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Collin Sexton brought his trademark intensity to the Los Angeles Lakers’ 103-87 victory over the Clippers on Wednesday night. The veteran guard scored 21 points, reinforcing the leadership qualities he has brought to Los Angeles.
Sexton delivered his performance with the aggressive mentality that has defined his NBA career. He made that clear when discussing his approach after the game.

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Arsenal will be forced to delay their pursuit of Atletico Madrid attacker Alex Baena until next summer as the Spanish heavyweights have ruled out sanctioning a mid-season departure. Mikel Arteta is keen on bringing the 25-year-old playmaker to north London in January, but the Liga side are determined to keep hold of their prized asset.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As the Milwaukee Brewers celebrate the first World Series title in franchise history, the Tampa Bay Rays’ quest for baseball’s pinnacle presses on. 
This year’s Fall Classic was the first since 1980 that guaranteed a first-time champion, offering a special opportunity for these particular Brewers and Rays to cement themselves as the group that finally pushed their organization over the finish line.

Late equaliser scorer Olwethu Makhanya feels Rangers showed “a lack of character” and “came out leggy” in the second half of Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with Hearts at Tynecastle. (Sun)
Celtic manager Martin O’Neill indicates it will be some time before winger Jota, 27, starts games after only recently returning from long-term injury. (Scotsman – subscription required)
O’Neill believes the point picked up in Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with Dundee United might prove to be a precious one.

Real Madrid veteran issues update on his health after missing El Clasico: ‘Feeling much better’

The hours leading up to El Clasico on Sunday night were all about Thibaut Courtois and the sudden flu he suffered which shockingly put his participation in doubt.

Taking no risks, Real Madrid put up an official confirmation of the player’s medical setback and announced that he would not take part in the game against Barcelona.

Yet, the player pushed on until the final hours before kickoff to see if his condition improved.

☀️ Juve curse, Rabiot update, Pio in the derby: the morning news
The midweek round of Serie A fixtures has dominated the headlines in recent days, with teams facing crucial matches that, for some, could already go some way towards deciding their season.
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Juventus: the first-shot curse returns
Juventus have problems in attack, but above all in defence. It is not just individual disasters: the back line as a whole looks shaky.

Blue Jays predicted to sign ex-Braves veteran arm amid resurgence to pair with Dylan Cease originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The Toronto Blue Jays were still fighting for a World Series at this point last season, but in 2026, they didn’t even make the playoffs. It was a disappointing season, to say the least, as injuries and underwhelming performances plagued the team.
The starting rotation dealt with its fair share of injuries.

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The 2026 Milwaukee Brewers will forever be etched into MLB history. They have finally broken through and won the franchise’s first World Series title after taking a 4-1 win in Game 5 of the 2026 World Series to finish off the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has described the Carabao Cup as the club’s “least important” priority of the season after his side suffered a narrow defeat at Anfield. The Blues were eliminated by Liverpool on penalties following a tense 1-1 draw in the fourth round of the competition.

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The NFL Rookie of the Year race has heated up, and Week 8 presents another opportunity for first-year playmakers to strengthen their candidacies. From emerging wide receivers to running backs earning larger workloads, recent performances are reshaping both the official award conversation and fantasy football rosters.

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O’Shaquie Foster outclassed Emanuel Navarrete this past Saturday in San Antonio, adding the WBO and IBF belts to his WBC super featherweight title and making a case for himself as a pound-for-pound top fighter.
Foster now has back-to-back elite wins after also beating ex-featherweight champion Raymond Ford in May. Many feel he has the strongest case to be 2026’s Fighter of the Year — but not Ryan Garcia, who doesn’t think Foster’s 2026 compares to his own.

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Brewers’ Cooper Pratt caps ‘surreal’ rookie season with World Series title appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
On June 14, 2026, Cooper Pratt was playing shortstop for the Milwaukee Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate in Nashville. Fast forward four months and two weeks, Pratt has become the unquestioned starting shortstop for the World Series-winning Brewers franchise.

Somewhere up in heaven, Bob Uecker is cracking open a cold Miller Lite.

The now-departed Uecker, more famous for his beer commercials than he ever was for his modest career as a MLB catcher, was the Milwaukee Brewers’ radio announcer until 2024. And tonight, as the team won its first-ever World Series, his 54 years in the booth were not forgotten.

