Mets in Playoffs After Clinching NL East Title
The New York Mets are back in the Major League Baseball playoffs for the first time since 2006, after clinching the National League East division championship on Saturday.
British Rider Takes Road Title
Lizzie Armitstead of Britain won a dramatic sprint finish to capture the women’s road world championship in Richmond, Va.
Usain Bolt Holds Off Justin Gatlin to Win World 100-Meter Title
In a final that was billed as a morality play, Bolt finished one-hundreth of a second ahead of Gatlin, taking his third 100-meter world title.
North Carolina Takes Title
Rowan, N.C., beat Warwick North, R.I., by 4-2 in the championship game of the Little League Softball World Series.