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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are currently preparing for a Week 5 road matchup with their NFC South rivals, the New Orleans Saints. However, their preparation for the game will be a little unconventional.
Unfortunately, Florida is about to get hit with Hurricane Milton, which is now a Category 5 storm. This comes just days after Hurricane Helene caused widespread devastation in parts of the Southeastern United States, killing 200 people and dishing out over $30 billion in property damage.

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were laid to rest less than a month ago after being killed by a drunk driver in New Jersey.  The tragedy shook not only everyone in the hockey world but the sports world in general. Well, everyone except NHL writer Frank Seravalli, it seems.
Seravalli, one of the most well-known hockey writers out there and president of the Professional Hockey Writer’s Association, published his annual predictions for the upcoming NHL season on Monday afternoon.

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Haas heads to next week’s United States Grand Prix trailing VCARB by just 3 points in the standings
The 2024 Formula 1 season is about to enter its final act.
Next week’s United States Grand Prix kicks off the final six race weekends of the 2024 season, and the competition is tight throughout the standings. On the Drivers’ Championship side, Max Verstappen holds a 52-point lead over Lando Norris, with Charles Leclerc 86 points behind Verstappen.

Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty has taken the college football world by storm after rushing for 1,031 yards and 16 touchdowns in the first five games of the season. The resulting Heisman Trophy hype is as monstrous as his gaudy numbers. 
And they are gaudy. 
For perspective, USC’s Reggie Bush rushed for 601 yards through the first five games of his Heisman year in 2005. Alabama’s Mark Ingram posted 487 yards in 2009 when he won college football’s most prestigious award. Crimson Tide stud Derrick Henry racked up 570 yards when he hoisted the stiff arm trophy in 2015.

NBA insider Shams Charania announced on Monday that he’s joining ESPN.

Bengals cornerback Dax Hill is expected to be out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee, a source confirmed to ESPN.

In advance of Hurricane Milton, the Buccaneers are leaving the Tampa area early and heading to New Orleans on Tuesday.

The Southeastern Conference has fined Vanderbilt and Arkansas after their fans stormed the field following upset wins on Saturday.

Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was arrested Saturday and faces charges that include strangulation and drug possession. He pleaded not guilty Monday.