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Emerging tennis talent Felix Balshaw has committed his international allegiance to France, despite his father’s key role in one of English sport’s crowning moments.

Former rugby union international Iain Balshaw earned 35 caps for England and featured in the memorable 2003 World Cup final victory against Australia.

Born three years after that famous triumph, Felix’s early memories of his father’s career stem from his spell with Biarritz on the Basque coast, where the Balshaw family settled in 2009.

Although Felix is now establishing himself in tennis, he revisited his father's finest hour ahead of the most significant match of his own career on Wednesday.

He said: "I watched some of the highlights. Every time I watch his highlights or the World Cup, I just have a massive smile because I can just say this is my dad.

"I was not born and, watching him play, it’s fantastic. I was always in a little corner in the stands with the rugby gang just watching him with massive eyes. It was very inspirational.

"He’s been very, very important for me because ever since I was little he’s always been my idol.

"He has a lot of experience in rugby so he’s got a lot of stuff to teach me. He’s always been a great part of my life. Always there for me, always behind my back."

Though born in Leeds, with visits to grandmothers in Bath and Blackburn keeping links to England alive, Felix shows no inclination to switch national representation.

"I grew up in France and each day that went by I felt more and more French," said Felix, who acknowledged that he even supports France in rugby.

"I’m fully committed to France. I’ve always had the French flag and I think I’ll just stick with it."

His father has not pressured him regarding his sporting path or nationality, with the 20-year-old explaining: "It’s a conversation to have, but I think for them the most important thing is, if I’m happy, they’ll be happy as well.

"Maybe in the future there’ll be conversations, but for now I’m sticking to France."

Balshaw’s situation mirrors Arthur Fery’s in reverse (Reuters)

His situation mirrors that of British player Arthur Fery in reverse—Fery was born in France to French parents but grew up in London. Meanwhile, Felix welcomes comparisons with another famous athlete born in Leeds.

"Compare me to Haaland, it’s great," he said of Manchester City and Norway striker Erling Haaland.

The Lawn Tennis Association may well take notice, given Felix has received minimal backing from the French tennis federation—an organisation with 21 male players in the top 200, compared to Britain's seven.

Having begun the year ranked 718th, his swift rise to 186th has brought him firmly into focus after previously operating beneath the FFT's radar.

In Lyon this week, he registered his maiden ATP Tour win on French soil before bowing out in a lively contest against Corentin Moutet.

He now aims to secure a place at his debut Masters 1000 event in Paris next month and remains in contention to reach the Next Gen ATP Finals, which features the top eight under-21 players of the year.

Demonstrating the flair often associated with French tennis, he plays with a single-handed backhand—a technique he adopted at age eight after drawing inspiration from Roger Federer.

Balshaw has taken inspiration from Roger Federer (PA Wire)

Having participated in various sports as a child, he eventually chose tennis over rugby when he was 13.

"When your father is a rugby champion, you always want to follow his steps and do the same journey as him, but I just felt rugby was not going to be my sport," he said.

"In tennis, yes it’s more difficult because it’s an individual sport, but there was a little fire in me that it was the right choice."

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The Minnesota Vikings got running back Jordan Mason back on the practice field Wednesday for the first time since he landed on injured reserve, following the Vikings’ Week 1 victory over the Green Bay Packers.

Mason — who underwent surgery on his fractured thumb between weeks one and two — had to sit out four games, as required by his IR designation.

When the Vikings made that decision, head coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters that Mason would be back when eligible, which is this Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts, and that seems to be the way things are trending.

Jordan Mason was pacing between stretch lines today in his first practice back since going on IR. https://t.co/QEiU5JfBDD

— Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) October 21, 2026

The Vikings designated Mason to return from injured reserve Monday, and he was a full participant on Minnesota’s first injury report of Week 7.

While he was out, Aaron Jones Sr. took on the load of a workhorse running back, which made it clear that neither rookie Demond Claiborne or DeeJay Dallas were trusted by coaches for regular work out of the backfield.

