Cubs' John Lackey has plenty of experience and passion to make another postseason start  —  Chicago Cubs pitcher John Lackey, second from left, laughs during introductions for Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Turns 50  —  After five decades, poor Linus Van Pelt is still waiting in that pumpkin patch.  Good grief, indeed!  —  It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Charles Schulz's Peanuts special that turned a gourd into an icon, is honoring its 50th year …

Al Avila: ‘Changes are coming’ to the Detroit Tigers  —  After a short-by-his-standards introduction this afternoon — talking about how the Detroit Tigers fell short of their goal this past season and how they had a good season but not good enough, and how he wasn't happy about missing the postseason …

Leonardo DiCaprio, Glen Powell Teaming for ‘Captain Planet’ Movie (Exclusive)  —  The ‘Scream Queens’ star and writing partner Jono Matt are in talks to pen the screenplay for Paramount.  —  Paramount and Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way Productions are teaming to recruit Captain Planet to take pollution down to zero.

Reds, Fox Sports Ohio extend partnership through 2032  —  About three or four years ago, as Phil Castellini tells it, the Cincinnati Reds began researching an eye-opening idea.  With their broadcast deal with Fox Sports Ohio set to expire after the 2017 season, baseball's oldest franchise began looking …

Gas explosion destroys NW Portland building, 8 injured  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three firefighters, 2 police officers and 3 others were injured in a large gas explosion Wednesday morning in Northwest Portland.  —  The incident happened at NW 23rd Avenue and Glisan Street in the Dosha Salon Spa building.

MLB wants international draft in new CBA with players  —  TORONTO — Major League Baseball is pushing for an international draft as a centerpiece of change in the next collective bargaining agreement with the players' association, according to sources familiar with the proposal.

A Look Beyond The Tim Tebow Signing  —  Burke Badenhop made his Major League debut on April 9, 2008 when he tossed a scoreless inning of relief for the Marlins.  In the eight years that followed, he pitched 512 1/3 innings of 3.74 ERA ball with the Marlins, Rays, Brewers, Red Sox and Reds.

Jake Arrieta explains why he isn't worried ‘at all’ about the Cubs' chances  —  Arrieta was full of bold statements after the Game 3 loss  —  The Cubs are playing from behind for the first time all season after losing Game 3 of the NLCS to the Dodgers on Tuesday night.

Bidding for Korean pitcher Hyeon-jong Yang will begin next week: source  —  PHOENIX — The bidding for Korea's best pitcher will begin next week.  —  According to an industry source, lefthander Hyeon-jong Yang will be posted by the Kia Tigers on November 17, adding the talented 26-year-old into the starting pitching market.

Golden age of relievers carries Cleveland Indians to within one win of World Series  —  TORONTO - This is a dangerous time to be a starting pitcher for the Indians.  It might be a line drive back to the mound that breaks a hand, a strained forearm or an unexpected drone attack.