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Today in Boston Celtics history, in 1950, Hall of Fame Celtics coach and general manager Red Auerbach coached his inaugural game in that role with the storied franchise. He had recently joined the team following the resignation of the franchise's first coach, Alvin "Doggy" Julian. Prior to this role, Auerbach served as an assistant coach at Duke University and held the position of head coach for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (now known as the Atlanta Hawks), before departing from that position due to a disagreement with the club's ownership.

Red had inherited a team with a 22-46 record and a desperate owner trying not to go belly-up who made an unusual decision towards that end that panned out in a big way. That owner, Walter Brown, actually asked a number of local sportswriters who he ought to hire as a coach for the team, and after being recommended Auerbach by the crowd, extended an offer. The future Celtics legend accepted and immediately got to work avoiding Bob Cousy in the draft (he would end up on the team later that fall after a dispersal draft sent him to Boston) while breaking the color barrier in professional basketball by drafting Chuck Cooper.

When October 18 rolled around, it was time for the very first test of the Auerbach-helmed Celtics, and Boston won the friendly preseason tilt against the Baltimore Bullets (now defunct, and not the team that became the Washington Wizards) 102-92. The rest, as they say, is history.

Historic milestones

It is also the date of a number of players making their NBA debuts with the Celtics, least of which includes former Boston big man Rich Johnson. An alum of Grambling State taken by the Celtics with the 46th pick (there were many more rounds to the draft in that era) of the 1968 NBA Draft, Johnson played his first minutes in the game in a 106-88 blowout of the Detroit Pistons. It was a modest debut that saw the Louisiana native score just 2 points.

It is also the date of Florida State alum Ben Clyde's debut with the Celtics in 1974, which saw the big man play his first game in a 126-119 loss to the Buffalo Braves (technically, the team that is now the Celtics now, though that is a long story). The Georgia native had a better debut, logging a 2-point, 1-rebound inaugural outing in 4 minutes of play.

It was also on this day in 2017 that both Daniel Theis and Abdel Nader made their debut for the team in a 108-100 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Theis had the better game of the two despite playing less than 5 minutes to Nader's 11 and a half, putting up 6 points and 2 boards in contrast to the Iowa State alum, who recorded 4 points and an assist.

In another of several debuts, it was also the day Joe Mazzulla spent his first game on Boston's sidelines as head coach, having been elevated to interim status after Ime Udoka was suspended for an improper workplace relationship in the summer 2022. The game was a 126-117 win over the Philadelphia 76ers that was special for other reasons after the Celtics paid homage to Bill Russell a few months after the Boston great had passed away. Special uniforms and patches, a global retirement of the No. 6 jersey, and a court with a large No. 6 on the lane to honor the civil rights icon and NBA superstar were but some of the honors for Russell.

This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Today in Boston Celtics history: Auerbach coaches 1st game; Theis, Nader, Mazzulla debut; Russell tribute

Los Angeles Clippers forward Baba Miller (18) go up for a lay up defended by Toronto Raptors forward Collin Murray-Boyles (30) in the first half at Rogers Arena. | Source: Lastwordonsports.com - Daniel Benjamin, Editor

With the 36th pick in the 2026 NBA draft, the Los Angeles Clippers select Baba Miller. Following his impressive showing in the Summer League and preseason, Miller is ready to capitalize at the NBA level. Get ready for a promising season from the rookie!

The Clippers Have a History of  Striking Gold With Second Rounders

The Clippers have struck gold in the second round in recent history. Last season, the team took Kobe Sanders with the 50th pick in the draft. Sanders joined a team with championship aspirations and made his way into the rotation only one month into his rookie season.

In the 2023 NBA draft, the Clippers selected Jordan Miller with the 48th pick. Miller was not expected to be in the rotation this past season either and ended up averaging double digits as a key rotational player.

In the 2022 NBA draft, the Clippers selected Moussa Diabate with the 43rd pick. Despite not thriving for the Clippers, Diabate is a great example of the Clippers’ ability to locate talent in the second round. Diabate produced a career season, averaging 7.9 points and 8.7 rebounds while playing elite defense for the Charlotte Hornets.

The list of second-round steals goes all the way back to Terance Mann from the 2019 NBA draft. Mann became a crucial part of the Clippers franchise, putting up 39 points to secure the win that led to the team’s first-ever appearance in the Western Conference Finals.

Baba Miller Will Be in the RotationLos Angeles Clippers forward Baba Miller (18) handles the ball against the Toronto Raptors in the second half at Rogers Arena. Photo Credit: Bob Frid. Imagn Images via Reuters Connect

Miller will be the Clippers’ secondary power forward and tertiary center in his rookie season. The Clippers have been hit with a series of injuries heading into the 2026-2027 NBA season. Brandon Ingram, Miller, Max Strus, Bradley Beal, and Yanic Konan-Niederhauser will all be unavailable to start the season. This opens up opportunities for the Clippers’ young core to impress their way into the rotation.

Despite all these injuries, Miller has a secure spot in the rotation. The Clippers’ backup power forward in recent years, Nicolas Batum, retired from basketball during the offseason. The Clippers were then left with a hole at the power forward position.

Konan-Niederhauser’s injury also created a hole in the Clippers’ rotation. The Clippers announced that Isaiah Jackson will start at center on opening night, with Brook Lopez as his primary backup. Miller will provide insurance behind those two and could see some run in Ty Lue’s preferred small-ball basketball.

The Last Word

Before his first Summer League game, the Clippers signed Miller to a 4-year, $9.61 million pact. Miller’s first two years are guaranteed. He will make $1.7 million this season.

The team’s financial commitment to Miller shows their belief in a player who has yet to play in the NBA. This is a testament to his skill set as a 7-foot forward who can shoot, pass, defend, and play both on and off the ball.

Miller is one of the Clippers’ three rookies who made their 18-man squad. 2026 No. 5 overall selection Keaton Wagler and Nick Martinelli are the others. Martinelli, the No. 55 pick in this past June’s draft,

Ultimately, Miller will have a spot in the rotation to make an impact on the immediate roster. Considering the Clippers have already committed long-term money to the rookie who fills a positional need, expect a promising rookie season from the 36th pick.

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This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke with Super Bowl-winning coach and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Senior football consultant Bruce Arians.

In his interview with Easton Jr., Arians discussed his work with Novartis on its "Relax, it's a Blood Test" prostate cancer screening campaign. He discussed the importance of having veteran coaches on a team's staff and credited Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid.

"So you see your doctor, you risk it, so you get screened every year, and you know my levels had gone up," said Arians. "Didn't think it was much. Found out it was, and we had a great doctor. Everything was fantastic, and for me, it's very personal."