Aaron Jones Sr. dealing with previously undisclosed knee injury

Jones did miss practice before the Week 3 trip to Tampa Bay with a knee injury, but he’s always been active on game day, at least through five six weeks (five games). However, we are learning Thursday that he’s been playing despite a knee injury that most would not be pushing through… including his past self.

According toKevin Seifert (ESPN), Aaron Jones has been playing through a sprained MCL in his left knee, an injury that Jones says he’s suffered in past seasons of his NFL career. He also admitted to Siefert that, in those past instances, he did not play through the injuries.

Jones, however, didn’t make it very far before encountering his own adversity, suffering the MCL injury in Week 2 against the Chicago Bears. He missed one series while he was being fit for a brace, and said he surprised himself by feeling well enough to continue in the game. In each of his previous sprained MCLs, Jones said he missed the remainder of the game and then at least another two weeks.

The Vikings opened the season planning to split carries between Jones and Mason. In the Week 1 win over Green Bay, Mason had 15 carries to 12 for Jones. That plan changed after Mason’s injury.

So when Aaron Jones, 32, hurt his knee the very next week, in Chicago, it presented a problem that the Vikings may not have been able to fix without their captain running back playing through the pain. He missed one series of that game against the Bears, while he was being fit for a brace.

Vikings RB Aaron Jones Sr. carried the load without Jordan Mason

From Week 2 through Week 5, Jones took 90% of the Vikings’ running back carries per Seifert’s report. Not only did he close out that 9-3 victory, but he went on to carry the offensive load for the next three games, injured, while the passing game struggled to get right.

For Kevin O’Connell, thankful isn’t a strong enough word when talking about Aaron Jones.

“It’s hard to even put into words. Just the toughness, the way he’s been able to turn over after a high volume of carries and get to a place by the next Sunday with a lot of work, a lot of time in the recovery room and just knowing his body like he does. He’s just been an absolute pro. He’s been a warrior, and I’m just so thankful that we have Aaron Jones on our team.”

Kevin O’Connell, via ESPN

Related: MN Vikings Get Encouraging Injury News Out of Bye

For the season, Aaron Jones has rushed for 410 yards and two touchdowns on 97 carries, an average of 4.2 yards per carry. He has gained 256 of those yards before contact, or 2.6 yards per carry, and 154 after contact.

He ran for 105 yards on 23 carries in the game where he sprained the MCL, then had 94 yards against the Miami Dolphins in Week 4 and 113 yards, plus a touchdown, on 25 carries in last week’s 23-13 win at New Orleans.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 03: Minnesota Golden Gophers defensive lineman TJ Bush Jr. (3) celebrates pressuring Michigan Wolverines quarterback Bryce Underwood (19) which lead to an interception during the second half to the college football game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Minnesota Golden Gophers on October 3rd, 2026, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN. (Photo by Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

The elephant in the room is actually a giant bronze pig that has established residency in Iowa. Can PJ Fleck find a way to beat Iowa and return the stolen pig?

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Iowa has been playing Iowa football and they are having a very good season. A season that could turn into an elite season, as one could see a path to Iowa getting into the college football playoff. A loss to Minnesota could put that dream in serious jeopardy. Can the Gophers find a way to beat the Hawkeyes at home?

KEYS TO A GOPHER WIN

Stop the Run! – This is absolutely critical. The Gopher defense has been hit or miss when it comes to stopping the run. They held Michigan to 79 yards and Washington to 40. But Purdue rushed for 305 and Mississippi State ran for 252. It is no coincidence which of those four games they won and which were multi-score losses. Now they face the Big Ten’s leading rusher and Kamari Moulton is very good. If he is not stopped, Iowa will run away with this game; literally and figuratively.

Win special teams – Is it even conceivable that Minnesota could win the Special Teams battle with Iowa? We have a reliable placekicker, and Javon Tracy has given us the best punt returning since Antoine Winfield. Meanwhile, Iowa’s kicker has missed two field goals and two extra points. But their return game remains strong. Can this be a phase that Minnesota wins this year?

