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Three Free Agent Relievers Who Could Fix Tigers’ Bullpen

The free agent relievers class is both strong and deep this off-season. That's great news for a Detroit Tigers team that struggled in high-leverage situations late in games, blowing 68 leads en route to a disappointing fourth-place finish in the American League Central. Those 68 blown leads are both a franchise and Major League Baseball …

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Oct 19 • 9:55 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jalen Hurts’ Health Scare Puts NFL’s Relentless Expectations Into Perspective

Six days ago, the conversation surrounding Jalen Hurts was about football. His $255 million contract, Philadelphia's offensive struggles, and whether he was playing well enough to justify the enormous expectations that come with being a franchise quarterback. Those were fair questions. They still are, at least from a football standpoint. But Monday's news that Hurts …

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Oct 19 • 9:36 PM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com
Jalen Hurts’ Health Scare Puts NFL’s Relentless Expectations Into Perspective

Six days ago, the conversation surrounding Jalen Hurts was about football. His $255 million contract, Philadelphia's offensive struggles, and whether he was playing well enough to justify the enormous expectations that come with being a franchise quarterback. Those were fair questions. They still are, at least from a football standpoint. But Monday's news that Hurts …

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Oct 19 • 9:36 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jim Harbaugh on Mike McDaniel: "We're looking into everything"
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Oct 19 • 8:57 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Christian McCaffrey's TD run has 49ers up 13-3
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Oct 19 • 8:52 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
George Kittle's TD gives 49ers a 7-0 lead
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Oct 19 • 8:28 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Colts’ GM Firing Could Have Eagles Watching Closely

The Indianapolis Colts made a big move at the top of the week, as they are cutting ties with their GM, Chris Ballard. The 57-year-old executive leaves his position after serving as the front office leader since 2017. The Colts make that move after a 2-4 start to the season. The NFL will watch closely […] The post Colts’ GM Firing Could Have Eagles Watching Closely appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 19 • 8:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Monday Night Football live chat, discussion: 49ers vs. Commanders

Join our Monday Night Football live chat for Commanders vs. 49ers.

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Oct 19 • 8:04 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Most Efficient Way to Tax Sports Betting

Most US states have legalized this quickly growing business.

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Oct 19 • 7:30 PM EDT • Sports • chicagobooth.edu
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PFF bye week grades: transfer grades

Nebraska football heads into its bye week at 5-2 after two gut-wrenching losses: a top-10 Indiana team at home and former quarterback Dylan Raiola leading back-to-back touchdown drives to steal

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Oct 19 • 7:00 PM EDT • Sports • dailynebraskan.com
Commanders vs. 49ers live updates, inactives, where to watch: Mike Evans, Stefon Diggs active for Monday Night Football
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Oct 19 • 6:49 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Syracuse Football: Halloween Game Time Finalized

The Orange host SMU on Oct. 31, marking the second consecutive home game on the holiday.

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Oct 19 • 6:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
BYU Football Releases Updated Depth Chart Ahead of UCF Game

Fresh off a high-stakes upset, the Cougars shuffle their offensive line and lean on quarterback Bear Bachmeier's rushing mobility to offset key injuries before facing the Knights.

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Oct 19 • 6:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
TENNESSEE VOLS BASKETBALL: AP poll slots Vols at No. 8

The University of Tennessee men's basketball team is in the preseason top 10 of both major polls, as released Monday afternoon.

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Oct 19 • 5:55 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Kansas girls flag football championship halted following fatal crash

Depositphotos Kansas championship games suspended after fatal incident at soccer complex Kansas’ inaugural girls high school flag football championship was interrupted on October 17 after a fatal incident at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita left 2 people dead and 10 others injured. The incident occurred on a nearby youth soccer field, prompting the Kansas State…

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Oct 19 • 5:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A Knicks tradition, a brother's love and a bond bigger than basketball

Like so many fans, he wanted his passion to become his livelihood.

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Oct 19 • 5:19 PM EDT • Sports • ny1.com
'There's No One Person That Has This Whole Thing in Their Head' — GTA 6 Devs Had Freedom to Add Cool Features Just Like RDR2's Horse Balls

Rockstar Games gave the GTA 6 developers so much freedom to add cool details that not even the studio's top executives are aware of everything in the game.

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Oct 19 • 5:06 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Detroit Lions Could Have Stunning Opportunity to Land Sauce Gardner

Could the Detroit Lions trade for Sauce Gardner? The Colts' decision to fire Chris Ballard raises intriguing questions before the November 10 deadline.

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Oct 19 • 5:03 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Texans plan for Tank Dell to play in Week 7
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Oct 19 • 4:20 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nick Sirianni: Sean Mannion will remain the play caller
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Oct 19 • 4:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Colorado falls in USA TODAY Sports 1-138 re-rank after Week 7 loss

Colorado continues to slide in USA TODAY Sports' college football power rankings after a fourth straight loss.

