The Yankees dropped Game 2 on Monday in large part due to poor defense. They became the first team since 2010 to have more players make an error than get a hit (h/t OptaSTATS on X).
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The Rays took a commanding 2-0 lead in the ALDS. Gavin Williams dominated, but lost.

MLB Trade Rumors

The Opener: Rays, White Sox, Yamamoto - MLB Trade Rumors

Signs continue to point toward Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson missing Sunday nights game in Atlanta. 
PFT reported that Jackson was considered week-to-week after injuring his ankle in Baltimores W… [+621 chars]

Tyler Huntley would start for the Ravens if Jackson is out.

NBCSports.com

Report: "Outside chance" Lamar Jackson plays in Week 5 - NBC Sports

The 24-time Grand Slam champion was competing in only his second final of the year after losing January's Australian Open showpiece to Carlos Alcaraz.
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Novak Djokovic claims the 102nd title of his astonishing career as Alex de Minaur retires injured from the China Open final.

BBC News

China Open: Novak Djokovic claims 102nd career title, Carlos Alcaraz wins Japan trophy - BBC

The New England Patriots celebrated a big victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, beating their division rivals with a score of 29-26 to improve their record to 2-2 and build some much-needed momen… [+5361 chars]

Analyzing the Patriots’ injury situation before their upcoming game against the Raiders.

Pats Pulpit

Patriots injury analysis: List keeps growing, but there are good news - Pats Pulpit

The Detroit Lions got caught with their pants down in primetime again early this season in a 32-24 loss to the Carolina Panthers. It was a game that felt eerily as painful and disappointing as the Bu… [+14312 chars]

The biggest risers and fallers from the Detroit Lions’ demoralizing loss to the Carolina Panthers

Prideofdetroit.com

Detroit Lions stock report: 6 risers, 21 fallers against the Panthers - Pride Of Detroit

It is hard - and probably unwise - to take your eyes off Medvedev's matches, and he is very popular with the media for his engaging, reflective and humorous interviews once the dust has settled.
But… [+1621 chars]

Daniil Medvedev once said you would need to knock on his hotel door at 6am for seven days in a row to make him angry - but his China Open disqualification was no surprise.

China Open: Daniil Medvedev finally runs out of chances with disqualification against Novak Djokovic - BBC

Oct 6, 2026, 06:40 AM ET
BEIJING -- Coco Gauff said she received an "insane" amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in her China Open match against home player Sun… [+1340 chars]

After a disputed point in her win over Sun Xinran at the China Open on Monday, Coco Gauff said she received an "insane" amount of racist comments.

ESPN

Coco Gauff: 'Insane' amount of racist comments after match - ESPN

"It's complicated to evaluate a season for a lot of reasons."
No surgery for Roman Anthony. There might be surgery for Caleb Durbin. They were totally Chad Tracy's decision in those postseason losse… [+8751 chars]

Audacy.com

Where do the Red Sox go from here? - Audacy

With seven of the top 10 teams in the AP poll on the road in Week 5, the schedule could have led to chaos and resetting of the College Football Playoff bubble. Instead, six of the seven teams won con… [+2550 chars]

Find out which teams our experts think will make this season's CFP.

Predicting the College Football Playoff: Who's most likely to make the field? - ESPN

The Kansas City Chiefs enter the bye week alone at the top of the division standings after a win over the Las Vegas Raiders. That win wasnt the only positive outcome from Sundays slate of games that … [+6008 chars]

The latest Kansas City Chiefs news, brought fresh to you every morning!

Arrowhead Pride

Chiefs News: Chiefs have early command of AFC West - Arrowhead Pride

Week 4 of the 2026 NFL season is in the books. It was flag week in the NFL! I love a flag week. Who doesn't love a flag week? Referees threw 293 flags in Week 4, the most in a single week this season… [+40942 chars]

Has Jacksonville climbed to the top of its conference? Get ready for Week 5 with takes on the Jaguars, Bengals, Rams, Bears, Texans, Eagles and Lions.

Seven things Solak thinks entering NFL Week 5: Jaguars are the AFC's best, more - ESPN

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Expect lots of tears when Lionel Messi plays a farewell game for Argentina on Tuesday.
The friendly against Benin in Buenos Aires has been dubbed The Night That No One W… [+1498 chars]

Expect lots of tears when Lionel Messi plays his last game for Argentina. The friendly against Benin in Buenos Aires on Tuesday has been dubbed “The Night That No One Wants to End.” The 39-year-old soccer icon announced his international retirement in the wee…

Associated Press

Lionel Messi prepares for his final match for Argentina - AP News

When No. 8 BYU hosts Iowa State on Friday in a late-night special (8:15 p.m. MDT, ESPN) at LaVell Edwards Stadium, the best running back on the field quite likely will not be playing for the Cougars,… [+6994 chars]

An ankle injury suffered by reigning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year LJ Martin of BYU has coaches saying the senior's backups are also talented.

Deseret News

These backup running backs could be in the spotlight if BYU’s LJ Martin can’t play against explosive Iowa State - Deseret News

Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh was not happy with a reporters line of questioning about quarterback Justin Herbert and the Chargers inability to build a successful offense around him amid the teams… [+2185 chars]

Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh was not happy with a reporter's line of questioning about quarterback Justin Herbert and the Chargers' inability to build a successful offense around him amid the team's 0-4 start.

Jim Harbaugh not happy with reporter for "more insult than question" about Justin Herbert - NBC Sports

Fernando Alonso is a master of chaos. Not my words, Carol, the words of Oscar Piastri; the Australian indirectly bestowed Aston Martin's evergreen two-time champion with the title over the radio when… [+8482 chars]

Chaos broke loose at F1's first visit to Malaysia since 2017, and it required a cool head to perform. This is where F1's current multi-time champions rather came into their own...

autosport.com

Three kings: F1's generational stars shone at Sepang - Autosport

Oct 6, 2026, 03:38 AM ET
Manchester City's guilty verdict on 114 breaches of Premier League rules, confirmed officially last Tuesday, is only the end of the beginning, with the appeals process and s… [+11431 chars]

Four clubs -- Arsenal, Liverpool, Man United and Tottenham -- retained their legal rights in the Premier League's case against Man City. Now that a guilty verdict has been issued, what will they do in response?

How top Premier League clubs view Man City's guilty verdict - ESPN

Falcons 45-24 Saints (Oct 5, 2026) Game Recap - ESPN

Joe Mixon has gone from a likely retirement to landing with a third NFL team. The veteran running back’s recent Seahawks meeting went well, and veteran reporter Jordan Schultz indicates the sides hav… [+3694 chars]

The Seahawks are signing Joe Mixon after working out the veteran running back

profootballrumors.com

Seahawks To Sign RB Joe Mixon - NFL Rumors - ProFootballRumors.com

NEW ORLEANS -- The Atlanta Falcons' offense has completed an improbable turnaround in the span of just two weeks.
Over the first two games of the season, the Falcons had a combined 16 points, the fe… [+2454 chars]

The 2-2 Falcons had a combined 16 points, the lowest total in the NFL, through two weeks, but after a 45-24 victory over the rival New Orleans Saints on "Monday Night Football," Atlanta now has a league-high 80 combined points in a two-game winning surge.

Resurgent Falcons score 80 points in two-game winning streak - ESPN

There are three teams still unbeaten in the NFL, followed by eight one-loss clubs. But which one is really the best through four weeks of the season?
Ive heard your complaints. Ive read your comment… [+23835 chars]

We have a shake up at the top of our power rankings, while a team moved up six spots. despite a loss this week.