Play with tempo – Back to my request to change your best and pivot, this is the single thing that I think would change our fortunes against Iowa. Have the offense play with tempo. Not a full, two-minute drill. Not that we are throwing the ball all over the place. But go with no huddle; let Drake Lindsey operate the offense and pick up the pace a little bit. This is a very good Hawkeye defense; let’s try to keep them on their heels.

OPPOSING PLAYERS TO WATCH

• #28 RB – Kamari Moulton – Probably the best back in the Big Ten and I am very scared.
• #33 LB – Cam Buffington – This guy does it all for the Hawks. He leads the team with 52 tackles, 17 more than the second-most tackles. He also has two sacks, both in the Washington game.

PREDICTION

I will never pick Minnesota over Iowa until PJ Fleck proves to me that he can beat Kirk Ferentz.

I think this one plays out like the 2024 game where the Gophers may have a small, half-time lead and then Iowa controls the second half.

Minnesota – 13
Iowa – 27

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Earlier this month, CBS announced that NFL game analyst Tony Romo’s leave from the network had officially been made permanent, ending the former quarterback’s tenure as the network’s top NFL analyst after his OWI arrest in Milwaukee over the summer.

Romo hadn’t called a game this season, and his absence left CBS without the analyst it had built its NFL coverage around since 2017, when it handed the former Cowboys quarterback the No. 1 job straight out of retirement and later locked him into a 10-year, $180 million contract.

“CBS Sports and Tony Romo have mutually agreed to part ways. We thank Tony for his contributions over the past nine years and wish him the best moving forward,” CBS’s statement read. “J.J. Watt will continue to partner with Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson on our lead NFL announce team for the rest of the season. All other teams remain the same, including Ian Eagle, Ross Tucker and Evan Washburn.”

It was unclear at the time whether Watt would only continue alongside Nantz through the season, or if he would be the permanent color analyst in CBS’s top booth. On Thursday, the network announced its final decision.

“JJ Watt Agrees to Multi-Year Deal to Serve as NFL ON CBS Lead Game Analyst Watt will continue to call the Network’s top games alongside Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson as CBS Sports’ lead NFL announce team,” CBS Sports PR posted on X.

“I’ve had a front-row seat to JJ’s growth as a top-tier broadcaster, watching him tackle this role just like he did his hall-of-fame playing career,” Skydance Chairman David Berson said via statement. “He’s insightful, entertaining, passionate, meticulous in his preparation, and the ultimate teammate. He has a unique ability to see things and communicate to fans of all levels. We are thrilled to have him leading our NFL coverage.”

“I am incredibly honored and grateful to have the opportunity to represent CBS Sports and all of the fantastic people who make this place so special,” Watt said. “From the brotherhood of THE NFL TODAY to my crews calling games, I couldn’t ask for better teammates alongside me on this television journey. I am thankful to David Berson for his leadership, vision and trust. I love this job and can’t wait to see ya Sunday with Jim and Tracy and many more Sundays to come!”

As for Romo, Nantz believes that at some point, he’ll be back in the business.

“I think unquestionably he will work again,” Nantz said. “I don’t know if it’s calling games or being in studio, but he’s got a lot of talent. He’s got a lot of people who like him, and he’s a star. He’s got a personality that’s different, and that’s a good thing. …And I don’t know where Tony’s head is on that right now, so I’m not going to speculate, but I think you’re asking me ‘will he ever work again in the business?’ I think there will be plenty of opportunity for that, because he’s got game.”

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Barcelona look to put nine points between their title plans and Real Madrid when El Clasico's first 2026-27 meeting hits the Camp Nou on Sunday.

Barca are 9-0-0 to start their title defense and a late loss to PSG at Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League will not have done much to dull their early-season shine. In fact, it may give us some clues to Hansi Flick's plans lineup for Sunday.

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Jose Mourinho's Real have one less days rest than Barca ahead of this contest thanks to the Madrid side's UCL contest on Wednesday.

