A.J. Pollock homered twice and doubled while Matt Beaty had four hits in a dazzling display of power, lifting the Dodgers to a win in the series finale vs. the Brewers on Sunday.
Max Scherzer tossed a five-hitter to lead the Nationals over the Marlins, then hustled out of Nationals Park after a game that took only 2 hours, 37 minutes, hurrying to be with wife Erica for the birth of their third child on Sunday night.
Coach Matt LaFleur said Saturday he “can’t imagine” Aaron Rodgers not being in a Green Bay Packers uniform and that he wants to do everything in his power “to ensure that doesn’t happen.”
The Titans are not picking up the fifth-year option on linebacker Rashaan Evans. His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter the team hopes to sign Evans to an extension.
The Atlanta Falcons are not picking up the fifth-year option on tight end Hayden Hurst, meaning he’ll be a free agent after this season, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday.
Panthers coach Matt Rhule’s wife, Julie, helped guide the team’s fourth-round selection of Chuba Hubbard, who ran wild while at Oklahoma State against Rhule’s Baylor team.
Urban Meyer and the Jacksonville Jaguars are pleased with the new coach’s first draft, but he did admit that he was disappointed to see former Florida receiver Kadarius Toney land with the Giants and not his team on the first night.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll confirmed that he’s been in communication with Richard Sherman, but said a reunion with the former All-Pro cornerback isn’t currently in the works.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Houston linebacker Grant Stuard with the final pick of this year’s NFL draft, saying they liked the fact he “got through tough times and adversity.”