MLB Playoff Preview: A Wild Month Of October Awaits
If the first few games of October have showed us anything, it's that we are in for an exciting month of playoff baseball!
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If the first few games of October have showed us anything, it's that we are in for an exciting month of playoff baseball!
The A's have lost eight straight winner-take-all postseason games since beating Willie Mays and the New York Mets in Game 7 of the 1973 World Series.
Vern Glenn sits down with A's first baseman Matt Olson. Oakland travels to New York for the Wild Card game against the Yankees on Wednesday.
We ended the year where we started. The Houston Astros sit in the top spot of our Power Rankings.
Mike Scioscia ended his 19-year run as Angels manager with a 5-4 win over the playoff-bound A's when Taylor Ward hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the ninth inning.
Justin Turner and the Dodgers headed for a one-game showdown against Colorado to determine the NL West champion, jumping on the Giants from the start Sunday in a 15-0 win for a weekend sweep.
Justin Turner hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth inning and the Dodgers moved to the brink of securing baseball's final playoff berth by beating the Giants 3-1 on Friday night.
Mike Trout hit a two-run homer, Shohei Ohtani went 3 for 3 and the Angels defeated the A's 8-5 on Friday night in their series opener.
Matt Olson hit a grand slam that capped a six-run fifth inning, Khris Davis added his major league-leading 47th home run and the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 9-3 on Wednesday night to close on the New York Yankees for home-field advantage in next week's AL wild-card game.
We now officially know the five teams competing for the pennant in the A.L., and one of them is sporting a likely MVP winner.
The Oakland Athletics clinched their first playoff berth in four years Monday night, earning at least an American League wild card when the Tampa Bay Rays lost to the New York Yankees.
The Oakland Athletics have clinched their first playoff berth in four years, earning at least an American League wild card when the Tampa Bay Rays lost to the New York Yankees.
The A's were hoping to clinch a playoff berth in front of their home fans on Sunday, but dropped the series finale against the Twins.
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Giants 9-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep and remain on track for the NL's second wild card.
Tyler O'Neill hit a solo home run with two outs in the 10th inning and the Cardinals held their playoff position, rallying past the Giants 5-4 on Saturday.
Khris Davis hit his second homer of the night leading off the bottom of the 10th inning for career-high No. 45, sending the A's past the Twins 7-6 on Friday night.
Pinch-hitter Matt Adams had a clutch two-run double in the eighth inning, helping the Cardinals beat the Giants 5-3 on Friday night.
With the NFL now in Week 3 and plenty of Top 25 college football action, SportsLine offers its top weekend picks.
Are we witnessing the end of the Bruce Bochy era? Let's fact it. The Giants have been a tough watch this season. It's not just that they're bad, they're boring.
Marcus Semien had three hits and a career-high five RBIs, Stephen Piscotty homered and drove in four runs and the A's hammered the Angels 21-3 on Thursday.
Stephen Piscotty hit a three-run homer and the A's beat the Angels 10-0 on Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Wil Myers and Freddy Galvis homered as the San Diego Padres beat the Giants 8-4 on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.
Rookie Chris Shaw hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the eighth inning as the Giants rallied to beat San Diego 5-4 on Tuesday night
It's been a rough season in Baltimore with the team already tying the franchise record for most losses since 1954. They could surpass that mark and others by year end.
Khris Davis hit a grand slam in the ninth inning but the A's again came up short, beaten by the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Sunday.
An arsonist is on the loose in San Jose, and investigators are looking to see if he may be responsible for burning seven cars at five different locations.
On Thursday, when shovels met dirt, construction officially began on a brand new Stege Elementary.
A crash involving a big rig had all westbound lanes of an East Bay freeway closed Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
Police in San Jose provided an update into a deadly shootout with an armed suspect on Wednesday, saying he took part in a multi-day crime spree that involved multiple armed robberies, carjackings and shootings with law enforcement.
A year ago, a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. went into effect, though President Trump has not enforced it.
An arsonist is on the loose in San Jose, and investigators are looking to see if he may be responsible for burning seven cars at five different locations.
On Thursday, when shovels met dirt, construction officially began on a brand new Stege Elementary.
A crash involving a big rig had all westbound lanes of an East Bay freeway closed Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
Police in San Jose provided an update into a deadly shootout with an armed suspect on Wednesday, saying he took part in a multi-day crime spree that involved multiple armed robberies, carjackings and shootings with law enforcement.