Real lost 1-0 at Real Betis in Week 4 and 2-1 in an away Madrid derby on September 20. Mourinho needs to push the right buttons with his lineup in order to avoid another away setback, this one on a huge scale.

So what are the predicted lineups for Barcelona and Real Madrid? Read on...

Barcelona vs Real Madrid predicted lineups: How will Barca line up for El Clasico?

Hansi Flick has done a lot of chopping, changing, and rotating of players both in terms of starts and spots on the field.

Joao Cancelo's been one of the wild cards, played forward and back on both flanks. He gives Flick the option to use Eric Garcia, Jules Kounde, and/or Xavi Espart how he sees fit.

The only guarantees are Lamine Yamal in attack, Joan Garcia at the back, and — probably — Pedri and Pau Cubarsi.

Rodri, Gavi, and Karim Adeyemi were programmed 60th minute subs at midweek. All of that could've been with El Clasico in mind, almost certainly in the case of Rodri. Raphinha and Pedri subbing off at the same point? Same idea.

— Garcia —

— Garcia — Cubarsi — Martin — Cancelo —

— Rodri — Pedri —

— Yamal — Lopez — Gordon —

— Raphinha —

Real Madrid predicted lineups at Barca: How will Real line up for El Clasico?

Health-pending, we know a number of players who have become every game men for Jose Mourinho early in his new tenure at Real.

Thibaut Courtois, Jylian Mbappe, and Fede Valverde have started every game, while Ibrahim Konate has only been out of one team. Jude Bellingham, Marc Cucurella, and Yan Diomande have also played in all 11 games.

Vinicius Junior remains suspended and will not play Sunday. Ferland Mendy, Raul Asencio, and Rodrygo are long-term injuries.

Cucurella feels a great shout to start against his former club. Denzel Dumfries, Antonio Rudiger, and Eduardo Camavinga would love to be on the field from the jump, but here's how we see it looking:

— Courtois —

— Valverde — Konate — Huijsen — Cucurella —

— Guler — Tchouameni —

— Endrick — Bellingham — Diomande —

— Mbappe —

Colson Montgomery isn’t about to change his swing — but after a record 227 strikeouts in 2026, there are times he should. | (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Colson Montgomery wasn’t about to change his swing.

Not when the Chicago White Sox shortstop was approaching a record no batter wants. Not when his strikeout total climbed past some of baseball’s most notorious free swingers. And certainly not when the same approach that produced all those swings and misses had also delivered 31 home runs.

The 24-year-old believed one swing could change a game. Shortening his stroke, even with two strikes, wasn’t part of his plan.

“I’m not a finished product by any means,” Montgomery told MLB.com in September. “It’s one of those things you have to accept.”

By season’s end, Montgomery had struck out 227 times, surpassing Mark Reynolds’ previous major league record of 223 set in 2009. It was a dubious distinction in an otherwise memorable season that helped carry Chicago into October.

But Montgomery’s record was only part of a much larger story.

Across Major League Baseball, strikeouts have transformed from an outcome hitters once desperately tried to avoid into an increasingly accepted consequence of an offensive philosophy built around power, patience and hitting the ball in the air.

For the White Sox, that philosophy produced one of the American League’s most productive offenses.

It also helped bring their season to an abrupt end.

In five American League Division Series games against Cleveland, Chicago struck out 75 times, the most ever in a Division Series. The Guardians recorded 21 strikeouts in a 2-0 victory in Game 5, setting a major league record for a nine-inning game. Not a playoff record, but a record never matched in any nine-inning MLB game, ever.

The White Sox had gone from chasing a championship to chasing pitches they couldn’t hit. 

THE PRICE OF POWER

Montgomery’s record-breaking season illustrated the complicated relationship between strikeouts and offensive production.

His 31 home runs and 87 RBIs made him a dangerous presence in Chicago’s lineup, even as his .197 batting average and 227 strikeouts demonstrated how difficult consistent contact had become.

For Montgomery, the solution wasn’t necessarily changing the mechanics of his swing. It was changing how he approached each opportunity.

