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New research confirms something Māori carvers have known for generations: high-quality pounamu is an extraordinarily tough stone. Scientists from the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka and Earth Sciences New Zealand have made the first strength tests of New Zealand nephrite pounamu, finding the highest values yet reported for nephrite jade anywhere in the world.

LOS ANGELES -- A step shy of the left-center-field warning track, Jackson Chourio landed with the pennant-clinching final out tucked safely in his outstretched glove. He couldn’t help himself. He broke into an ear-to-ear smile, and just kept running. The Brewers poured out of their dugout and converged at the Dodger Stadium mound, setting off a party that soon moved to a podium in center field, then to a beer-soaked visiting clubhouse and, eventually, to an airplane bound for Milwaukee. Where, for the first time since 1982, the World Series will be played next week. For 363 days, the Brewers dreamed of a different ending. On Thursday night, they wrote it. The two-time defending champion Dodgers have been dethroned. For the first time in 44 years, the Brewers are heading to the World Series. They beat Los Angeles, 6-4, on Thursday night, completing a stunning four-game sweep in the National League Championship Series. “They may have a bunch of Hall of Famers, but we’ve got a bunch of gamers,” said Brewers manager Pat Murphy. “And the gamers won this week.”The script? Familiar enough. An NLCS sweep culminating at Dodger Stadium.

This year's World Series winner? Anyone's guess. Here are the latest 2026 World Series odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Oct. 15. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. Brewers: -175Guardians: +330 Rays: +500 Here's what to know about this oddsboard: The Outlook: The mighty Dodgers have fallen. The Brewers won Game 1 of the NLCS, and with that victory, became the newest World Series favorites. Milwaukee then proceeded to beat L. A. in three consecutive games, earning a sweep over the two-time defending champions. The Dodgers were aiming to become the first three-peat champion since the Yankees won the Fall Classic in 1998, 1999 and 2000. Meanwhile, the Brewers are looking to win their first-ever MLB title. They last made it to the World Series in 1982, falling to the Cardinals in seven games. However, that was so long ago that Milwaukee was an American League team. The Brew Crew will enter this year's championship series as the favorites and will have home-field advantage.

At long last, the Milwaukee Brewers are heading back to the World Series. The Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series Thursday night, securing their ticket to the final round of the Major League Baseball Postseason. Thousands of fans erupted in cheers at an American Family Field watch party as Jackson Chourio caught a long fly ball to left field to end the game and sweep the Dodgers in four games.

Jake Bauers started the Brewers’ comeback with a two-run double and Garrett Mitchell hit a go-ahead home run to deliver a 6-4 victory ⁠over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday and send Milwaukee to their first World Series appearance in 44 years. Bauers added a bases-loaded walk to tie the game in the ⁠fifth inning as the Brewers ⁠rallied from an early ​four-run deficit to sweep the National League Championship Series in four games. The dominating performance came after Milwaukee were swept out of the NLCS by Los Angeles ⁠last season. “We got down early tonight and we were like, it’s going to be a great story,” Brewers veteran Christian Yelich said. “We’re going to come back and win this. Like, stay together, start chipping away. And that’s exactly what they did.”Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had few complaints at the loss, saying the 2024 and 2025 MLB champions had been comprehensively outplayed. “At the end of the day, we got beat,” Roberts said. “We got outplayed in all facets. Those guys played flawless. Defensively they pitched better than we did, they hit better than we did, they slugged more than we did. You’ve got to sometimes just tip your cap.

The 2026 MLB playoff schedule began Tuesday, Sept. 29, with the Wild Card Series and runs through a potential World Series Game 7 on Saturday, Oct. 31. An asterisk indicates a game that will be played only if necessary. All times are in ET. All dates are tentative and game times are to be determined. Wild Card Series — NBC, NBCSN, PeacockGame 1: Tuesday, Sept. 29Braves 5, Phillies 3White Sox 6, Astros 3Yankees 9, Red Sox 0Padres 8, Cubs 0Game 2: Wednesday, Sept. 30Phillies 4, Braves 3 (10 innings)White Sox 7, Astros 3 (Chicago advances)Yankees 9, Red Sox 2 (New York advances)Padres 4, Cubs 1 (San Diego advances)Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 1Braves 6, Phillies 2 (Atlanta advances)American League Division Series — TBS, truTV, HBO MaxGame 1: Saturday, Oct. 3White Sox 3, Guardians 0Rays 1, Yankees 0Game 2: Monday, Oct. 5White Sox 4, Guardians 3Rays 5, Yankees 2Game 3: Wednesday, Oct. 7Guardians 9, White Sox 3Rays 4, Yankees 3 (Tampa Bay advances)Game 4: Thursday, Oct. 8Guardians 9, White Sox 4Game 5: Saturday, Oct. 10Guardians 2, White Sox 0 (Cleveland advances)National League Division Series — FOX, FS1, FOX OneGame 1: Saturday, Oct. 3Dodgers 5, Braves 3Brewers 3, Padres 2Game 2: Sunday, Oct

When the Milwaukee Brewers finished their NLCS sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred may have found himself scrambling for the Advil®. The Brew Crew’s 6-4 series clincher in Game 4 effectively kicked the legs out from under Manfred’s thesis that MLB requires a salary cap, as one of the league’s most spendthrift clubs has been extinguished by a small-market franchise with a relatively frugal $146.2 million payroll, per Spotrac data. Just as the purchase of a 300-count bottle of ibuprofen implies a decidedly ambiguous outlook on life—on the one hand, the buyer anticipates a future in which he or she is plagued by headaches; on the other, the active ingredient in Advil® represents deliverance from said pain—so too would the 2026 World Series seem to portend a mixed bag of payoffs. Milwaukee will face either the skinflints in Tampa ($95.6 million) or Cleveland ($74.5 million) in the Fall Classic.

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The Milwaukee Brewers are headed to the 2026 World Series after they swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. The franchise, which has never won an MLB title, will be making its first appearance in the Fall Classic since 1982. Thursday’s result, a 6-4 Brewers victory in Game 4, ended the Dodgers’ hopes of earning dynasty status. Los Angeles entered the postseason as two-time defending champions, and a third straight title would have put it in rare air — the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics the only other teams to have accomplished such a feat. “We’re just happy for our fans and everybody that has been part of this organization and stuck with us over the years,” Brewers star Christian Yelich said on the Fox broadcast after the game. “We’ve been so close to this point so many times. To finally break through is a credit to our guys, our team. They stuck together and battled. We got down there early tonight, and we were like: ‘It’s going to be a great story when we win this. Stay together and start chipping away.’ And it’s exactly what they did.” Brewers third baseman David Hamilton rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the ninth inning

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