AP Friday Sports Roundup

Murphy, deGrom, Familia send Mets into NLCS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New York Mets and Chicago Cubs were bitter rivals when both were in the National League East. They will resume that rivalry this weekend.

The Mets are in the National League Championship series after Daniel Murphy, Jacob deGrom and Jeurys Familia led them to a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers in Game 5 of the division series in Los Angeles. Murphy had three hits and helped the Mets earn their second comeback win of the series. DeGrom managed to hold off the Dodgers following a rough first inning, and Familia worked two perfect innings of relief to close it out.

Murphy contributed to every Mets run while going 3-for-4 with two RBIs. The second baseman opened the scoring with an RBI double in the first and delivered a tiebreaking, solo homer in the sixth off losing pitcher Zack Greinke to put New York ahead to stay. He hit .333 with three home runs and five RBIs in the series.

Murphy's hustle sparked the tying rally in the fourth. He drew a base-on-balls before going from first to third on a walk to Lucas Duda. Murphy made his dash to third for a stolen base after noticing no one on the bag with the Dodgers in a right-field shift against the lefty-hitting Duda. He came around to score the tying run on Travis d'Arnaud's sacrifice fly.

DeGrom put the Mets behind 2-1 in the first inning by surrendering four consecutive singles, including RBI hits by Justin Turner and Andre Ethier. The Mets' ace labored in each of his first five innings of work but left the game with a 3-2 lead after allowing six hits and three walks in six frames.

DeGrom was 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA and 20 strikeouts over 13 innings in the series.

Noah Syndergaard struck out two in a scoreless seventh, five days after pitching 6 1/3 innings in Game 2. He handed off to Familia, who completed the first six-out save of his career by striking out A.J. Ellis and Howie Kendrick.

Turner had at least one hit in each game of the series, including a division-series record six doubles. The Dodgers third baseman finished with a series-high .526 average.

Ethier had a heated exchange in the dugout in the third inning after the right fielder hit a popup to left with Turner on second. According to Mattingly, Ethier was angered by an umpire's call and took out his displeasure on the manager, who was trying to settle him down. Mattingly said the argument was "nothing between us."

The Mets will open their championship series against the Cubs Saturday in New York. Matt Harvey is expected to start the opener for the Mets. Cubs skipper Joe Maddon says Jon Lester will pitch Game 1, followed by Jake Arrieta on Sunday.

Maddon also said that shortstop Addison Russell will not play in the series because of a strained left hamstring.

MLB-SECURITY

MLB to review Blue Jays security

UNDATED (AP) — Major League Baseball will review security at Toronto's Rogers Centre in an effort to prevent a repeat of the fan disturbance during Game 5 of the Blue Jays' AL Division Series win over Texas.

Spectators littered the field with debris during an 18-minute delay Wednesday. Toronto catcher Russell Martin hit Texas batter Shin-Soo Choo with his seemingly simple return throw to the pitcher, which resulted in a go-ahead run for the Rangers after several conferences and an umpire's review. Toronto scored four runs in the bottom of the inning and went on to win 6-3.

In a statement, MLB called the fans reaction "a major source of concern."

Elsewhere in the majors:

— Cardinals All-Star catcher Yadier Molina is having ligament surgery on his left thumb and should be ready for spring training. Molina was hurt making a tag play in Chicago on Sept. 20, causing him to miss the rest of the regular season and Game 4 of the NLDS. General manager John Mozeliak says Molina is expected to be restricted from baseball activities for two to three months.

— The Astros have postponed a planned renovation of center field at Minute Maid Park. The plan would have removed Tal's Hill and shortened the distance from the plate to center field from 436 to 409 feet. Houston said its playoff run coupled with an international cricket match in November affected the construction timelines.

NFL-SAINTS/FALCONS

Saints top Falcons

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have handed the Atlanta Falcons their first loss of the season.

Drew Brees threw for 312 yards and Ben Watson had 10 receptions for a career-high 127 yards and a touchdown as the Saints downed the Falcons 31-21 at New Orleans. Watson's two-yard scoring grab put the Saints ahead 24-7 late in the third quarter.

Mark Ingram ran for two short touchdowns for the 2-4 Saints, and New Orleans' defense recovered three fumbles, two inside its own 20.

New Orleans native Michael Mauti blocked a punt and recovered it for a touchdown in the first quarter.

Falcons running back Devonta Freeman rushed for 100 yards, including a 25-yard TD for the 5-1 Falcons. Matt Ryan passed for 295 yards and two TDs, including one to Freeman.

NFL-SEAHAWKS-COLEMAN ARREST

Seahawks suspend Coleman after arrest

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — Seattle fullback Derrick Coleman has been suspended indefinitely by the Seahawks after his arrest in a hit-and-run investigation.

Coleman was booked into King County Jail in Seattle early Thursday and bail was denied until his first court appearance.

Coleman's agents say in a statement their client may have fallen asleep.

He is being investigated for vehicular assault and felony hit and run.

NFL-INJURIES

Tuck to have surgery, go on IR... Rams G Saffold out for season

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Oakland plans to put defensive end Justin Tuck on season-ending injured reserve because of a torn pectoral muscle.

Tuck was hurt while trying to tackle Denver running back C.J. Anderson in Sunday's loss to the Broncos. He is expected to undergo surgery soon and will be placed on injured reserve some time before Oakland's game at San Diego on Oct. 25.

