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🌪️ Milton does injury in Tampa: The roof of the Rays’ Tropicana Subject on Wednesday, whereas the sector on the Buccaneers’ Raymond James Stadium is totally submerged in water.
⚽️ NWSL lawsuit: 5 former San Diego Wave staff over claims of harassment and discrimination. This comes two months after allegations of a poisonous office first surfaced.
🏈 WR harm information: Texans WR Nico Collins, the NFL’s main receiver via 5 weeks, with a hamstring harm and Colts WR Michael Pittman with a again harm.
🎾 Wimbledon ditches line judges: The All England Membership starting subsequent 12 months, ending a 147-year run of utilizing line judges. That leaves the French Open as the one main but to make the change.
⛳️ “The Showdown”: The previously-announced match pitting the PGA Tour’s duo of Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler towards LIV’s Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau (“The Showdown”), a date (Dec. 17) and a website (Las Vegas’ Shadow Creek Golf Course).
🏀 WNBA Finals preview: Conflict of the titans
Championships generally characteristic a David vs. Goliath narrative, however the 2024 WNBA Finals shall be a battle of juggernauts in search of a legacy-defining title.
No. 1 vs. No. 2: The New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx, the WNBA’s prime two groups, start their best-of-five finals conflict tonight in Brooklyn (8pm ET, ESPN).
The Liberty (32-8), who defeated the two-time defending champion Aces to get again to the finals for a second straight 12 months, have the league’s No. 2 offense, No. 3 protection and hit a WNBA-best 10.1 threes per sport this season.
The Lynx (30-10), who gained 14 of their closing 16 video games for his or her first 30-win season, have the league’s No. 2 protection and led the WNBA in each assists and three-point proportion.
Head-to-head: Minnesota gained the season collection, 3-1, together with , the in-season event with a $500,000 prize.
Roster breakdown: The Liberty are a bona fide superteam whereas the Lynx have surrounded with an ideal complementary solid.
New York’s Breanna Stewart might go down as a top-five all-time participant, Sabrina Ionescu is arguably the league’s greatest shooter (save possibly for Caitlin Clark), Jonquel Jones is a former MVP and Courtney Vandersloot is the all-time chief in assists per sport. Plus there’s Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, a two-time WNBA All-Defensive participant.
Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier, the Defensive POY and second-place MVP finisher, is flanked by Courtney Williams — — and a trio of sharpshooters in Kayla McBride, Bridget Carleton and Alanna Smith.
Teaching matchup: Minnesota’s Cheryl Reeve is a four-time coach of the 12 months (together with this season) and four-time champion, all with the Lynx. New York’s Sandy Brondello was the coach of the 12 months in 2014 when she gained the title in Phoenix, the place she coached till 2021.
What’s at stake: Regardless of who wins, historical past shall be made because the Lynx search a record-breaking fifth* championship and the Liberty — the one still-active unique WNBA franchise with out a title — search their first.
Minnesota constructed a dynasty final decade behind Reeve and famous person Maya Moore, profitable 4 titles from 2011-17, however that is their first journey again to the finals since then.
The Liberty have performed in 5 WNBA Finals, greater than each staff besides the Lynx, however have but to win all of it.
Pre-game studying:
*Tied on the prime: The Lynx (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017), Storm (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020) and Comets (1997-2000) are tied with 4 titles every.
⚾️ Mets advance, Dodgers keep alive
For the primary time since 2015, the Mets are again within the NLCS.
ICYMI: The Mets beat the Phillies, 4-1, on Wednesday night time in Queens .
Wild stat: The 6-seed has now upset the 2-seed within the NLDS all three years for the reason that playoffs expanded (Phillies over Braves in 2022, D-Backs over Dodgers in 2023, Mets over Phillies in 2024).
Storybook season: New York nonetheless has loads of work left to do, however the truth they only booked a visit to the NLCS would have been nearly unthinkable a number of months in the past, after they had been floundering in late Might with a 22-33 file, third-worst within the NL.