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar dropped? R Ashwin predicts India’s likely XI for 4th T20I in Auckland originally appeared on Cricket News.
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Ravichandran Ashwin believes Bhuvneshwar Kumar could be dropped for India‘s fourth T20I against New Zealand.
Ashwin suggested a spinner or Mayank Yadav could replace the experienced pacer.
India’s combination may depend on ground dimensions, with remaining venues expected to offer less assistance to spinners.

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ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks needed energy in the second half, and they got it from Kingston Flemings.
There was no surprise that the Miami Heat were going to come out the way they did after starting the season 0-4. Against the Hawks, it looked like they hadn’t lost a game: getting anything they wanted in the paint, knocking down 3-pointers and controlling the pace of the game.

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SEATTLE (AP) — Defenseman Brandon Montour scored with 34 seconds left and the Seattle Kraken beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Wednesday to spoil No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna’s first two-goal game and three-point night.
After scoring on power plays in each of the first two periods, McKenna helped set up Auston Matthews’ tying goal with 1:30 remaining and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky off for an extra attacker.
Montour then beat Bobrovsky with a slapper from the top of the right circle.
Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist to help Seattle improve to 8-4-1.

After a 57-year drought, one of the game’s great franchises has its first championship.

The Brewers dispatched the Rays in Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday night, cementing the first title in the franchise’s 57-year history.

The Milwaukee Brewers are celebrating the team’s first World Series championship in grand style in Tampa Bay.
Back in Milwaukee, Miller is packaging special “Clinch Cans” of Miller Lite from the beer being produced on the line at precisely 10:13 PM CDT when the team recorded the final out of Game 5 and officially became World Series Champions.
4,400 “Clinch Cans” will be available online beginning November 2. The quantity selected is likely related to the 44 years that have passed since the Brewers last World Series appearance in 1982.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – OCTOBER 25: Eric Wilson #55 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates with Blake Cashman #51 against the Indianapolis Colts during the first quarter of the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Minnesota Vikings under defensive coordinator Brian Flores run a unique scheme that has become a hot topic around the league after dominating every opponent en route to a 6-0 start for the Vikings.

MADISON – Eight was enough for the Wisconsin women’s basketball team Oct. 28.
The Badgers scored a 101-69 victory over Wisconsin-Eau Claire in their only exhibition of the preseason with just eight players due to injuries and Illness.
All eight Badgers played at least 20 minutes. Six scored in double figures and six had at least two assists.
Freshman Adaline Sheplee scored 25 points on 8-for-10 shooting. Iowa transfer Teagan Mallegni added 17 points, hitting six of eight shots overall and five of seven from 3-point range.

MADISON – Eight was enough for the Wisconsin women’s basketball team Oct. 28.
The Badgers scored a 101-69 victory over Wisconsin-Eau Claire in their only exhibition of the preseason with just eight players due to injuries and Illness.
All eight Badgers played at least 20 minutes. Six scored in double figures and six had at least two assists.
Freshman Adaline Sheplee scored 25 points on 8-for-10 shooting. Iowa transfer Teagan Mallegni added 17 points, hitting six of eight shots overall and five of seven from 3-point range.

ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 28: William Contreras #24 of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates while being presented the Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player award after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2026 World Series at Tropicana Field on October 28, 2026 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Milwaukee Brewers closed out the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday night to capture their first World Series championship in franchise history.

As the Philadelphia Eagles’ first loss became their second then third, fourth and now fifth, questions grew.
Sure, injuries have contributed heavily to Philadelphia falling at the hands of the Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys.
On offense, in particular, half a dozen starters have missed time with multiple expected not to return this season.
But a defense that ranked second in points allowed two years ago and fifth last year has fallen to 21st, alongside a bottom-feeding offense.

As the Philadelphia Eagles’ first loss became their second then third, fourth and now fifth, questions grew.
Sure, injuries have contributed heavily to Philadelphia falling at the hands of the Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys.
On offense, in particular, half a dozen starters have missed time with multiple expected not to return this season.
But a defense that ranked second in points allowed two years ago and fifth last year has fallen to 21st, alongside a bottom-feeding offense.

