DETROIT — The Tigers unleashed their patented postseason “pitching chaos” to claim Game 3 of the ALDS, 3-0. With one more win, a team left for dead in July will implausibly battle for the American League pennant.

NEW YORK — Sean Manaea carried a shutout into the eighth inning and benefited from strong defense behind him by the New York Mets, who beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 in Game 3 of a National League Division Series on Tuesday.

The Connecticut Sun couldn’t overcome a disastrous first-half performance in Game 5 of their WNBA playoff series against the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday in Minneapolis, suffering an 88-77 loss that ended the team’s season in the semifinals for a second consecutive season.

The New York Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh on Tuesday following a 2-3 start to his fourth season.

NEW YORK — The New York Liberty’s long comeback story got a thrilling new chapter with a second straight trip to the WNBA Finals this week, as the team once relegated to a 2,100 capacity stadium in the suburbs has Brooklyn’s Barclays Center rocking.

KAMUELA — It was business as usual for Kamehameha Schools-Hawai‘i football on Saturday afternoon against Hawaii Preparatory Academy.

CLEVELAND — Kerry Carpenter elected not to take some swings in the batting cage before entering Game 2 of the American League Division Series in the eighth inning on Monday.

Kareem Hunt and Xavier Worthy rushed for touchdowns, Harrison Butker kicked four field goals, Patrick Mahomes passed for 331 yards and the host Kansas City Chiefs defeated the New Orleans Saints 26-13 on Monday night.

MLS breaks attendance record with more than 11 million fans

By Tim Wright

PHILADELPHIA — As is often the case, Bryce Harper showed the Philadelphia Phillies a path to victory Sunday. But it was the oft-criticized Nick Castellanos who took the Phillies over the finish line.