Elsewhere: The Dodgers routed the Padres, 8-0, , whereas the Tigers () and Yankees () took 2-1 collection leads.
🏈 NFL energy rankings: Chiefs nonetheless on prime
The undefeated Chiefs and Vikings stay atop our , courtesy of Yahoo Sports activities’ Frank Schwab.
Finest division in soccer? Three of our prime 10 groups (and 4 of our prime 15) play within the NFC North, which is the one division to have all 4 groups above .500. Unsurprisingly, their 14 wins lead all divisions.
NFC North (14 wins): Vikings (5-0), Lions (3-1), Packers (3-2), Bears (3-2).
AFC West (12): Chiefs (5-0), Broncos (3-2), Chargers (2-2), Raiders (2-3).
NFC East (11): Commanders (4-1), Cowboys (3-2), Eagles (2-2), Giants (2-3).
NFC South (9): Falcons (3-2), Buccaneers (3-2), Saints (2-3), Panthers (1-4).
AFC East (8): Payments (3-2), Jets (2-3), Dolphins (2-3), Patriots (1-4).
AFC North (8): Ravens (3-2), Steelers (3-2), Browns (1-4), Bengals (1-4).
AFC South (8): Texans (4-1), Colts (2-3), Titans (1-3), Jaguars (1-4).
NFC West (8): Seahawks (3-2), Cardinals (2-3), 49ers (2-3), Rams (1-4).
Yahoo Fantasy:
📆 Oct. 10, 2004: 19 straight wins
20 years in the past right this moment, for his or her nineteenth straight victory (together with playoffs), breaking the file for the longest profitable streak in NFL historical past.
What a run: The streak started in Week 5 of 2003, included a Tremendous Bowl victory and finally led to Week 8 of 2004 after 21 consecutive wins. Following that Week 8 defeat they’d lose just one extra sport all season en path to a second straight Tremendous Bowl.
Their 21-game streak , two forward of the 2010-11 Packers, who gained 19 straight.
The longest lively streak belongs to the Chiefs, who’ve gained 11 straight. To move the Patriots, they’d must win each week from now till Christmas.
Enjoyable truth: The Pats’ record-breaking win got here on one of many least productive days of Tom Brady’s profession. Whereas he did throw two touchdowns (which, sure, is productive), he additionally went simply 7-19 with 76 yards and a decide. That is the lowest completion proportion (36.84%) and second-fewest yards throughout his 333 profession begins.
📺 Watchlist: ALDS elimination video games
The ALDS resumes tonight in Detroit and Kansas Metropolis, the place the Tigers and Yankees are a win away from the ALCS.
Guardians (down 2-1) at Tigers (6:08pm ET, TNT/Max)
Yankees (up 2-1) at Royals (8:08pm, TNT/Max)
Extra to look at:
🏀 WNBA Finals: Lynx at Liberty (8pm, ESPN)
🏈 NFL: 49ers at Seahawks* (8:15pm, Prime)
🏈 NCAAF: Coastal Carolina at JMU (7:30pm, ESPN2); Center Tennessee at Louisiana Tech (8pm, CBSSN); UTEP at Western Kentucky (8pm, ESPNU)
*One-sided rivalry: The 49ers have gained 5 straight over their NFC West rivals and it hasn’t been notably shut, profitable by a mean of 15 factors per sport in the course of the streak.
⚾️ MLB trivia
Only one participant in MLB historical past has gained a batting title in three totally different a long time. Are you able to identify him?
Trace: ’70s, ’80s and ’90s.
Reply on the backside.
⛳️🏒 Utah’s having a second
The Beehive State has had fairly every week. On Tuesday, the Utah Hockey Membership in entrance of a sellout crowd in Salt Lake Metropolis. At present, for the primary time since 1963 when the Black Desert Championship tees off 30 miles west of Zion Nationwide Park.
Trivia reply: George Brett (1976, 1980, 1990)
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