The 49ers survived a late push from the Commanders, and the final score told a much tighter story than the first half suggested. San Francisco led 20-3 at halftime, then had to withstand a furious Washington rally before escaping with a 23-17 win.
The Niners moved to 6-0, but the victory came with a cost: Mike Evans left with an Achilles injury, and San Francisco suddenly needs help at wide receiver. Washington has a similar problem after losing Terry McLaurin to a knee injury.
Tampa Bay is headed to the World Series after putting Cleveland away with a 7-3 win to clinch the AL pennant. The Guardians entered Game 6 on the brink, and the Rays finished the job.
Yandy Diaz backed up his pregame guarantee of a Tampa victory with a two-run homer in the eighth inning. Freddy Peralta earned ALCS MVP honors after allowing one run in 5.1 innings on Monday.
The Rays will now face the Brewers in the World Series, which guarantees a first-time champion. Cleveland now faces major questions about Jose Ramirez.
Angel Reese delivered the kind of performance that can swing a Finals series. Atlanta needed a response in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals and got one, rolling the Valkyries 79-65 to even the series.
Reese finished with 30 points and 16 rebounds, one of the best stat lines in WNBA Finals history. After a rough Game 1, she said she knew she had to lift her team.
Jalen Hurts’ season is over, and the news is even more serious than first believed. Doctors found blood clots in his lungs and his calf, and he’ll begin treatment with blood thinners that will sideline him for the rest of the year.
He is expected to make a full recovery. Without him, the Eagles’ path to the NFC East title and the playoffs looks extremely narrow, and their season may come down to three key games.
Indianapolis made a major front-office move by firing GM Chris Ballard in the middle of his 10th season. The Colts have not reached the playoffs since 2020, and the latest blow came in a humiliating loss to the previously winless Titans.
With the team at 2-4 and heading in the wrong direction, Ballard’s run ended after a long stretch on the hot seat. A fire sale before the trade deadline could be next.
The NBA season starts this afternoon, and there’s already plenty to chew on. Our roundball experts put together their 2026-27 predictions, from conference standings to a Finals winner.
None of the six picked the Knicks to repeat, though three still projected them to reach the Finals. Sam Quinn was among those who saw New York getting out of a crowded East before falling to the Thunder.
Quinn said: "There are eight teams with credible Finals cases, and how you order them says as much about their depth and durability as it does their quality. Ultimately, I trust the champs to hold off their challengers, with Kawhi Leonard and the Raptors posing the biggest threat in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Thunder simply lack the vulnerabilities that the Knicks exploited in the Spurs last postseason. They're older, deeper and less tied to the performance of a single player.
They have wave after wave of star defenders to throw at Jalen Brunson, and they can defend Karl-Anthony Towns on the perimeter without sacrificing rim protection."
Brad Botkin’s preseason calls also included the Celtics finishing first in the Eastern Conference. The 76ers are in that mix too, with an all-in season in Philadelphia carrying both real upside and real danger.
In college football, BYU was the week’s biggest mover in the Power Rankings, jumping 12 spots after knocking off No. 2 Notre Dame.
The win was huge, but it was also backed up by the kind of line play that makes a team look like more than a one-week story. Brandon Marcello pointed to the Cougars’ work in the trenches and said they should be viewed as a championship contender.
Marcello said: "BYU has what it takes in the trenches to win a championship. It survived Notre Dame as a pass hit the turf with one second remaining on the final play of a 28-24 win, its highest-ranked win since Ty Detmer beat No.
1 Miami in 1990. Bear Bachmeier ran, threw and caught TDs."
Texas slid after back-to-back losses, falling 10 spots to No. 16 in the latest CBS Sports 138. The Longhorns are struggling on offense, and Steve Sarkisian said his team needs a "better version" of Arch Manning with Ole Miss coming up.
Elsewhere, Davante Adams is expected to miss 6-10 weeks with a ruptured hamstring, Kyren Williams added fuel to the fire with his comments about the Rams offense, and Sean McVay is suddenly facing more questions about how to stabilize his team. Bills DB C.J.
Gardner-Johnson was suspended for spitting on Raiders TE Brock Bowers. Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame are back in a familiar spot after their first loss.
Drew Mestemaker is giving NFL scouts plenty to think about ahead of the 2027 draft, and Bronny James is the lone survivor from the Lakers’ 2024 draft class. Indiana drew attention for its size in marquee CBB scrimmages, PSG and Barcelona are set up for high-drama Champions League action, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry have been reunited in the first-ever TGL trade, and Roman Reigns has officially joined The Bloodline in its feud with 946.
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Chris Ballards firing has put the Colts into a position they have largely tried to avoid, one where a reset could mean looking hard at players who have been central to the roster for years. With Ed Dodds stepping in as interim general manager, Indianapolis is suddenly in a spot where recouping draft compensation may matter as much as protecting the core, and that changes the conversation around a team built to compete sooner rather than later.
Names like DeForest Buckner, Quenton Nelson, Grover Stewart and Jonathan Taylor all sit in that uncomfortable middle ground between franchise pillar and possible trade chip. The Colts do not have to rush into anything, but with the season moving forward and a rebuild now hanging over the front office, the question is whether keeping those veterans intact is worth more than the return they could bring if Indianapolis decides to listen. [Read more 🡒]
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Carlie Irsay-Gordon made it clear this was not a decision meant to linger, but one aimed at getting the next phase moving right away. With the November 10 trade deadline approaching, the Colts suddenly have a more active path toward a midseason shakeup, and the next few weeks could determine how aggressively they pursue extra picks and roster turnover. [Read more 🡒]