-5, the Eagles are spiraling into a disaster of a season with their longest skid since 2016. Tanner McKee started in place of Jalen Hurts and threw for 211 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kiah Stokes had 13 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots, Veronica Burton added 13 points and eight rebounds, and the Golden State Valkyries moved within one win of a championship in their second season, beating the Atlanta Dream 64-55 in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals. Angel Reese finished with seven points, 15 rebounds and five assists — a big difference from her two standout performances in the first two games of the series at Chase Center. Reese shook her head when whistled for the second of her three offensive fouls with 7:43 to play. Fans screamed and clapped thunder sticks following the final buzzer as Stokes spoke from the floor to chants of “MVP!”
Jalen Williams has a broken left fibula and a dislocated left ankle and will need surgery. The Oklahoma City Thunder announced Williams' diagnosis on Monday. General manager Sam Presti says a timeline will be set after the surgery happens. Williams was injured on a drive with 1:14 remaining against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. Williams’ ankle was draped by towels and players from both teams reacted with dismay and disbelief as a stretcher was brought out. The Thunder also announced Monday that forward Cason Wallace will need surgery to repair a left labral tear.
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Villanova University is deepening its ties to the Vatican, thanks to its famous alumnus, Pope Leo. The pope graduated from Villanova in 1977 with a degree in mathematics. The pope is part of the Augustinian order that founded the university near Philadelphia. Villanova is now finding new ways to connect with his papacy. On Sunday, Villanova's basketball teams will play Notre Dame in Rome. The event follows a recent sustainability conference that Villanova held in Rome. Villanova has seen a 10% increase in applications since Pope Leo's election. Some school officials call it the “Pope Leo effect.”
LONDON (AP) — Harry Kane has won the prestigious Ballon d’Or prize after scoring 73 goals for club and country last season. He's the first Englishman in 25 years to receive the award. The 33-year-old Bayern Munich striker smashed scoring records in Germany and led England to a third-place finish at the World Cup this past summer. Spain star Alexia Putellas won her third women’s Ballon d’Or after leading her former club Barcelona to multiple trophies last season including the Women’s Champions League.
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Tennis great Venus Williams has fallen to 0-13 in singles matches this year at age 46. She has lost 6-2, 6-2 to teenager Lilli Tagger in the Guangzhou Open first round. The 18-year-old Austrian Tagger was born in 2008, the year Williams won the last of her seven Grand Slam singles titles at Wimbledon. Their 28-year age gap was reportedly a record difference between opponents in a WTA Tour match. Williams is now ranked No. 599 and played her first singles match for two months since the U.S. Open.
BEIJING (AP) — Kylian Mbappé has apologized for comments referring to Mao Zedong as a dictator. He said his remarks were ill-judged and hurt many people in China and Chinese communities worldwide. On Tuesday, at least three companies, including Dongpeng and Mengniu, cut ties with the French soccer star. They stated they oppose words and actions that hurt national sentiment. The controversy arose after a video clip showed Mbappé discussing a meme depicting him as Mao. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and social media platform RedNote also criticized the comments. Mbappé's account on RedNote was banned from accepting new followers.
The WNBA has moved Game 6 of the finals between the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries to a 12:30 p.m. tipoff Thursday at the home area of the Atlanta Hawks so that the NBA can keep its previously scheduled primetime contest that day. The WNBA worked with the NBA to move the game to State Farm Arena. That is where Games 3 and 4 of the championship series were played. The only way the leagues could make it work was to play the early afternoon game. The Hawks have a home game that night against the Cleveland Cavaliers and the tip of that game was moved back an hour.
Finals
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
Final Milwaukee 10 Tampa Bay 1
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Los Angeles 6 N-Y Rangers 3
Final Calgary 5 Toronto 2
Final SO Detroit 4 Edmonton 3
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Final Dallas 38 Philadelphia 21