Every league has that one manager. You know the type. A starter goes down on Sunday afternoon, and before you can even refresh the waiver wire, you see the backup is already on their bench. They grabbed him two weeks ago. You check the transaction log, and they’ve been quietly stashing handcuffs and backups all season.
It’s frustrating. But they’re not lucky. They’re just a step ahead.
The NFL trade deadline is next Tuesday, and that’s our chance to be that manager. When a veteran gets shipped out, someone on the depth chart inherits his role.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are riding high after defeating the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday Night Football, but as the trade deadline looms, speculation surrounds the fate of wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr., who has seen a diminished role on offense following a disappointing sophomore season.
There have reportedly been multiple teams interested, but the Jaguars have been reticent, and several NFL insiders are explaining why.

Florida basketball enters the 2026-27 season with national championship expectations, and ESPN analyst Jay Bilas believes the Gators have the personnel to compete for another title.
In his latest edition of the Bilas Index, which ranks the nation’s top men’s college basketball teams, Bilas ranked Florida No. 2 nationally, just behind the Duke Blue Devils, who Florida will welcome on Dec. 1.

The Brooklyn Nets are in the midst of a tough stretch of their 2026-27 NBA season, but after Wednesday’s 114-104 win over the Charlotte Hornets, they seem to be heading in the right direction. Brooklyn brought in some veterans to help the team perform better on the team despite being one of the youngest teams in the league, but there could be some decisions to ponder later on.
“If anything, Brooklyn I would still categorize as a team that is in more of a sell situation. I believe that Brooklyn will hope that Julius Randle [and/or] Michael Porter Jr.

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The San Francisco 49ers are set to be without wide receiver Mike Evans for Week 9 against the Las Vegas Raiders. However, they are likely to get a key defensive star back in Nick Bosa.
Per NFL insider Ian Rapoport, Bosa has been back on the training field and believes he is finally ready to return after a lengthy layoff.

Two longtime rivals meet Sunday with plenty of familiar storylines, but this matchup has a few unusual details worth exploring. The Philadelphia Eagles join their long-time rivals, the New York Giants, and start their third quarterback of the regular season. J.J. McCarthy is making his second start for New York, and Joe Milton is preparing for his first with Philadelphia.
Milton will make that debut wearing the beloved Kelly Green uniforms, too. Raise your hand if you predicted that before the season began.

The New York Giants have a huge opportunity down in Philadelphia this Sunday,
There’s no such thing as a “must-win” in Week 9 of the NFL, but the Giants and their fans should ignore that. A lot is at stake in this game against the battered Eagles.
Based on the analytics and percentages, a Giants win would put them in prime position for a playoff spot. A loss would drop them back deep into the pack.

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In a landmark legal win for the NCAA, the Tenth Circuit ruled in the governing body’s favor in the Wisne eligibility lawsuit on Friday. As a result, the injunction has been overturned as athletes sought a fifth year.
The suit was filed in Colorado over the summer in light of the NCAA’s age-based, five-year eligibility model. Upon implementation, the new rule was not retroactive to members of the class of 2022, and a number of legal challenges followed.
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We’re into Week 9 of the fantasy football season and plenty of new names have emerged as assets. With that, we have to evaluate which players are in the best spots. That’s where Ray Garvin comes in with his matchups to exploit for fantasy football in Week 9.
Jonah Coleman, RB, Broncos at Panthers
I’m buying into Jonah Coleman this week, and I think there’s a real chance he finishes as an RB1 against Carolina.
Coleman got his opportunity with RJ Harvey on injured reserve and made the most of it.

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has a penchant for making headlines, and he’s done so once more by filing for bankruptcy in the Northern District of Texas. Rice is claiming that he has $3.45M in unpaid debts — despite having career earnings of $6M, and being on the verge of getting the first major payday of his career as he 26-year-old is set to hit free agency in 2027.
A variety of legal issues are cited as the core reason for Rice’s financial troubles.

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Bayern draw up four-man shortlist to find backup and competition for Díaz
Currently lacking a natural alternative to Luis Díaz on the left wing, Bayern Munich are reportedly considering a move for a young winger who could provide backup and competition for the Colombian international ahead of next summer.
According to Bild’s Bayern Insider podcast, the German champions have four young wingers on their radar: Oskar Pietuszewski (FC Porto), Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool), Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) and Wael Mohya (Borussia Mönchengladbach).