A year ago, a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. went into effect, though President Trump has not enforced it.
A Peninsula husband and wife are playing a critical part in helping people rebuild their lives following strokes.
Two suspects were arrested following a sideshow in San Francisco's Outer Richmond neighborhood over the weekend, and officers recovered an illegal assault rifle and ammunition, authorities said.
She said she switched parties and voted for Trump in 2024, after supporting Hillary Clinton in 2016, and campaigning for Biden in 2020.
Matter Neuroscience, a tech startup, recently launched the project. Using data from the 2024 elections, the company wanted to connect people in one of the most liberal cities in America with people living in a conservative town of about 130,000 residents.
Police in San Francisco are searching for a group of young people suspected of robbing and assaulting a man along the city's waterfront over the weekend.
On Thursday, when shovels met dirt, construction officially began on a brand new Stege Elementary.
A crash involving a big rig had all westbound lanes of an East Bay freeway closed Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
A man died after police said he was shot by a Richmond detective on Interstate 80 in Contra Costa County, closing the westbound lanes for most of Thursday.
Residents who were displaced by a three-alarm fire at an Oakland apartment building on Monday are now dealing with more uncertainty.
A crash on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge that killed one person was the result of distracted driving, according to the California Highway Patrol.
An arsonist is on the loose in San Jose, and investigators are looking to see if he may be responsible for burning seven cars at five different locations.
Police in San Jose provided an update into a deadly shootout with an armed suspect on Wednesday, saying he took part in a multi-day crime spree that involved multiple armed robberies, carjackings and shootings with law enforcement.
Authorities in Santa Cruz County said they have arrested a juvenile in connection with an altercation near Aptos High School as they continue to investigate the recent discovery of a gun and ammunition on campus.
San Jose police said the incident began at a San Jose dealership when the suspect entered with a gun and stole a vehicle around 2 p.m. The suspect then left the city and was spotted by a San Jose police helicopter in San Benito County.
Law enforcement agencies from across the Bay Area and Central Coast, along with the FBI, busted an alleged fuel theft ring in a multi-agency operation Wednesday.
Health officials in Napa County confirmed Wednesday that a child has been diagnosed with measles in the county's first case in nearly 15 years.
Audrey Hitchcock owns Ramini Mozzarella, a line of authentic cheeses made from the milk of water buffaloes.
The Vallejo Police Department said it will receive additional patrol support from Solano County sheriff's deputies through the end of 2026, as the department deals with staffing shortages.
The county says the levee was structurally damaged by the large tidal pressure, sustaining an estimated $2.6 million in damage.
Authorities in the North Bay said they arrested a wanted felon after he allegedly stole a food delivery driver's vehicle and led police on a pursuit over the weekend.
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained by Customs and Border Protection agents at LAX on Wednesday.
Buster Posey is expected to be the top newcomer on baseball's 2027 Hall of Fame ballot.
Carlos Beltrán was a nine-time All-Star during his 20-year MLB career. Andruw Jones was a five-time All-Star and won 10 Gold Gloves.
Golden State — with about two weeks until the trade deadline — will have decisions to make about how to attack the remainder of the season without Jimmy Butler.
The Tennessee Titans have agreed to hire Robert Saleh as their coach, hoping he can speed up their rebuild and end the franchise's skid of four straight losing seasons.
An arsonist is on the loose in San Jose, and investigators are looking to see if he may be responsible for burning seven cars at five different locations.
Police in San Jose provided an update into a deadly shootout with an armed suspect on Wednesday, saying he took part in a multi-day crime spree that involved multiple armed robberies, carjackings and shootings with law enforcement.
A man died after police said he was shot by a Richmond detective on Interstate 80 in Contra Costa County, closing the westbound lanes for most of Thursday.
Authorities in Santa Cruz County said they have arrested a juvenile in connection with an altercation near Aptos High School as they continue to investigate the recent discovery of a gun and ammunition on campus.
The 2025 national homicide rate might be the lowest recorded in the U.S. since 1900.
Microsoft services were down for thousands of users, according to tracking service Downdetector.
The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, in his first appearance at Davos, said Tesla could start selling its Optimus robots next year.
BART riders will be able to book short Uber rides to and from stations through the agency's app, under a partnership announced Tuesday.
Verizon says it's giving a $20 credit to customers affected an outage that disrupted service across the U.S.