Arians has spent a lifetime coaching, from college to the NFL, and he shared his opinion on which staff in today's game he'd collaborate with if he were still active.

"Starting with Andy (Reid), for sure, but there are so many good young coaches right now. I'm a little concerned about the youth of some of these coaches because situational football is biting them in the butt right now; they haven't experienced enough of it and don't know how to find it," said Arians. "I think that I love that a couple of the young coaches hired veterans to help. I think Joe Brady's (Buffalo Bills) has a great staff of young and old, and I've always said: every young coach, get two old coaches, one on each side of the ball, that you can vent to, because you can't vent to a young coach. They go, "Hey," and go home and tell their wife. Then they tell everybody. But get two old guys you can lean on, because it's a hard job."

Find out if a PSA blood test is right for you at RelaxItsABloodTest.com, and follow along on social (@RelaxItsABloodTest). To learn more about Novartis, the NFL partnership, and community health impact, please visit:novartis.com/NFL.

This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Bruce Arians shares the importance of needing a veteran coach on staff

Updated NCAA Top 25 polls after Georgia, Notre Dame, Indiana losses in Week 7 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Week 7 of the college football season was historically chaotic, guaranteeing major changes in the upcoming polls.

Several top-10 teams lost on Saturday, showing the depth in some of the biggest conferences. Georgia, Indiana, Alabama, Texas and Notre Dame all fell in Saturday's action, making it five of the 10-best teams in the country adding to their loss column.

As a result, there doesn't appear to be any dominant teams in college football this season, which has also given more programs hope that they can pull off upsets. Auburn and Florida were both unranked teams who won on the road, while Tennessee took down the Crimson Tide despite starting a backup quarterback.

The biggest winners from the day are Miami, Ohio State and BYU, all of whom stand to gain the most from the teams around them losing. Here's a look at how the college football rankings shake out after Week 7's slate of upsets.

MORE: SEC 'Hangover Saturday' with Texas, Alabama and Georgia losses comes with no excuses

College football rankings for Week 7

This section will be updated when the polls are released.

AP PollRankTeamRecordPoints (No. 1 Votes)1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.

Others receiving votes:

MORE: Where Texas stands after loss to Florida

Coaches PollRankTeamRecordPoints (No. 1 Votes)1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.

Others receiving votes:

MORE:BYU upsets Notre Dame after questionable non-calls on final play

Where to watch Nottingham Forest vs. Arsenal live stream, TV channel, start time for Premier League match originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

A highly anticipated Premier League matchup will take place at the City Ground as Nottingham Forest hosts Arsenal on Sunday.

Nottingham is facing a bit of a rough patch, suffering back-to-back defeats against Crystal Palace and Coventry in recent outings. Forest is currently the second-worst attacking side, with just five goals under their belt to date. The Reds have a solid home record though, which could be a slight advantage entering gameweek seven. 

Arsenal's 2-1 win over Leeds last weekend briefly brought them to the top of the Premier League table, tied with Man City. The Gunners have won nine of their last 10 games across all competitions, and a recent 3-0 rout of Lille is keeping momentum high for the club.

Who will prevail at the City Ground?

The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the weekly schedule.

Nottingham Forest vs. Arsenallive stream, TV channel

Here's how to watch this Premier League match in the U.S.:

• TV channel: NBCSN
• Live stream:Fubo, Peacock

This Premier League game is available for live TV broadcast on NBCSN, which can be found streaming on Fubo.

Fubo offers a free trial for new subscribers, so you can try the service before you buy. Stream ESPN, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and 100+ top channels of live TV and sports without cable. (Participating plans only. Taxes and fees may apply.)

Fans can also stream the match on Peacock.

Nottingham Forest vs. Arsenal start time

This Premier League clash takes place at City Ground in Nottinghamshire, England and kicks off on Sunday, October 18 at 4:30 p.m. local time.

Here's how that time translates across the U.S.:

DateKickoff timeEastern TimeSun, Oct. 1811:30 a.m.Central TimeSun, Oct. 1810:30 a.m.Mountain TimeSun, Oct. 189:30 a.m.Pacific TimeSun, Oct. 188:30 a.m.Nottingham Forest vs. Arsenal radio coverage

• Radio station:SiriusXM app, channel 188

Listen to live play-by-play coverage of Forest vs. Arsenal nationwide on the SiriusXM app, or in your vehicle on channel 188.

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Premier League schedule this week

All times below ET

Saturday, October 17

• Everton vs. Chelsea (7:30 a.m.)
• Fulham vs. Hull (10 a.m.)
• Man City vs. Ipswich Town (10 a.m.)
• Brentford vs. Liverpool (10 a.m.)
• Newcastle vs. Aston Villa (12:30 p.m.)

Sunday, October 18

• Brighton vs. Palace (9 a.m.)
• Bournemouth vs. Sunderland (9 a.m.)
• Leeds vs. Man United (9 a.m.)
• Nottingham Forest vs. Arsenal (11:30 a.m.)

Monday, October 19

• Tottenham Hotspur vs. Coventry (3 p.m.)

U21s Team News: Whites to face Crystal Palace

Scott Gardner has made three changes to the Leeds United Under-21s team ahead of today’s Premier League 2 meeting with Crystal Palace.

After the EFL Trophy tie at Oldham Athletic during the week, Robbie Cook returns to the starting XI in goal, behind a defence of Alfie Cresswell, Louis Enahoro-Marcus and Jayden Lienou.

On the flanks, Freddie Lane and Louie Philpott retain their places, next to a midfield duo of Rhys Chadwick and skipper Ollie Pickles. Leading the line is attacking trio Sam Alker, Callum Mills and Carrick Njinko.

On the bench, goalkeeper Darryl Ombang is joined by Roman Egan-Riley, Josh McDonald, Ditmir Hodja and Luke Matykiewicz.

Starting XI: Cook (GK), Cresswell, Enahoro-Marcus, Lienou, Lane, Chadwick, Pickles (C), Philpott, Alker, Mills, Njinko.

Subs: Ombang (GK), Egan-Riley, McDonald, Hodja, Matykiewicz.

Palace: Lee (GK), Kalembo, Somade, Okoli, King (C), Benamar, Danaher, Nascimento, Williams, Gibbard, Gozo.

Subs: Hill (GK), White, Martin, Adams-Collman, Kporha, Angibeaud, Fsida.

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Bayern Munich could be missing two of its most creative players for a massive Champions League showdown with Arsenal, leaving Vincent Kompany with an important decision to make. With Michael Olise and Jamal Musiala unavailable, who should take over the No. 10 role and help Bayern unlock one of Europe’s toughest defenses?