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Early in the second quarter of Thursday night’s game between the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars and the Baltimore Ravens, the home team had Trevor Lawrence and company in a precarious position, thanks in large part to Kyle Hamilton. After a punt pinned Jacksonville deep in their own territory, a tremendous individual tackle from Hamilton on running back Bhayshul Tuten pushed the Jaguars back to their own 1-yard line, and after a short run, the visitors faced 3rd and 7 on their own 7-yard line.

The Miami Dolphins are remaining at home in Week 9, as they’re ready to host the Detroit Lions at Hard Rock Stadium for the 13th matchup in the history of these two franchises.
Miami leads the all-time series 8-5, including a 31-27 win in their last meeting back in 2022. Before that Detroit had one three in a row, dating back to 2010.
As we head into the weekend, let’s take a look at who some of the experts are picking to win this interconference showdown between the Dolphins and Lions.

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Coming out of their Week 8 bye, the New York Giants will face off against the Philadelphia Eagles in the final game before the NFL trade deadline.
With the Giants clearly in pursuit of additions, like defensive line and running back help, a win over the Eagles to get to 5-2-1 would be a huge boost of confidence in the team this season.

Jude and Jobe Bellingham could be the first brothers to play together for England since Gary and Phil Neville 19 years ago [Getty Images]
It may be a surprise to some but Jobe Bellingham’s call-up to the England senior side has been a long time coming.
Jobe’s career path has been very similar to that of his older brother Jude – England’s star player at the World Cup and one of Real Madrid’s best players. Both were stars of the Birmingham City academy before big-money moves to the German Bundesliga and England call-ups.

The Dallas Cowboys are monitoring a hamstring issue affecting one of their key offensive players ahead of Sunday’s matchup with the Indianapolis Colts. His availability could influence the team’s receiving options as preparations continue.
Head coach Brian Schottenheimer has now offered an update on the situation, giving the Cowboys some hope that their passing attack will have its usual personnel for the Week 9 contest.

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It is tempting to hand-waive everything that has happened to the Indiana Pacers in the last year and a half as simply the work of some vengeful spirit, unfairly punishing an innocent fanbase who never did anything to deserve this kind of sustained injury catastrophe and lottery luck that would sink any franchise, in Indiana or on the Moon. And hand-waive we shall.

The Week 10 schedule is the most anticipated of the season. Here are the keys to all the major matchups.

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Non-league Harborough Town have signed striker Kyle Hudlin, one of the world’s tallest professional footballers.
The 26-year-old, who is 6ft 9ins (2.06m), will be available for the National League North side’s FA Cup first round tie at League One club Leyton Orient on Saturday.
Hudlin, whose former clubs include Solihull Moors, Huddersfield Town and Newport County, most recently played for Nam Dinh in Vietnam’s top flight.

The Los Angeles Rams could look to the trade market for help at cornerback after losing Jaylen Watson for the season, and one analyst has identified a potential target from across town.
In a trade-deadline breakdown for CBS Sports, JP Acosta named Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Donte Jackson as a realistic trade option for the Rams. The Chargers entered Week 9 winless at 0-7, potentially making them a team willing to move veteran players before the Nov. 10 deadline.

The Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference announced its all-league honors for the 2026 girls soccer season.
The Ontario Warriors saw Kaylei Chandler, Keatyn Kilgore and Kamryn Pelphrey earn first team honors. Kilgore led the team with 19 goals and 12 assists while Chandler had eight goals and 10 assists and played nearly every position on the field from centerback to striker and Pelphrey had three goals and six assists in a similar role to Chandler’s.

CHARLEVOIX — There was no scenario where the Boyne City volleyball team would exit Charlevoix without a challenge from the host Rayders Thursday night.
It was the first time the Ramblers were meeting their heated rival in the postseason since 2016 and first time since 2013 that the two were playing for a title. 
So, despite a regular season sweep, a challenge is exactly what the Ramblers got in their Division 3 district championship match.
“They made us work for every last point and this match could have gone either way,” Boyne City coach Shannon Flippin said.

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The NBA’s 82-game regular season leaves plenty of margin for error for a bad stretch of play. This is a league where 53% of teams make the playoffs, not counting the four other teams who have the opportunity to earn their way into the postseason with one or two wins in the play-in tournament. There are still five months left on the schedule, with back-to-backs and spells of three-games-in-four-nights filling in the calendar.
Most teams can get off to a bad start and still be just fine.