Grok faces mounting scrutiny from government officials and advocacy groups after people used the AI chatbot to create sexualized images of minors and women.
Health officials in Napa County confirmed Wednesday that a child has been diagnosed with measles in the county's first case in nearly 15 years.
Over the years, Dr. Rachel Forer has found plenty of ways to take the sting out of going to the dentist. But no matter how hard she tried, fear had a way of creeping in.
Officials in San Mateo County are the latest in the Bay Area to warn residents to not forage for wild mushrooms, amid a rise in mushroom poisonings that have led to illnesses and even deaths.
The Bay Area's Spare the Air alert has been extended to at least Saturday as a high-pressure system is expected to hang around and impact air quality.
Kaiser Permanente has reached a lawsuit settlement over alleged patient data breaches involving Kaiser websites and mobile applications, with members eligible to receive a payment from a $46 million settlement fund, the health care giant announced.
A year ago, a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. went into effect, though President Trump has not enforced it.
ICE authorized its officers to enter homes without judicial warrants in the cases of people with deportation orders, a sweeping reversal of longstanding rules, according to a whistleblower complaint.
President Trump told world leaders, CEOs and policymakers at the Davos economic forum that he wouldn't use force to take control of Greenland.
She said she switched parties and voted for Trump in 2024, after supporting Hillary Clinton in 2016, and campaigning for Biden in 2020.
After returning to Joint Base Andrews, President Trump departed for Davos about one hour later aboard a second aircraft.
The billionaire and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $45 million to The Trevor Project, a nonprofit focused on suicide prevention and advocacy for LGBTQ young people.
Oasis nightclub announced plans to close six months ago. New Year's Eve was slated for the final performance. A last-minute, multi-million dollar donation turned the final curtain call into an encore performance.
A 16-year FBI employee has filed a lawsuit alleging he was fired last month because he had a Pride flag displayed near his desk.
A group of transgender members of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force forced to leave active duty under the Trump administration's policies say their benefits were revoked in a rare move.
California state Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco announced Wednesday that he is running for Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat next year.
The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.
The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees were revealed on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. See the full list.
The two-story H Mart will be at Pacific Commons Shopping Center in Fremont, and construction is planned for late 2026. In addition to its grocery selections, it will have a food hall, with a variety of fast-casual eateries, restaurants, a bar and entertainment offerings.
The National Football League will kick off Super Bowl LX with an opening ceremony performance by hometown rock legends Green Day as part of the festivities at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, the league announced Sunday.
The original member of the Grateful Dead had tirelessly carried on the band's music for three decades, and on Saturday, the City of San Francisco said goodbye in a public memorial called The Homecoming.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
Meteorologist and CBS News Bay Area's resident pilot Lt. Jessica Burch got a treat during Fleet Week, taking to the skies with one of the Blue Angels.
A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
A man died after police said he was shot by a Richmond detective on Interstate 80 in Contra Costa County, closing the westbound lanes for most of Thursday.
An arsonist is on the loose in San Jose, and investigators are looking to see if he may be responsible for burning seven cars at five different locations.
In front of you, you may spy on a group of young kids holding onto iPads and wandering around a largely empty space.
It's a fenced patch of dirt at the moment, but in time, it will become the school that Lakisha Mitchell and many others in Richmond fought for.
A former police trainer was shown the video from Wednesday shootout in San Jose.
In 2025, KPIX is moving to a new community service award: the CBS News Bay Area Icon Award. Submit nominations for an outstanding community hero at kpix.com/icon.
It's the most wonderful time of the year for a South Bay woman who has played Mrs. Claus for more than 40 years for the children of North San Jose's Alviso District.
For residents of the Oakland Hills, the prospect of another wildfire always remains a concern. This week's Jefferson Awards winner has made it his mission to make the hills and other high-risk areas safer.
In East Palo Alto -- where state education numbers show more than nine in ten public school students are low income and more than half are English learners -- many are finding hope and connection at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula.
This week's Jefferson Award winner is Army veteran who continues to live a life of service into his 80s, by feeding hundreds of San Francisco families a week.
A Bay Area man who overcame tremendous obstacles to excel in school has made it his mission to gear up other students for success in the classroom and in life.
For Students Rising Above scholar Josh Collins it took moving across the country to realize the value of his Bay Area family.
Samir Hooker had to grow up fast after his stepfather was shot dead 12 years ago. Now he is watching over his mom and sister while attending UC Berkeley.
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.