There are a few intriguing options on the table, and each brings something different to the position.

• Lennart Karl: The exciting young talent has already shown that he is not afraid of the big stage. Karl offers creativity, quick feet, and the ability to turn a defender with a moment of individual brilliance. Starting against Arsenal would be a significant test, but his unpredictability could make him a dangerous option between the lines. Is this the kind of opportunity Bayern should give him?
• Ismael Saibari: The former PSV Eindhoven attacking midfielder could offer a different profile if Bayern want a player capable of carrying the ball, driving forward, and contributing physically in tight spaces. His ability to operate centrally and link up with the forwards makes him an interesting alternative, although throwing him into such a high-stakes match would be a considerable gamble.
• Serge Gnabry: The experienced option might be the safest choice. Gnabry has the experience, movement, and attacking instincts to cause problems around the box. He can arrive in dangerous areas, combine with Harry Kane, and provide a goal threat of his own. He might not replicate Olise’s creativity or Musiala’s dribbling, but Kompany could value his familiarity with Bayern’s system and his experience in major European fixtures.
• Nathaniel Brown: The longshot of the group. Brown is not the natural choice for an attacking midfield role, but his versatility and ability to contribute going forward could make him an unconventional option if Kompany wants to experiment. It would certainly be a surprise selection against Arsenal, though it is difficult to see him beating the other candidates to the starting spot.

There is no straightforward replacement for the creativity Bayern would lose without Olise and Musiala. Kompany must decide whether to trust youth, take a chance on an alternative profile, or lean on experience.

Who would you start at attacking midfielder against Arsenal: Karl, Saibari, Gnabry, or the longshot Brown? Is there another solution Kompany should consider?

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This is our 29th season doing college football rankings, starting by crushing our first batch by declaring Tennessee the No. 1 team in the country in 1998. The Vols went on to win the national title.

There have been plenty of highs and more than our share of lows over the years, but we’ve seen it all and done even more. So when there’s a chaotic weekend like this, when Georgia, Notre Dame, Indiana, Alabama, and Texas are among the big names to go down, you need someone who won’t overreact to one game and can deliver a top 25 that settles everything down.

It’s going to be okay. Deep breath, here we go …

2026 College Football Rankings: The 25 Best Teams in Week 8Oct 17, 2026; Pasadena, California, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Bob Chesney on the sidelines in the second half against the Wisconsin Badgers at the Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images25. Utah Utes

Record: (6-0) 
Last Week Rank: 13 
Week 7: Utah 27, Colorado 24 
Up Next: Houston
Not to overreact too hard, but the struggles against a bad Colorado team freaked us out. Yes, Utah has looked fantastic so far this season, but here’s the problem – it’s Week 8, and it has yet to beat anyone who’ll go to a bowl game without something crazy happening.

24. Arizona Wildcats

Record: (5-1) 
Last Week Rank: 26 
Week 7: OPEN DATE 
Up Next: Iowa State
It’s time to give Arizona more credit for a good Week 2 fight at BYU that was better than the 28-17 final score. Winning at West Virginia and trouncing Cincinnati helped, and now, after two weeks to rest, it has to roll past Iowa State, setting up a showdown at Texas Tech.

23. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Record: (6-1)
Last Week Rank: 24 
Week 7: Wake Forest 41, Cal 7 
Up Next: OPEN DATE
A team from North Carolina going to Cal and winning in a late-night blowout isn’t easy. The Demon Deacons are ripping through teams now. They beat Purdue and Louisville, and the lone loss was by 13 to Miami.

22. Northwestern Wildcats

Record: (5-1) 
Last Week Rank: 16 
Week 7: Northwestern 24, Michigan State 21 
Up Next: Rutgers
Give credit for the 5-1 record, but beating Penn State isn’t a big deal now – everyone is doing it – and it took a blocked kick to get by Michigan State. (To be fair, the Wildcats went on a fantastic late drive for the game-winning field goal.) Basically, we need more now, and playing Rutgers won’t provide it.

21. Houston Cougars

Record: (6-1) 
Last Week Rank: 23 
Week 7: Houston 35, Oklahoma State 32 
Up Next: at Utah
All due credit given for getting by a hot Oklahoma State and beating Kansas State on the road. The Oregon State win continues to look better and better each week, and the only loss was at Texas Tech on a two-point conversion. That’s all great – now beat Utah this week.

20. Iowa Hawkeyes

Record: (5-1) 
Last Week Rank: 14 
Week 7: OPEN DATE 
Up Next: at Minnesota
The win at Washington two weeks ago will start to look stronger over the next several weeks, and losing to Ohio State is nothing to get upset over. But the Hawkeyes are about to be tested – at Minnesota, Wisconsin, at Northwestern – to start a super-favorable second-half slate.

19. Texas Longhorns

Record: (4-2) 
Last Week Rank: 7 
Week 7: Florida 27, Texas 24 
Up Next: Ole Miss
The world is dumping on Texas now. Steve Sarkisian should be fired, Arch can’t play and isn’t ready for the NFL, blah, blah, blah – it’s still the team that beat Ohio State. It lost to Oklahoma on a field goal in a wild rivalry game, and Florida stepped up in desperation mode this week. With that said … uh oh. There’s a whole lot of ugly coming up on the rest of the SEC schedule.

18. Auburn Tigers

Record: (4-2) 
Last Week Rank: 42 
Week 7: Auburn 27, Georgia 24 
Up Next: LSU
Yeah, if you beat the No. 1 team in the country in its park, you deserve a cookie. Auburn’s other loss was at Tennessee – all due respect there. The defense is playing great, and the high-voltage offense is playing smart. You’re here now, Auburn. Keep it going when Lane Kiffin’s bunch comes to town.

17. Florida Gators

Record: (5-2) 
Last Week Rank: 20 
Week 7: Florida 27, Texas 24 
Up Next: OPEN DATE
We’re giving Florida the love for beating Texas in Austin, and it was great in wins over Ole Miss and Auburn. But it’s going to be an up-and-down team the rest of the way, and we don’t forget the 21-point home loss to …

16. South Carolina Gamecocks

Record: (3-3) 
Last Week Rank: 19 
Week 7: OPEN DATE 
Up Next: Tennessee
At Alabama, Kentucky, and Mississippi State with a healthy Kamario Taylor. Those are the three losses, and that’s not bad. South Carolina is rested after the win over Florida. But that’s it for the resume so far. If this is for real, and this is a top 25 team, it beats Tennessee in Columbia this week.

