MLB: New York Yankees great and future Hall-of-Famer Mariano Rivera pitched his final game at Yankee Stadium on Thursday 9/26 against the Tampa Bay Rays....The Oakland A's (A.L. West), Atlanta Braves (N.L. East), Detroit Tigers (A.L. Central) and St. Louis Cardinals (N.L. Central) all clinched division titles.....The Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates also punched their tickets into the postseason party.....The Tampa Bay Rays, Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers will battle it out for the two wild-card playoff berths in the American League....Bud Selig announced that he will step down as league commissioner after the 2K14 season. Selig has been at the helm full-time since 1998.
NFL: As of Friday 9/27, seven teams are off to undefeated 3-0 starts. (Patriots, Dolphins, Broncos, Chiefs, Saints, Bears, Seahawks); Six teams are still without a victory through three games. (Jaguars, New York Giants, Redskins, Steelers, Buccaneers and Vikings).....Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning through the first three games has thrown 12 touchdown passes and has yet to yield an interception.
College Football: Associated Press Top Ten - 1. Alabama 2. Oregon 3. Ohio State 4. Clemson 5. Stanford 6. LSU 7. Lousiville 8. Florida State 9. Texas A&M 10. Georgia....Backup Ohio State Buckeyes QB Kenny Guiton threw a school-record six TDs in a 76-0 blowout victory over Florida A&M at home....Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel passed for 244 yards and one TD and ran for 102 yards and two TDs in a 42-13 win over SMU.
NBA: Indiana Pacers All-Star forward Paul George signs a five-year, $80M contract extension.....The 2K15 All-Star festivities and the annual game will take place in New York City at the Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden.
WNBA: As of Friday 9/27, the Minnesota Lynx lead the Phoenix Mercury 1-0 in the Western Conference finals, and are one win away from advancing to their third consecutive WNBA Finals appearance. Game Two is on Sunday 9/29 in Phoenix. In the East Finals, the Atlanta Dream are up 1-0 against the defending champion Indiana Fever with a chance to advance and play for the title with another win on Sunday 9/29 in Indianapolis.
Men's Pro Golf: Tiger Woods was named PGA Tour Player of the Year for the 11th time of his career.....37-year-old Henrik Stenson of Sweden won the FedEx Cup championship - earning a whopping $11.44M in the process. With the victory, Stenson moved up the rankings to No. 4 in the world.
NHL: The New York Rangers sign their emerging young star Derek Stepan to a two-year, $6.15M contract extension.
Sailing: In major come-from-behind fashion, ORACLE Team USA stunned EMIRATES Team New Zealand to retain the America's Cup championship.
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