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Oct 19 • 4:02 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Men's college basketball rankings: Preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, AP Top 25

The USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 both unveiled their respective preseason rankings for the 2026-27 men's college basketball season.

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Oct 19 • 3:55 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Biggest Risers and Fallers From Warriors’ Six Preseason Games

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr doesn't think his team is where it needs to be right now, but playtime is over and meaningful basketball is just around the corner.

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Oct 19 • 3:54 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nick Saban recalls kind gesture from Jalen Hurts amid ex-Alabama football QB health concerns

Nick Saban will remember his former Alabama football QB Jalen Hurts as a \

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Oct 19 • 3:40 PM EDT • Health • tuscaloosanews.com
Five mayoral contenders file ballot signatures as incumbent Johnson waits

Mayor Brandon Johnson is struggling in fundraising, but plans to file "far above" the 12,500 signature threshold to make the ballot

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Oct 19 • 3:35 PM EDT • Politics • chicagobusiness.com
Cristiano Ronaldo fined £215 for Portugal walkout

Cristiano Ronaldo has been fined £215 and suspended for 30 days by the Portuguese Football Federation after walking out on the national team following a row with manager Jorge Jesus.

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Oct 19 • 3:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nebraska Supreme Court Keeps Trans Sports Ban on Ballot

Supporters call it “fairness for girls.” A legal challenge argued that the wording conceals the measure’s targeting of transgender athletes.

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Oct 19 • 3:05 PM EDT • Politics • them.us
USA TODAY Sports Super 15 West region football rankings, Week 10

Santa Margarita's win over St. John Bosco (CA) and Chandler's victory over Centennial (AZ) caused adjustments in the Super 15 West Region rankings.

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Oct 19 • 3:02 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sounds Like GTA 6 Will Be Full of Details Like Red Dead's Infamous Horse Balls

A decade of silence, finally broken

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Oct 19 • 1:54 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Jawando, Wells appear at small-business event, but not to debate

Plus: Realtors endorse new candidates, including school board hopefuls; Mail-in ballot canvass underway

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Oct 19 • 11:47 AM EDT • Business • bethesdamagazine.com
The umpires getting rich off surprise medical bills, and MLB job lock

We dig into trust, prices, and a bit of baseball in this week's Health Care Inc. newsletter.

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Oct 19 • 11:43 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
Morning Download: Nevada-San Jose State football game to air live on NSN

On weekday mornings, Nevada Sports Net will recap three big headlines of the day in its Morning Download. Read below for today's topics.

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Oct 19 • 11:17 AM EDT • Sports • nevadasportsnet.com
FMOL Health, LSU partner to develop saliva-based concussion test

Researchers are working with up to 60 LSU football players this season to develop a non-invasive sideline test...

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Oct 19 • 11:02 AM EDT • Health • louisianaradionetwork.com
Yankees Birthday of the Day: Sandy Alomar

The patriarch of one of baseball’s most famous families would have turned 83 today.

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Oct 19 • 11:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
More than 2 dozen charged in California sweep targeting noncitizen voters

The arrests also reflect a further escalation in a simmering voter roll fight

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Oct 19 • 10:53 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Bengals put Tanner Hudson on IR
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Oct 19 • 10:47 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
🎥 The screamers you (might have) missed this weekend!

Yamal and Kylian Mbappé’s individual heroics have gone around the world, but other, less talked-about goals are well worth a look too. Here’s a roundup of the bangers you might have missed around...

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Oct 19 • 10:38 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Who advanced? N.J. youth football playoffs deliver drama, dominant wins

NJAYF 14U football playoffs: Quarterfinal results, highlights and semifinal matchups

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Oct 19 • 10:35 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Would never do it again: Ex-international regrets Germany decision

Former Germany international Kerim Demirbay regrets his decision to play for the German national team. The 33-year-old said as much in an interview with Turkish journalist Yağız Sabuncuoğlu, in whi...

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Oct 19 • 10:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Richie Owens' releases new book Appalachia: Ballads, Bloodlines & the Long Journey Home Vol 2

NASHVILLE — Richie Owens, Nashville-based musician, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work fusing his East Tennessee country roots with punk and alternative rock, has released Appalachia: Ballads, Bloodlines &

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Oct 19 • 10:24 AM EDT • Entertainment • themountainpress.com
Texas high school football rankings: North Shore, King set up for huge showdown

There weren't any massive upsets last week but the Lone Star State has a huge game this week.

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Oct 19 • 10:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
USA TODAY Sports Super 15 Southwest region football rankings, Week 10

Here are the latest Super 15 Southwest rankings after a fairly easygoing Week 9 of action.