15. Missouri Tigers

Record: (5-2) 
Last Week Rank: 9 
Week 7: Ole Miss 31, Missouri 3 
Up Next: OPEN DATE
Yeah, stuff got real with the trip to Oxford on Saturday. The Tigers earned this lofty spot because of the blowout wins over Florida and Texas A&M a few weeks ago, but a big-time team doesn’t lose 31-3 at Ole Miss. Not against theblah Rebel defense.

14. Mississippi State Bulldogs

Record: (4-2) 
Last Week Rank: 8 
Week 7: LSU 31, Mississippi State 0 
Up Next: Oklahoma
This is us acknowledging that quarterback Kamario Taylor is special, and it’s a different team with him. No, the Bulldogs wouldn’t have beaten LSU on Saturday with their injured star under center, but it wouldn’t have been 31-0. At Minnesota, at South Carolina, Missouri – those wins still matter.

13. Texas Tech Red Raiders

Record: (6-0) 
Last Week Rank: 17 
Week 7: Texas Tech 53, Arizona State 25 
Up Next: at Cincinnati
That’s what we were waiting for. You and a few good friends could hang big points on Arizona State right now, but after seemingly sleepwalking its way through a 5-0 start – even with a good win at Oregon State and a great one against Houston – the team wasn’t looking the part. It just did on Saturday.

12. LSU Tigers

Record: (5-2) 
Last Week Rank: 22 
Week 7: LSU 31, Mississippi State 0 
Up Next: at Auburn
Now we know how this all works with LSU. It’s 0-2 on the road against Ole Miss and Kentucky, but in Death Valley it’s a razor-sharp dominant force that plays at a whole other speed. Three of the last five games are on the road, though, going to Auburn next week.

11. Ole Miss Rebels

Record: (5-1) 
Last Week Rank: 21 
Week 7: Ole Miss 31, Missouri 3 
Up Next: at Texas
The Florida loss was a bad day that happened weeks ago. Ole Miss made up for it by ripping up Vanderbilt on the road and beating a strong Missouri team by 28. The Rebels still only have that one loss.

Oct 17, 2026; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels running back Makhi Frazier (25) carries the ball during the second half against the Missouri Tigers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images10. Kentucky Wildcats

Record: (6-1) 
Last Week Rank: 11 
Week 7: Kentucky 21, Oklahoma 13 
Up Next: Vanderbilt
The 45-17 loss at Alabama seems more and more like a bad day in Week 2 with a new head coach getting up to speed. Will Stein’s team was rock solid against an Oklahoma team coming off the high of the Texas win. Get used to the idea that Kentucky might be in the College Football Playoff.

9. Alabama Crimson Tide

Record: (5-2) 
Last Week Rank: 4 
Week 7: Tennessee 26, Alabama 10 
Up Next: Texas A&M
The Tide came within a few bad calls and worse weather of probably beating Georgia, and Tennessee’s great defensive front took its game up a few notches on Saturday. Bama gets one home game against a rested Texas A&M before going to LSU, and then it’s a crank-it-up-or-get-out-of-our-top-ten moment.

8. Tennessee Volunteers

Record: (6-1) 
Last Week Rank: 10 
Week 7: Tennessee 26, Alabama 10 
Up Next: at South Carolina
Tennessee is still just a final throw against Texas away from being unbeaten. Now the 24-14 win over Auburn is fabulous, and getting cigars after a 26-10 win over the Tide just took the expectations up several notches.

7. UCLA Bruins

Record: (6-0) 
Last Week Rank: 12 
Week 7: UCLA 17, Wisconsin 7 
Up Next: Michigan State
That’s a great, professional-looking Big Ten win UCLA just got over Wisconsin. It’s proving to be tough as nails in its 6-0 start, and looking ahead, going unbeaten in the regular season isn’t a crazy idea. This is a smart team that knows how to adapt on the fly.

6. Georgia Bulldogs

Record: (6-1) 
Last Week Rank: 1 
Week 7: Auburn 27, Georgia 24 
Up Next: OPEN DATE
Wow, did that Auburn loss look exactly like how Georgia might make another early exit from the College Football Playoff. It had several chances to pull that off, and couldn’t do it. Now it gets two weeks to rest up for Florida, and then a trip to Ole Miss.

5. Indiana Hoosiers

Record: (6-1) 
Last Week Rank: 6 
Week 7: Ohio State 19, Indiana 15 
Up Next: at Michigan
One foot down first. That’s all that came between Indiana and an all-time finish in a great game against Ohio State. There’s no punishing the Hoosiers for that, and if anything, it showed just how tough this team will be to get out of the tournament in a few months. (I’ve typed and texted this several times over the last 12 hours in a few different ways – it’s not like that was Rutgers on the other side of the ball.)

4. Miami Hurricanes

Record: (6-0) 
Last Week Rank: 5 
Week 7: Miami 43, Florida State 35 2OT 
Up Next: Pitt
Ehhhhhhhhhhhh, okay, fine, Florida State is always a dangerous rivalry game, and the Seminoles gave the Canes mega-problems last year, too. But we’re not going to just give away the No. 1 spot because Miami is still unbeaten and is the only team to beat Wake Forest. We still think these three teams are better, starting with …

3. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Record: (5-1) 
Last Week Rank: 2 
Week 7: BYU 28, Notre Dame 24 
Up Next: OPEN DATE
It’s a bit too simplistic to say that Notre Dame was exposed or finally got caught playing someone great. If anything, that final drive showed a coolness to CJ Carr as he came achingly close to pulling that out of the fire. (BTW, 1) yes, there was still one second on the clock, and 2) we’re not getting into a twist over jockeying on that last pass play.)

2. BYU Cougars

Record: (6-0) 
Last Week Rank: 15 
Week 7: BYU 28, Notre Dame 24 
Up Next: at UCF
Notre Dame is just that good, and right now, it’s still the pick to at least play for the national title – and BYU is the team that took it down. Give the Cougars almost as much credit for being the one team able to get by Arizona so far.

1. Ohio State Buckeyes

Record: (6-1) 
Last Week Rank: 3 
Week 7: Ohio State 19, Indiana 15 
Up Next: OPEN DATE
It doesn’t seem like it, but no, Ohio State isn’t one of the top teams that lost on Saturday.

Our rankings aren’t predictive. We’re not going to preemptively punish Ohio State for Julian Sayin getting hurt. That’s bad, but almost as troubling is how the Buckeyes came brutally close to dropping yet another big game against a good team.

But they didn’t; they won, and they also handed Iowa its only loss, with credit given for the 31-14 win happening in Iowa City. Ohio State came within a missed field goal of beating a jacked Texas team in Austin, and it just went into Bloomington and left with a win.