“You get what you focus on,” Montgomery says. “I feel like if you sit there and you are focusing on striking out all the time, you are probably going to get more of that stuff.”

The reasoning reflects a broader philosophical shift in baseball.

Rather than simply trying to put the ball in play, many hitters prioritize pitches they can drive with authority. Modern hitting instruction emphasizes exit velocity, launch angle and swing decisions — the combination of recognizing a hittable pitch and delivering a swing capable of producing damage.

A fly ball hit at an optimal launch angle can clear the fence. A weak ground ball, even when successfully put into play, frequently becomes an out.

But the pursuit of harder contact can create a difficult trade-off. Hitters trying to elevate the baseball may develop swings with more upward movement, while pitchers increasingly attack with high-velocity fastballs, breaking pitches and changing speeds.

The result can be more home runs, but also more empty swings.

White Sox hitting coach Derek Shomon acknowledged the concern while explaining that the reasons behind strikeouts matter as much as the totals.

“I would be sitting here lying to you if I’m OK with strikeouts,” Shomon told MLB.com in September. “No one is.”

Shomon said the organization evaluates whether strikeouts result from chasing pitches outside the zone, missing hittable strikes or making poor decisions with two strikes.

The challenge is reducing those failures without eliminating the aggressive approach that made Chicago’s offense successful. 

A CENTURY OF CHANGING EXPECTATIONS

For much of baseball history, striking out was relatively uncommon.

Hitters were expected to protect the plate, shorten their swings with two strikes and make pitchers rely on their defense. Contact was considered a fundamental part of offensive success.

That philosophy gradually changed as hitters and organizations began placing greater value on walks, extra-base hits and home runs.

Statistical analysis reinforced the importance of reaching base and hitting for power. Meanwhile, improvements in pitching velocity, pitch design and bullpen specialization made simply putting the ball in play increasingly difficult.

In 2026, major league teams averaged 8.38 strikeouts per game, compared with 8.36 in 2025, according to Baseball-Reference. Although the increase was small, the modern figures remain substantially higher than those of earlier generations.

The distinction is important: Baseball is not necessarily experiencing a new annual strikeout record, but it continues operating in an era in which a team striking out eight or nine times per game is ordinary.

For an individual hitter, that environment has changed the definition of an acceptable offensive performance.

A player can strike out 200 times and still provide significant value through walks and home runs.

For the White Sox, nobody embodied that contradiction more dramatically than Munetaka Murakami. 

MURAKAMI’S DISAPPEARING CONTACT

Murakami’s first season in Chicago offered a striking example of how tremendous power can coexist with prolonged offensive struggles.

The Japanese slugger finished with 35 home runs, 77 RBIs and 92 walks, helping anchor a White Sox lineup that scored more runs than any other American League team.

But he also struck out 196 times in 454 at-bats, a staggering total for one of Chicago’s most important hitters.

His struggles became especially pronounced during August.

Murakami struck out 46 times that month while hitting five home runs. From August 5 through September 3, he recorded 45 strikeouts in 101 at-bats, meaning nearly 45% of those official at-bats ended without a ball being put into play.

By mid-September, the slump had deepened. Murakami was hitting .095 with 50 strikeouts in his previous 95 at-bats — more than half.

Yet he continued drawing walks, demonstrating that patience and the ability to make contact are not necessarily the same skill.

“There’s always good times and bad times throughout the season,” Murakami said through interpreter Kenzo Yagi in September. “It’s really important just to keep focusing on the approach every single day.”

The numbers raised a difficult question for Chicago: How much swing-and-miss can an offense withstand before its power becomes insufficient?

During the regular season, the answer appeared to be quite a lot.

In October, it was considerably less. 

WHEN CONTACT BECOMES EVERYTHING

The White Sox entered the postseason with 776 runs, 211 home runs and an American League-leading 589 walks. Their offense was built to create opportunities, work counts and deliver game-changing swings.

Against Cleveland, however, those opportunities increasingly disappeared.