In other NFL injury news:

— St. Louis Rams guard Rodger Saffold will require season-ending surgery on his right shoulder. Saffold was the most experienced player on an offensive line that includes two rookie starters. Veteran Garrett Reynolds takes over as the starter at right guard.

— New York Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara is going to miss two to four weeks because of a chest injury. He hurt his pectoral muscle during the Giants win over San Francisco on Sunday night. Jayron Hosley is expected to replace Amukamara.

NFL-REFEREE

Side judge suspended this week for clock snafu

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has suspended side judge Rob Vernatchi for one game for not managing the clock properly in the fourth quarter of Pittsburgh's game at San Diego on Monday night. After a kickoff that was not returned, 18 seconds ran off the clock. The side judge is in charge of monitoring the game clock, which is kept on the stadium scoreboard.

He will sit out this weekend's games.

NHL-SCHEDULE

Habs are 5-0 for first time

UNDATED (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens are the most successful franchise in NHL history, but they had never opened a season with five straight wins until Thursday.

Carey Price stopped 25 shots and Tomas Fleischmann scored the game-winner as the Canadiens blanked the Rangers 3-0. Price picked up his first shutout of the season and 35th of his career. Fleischman opened the scoring midway through the second period and set up Dale Wiese for an insurance tally. Tomas Plekanec added an empty-netter to cap the scoring.

The Rangers have dropped two straight since a 3-0 start.

Elsewhere on ice:

— Pittsburgh finally has its first victory after Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 22 shots in a 2-0 win over Ottawa. Evgeni Malkin and Daniel Sprong scored in the first 2:25 of the second period to support Fleury's 39th career shutout.

— John Carlson and T.J. Oshie each had a goal and an assist in Washington's 4-1 triumph over Chicago. Braden Holtby turned back 26 shots and blanked the Blackhawks until Viktor Svedberg scored early in the third period, a few minutes before Alex Ovechkin restored the Capitals' three-goal lead.

— The Panthers were 3-2 winners against Buffalo as 43-year-old Jaromir Jagr provided two goals and an assist. Alexsander Barkov scored the eventual game-winner and Roberto Luongo stopped 24 shots for the 3-1 Panthers.

— The Islanders are 2-1-1 after Thomas Greiss made 44 saves in a 4-3 victory against Nashville. John Tavares and Anders Lee each provided a goal and an assist after the Predators took a 2-0 lead.

— Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist, but the Dallas Stars managed to earn a 5-3 victory in Tampa Bay. Jason Spezza, Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn and Cody Eakin each had a goal and an assist for the Stars, who scored four straight to carry a 4-1 lead into the third period.

— Jori Lehtera, Paul Stastny and Alex Steen each had a goal and an assist as St. Louis doubled up the winless Oilers 4-2. First overall pick Connor McDavid was held scoreless while recording a -3 in his Edmonton home debut.

— Zach Parise scored his fifth goal of the season before Mikko Koivu and Mickael Granlund added short-handed tallies in the second period of Minnesota's 4-3 win at Arizona. The Coyotes suffered their first loss despite Anthony Duclair's fourth goal in two games.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-T25

Stanford wins

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Francis Owusu's circus catch in the end zone on Kevin Hogan's third touchdown pass of the night highlighted a dominating performance for No. 15 Stanford, which rolled to its eighth straight win over No. 18 UCLA, 56-35 on Thursday night.

Christian McCaffrey ran for a school-record 243 yards and four touchdowns while gaining 369 all-purpose yards for the Cardinal (5-1, 4-0 Pac-12), who won their fifth straight in impressive and entertaining fashion against the Bruins (4-2, 1-2).

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-MINNESOTA

Gophers under scrutiny for sexual incidents

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An email obtained through an open records request shows University of Minnesota athletic officials were notified this summer about a "concerning pattern" of sexual misbehavior involving Gopher football players over the past year.

The July 16 email notes players were accused of sexual assault on two occasions, and the school's Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action office also handled two separate allegations of sexual harassment involving groups of football players.

GOLF-FRYS.COM OPEN

PGA Tour season starts

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Brendan Steele began the new PGA Tour season by making five straight birdies on his way to a 9-under 63 and the first-round lead in the Frys.com Open.

He had a one-shot edge over Jhonattan Vegas, who is playing on a sponsor's exemption. Harold Varner III made his rookie debut with a 65 to match Martin Laird.

Rory McIlroy opened with a 68.

LPGA

Park goes low to lead

INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's Sung Hyun Park shot a course-record 10-under 62 to take the lead in the opening round of the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship. She made six birdies in a seven-hole stretch to open a four-shot lead over Gerina Piller and Charley Hull.

FANTASY SPORTS-LAS VEGAS

Nevada shuts down fantasy sports sites

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada regulators have ordered daily fantasy sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel to shut down, saying they can't operate in the state without a gambling license.

The decision comes amid growing backlash by investigators and regulators over the sites, which have grown in popularity in the past year.

DraftKings and FanDuel say the sites provide games of skill and not of chance. They believe they are protected by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act established in 2006, which has language protecting fantasy sports.

The games are legal in 45 states.

OSCAR PISTORIUS

Pistorius to go on house arrest

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius can leave prison and move to house arrest next week.

A parole board at the prison where Pistorius has served nearly a year of his five-year sentence for manslaughter made the decision. It came after an initial ruling to release the double-amputee athlete in August was canceled.

Pistorius was convicted of shooting his girlfriend to death in 2013.

Pistorius was acquitted of murder last year in the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp, but prosecutors have appealed that decision and will seek a murder conviction again at South Africa's Supreme Court on Nov. 3.