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Oct 19 • 10:05 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
4 biggest fallers in College Football after Week 7

The biggest fallers in college football following Week 7 performances.

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Oct 19 • 10:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Inside College Football Playoff's 24-team expansion: What to know about the new format, schedule and fallout
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Oct 19 • 9:59 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Colts announce firing of general manager Chris Ballard after loss to Titans, DeForest Buckner criticism

Chris Ballard is out after nearly a decade as the Colts' general manager.

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Oct 19 • 9:57 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
PS5 "bullet ballet" game Saros gets a big update to make it both easier and harder

PS5 shooter Saros gets a big update. You can modify the game to make it both easier and harder now, and slow time to give yourself more time to think.

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Oct 19 • 9:56 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
39 homers should force the Yankees to rethink third base

Hanshin has agreed to let Teruaki Sato pursue a move to Major League Baseball through the posting system. For the […]

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Oct 19 • 9:56 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Season over: Athletic confirm Guruzeta's cruciate ligament injury

Terrible news for Athletic Club and their fans. Striker Gorka Guruzeta will miss the rest of the season after the severity of the injury he sustained in the latest league match against Valencia CF at ...

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Oct 19 • 9:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Pierre Sage to remain Crystal Palace manager, but…

Despite being thrashed 5-0 by Brighton & Hove Albion at the weekend, Pierre Sage is nevertheless expected to be given more time to prove himself as Crystal Palace manager, according to reports in The ...

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Oct 19 • 9:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NFL Monday Night Football best bets Week 6

Best best for MNF in Week 6 between the 49ers and Commanders.

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Oct 19 • 9:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How to watch Michigan State basketball vs. UConn on Tuesday

Here's how you can watch Michigan State basketball against UConn on Tuesday

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Oct 19 • 8:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Milwaukee-area bakeries serve Brewers-themed treats during World Series run

From baseball cookies to blue-and-yellow bread twists, businesses are getting creative to celebrate the Brewers.

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Oct 19 • 8:34 AM EDT • Business • spectrumnews1.com
4 biggest risers in College Football after Week 7

These 4 programs are the biggest risers after Week 7 in college football.

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Oct 19 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Green Bay Packers: Matthew Golden and Christian Watson made franchise history in 23-13 win over Dallas Cowboys

The Green Bay Packers continued their long undefeated streak against the Dallas Cowboys with their 23-13 victory on Sunday Night Football. While Green Bay and Dallas played a game that ended in a tie in 2025, the last time the Cowboys defeated the Packers was a decade ago in 2016. Indeed, Green Bay’s defense kept [...]

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Oct 19 • 7:48 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Mike Vrabel: We were lucky to win on Sunday
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Oct 19 • 7:03 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Who funded Nebraska Working People, America First parties? Law doesn’t require disclosure.

Nebraska law doesn’t require new political parties to disclose their finances until they are qualified to have candidates on the ballot.

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Oct 19 • 6:45 AM EDT • Politics • nebraskaexaminer.com
England women's coach Wiegman signs two-year contract extension

England women's head coach Sarina Wiegman has signed a two-year contract extension taking her through until the end of the 2029 women's European Championship, the Football Association announced Monday."I am so happy to be able to carry on with this squad and cannot think of a better job in football," Wiegman said Monday.

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Oct 19 • 6:32 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Washington Commanders vs. San Francisco 49ers: How to watch Monday Night Football, start time, where to stream free and more
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Oct 19 • 6:25 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Updated Tennessee high school football statewide rankings entering Week 10

Two new teams arrived in Class 6A while 4A featured three teams with first-place votes in latest TSWA high school football rankings entering Week 10.

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Oct 19 • 6:06 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Meatballs on hold: IKEA delays opening new Madison store until spring

The Swedish furniture and home decor company confirmed the updated plans for its second Wisconsin location in an email to the Cap Times.

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Oct 19 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • captimes.com
Candidates for Austin City Council District 9 discuss affordability, public safety and homelessness

Current City Council member Zo Qadri will face off with four challengers on the ballot in November.

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Oct 19 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • kut.org
What Austin voters should know about Prop I and the other local propositions on the ballot

There are eight proposals on the Nov. 3 ballot that would amend the city of Austin’s charter. Here is what you need to know.

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Oct 19 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • kut.org
Eye on Entertainment: Banana Ball heads to your TV screen
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Oct 19 • 5:18 AM EDT • Entertainment • clickorlando.com
Ohio State back at No. 1 in college football NCAA Re-Rank 1-138 after wild Week 7
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Oct 19 • 5:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Early voting starts today in Texas' 2026 midterm election

Texas voters head to the polls today to start casting ballots in a highly competitive midterm election. Here's what to know.