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Jose Mourinho has offered a hilariously blunt assessment of the upcoming Liga clash between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. The Real Madrid boss admitted he would ideally prefer both of his title rivals to lose this weekend as he prepares his side for a tough trip to Valencia.
Mourinho eyes rival slip-ups
Mourinho is eagerly anticipating a crucial weekend in the Liga title race. His side travel to Mestalla to face Valencia on Saturday evening as they look to maintain their impressive domestic form.

Racing Bulls has extended team principal Alan Permane’s contract through the end of 2031.
Permane joined Racing Bulls in 2024 as Racing Director from Alpine and was appointed as F1 team principal in 2025 when Laurent Mekies moved to Red Bull. Permane is also Co-CEO Sporting, alongside Peter Bayer as Co-CEO Commercial.
Under him, Racing Bulls finished sixth in the constructors’ championship in 2025 and is set to finish fifth in the ongoing season, after a massive improvement as a midfield team. They have struggled for years, but are on the right path now.

Liverpool are in the race to sign €35m Bundesliga star
Liverpool Monitor Nnamdi Collins as January Defensive Plans Take Shape

Liverpool are among the clubs keeping a close eye on Eintracht Frankfurt defender Nnamdi Collins, with Fussball News reporting that the Bundesliga side’s 22-year-old is being tracked by multiple Premier League teams.

The interest comes at a point when Liverpool’s defensive planning is coming into sharper focus.

Barcelona dressing room amazed by veteran defender; call him ‘Beckenbauer’ in training

Andreas Christensen has earned an unusual nickname within the Barcelona dressing room, with teammates reportedly comparing the Danish centre-back to Franz Beckenbauer after being impressed by his performances in training. 

According to a report from SER, the defender has developed a reputation among his colleagues for the quality he displays on the training pitch, despite struggling to maintain regular match fitness.

Bulgarian weightlifter and 2024 Olympic bronze medallist, Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev, has been handed a doping ban for using an anabolic steroid, ruling him out of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games.
The 29-year-old tested positive for mesterolone last year and received a four-year ban until November 2029, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Friday.
The positive test came from an out-of-competition sample collected on 15 October 2025.

Welcome to Week 9 of the fantasy football season! I have some players here I think you should start and some, well, I think you should sit. As usual, don’t blindly bench guys who are “sits.” If you don’t have another player worth starting in his place, well, you do the math.
Bye Weeks
Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans
Quarterbacks
Start
Malik Willis, Dolphins at Lions
Well, when I said to start Jacoby Brissett last week I was worried about him getting benched, but didn’t expect Minshew Mania was going to make a comeback.

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Rod Woodson is one of the greatest defensive backs in NFL history, but before he ever made it to the league, he and his family faced plenty of racially charged hatred growing up in Indiana. Woodson, who was raised by a Black father and a white mother, said that some people didn’t accept his family because they were biracial, including members of his own family.

After a Week 8 bye, the New Orleans Saints return to the field this Sunday when they host the Cleveland Browns. The Saints stumble in at a 2-5 record, including an infuriating 0-3 mark inside the Superdome. Cleveland, playing their third straight road game, comes in at a rather surprising 5-3 despite getting routed by a 27-6 score last week by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Not much has gone right for New Orleans through the first half of the year. One of the few positives has been second-year quarterback Tyler Shough and a few of his receivers.

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Dana White’s UFC has always been known for paying some of its lesser-known fighters an extremely low salary, which has often been a topic of debate. Earlier this year, Ronda Rousey, ahead of her MMA return and retirement fight, called out the UFC’s pay scale and thrashed White over.

Tanaka set for Japan’s November double-header
Ao Tanaka has been named in Japan’s squad for their upcoming November international friendlies.
The Leeds United midfielder has been selected by head coach Hajime Moriyasu as the Blue Samurai prepare to take part in the inaugural Mizuho Blue Challenge – The Kallang Football Series Singapore.
Japan will first face Brazil on Saturday 14 November, with kick-off at 10:15am (GMT), before taking on Paraguay on Tuesday 17 November at 1:10pm (GMT). Both fixtures will be played at the Singapore National Stadium.