We're on to Week 6, and the New Orleans Saints (1-4) are desperate for a win against thee New York Giants (3-1-1) at MetLife Stadium. The Saints welcomed another starter back from injured reserve this week while elevating just one backup from the practice squad for Sunday's game.

Here is the position-by-position breakdown of the Saints' 53-man roster and 17-man practice squad, along with their jersey numbers:

Quarterbacks (3)

• No. 6 Tyler Shough
• No. 2 Spencer Rattler
• No. 11 Zach Wilson

Running backs (3)

• No. 41 Alvin Kamara
• No. 5 Kendre Miller
• No. 43 CJ Donaldson
• Practice squad: No. 26 Zamir White, No. 24 Jarquez Hunter

Travis Etienne Jr., No. 3, has been placed on injured reserve and must wait until Week 8 to return from a hamstring injury. Veteran backup Ty Chandler, No. 32, was ruled out with a season-ending knee injury during the preseason.

Wide receivers (4)

• No. 12 Chris Olave
• No. 14 Devaughn Vele
• No. 19 Barion Brown (rookie)
• No. 18 Bryce Lance (rookie)
• Practice squad: No. 81 Kevin Austin Jr., No. 85 Jalen Moreno-Cropper, No. 13 Cedric Tillman, No. 86 Kyrese Rowan

Jordyn Tyson was placed on injured reserve with a designation to return and will miss at least the first four games, so he's been eligible to return after the Falcons game. Mason Tipson is listed separately on PUP and won't count against the 53-man limit until he is activated. Tillman has been elevated from the practice squad for this game.

Tight ends (4)

• No. 83 Juwan Johnson
• No. 87 Noah Fant
• No. 4 Oscar Delp (rookie)
• No. 82 Treyton Welch
• Practice squad: No. 84 Stone Smartt

Second-year draft pick Moliki Matavao, No. 80, suffered a knee injury in the preseason that knocked him out for the year. He's still on injured reserve.

Offensive tackles (3)

• No. 75 Taliese Fuaga
• No. 72 Asim Richards
• No. 74 Mason Murphy
• Practice squad: No. 79 Alex Wollschaeger

Kelvin Banks Jr., No. 71, has been placed on injured reserve and isn't expected back until at least December after undergoing ankle surgery. No. 70 Alan Herron, an undrafted free agent from Maryland, was released.

Interior offensive linemen (5)

• No. 76 David Edwards
• No. 78 Erik McCoy
• No. 51 Cesar Ruiz
• No. 65 Jeremiah Wright (rookie)
• No. 66 William Sherman
• Practice squad: No. 73 Easton Kilty

Backup offensive lineman Dillon Radunz, No. 77, went down with a season-ending injury during training camp and will not play this year.

Specialists (3)

• No. 49 Zach Wood (long snapper)
• No. 10 Daniel Carlson (kicker)
• No. 17 Ryan Wright (punter)
• Practice squad: No. 39 Charlie Smyth (kicker)

Interior defensive linemen (7)

• No. 93 Nathan Shepherd
• No. 91 Vernon Broughton
• No. 92 Davon Godchaux
• No. 52 Christen Miller (rookie)
• No. 50 Colby Wooden
• No. 97 Khristian Boyd
• No. 95 John Ridgeway III
• Practice squad: No. 62 Jay'Viar Suggs

Starting defensive lineman Bryan Bresee, No. 90, went down with a season-ending injury during training camp and will not play this year.

Edge rushers (5)

• No. 99 Chase Young
• No. 94 Cameron Jordan
• No. 96 Carl Granderson
• No. 98 Tyree Wilson
• No. 33 Anfernee Jennings
• Practice squad: No. 54 Jonah Williams, No. 40 Fadil Diggs, No. 56 David Ojabo

Linebackers (6)

• No. 55 Kaden Elliss
• No. 20 Pete Werner
• No. 28 Danny Stutsman
• No. 53 Jaylan Ford
• No. 58 Chris Rumph II
• No. 44 Isaiah Stalbird
• Practice squad: No. 47 Jackson Sirmon

Cornerbacks (4)

• No. 1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
• No. 29 Quincy Riley
• No. 22 Martin Emerson Jr.
• No. 25 Deamerion Richardson
• Practice squad: No. 34 TJ Hall Jr., No. 38 Jayden Price

Cornerbacks Rejzohn Wright (No. 25) and David long Jr. (No. 45) were lost for the year with injuries during the preseason and remain on injured reserve while recovering.

Safeties (6)

• No. 21 Justin Reid
• No. 7 Jonas Sanker
• No. 23 Julian Blackmon
• No. 31 Jordan Howden
• No. 42 Mike Reid
• No. 36 Lorenzo Styles Jr.

This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: LOOK: Saints 53-man roster, practice squad for Week 6 vs. Giants

The New York Giants continue their 2026 regular season slate against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET in the sixth game of the John Harbaugh era.

Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch, stream, and listen to the matchup.

What TV channel is Giants vs. Saints on today?

• TV channel: FOX
• Streaming: NFL+ | Fubo

The Giants and Saints play Sunday afternoon in Week 6 of the 2026 NFL regular season, continuing their 18-week slate. Both teams enter the game with significant injuries.

Streaming options for the game include NFL+ and Fubo, which offers a free trial.

The broadcast crew will consist of Adam Amin (play-by-play), Drew Brees (analyst), and Kristina Pink (sideline).

Listen to Giants-Saints

• Flagship: WFAN 101.9 FM / 66AM
• Spanish broadcast: Que Buena 1280 AM (streaming)
• SiriusXM: Channels 198 (Giants) and 267 (Saints)
• SiriusXM Internet: Channels 822 (Saints) and 823 (Giants)

The WFAN broadcast team will be Bob Papa (play-by-play), Carl Banks (analyst), and Howard Cross (sideline).

The Spanish broadcast will air on Que Buena 1280AM with Nestor Rosario (play-by-play) and Francis Adames (analysis) providing coverage.

Pre-game (Giants Gameday) and postgame (Giants Extra Point) coverage will be handled by John Schmeelk, Tiki Barber, and Paul Dottino.

Out-of-market fans can listen to the game on the following affiliate stations:

• WPYX 106.5 FM – Albany, New York
• 96.3 FM ("The Buzzer") – Cortland and Ithaca, New York
• WYXL-FM 97.3 HD3 – Cortland and Ithaca, New York
• WPOP 1410 AM / 100.9 FM – Hartford, Connecticut
• WEEX 1230 AM / 94.7 FM – Easton, Pennsylvania
• WTLA 1200 AM / 97.7-100.1 FM – Syracuse, New York
• WTLB 1310 AM / 96.5 FM – Utica, New York
• WRNY 1350 AM – Rome, New York
• WSGO 1440 AM / 100.1 FM – Oswego, New York
• WLAD 800 AM – Danbury, Connecticut
• WENE 1430 AM – Binghamton, New York

Giants vs. Saints start time

• Date: Sunday, October 18
• Time: 1:00 p.m. ET

Giants regular season schedule

Below is the New York Giants' regular season schedule.

• Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 13 vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
• Week 2: Monday, Sept. 21 at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN
• Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 27 vs. Tennessee Titans, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS
• Week 4: Sunday, Oct. 4 vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS
• Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 11 at Washington Commanders, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX
• Week 6: Sunday, Oct 18 vs. New Orleans Saints, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX
• Week 7: Sunday, Oct 25 at Houston Texans, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX
• Week 8: BYE
• Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 8 at Philadelphia Eagles, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX
• Week 10: Thursday, Nov. 12 vs. Washington Commanders, 8:15 p.m. ET, Prime
• Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 22 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS
• Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 29 at Indianapolis Colts, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX
• Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 6 vs. San Francisco 49ers, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX
• Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 13 at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX
• Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 20 vs. Cleveland Browns, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS
• Week 16: Monday, Dec. 28 at Detroit Lions, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN
• Week 17: Sunday, Jan. 3 at Dallas Cowboys, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX
• Week 18: Saturday/Sunday, Jan. 9/10 vs. Philadelphia Eagles, TBD, TBD

This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: What channel is Giants vs. Saints on today? Time, TV schedule to watch Week 6 game

Will Indianapolis Colts tight end Tyler Warren play today against the Tennessee Titans?

Tyler Warren's game-day status vs. the Titans

Warren was not on the injury report the first two days, but appeared on Friday with a groin injury. He was listed as a limited participant and is questionable for Sunday's game.

We will update this post as reports come in Sunday morning.

Tyler Warren's 2026 season stats

Warren has been a big part of the Colts' passing game, leading the team in targets, receptions, and touchdowns. His 213 receiving yards are the second-most on the team. Last week he had his most productive game, totaling 83 receiving yards.

Along with what Warren adds to the passing game, he plays a key role as a blocker in the run game, and his do-it-all skill set opens up the playbook for Shane Steichen.

Colts tight end depth chart

Also on the roster at tight end, the Colts have Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree, Will Mallory, and Pharaoh Brown.

Alie-Cox and Ogletree are blocking-first options, while Mallory is more of a pass-catching threat. However, no tight end brings the same well-rounded, do-it-all skill set to the offense like Warren.

This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Will Colts TE Tyler Warren play vs. Titans in Week 6?

Emiliano Martinez will miss time with a fractured jaw (PETER POWELL)

Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez said he would be fit to return "in a few weeks" following surgery on a fractured jaw sustained during his team's 2-0 Premier League win at Everton.

The Argentina international was taken to hospital after colliding with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite during the second half of Saturday's game at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Martinez, 34, required eight minutes of treatment on the pitch before he was carried off on a stretcher. Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso later said he had suffered a concussion.

"Thanks to everyone for the messages. The operation went well," Martinez wrote on social media on Sunday alongside a photo of himself in a hospital bed.

"The most important thing is that we won, and kept a clean sheet. We'll be back in a few weeks."

Mike Penders is set to deputise in Martinez's absence. The 21-year-old made his Premier League debut as a substitute against Everton.

He joined from Belgian club Genk in August 2024 and has spent the past two seasons out on loan, including a spell at Strasbourg last term.

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Nürnberg's Joti Chatzialexiou tipped as candidate to replace Krösche at Frankfurt

Despite being is under contract with Eintracht Frankfurt until 2028, Markus Krösche is expected to leave before the end of the season.

BILD suggests there is even speculation as to whether Krösche will be involved in the January winter transfer window at all.

Meanwhile, the tabloid notes that search for a successor to Krösche, who has been in office since summer 2021, has already begun. 

According to their information, 1.FC Nürnberg's Joti Chatzialexiou and Christoph Spycher of BSC Young Boys are on Frankfurt's shortlist.

Another topic are two former Frankfurt players in Pirmin Schwegler at VfL Wolfsburg and Fredi Bobic who is at the helm of Legia Warsaw. 

‘He’s the boss!’ – PSG’s Luis Enrique responds to Ousmane Dembélé’s holiday remarks

Ousmane Dembélé (29) wasn’t even in the Paris Saint-Germain squad to face Le Mans FC last weekend. The France international was given a break, with a key UEFA Champions League tie against Manchester City coming up on the Wednesday.

After being granted holidays by Luis Enrique, he returned to training on the Sunday. Dembélé would go on to net one of PSG’s four goals at the Etihad en route to victory over Manchester City (2-4).

Post-match, the Frenchman joked that he may ask for even more holiday later in the season. “After the international break, I went on holiday. In fact, I might just ask for another one…,” he quipped on CanalPlus.“On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, I really enjoy playing… especially when I’m back from holiday!”

Dembélé on the scoresheet again for PSG

On Friday, Luis Enrique responded to the Ballon d’Or winner. “He’s the boss! If he wants holiday [leave], he makes the request; he will get it,” joked the PSG manager ahead of the game against RC Strasbourg Alsace. “He is always joking. I like his way of experiencing football, his passion for football.It is clearly a joke, but I am always open if players need rest,” he added.

It was once again a rotated side that faced Strasbourg on Saturday, but once again, the cavalry was called upon around the hour mark. Dembélé was one of those to come on with PSG 1-0 down. He missed a penalty but then went on to set up Illia Zabarnyi’s equaliser in the 77th minute. He put Les Parisiens ahead in the 85th minute. Désiré Doué added the third goal in a 3-1 win in injury time. Barcelona await on Tuesday.

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A viral rumour on social media claims that Caitlin Clark sent a letter to Angel Reese before the 2026 WNBA Finals.

Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream didn’t have the best of starts to the 2026 WNBA Finals, as they were handed a 68-64 defeat by the Golden State Valkyries in Game 1.

However, let’s put that aside for a second, as a rumour is spreading on social media about Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark allegedly sending a letter to Reese before the game.

The rumour went as far as claiming that Clark sent the alleged handwritten letter by a pigeon to the Dream star.

Caitlin Clark sending Angel Reese a letter ‘carried by a pigeon’ is false

Once again X handle ‘Fever Update’ has spread this misinformation, attempting to spark a fight between Clark and Reese’s fanbases.

The X handle claimed that Clark sent Reese a letter about how proud she was of the Dream star for fulfilling her ambition of playing in the WNBA Finals.

The post tried to convince fans by using a fake screenshot from Reese’s Instagram handle. After all, Reese has posted no such story on her IG account.

