MADISON, WI – Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch gives his three quick takes on Michigan State football’s ugly 31-3 loss to Wisconsin in Week 5.
1. MSU looks so far away from winning games like this
You can argue that the last great era of Michigan State football officially died at Camp Randall Stadium seven years ago. Saturday’s wellness check – the first visit since – showed a fairly weak pulse.
The Spartans look so far away from winning games like this. They just don’t win many individual matchups.
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The tallest tour guide in all of France led his sightseers through the usual checklist of Paris attractions.
On your left is the Louvre. On your right is the Eiffel Tower. A boat trip down the Seine. A bike ride down the Champs-Élysées.
Florida will be without leading receiver Vernell Brown III when it plays at No. 25 Missouri, but receiver Bailey Stockton will be available for the No. 8 Gators.
General manager Amber Cox defended the Indiana Fever fanbase during her end-of-season interview session with media Saturday morning, saying, “attacks on our fanbase have no basis in reality.
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The Washington Commanders are without Jayden Daniels for the second straight week in Week 4 against the Indianapolis Colts. Marcus Mariota is the starting quarterback for another week.
But the good news is that Daniels is getting close to a return. Week 5 is very much in play for the Commanders quarterback coming off a gruesome-looking left elbow injury.
HOUSTON — UCF will have to rely on its third-string quarterback in order to complete an upset win over No. 20 Houston.
Keyone Jenkins left the game injured and needed assistance down the tunnel from UCF’s training staff after throwing an interception late in the third quarter. Houston edge rusher Latreveon McCutchin deflected Jenkins’ pass and returned it to the UCF 2, setting up Conner Weigman’s second rushing touchdown of the afternoon.
Jenkins appeared to sustain the injury while trying to make a tackle.
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Defenseman Lyle Odelein, a veteran of 16 NHL seasons who won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1993, died suddenly on Friday, Oct. 2. He was 58.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Odelein died of a heart attack.
A historic 2026 regular season for the Milwaukee Brewers now continues into the MLB playoffs.
And the journey toward the team’s first World Series title begins Saturday, Oct. 3.
The top-seeded Brewers open their postseason against the fourth-seeded San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series at American Family Field.
First pitch for Game 1 is 7:30 p.m.
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It should be a near-perfect fall afternoon on Saturday in Columbia for the Florida Gators’ SEC road game against the Missouri Tigers — the ideal setting for a college football showdown between two top-25-ranked Southeastern Conference teams.
According to the National Weather Service in St. Louis, sunny skies are expected Saturday with a high near 73 degrees Fahrenheit. East winds of 3 to 7 mph are also in the forecast, so weather should have little impact on the matchup at Faurot Field.