The 2026 World Series came with a guarantee that one team would graduate from the unfortunate list of MLB teams that have never won a title. That team turned out to be the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Brewers finished off the Tampa Bay Rays in five games on Wednesday, winning Game 5 by a score of 4-1. After 57 years of existence as a franchise, the club has its first Commissioner’s Trophy.
The Brewers are the fourth franchise in the past decade to win a title for the first time, joining the Houston Astros (2017, 2022), Washington Nationals (2019) and Texas Rangers (2023).

The 2026 World Series came with a guarantee that one team would graduate from the unfortunate list of MLB teams that have never won a title. That team turned out to be the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Brewers finished off the Tampa Bay Rays in five games on Wednesday, winning Game 5 by a score of 4-1. After 57 years of existence as a franchise, the club has its first Commissioner’s Trophy.
The Brewers are the fourth franchise in the past decade to win a title for the first time, joining the Houston Astros (2017, 2022), Washington Nationals (2019) and Texas Rangers (2023).

Oldest manager to win first World Series: Where Pat Murphy ranks among elder statesmen in MLB history originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Pat Murphy waited a long time to get his first managerial job, but it was worth the wait. Now, he is a World Series champion.
In his third season as the Milwaukee Brewers manager, Murphy has led the team to its first championship in franchise history.

Oldest manager to win first World Series: Where Pat Murphy ranks among elder statesmen in MLB history originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Pat Murphy waited a long time to get his first managerial job, but it was worth the wait. Now, he is a World Series champion.
In his third season as the Milwaukee Brewers manager, Murphy has led the team to its first championship in franchise history.

Mark Attanasio waited more than two decades for this moment. So after an agonizing 12-inning loss in Game 4, what was one more night?
On Wednesday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida—44 years after their only previous World Series appearance—the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-1, in Game 5 to deliver the franchise’s first championship. In the middle of the celebration was the 69-year-old Attanasio, who bought the team in 2005 and couldn’t help grinning from ear to ear as he hoisted the Commissioner’s Trophy.

Mark Attanasio waited more than two decades for this moment. So after an agonizing 12-inning loss in Game 4, what was one more night?
On Wednesday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida—44 years after their only previous World Series appearance—the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-1, in Game 5 to deliver the franchise’s first championship. In the middle of the celebration was the 69-year-old Attanasio, who bought the team in 2005 and couldn’t help grinning from ear to ear as he hoisted the Commissioner’s Trophy.

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It will still take a long time before the Los Angeles Rams get star wide receiver Davante Adams back in action, as he recovers from a hamstring injury.
But at least the Rams got some good news regarding a procedure Adams recently had to address his injury.

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Sophia Winslow produced 12 assists, six digs and three aces to help Terryville volleyball defeat University 3-0 on Wednesday. 
Set scores were 25-21, 25-15, 25-18.
In girls soccer action, Naomi Salmon scored two goals to lead International-Aerospace co-op to a 4-0 victory over Parish Hill.
Saphira Jarvis and Maiya Ware each added a goal for International-Aerospace.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jalen Brunson had 38 points and seven assists, and the New York Knicks beat the Chicago Bulls 133-127 on Wednesday night for their second straight win.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 13 rebounds for New York, which beat the Detroit Pistons 111-97 on Tuesday night after dropping its first three games of the season. OG Anunoby scored 23 points, Jordan Clarkson had 18 and Landry Shamet finished with 14.
Towns and Shamet both got banged up in the first half.

Nikola Jokić is closing in on Russell Westbrook’s triple-double record fast.
The Denver Nuggets star completed the 200th triple-double of his career on Wednesday night while leading them to a 104-91 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Jokić had 21 points while shooting 8-of-13 from the field, and he added 13 rebounds and 10 assists. It marked his second triple-double of the season already, too.
Jokić is now just the second player in NBA history with at least 200 triple-doubles in his career. He is just nine away from matching Westbrook’s all-time record.

Trainers check on Texas edge Colin Simmons (1) after an injury during the game against Florida at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)

Texas football could soon get its best defensive player back on the field after a one-game absence. 
Colin Simmons, the SEC’s sack leader this season, missed Texas’ 34-27 win over Ole Miss on Saturday due to a right-ankle sprain.