So, as usual, the X handle’s claim is false and an attempt to spread misinformation about two of the biggest stars in the WNBA.

Read more:

• ‘Game was so winnable’ – Dream fans lament costly Game 1 collapse against Valkyries
• ‘I don’t think…’ – Angel Reese refuses to give Golden State Valkyries credit for her struggles
• Enes Kanter confirms he will attend Game 3 of the WNBA Finals and ‘take some notes’ from Angel Reese

Real Madrid manager suggests Vinicius should have joined ArsenalJose Mourinho has suggested Vinicius Junior should have taken the opportunity to join Arsenal over the summer, whilst praising the Real Madrid winger for not doing so.

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Vinicius Junior was heavily linked with a move to Arsenal over the summer, but he opted to sign a contract extension with Real Madrid instead.

The new season hasn’t got off to the best start for the winger, and now Real boss Jose Mourinho has suggested he would have left Madrid if he were in Vinicius’ shoes.

“If I were in his position, I probably would not have stayed here,” Mourinho said. “I would have forced the club to let me leave for a country where they respect me, but he has stayed because of his sense of belonging to Real Madrid and his love for the club.”

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“He believes that things can improve, and that is why he keeps smiling,” Mourinho added. “Nothing and no one can take that smile away from him.

“When he renewed his contract, he signed to say that Real Madrid is his home, and he had the enthusiasm to carry on making history and winning titles.

“I have serious doubts that I would have had the same strength to stay here, despite all the offers that were in front of him.”

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Vinicius is currently serving a four-match suspension, having received a red card for pulling the hair of Villarreal’sNathan Saliba. The Real Madrid winger was given two matches for the incident itself, plus a further two games for his furious reaction towards the referee.

Unfortunately, the four-match ban includes next week’s El Clásico away to Barcelona, as well as games against Sevilla (H), Racing Santander (A), and Valencia (A).

Vinicius has also only scored one goal in his first 10 appearances of the new campaign, albeit whilst also providing three assists. All the same, Mourinho clearly believes the 26-year-old will ultimately come good, despite his current struggles in Spain.

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Andoni Iraola confirms double Liverpool blow after Brentford winLiverpool Injury Update as Andoni Iraola Confirms Setback for Jeremie Frimpong and Dominik Szoboszlai

Liverpool left Brentford with three points and a 2-1 victory, but the mood around Andoni Iraola was tempered by the kind of injury news that can sour a good afternoon. In the hard light that follows a narrow win, the head coach admitted the Reds now face a difficult spell without Jeremie Frimpong and Dominik Szoboszlai.

Szoboszlai’s afternoon ended after 32 minutes at the Gtech Community Stadium, a worrying development given he had already missed Liverpool’s previous two matches with a fitness problem. Iraola made it clear that this was no fresh issue, but a recurrence of the same concern, the sort of setback that suggests a player was asked to go again before the body was fully ready.

Frimpong’s situation was different, but little less troubling. Introduced at half-time to exploit Liverpool’s advantage against 10 men, he lasted only a matter of minutes before being forced off, with Victor Munoz switching to right-back. It was one of those moments that tells its own story, a plan undone before it had time to breathe.

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Iraola explains Liverpool injury concern

The Liverpool head coach said: “I think we have a very delicate situation. We were coming from playing Champions League away two days ago, we arrived [home] late at night and probably with not a proper recovery.

“You are in doubt between the players that have already started two games and are very tired, or the players that are recovering from injuries but you’re probably not 100 per cent certain. “They were different cases. Dom felt the same injury, it’s not a new injury and was probably not healed enough, so we will need more time with him. Jeremie’s was new, I think he finished cramping the other day [against LASK]. “I put him on because playing against 10, going forward I thought he could give us more than Ronald [Araujo]. After, I value a lot and he was very good, Victor playing as a right-back. “But it will mean we will lose Dom and Jeremie for some time, yes.”Brentford win comes at a cost

There was honesty in that assessment and a sense of calculation too. Iraola is juggling fatigue, European travel and players on the edge of fitness, all before the season has settled into rhythm. Liverpool won the game, but there was a price attached.

The immediate concern is depth. Szoboszlai has become an important presence in midfield and Frimpong offers thrust and unpredictability from wide areas. Their absence leaves Iraola with decisions to make and little room for sentiment. At this stage of a campaign, momentum matters, but so does survival. Liverpool have kept moving, yet the road ahead already looks more demanding.

Seth Wickersham, a top sports journalist with ESPN in Bristol for over 25 years, has assembled his best work into a nearly 500-page paperback collection. “Be On That Hill: Stories from the Summits of Sport,” released in September by Hyperion Avenue Books, is a weighty tome but an easy read.

Wickersham writes expressly for sports enthusiasts, as a journalist for the premiere sports information brand in the country, but readers who don’t know what “jump a route” or “in the box” means or what an offensive coordinator does will also get a lot out of “Be on That Hill.” Wickersham’s passion for sports captures the casual or uninitiated reader along with the hardcore fans and historians. That enthusiasm and deep journalistic interest is there whether he’s writing about football (the subject of most of the book’s articles), basketball, thoroughbred racing (from the perspective of those who have to put the horses down) or rugby.

There’s a lot of namedropping, since Wickersham gets to hobnob with the likes of Deion Sanders (when, following his retirement from the NFL, he threw himself into the role of mentoring other players), Patrick Mahomes (who, in Wickersham’s quest to uncover the secret of his miraculous throwing arm, “doesn’t look like he wants to be explored”) and Tom Brady (who always seemed to have “more to prove”).

But Wickersham doesn’t go for statistics-filled hagiographies. He finds the humanity in these larger-than-life figures. He gets his subjects to put down the ball for a minute and talk about families, fortunes, fears and futures.

The stars he meets aren’t restricted to fields, courts and diamonds. For a fascinating story on the phenomenon of stadium sports sing-alongs such as  “We Will Rock You,” Wickersham met with Queen guitarist Brian May.

“There’s a huge parallel between figures in sports and figures in the arts, Wickersham said. “They’re both willing to stand out there on that stage and risk embarrassment, failure and ridicule.”

The book’s title comes not from a sports quote but the Bruce Springsteen song “Darkness on the Edge of Town”: “Tonight I’ll be on that hill ’cause I can’t stop/I’ll be on that hill with everything I got.”

Wickersham, who grew up mainly in Alaska and “always wrote for the school papers,” already had the itch to be a sportswriter when he began studying magazine journalism at the University of Missouri. Among others, he was a fan of the writing of Jim Murray, the longtime Los Angeles Times sports columnist who died in 1998.

