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National League Divisional Series Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets http://gty.im/492524512 The Dodgers were on the brink of elimination after being beaten 13-7 by the Mets in Game 3. The Dodgers have Game 1 starter Clayton Kershaw going up against Mets rookie Steven Matz. Kershaw pitched six and two thirds innings in Game 1, giving up three…

http://gty.im/492305404 This Californian rebuked the American tradition of an NFL Sunday for an NHL one. Considering that this was a game between the Ottawa Senators and Montréal Canadiens, it was a decidedly Canadian Sunday. This was the first time that these two teams have met since their feisty match-up in the first round of last year’s Stanley…

Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups Josh McCown, QB, Cleveland Browns, 4.2% owned http://gty.im/492291516 McCown has been steadily improving over the last few weeks. He has scored 19.6, 22.2, and 35.5 points over the last three weeks. The Browns do have tough week against Denver next week, but he should rack up some yards at St. Louis. Further down the…

Colts at Texans The Colts and Texans each entered the Thursday night matchup hoping to prove that they can challenge for the division title. The Colts were 2-2, but they were without the services of Andrew Luck. The Texans came into the game with a 1-3 record and have been struggling behind Ryan Mallett. Former Texan Andre Johnson had six…