Washington Nationals (62-91, fifth in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (79-74, second in the NL East) New York; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Andrew Alvarez (1-0, 1.15 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Mets: Brandon Sproat (0-1, 2.25 ERA ...

Matt Olson homered for a fourth consecutive game, José Suarez threw seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 in the first game of a split doubleheader.

MILWAUKEE - Brewers fans filled American Family Field and nearby bars Saturday night, riding a roller coaster of nerves and excitement as Milwaukee faced the Chicago Cubs in a decisive Game 5 of the National League Division Series.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Mitch Keller (6-14, 4.16 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 136 strikeouts); Nationals: Brad Lord (5-8, 4.20 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 92 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals host the Pittsburgh Pirates to open a three-game series. Washington ...

The top-ranked team to lose was the Central [Miami, FL] Rockets, ranked No. 39 in The SN Composite Rankings. But the Rockets' loss to the Northwestern [Miami, FL] Bulls – ranked No. 2 in The SN NEXT 25 "bubble" rankings – was hardly a major upset.

Arkansas is given just a 17.4% chance of marching into Neyland Stadium to upset No. 12 Tennessee led by transfer quarterback Joey Aguilar. He has passed for 1,459 passing yards and thrown for 13 touchdowns this season to keep coach Josh Heupel's humming.