“He was a fun writer,” Wickersham said. “He understood that people came to the sports page to be entertained. There’s so much scrutiny of sports that it has become like politics. That aspect of having fun with it has slipped away. I try to make it entertaining.”

Wickersham got a job with ESPN The Magazine shortly after graduating in 2000 and moved to Connecticut. While he admired columnists such as Murray, he said “I never wanted to be a columnist myself. I wanted to write beyond the game. I wanted to use creativity, create a sense of timelessness. The greatest thing about sports is that there’s a purity to it.”

For the “Be on That Hill” collection, Wickersham said he “went through every story I’ve ever written. I have a hard copy of every feature I’ve ever done.”

The stories in the book were published between 2005 and 2024. Some come from ESPN The Magazine, the monthly print publication the sports network published from 1998 through 2019, and the rest come from ESPN.com, which still offers long-form magazine-style articles online.

Beyond simply choosing his best-known and most memorable pieces, Wickersham said, “I wanted this book to have an arc. They’re the stories I’m most proud of, but I wanted to be able to organize them into themes. He notes that the stories are generally not based around specific games or events but have a more universal quality.

The oldest article in the book, “Playing for Pride” from 2005, is one that was not likely to have aged as well as it has. It concerns how gay and straight men banded together on the San Francisco Fog rugby team. Wickersham hung out with the players at a postgame celebration in a bar in San Francisco’s famously LGBTQ+ district The Castro. “I wondered if it would hold up,” Wickersham said of the story, which focuses on teamwork and friendship. “At the time, there hadn’t been anybody in professional sports who’d come out.”

Wickersham’s previous books are “American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback,” published in 2021, and “It’s Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness,” which came out just last year. Both were national bestsellers.

Wickersham only did one public appearance in Connecticut regarding “Be On That Hill,” packing the River Bend Bookshop in West Hartford earlier this month, and said that unlike his earlier books, for which he did book signings and tours, this one’s future will likely be as a textbook in college journalism classes. Both Wickersham’s 13-page introduction to the book and the foreword by ESPN senior writer Wright Thompson concentrate on the craft of writing. Then, with an opening article on mountain climbing, the games begin.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named a six-member commentary panel for the men’s ODI tri-series involving Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka, scheduled to be played from October 18 to 31, with prominent English commentators Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain missing from the line-up.

The omission comes two months after the duo interviewed Kasim and Sulaiman Khan, sons of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister and cricket legend Imran Khan, during the Lord’s Test between England and Pakistan in August 2026. The PCB has not provided any reason for their absence from the upcoming assignment.


Atherton and Hussain are among the most prominent voices in international cricket commentary and were part of the broadcast team when England last toured Pakistan for a three-match Test series in October 2024.

The interview with Imran Khan’s sons, conducted by Atherton and aired by Sky Sports, lasted 18 minutes and raised concerns over the former Pakistan captain’s deteriorating health in prison. Kasim and Sulaiman alleged that the authorities were ‘blatantly trying to kill him’ through neglect and isolation.

The broadcast triggered a strong reaction from the PCB, which objected to what it considered the political nature of the segment and filed a formal complaint with Sky Sports. The situation reportedly intensified to the point that the board threatened a player walkout, with Pakistan considering staying off the field for the afternoon session in protest.

Sky Sports went ahead with the interview despite the pressure, although Pakistan’s state broadcaster PTV censored the segment. Atherton subsequently addressed the controversy on a podcast with Hussain, defending his involvement and saying the Pakistani state was attempting to ‘airbrush Imran almost out of existence’.

For the upcoming tri-series, the commentary line-up features former Pakistan internationals Waqar Younis, Aamir Sohail, Bazid Khan and Urooj Mumtaz, alongside Sri Lanka’s Roshan Abeysinghe and England’s Mark Butcher. Zainab Abbas will serve as the presenter.

Younis will join the panel from the second fixture, when Pakistan meet England at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on October 20. The tournament opens on Sunday, October 18, with Pakistan facing Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi.

ODI tri-series schedule

• October 18: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
• October 20: Pakistan vs England, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
• October 22: Sri Lanka vs England, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
• October 25: Pakistan vs England, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
• October 27: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
• October 29: Sri Lanka vs England, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
• October 31: Tri-series final, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

The Indianapolis Colts return home in Week 6 for a divisional matchup with the Tennessee Titans.

Following last week's disappointing loss in Pittsburgh, the Colts dropped to 2-3 on the season and are in need of a win against the 0-5 Titans.

Here is how you can watch the Week 6 game.

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What TV channel is Colts vs. Titans on?

• TV channel: FOX
• Stream: FUBO

How to watch Colts vs. Titans Week 6 game

• When: Sunday, Oct. 18
• Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET
• Where: Lucas Oil Stadium
• Channel: FOX

Who are the announcers for Colts vs. Titans Week 6 game?

Chris Myers, Jonathan Vilma, and Jen Hale will be on the call for Sunday's game. The game will be aired on FOX, with kickoff taking place at 1:00 PM ET.

Colts vs. Titans Week 6 prediction

Pete Prisco of CBS Sports likes the Colts to win by multiple scores. 28-17 Indianapolis.

"The winless Titans head out on the road to play a Colts team that has been inconsistent. The Colts' defense has improved in recent weeks, which will challenge Cam Ward and the Titans' limited offense. Look for the Colts to get a division victory as Jonathan Taylor has a big game."

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Indianapolis Colts 2026 regular season schedule

• Week 1: vs. Baltimore, 1:00 PM, CBS
• Week 2: at Kansas City, 8:20 PM, NBC (SNF)
• Week 3: vs. Houston, 1:00 PM, CBS
• Week 4: at Washington (London), 9:30 AM, NFLN
• Week 5: at Pittsburgh, 1:00 PM, CBS
• Week 6: vs. Tennessee, 1:00 PM, FOX
• Week 7: at Minnesota, 1:00 PM, CBS
• Week 8: at Jacksonville, 1:00 PM, CBS
• Week 9: vs. Dallas, 1:00 PM, FOX
• Week 10: vs. Miami, 1:00 PM, CBS
• Week 11: at Houston, 8:15 PM, AMZ (TNF)
• Week 12: vs. New York Giants, 1:00 PM, FOX
• Week 13: BYE
• Week 14: at Philadelphia, 1:00 PM, FOX
• Week 15: at Tennessee, 1:00 PM, CBS
• Week 16: vs. Cincinnati, TBD
• Week 17: at Cleveland, 1:00 PM, FOX
• Week 18: vs. Jacksonville, TBD

This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: What TV channel is Colts vs. Titans game on today? Time, schedule

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