CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs are 13-3 for the first time since 1907 following a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Yu Darvish struck out 11 and no-hit the Brewers until Justin Smoak led off the seventh inning with a home run. Kyle Schwarber hit a solo homer to help Chicago improve to 8-1 at home.

CHICAHO (AP) — The Cardinals’ series opener against the White Sox has been postponed to Saturday, giving the Redbirds an extra day to recover from a coronavirus outbreak. The Cards, who haven’t played since July 29 and were set to resume their season Friday night in Chicago.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts has joined Johnny Mize and Sammy Sosa as the only players to homer three times in six different games. Betts did it while going 4-for-4 with five RBIs in the Dodgers’ 11-2 pounding of the Padres. Corey Seager, AJ Pollock and Austin Barnes also went deep for Los Angeles.

KANSAS CITY (AP) – The Chiefs and star tight end Travis Kelce have agreed to a four-year, $57.25 million contract extension that will keep him with the Super Bowl champions through 2025. That’s according to a person familiar with the contract. The move to secure the two-time All-Pro tight end is the latest in a string of big-money deals negotiated by general manager Brett Veach to keep the core of the Chiefs intact this offseason.

UNDATED (AP) — Major college football will be the only championship decided by the NCAA, and the prospect of holding that still hangs in the balance. The NCAA has called off all fall championship events except for major college football because of the limited number of schools competing in sports such as men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball during the first semester. NCAA President Mark Emmert made the announcement in a video posted on Twitter, although it has been clear this was coming as conferences canceled fall sports seasons because of the coronavirus pandemic. Emmert said the NCAA would prioritize staging championships in winter and spring sports because those — including the NCAA basketball tournaments— were canceled when COVID-19 first spiked across the United States in March.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — It will be the Portland Trail Blazers against the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA’s Western Conference play-in series. Damian Lillard dropped in 42 more points and had a crucial steal as the Blazers earned a do-or-die victory, 134-133 over the Nets. Jonas Valanciunas and Ja Morant each had triple-doubles to help the Grizzlies knock off Milwaukee, 119-106.