National Sports

KOBE, Japan — Cobus Reinach scored the quickest Rugby World Cup hat trick in a whirlwind first 30 minutes from South Africa to demolish 14-man Canada 66-7 on Tuesday.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Richard Sherman has a strong message for anyone still doubting the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers. "Don't flip-flop," Sherman said after the 49ers thumped the Cleveland Browns 31-3 on Monday night.

MINNEAPOLIS — Gleyber Torres got New York going with a second-inning home run, scored on each of his two doubles and made a pair of sparkling defensive plays, fueling the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over Minnesota on Monday night to finish yet another s

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Charlie Morton to the rescue, again.

Monday's Games MLB Post-season American League Division Series Tampa Bay 10 Houston 3 (Astros lead series 2-1) N.Y. Yankees 5 Minnesota 1 (Yankees win series 3-0) National League Division Series St.

Monday's Games MLB Post-season American League Division Series Tampa Bay 10 Houston 3 (Astros lead series 2-1) N.Y. Yankees 5 Minnesota 1 (Yankees win series 3-0) National League Division Series St.

WASHINGTON — Max Scherzer is 35. So is Ryan Zimmerman. The Washington Nationals would not be headed to a win-or-go-home Game 5 in their NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers without them. "We're a bunch of viejos.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs gave the defending Stanley Cup champions all they could handle for long stretches Monday. And the St. Louis Blues responded with what won them their rings last June — in the end, they found a way.

ST. LOUIS — They all knew. Every single one of them. Paul Goldschmidt and all the St. Louis Cardinals. Ozzie Albies and the rest of the Atlanta Braves. Tough to beat Yadier Molina in a big post-season spot.

Toronto FC will have its first-round MLS playoff match against visiting D.C. United kick off at 6 p.m. local time on Oct. 19. Originally slated to start at noon that day, the match's start time was moved back in an announcement late Monday night.