Scoreboard: Guardians beat White Sox to force ALDS Game 5; Buccaneers top Cowboys
Cleveland forced a winner-take-all fifth game in its AL Division Series, while Tampa Bay beat Dallas in the NFL and Carolina routed Vancouver in the NHL.
What we know
- Cleveland beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 in Game 4 of the AL Division Series, sending the series to a winner-take-all Game 5. [1]
- Tampa Bay beat Dallas 24-16 in the NFL, dropping the Cowboys to 2-3 and lifting the Buccaneers to 1-4. [2]
- Vegas overcame a three-goal deficit to beat Toronto 4-3 in a shootout, and Carolina, the Stanley Cup champion, beat Vancouver 7-2. [4]
The Cleveland Guardians stayed alive in the American League Division Series on Thursday night, beating the Chicago White Sox 9-5 in Game 4. The result sends the series to a winner-take-all Game 5. One player homered and drove in three runs, according to the game recap. [1]
In the NFL, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Dallas Cowboys 24-16. Running back Bucky Irving had his first 100-yard game since his rookie year in 2024 and finished off the Cowboys with a run that gave him a career high, the recap said. Tampa Bay improved to 1-4 and Dallas fell to 2-3. [2]
In the NHL, the Vegas Golden Knights came back from a three-goal deficit to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3. Trevor Connelly scored in the fifth round of the shootout. [4]
The Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-2 for their first home win in three tries this season. Logan Stankoven had a natural hat trick, the first three-goal game of his career. Elsewhere, the Dallas Stars beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-0, with goaltender Jake Oettinger making 26 saves for his second straight shutout. [4]
Two teams that entered the night winless lost. The Ottawa Senators beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on a power-play goal by Carter Yakemchuk with 6:59 left, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 7-3. Cale Makar had two goals and an assist for Colorado. [4]
Other NHL results: Tampa Bay beat Minnesota 3-2, with defenseman John Carlson scoring twice. San Jose beat St. Louis 3-2 in overtime on a goal by Darnell Nurse. Boston beat Utah 6-1, with David Pastrnak scoring his first two goals of the season. Nashville beat Montreal 5-2, and the New York Islanders beat Chicago 4-1. [4]
In college football, South Alabama beat Arkansas State 56-49. Keenan Phillips ran for 157 yards and three touchdowns and returned a kickoff 100 yards for South Alabama. Liberty beat Sam Houston 35-3 to improve to 5-1, and UTSA beat South Florida 31-24 to move to 5-1. [3]