LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned a meeting with the hated San Francisco Giants in the NL Division Series following a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the wild-card game. Chris Taylor won it with a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth following a walk to Cody Bellinger. Justin Turner also homered for the Dodgers, who received 4 2/3 innings of shutout ball from their bullpen.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy has made Justin Fields his first-string quarterback going forward, moving veteran Andy Dalton into the backup role. The former Ohio State quarterback and a first-round draft pick had played against Detroit and Cleveland as the starter but only because of veteran Dalton’s knee injury. Dalton is recovered from a bone bruise and has resumed practicing this week.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have acquired veteran cornerback and 2019 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore from the New England Patriots for a 2023 sixth-round draft pick. The moves comes after Gilmore and the Patriots couldn’t come to terms on a new contract. Meanwhile, Carolina running back Christian McCaffrey returned to practice Wednesday on a limited basis after missing Sunday’s 36-28 loss to the Cowboys with a hamstring injury.

UNDATED (AP) — Suspended Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman La’el Collins has sued the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell. Collins is seeking an injunction to stop the remaining two games of a five-game ban over substance-abuse violations. The suit claims the NFL suspended the seventh-year player for missed tests when the labor agreement reached in 2020 no longer allowed for suspensions over missed tests or positive marijuana tests.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has agreed to not randomly test players for marijuana this season. It’s a continuation of the policy that was put in place last year for the restart bubble and has remained since. Drug testing will continue for things such as human growth hormone, other performance-enhancers and “drugs of abuse” such as methamphetamine, cocaine and opiates.

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