In Game 3 of the ALDS, seven Guardians pitchers combined for 19 strikeouts in a nine-inning game, then a postseason record. Three days later, Cleveland shattered that mark with 21 in Game 5, as Guardians starter Gavin Williams struck out 12 batters over 5 2/3 innings, carrying a no-hitter into the sixth.

Chicago finally threatened when Miguel Vargas drew a two-out walk to load the bases. Murakami stepped to the plate with an opportunity to change the game.

Instead, Cleveland reliever Erik Sabrowski struck him out on five pitches.

It was one of four strikeouts for Murakami that night. Andrew Benintendi also struck out four times.

Chicago finished the series with 75 strikeouts, an average of 15 per game. Cleveland’s pitchers surpassed the previous record for a five-game postseason series … by 11.

For White Sox manager Will Venable, the issue wasn’t simply hitters expanding the strike zone.

“I thought it was less about chase and more about being attacked in the zone and swing and miss in the zone,” Venable said after Game 5.

The difference is significant.

Plate discipline is frequently measured by whether hitters swing at pitches outside the strike zone. But a hitter can make the correct decision to swing at a strike and still fail to make contact.

Against Cleveland, Chicago’s inability to connect with pitches inside the zone became a defining problem. Venable acknowledged that the outcome ultimately came down to the most basic element of hitting: putting the ball in play.

For a team built around power, patience and offensive production, it was a painful reminder that none of those strengths matter when the bat never meets the baseball. 

A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO TWO STRIKES?

The question facing Chicago heading into 2027 isn’t whether Montgomery and Murakami should abandon their power, but whether the White Sox can preserve that power while developing a more adaptable offensive approach.

Situational hitting becomes especially important with runners in scoring position, when a productive out, sacrifice fly or ground ball to the right side can help manufacture a run.

A strikeout provides no such opportunity.

With two strikes, some hitters shorten their swings, widen their stances or focus on making contact rather than producing maximum exit velocity. Others refuse to sacrifice the mechanics that generate their power.

Montgomery has made his position clear: His game is built around the possibility of changing the scoreboard with one swing, and he believes that ability is worth protecting.

Venable has supported that outlook, emphasizing Montgomery’s contributions rather than allowing his strikeout record to define his season. But Cleveland exposed the limitations of relying on damage without enough contact.

After the season-ending loss, Murakami acknowledged that the White Sox would need to learn from their first postseason experience together.

“We are still a very young team,” he said through Yagi. “We have to learn from our experience here and then bring that to next year.”

That education may begin with a deceptively simple lesson: Baseball’s modern offensive revolution has demonstrated the value of hitting the ball harder, higher and farther — but when a season comes down to one swing, sometimes the most valuable thing a hitter can do is simply make contact.

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“Contrary to my name, I run a lot,” said Walker Kessler, who, per Stathead, set the NBA record for most field goal attempts in a season opener while making all of them. “I’ve always been like that. I think when I run, it keeps me engaged in the game. There’s gonna be times where I’ll run needlessly, just because every once in a while, one might come off the rim, whether on offense or defense. Might get a rebound, or a put-back. And then it opens up a lot of the shooters on the perimeter.”

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Jamal Murray: “Obviously doing it over again and more. I thought I could have made All-Second Team, so striving for that and obviously want to keep the All-Star up, which means I got to have a good start. So really just taking game by game, but focusing on these wins early, I think are important.”

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Amid all the chaos and unchecked emotions of opening night was Raptors' starting point guard Immanuel Quickley, looking cool, calm and collected. Zulfi Sheikh checks in as to what that attitude meant in the big picture.

In this episode of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman discuss Brady Tkachuk's volatile return to Ottawa, the latest on the Red Wings, the Hurricanes sending trade offers for Connor Hellebuyck and much more.

Playing against players up to five years older than him in the WHL, Kelowna Rockets rookie Madden Daneault hasn't shown any signs of backing down. Mike Koreen checks in with the young phenom to get a sense of what makes him tick.