— Visiting Milwaukee topped the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-4, on Thursday night to win the National League championship series, 4-0. It was the first time the Dodgers had been swept in the postseason since the 1966 World Series against Baltimore.
— Host Cleveland topped Tampa Bay, 3-2, for a 2-1 lead in the American :League championship series as Gavin Williams (East Carolina) started and pitched five innings with nine strikeouts for the win.
— The Guardians are at home for game four with the Rays tonight, weather permitting (TBS, 8 p.m.).
— Ja’Quan McMillian (ECU) intercepted for Denver in overtime and Will Lutz kicked a 53-yard field goal for a 17-14 win over visiting Seattle on Thursday night.
— Alabama Birmingham topped visiting ECU, 30-17, in overtime with a game-ending pick six after the Pirates lost a 17-9 lead in the final minute on a 96-yard drive by the Blazers.
— College football games tonight include Memphis at Tulane (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.), Washington at Purdue (FOX, 8 p.m.) and Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina (ESPN2, 8 p.m.).
— The Los Angeles Lakers host Denver in an NBA preseason game tonight (ESPN, 8 p.m.).