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Oct 19 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • houstonchronicle.com
Real Madrid’s 4-1 win yielded little from set pieces

Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday, October 18, but the set-piece analysis published by Managing Madrid found little threat from either side’s dead-ball situations. Kyl...

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Oct 19 • 4:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
🎥 Pitch completely flooded! Referee still considers kicking off

This has to be satire. Or so you might think when you watch the following clip from Spain’s fourth division. A match there was called off last weekend due to severe flooding in the region. But that ...

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Oct 19 • 3:19 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
🗞️ Today's front pages: Madrid's controversial win, Barça-PSG preview

After a weekend of truly thrilling matches, a new week packed with news begins. So let's take a look at the front pages of the sports newspapers...***MARCAASSPORTMundo DeportivoSuperdeporteEstadio De...

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Oct 19 • 3:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
From politicians on TikTok to fetching a ping-pong ball: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams

Hard to watch …

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Oct 19 • 1:00 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
College Football Playoff Expansion Leaves Broadcast Opportunities on the Sidelines

"Expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams will give more programs a chance to compete for a national championship. But the sport is missing a golden opportunity to expand something else just as important: the voices bringing those games to life." The post College Football Playoff Expansion Leaves Broadcast Opportunities on the Sidelines appeared first on Barrett Media.

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Oct 19 • 12:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sunday Night Football: Packers move to 4-2 with 23-13 victory over Cowboys

Green Bay has won three games in a row after a strong defensive performance against Dallas on Sunday night.

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Oct 18 • 11:53 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Rincon tribe to close brewery, ending nearly a decade in craft beer

The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians will close its tribally owned brewery at October’s end, citing changes and challenges in the craft beer industry.

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Oct 18 • 10:17 PM EDT • Business • tribalbusinessnews.com
Former Broncos G.M. John Beake dies at 87
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Oct 18 • 8:41 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Democrats lead across polls as Trump’s approval rating dips

An RNC official says the president’s rallies this month are aimed at getting Republican voters to the polls, even as his approval sits near record lows.

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Oct 18 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
James Talarico kicks off tour with ‘Friday Night Lights’ cast

Some of the cast of the Emmy Award-winning high school football drama “Friday Night Lights” teamed up with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico in a new video announcing a slew of campaign events.

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Oct 18 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Sunday Night Football open thread: Cowboys at Packers

Come chat during the big Sunday Night Football game between the Packers and Cowboys.

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Oct 18 • 8:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
5 things I think I think about the St. Pete Mayor’s race, with 14,000 ballots in and early voting opening Monday

The mail vote is running at 2024’s pace from a smaller pool, and the party math already tilts Crist.

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Oct 18 • 7:30 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Early voting expands Monday in Chicago, suburban Cook County and across the suburbs

Photo identification is not required but it can be helpful if there is a question about voter registration, address or signature.

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Oct 18 • 7:07 PM EDT • Politics • nbcchicago.com
Cowboys vs. Packers live updates, inactives, where to watch: Dak Prescott, Jordan Love face off on 'Sunday Night Football' in Week 6
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Oct 18 • 6:58 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
MrBeast Invests Quarter Mill On AI-Powered 'Ball 2' On Shark Tank

Mr. Wonderful inversely appeared uninterested in the foam orb, not seeing how it could distinguish itself among other, more popular balls

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Oct 18 • 6:24 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Revenue And Earnings Growth Could Be A Game Changer For agilon health (AGL)

agilon health has reported strong annual revenue and earnings growth from its model of partnering with primary care physicians to deliver value-based care for Medicare patients through long-term, globally capitated contracts. The combination of accelerating financial performance and the scaling of its value-based primary care network indicates that agilon health is gaining share where payers and physicians seek partners willing to take on population-level risk. We will now look at how agilon...

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Oct 18 • 5:31 PM EDT • Health • simplywall.st
Ex-NFL CB Terence Newman arrested hours after he was honored by Kansas State for going into the College Football Hall of Fame
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Oct 18 • 4:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Three Ballad Health hospitals recognized nationally for excellence in stroke care

Bristol Regional Medical Center, Holston Valley Medical Center and Johnson City Medical Center earned awards from the American Heart Association for stroke care.

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Oct 18 • 4:05 PM EDT • Health • timesnews.net
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Streaming’s Biggest Show Returns…and a Buzzy Genre Struggles

(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) Obviously, the big news of the week (if not month) is Netflix letting go of executive Bela Bajaria, their chief content officer. I’m going to cover this in my next “Most Important Story of the Week”, but I also have a data angle that I might publish before then. (Too much news this month, am I right?) But first, I have a bonus Streaming Ratings Report issue for you. Today’s article is a bit of a grab bag of topics I’ve wanted to write about, but couldn’t squeeze into the (already very long) Streaming Ratings Report issues. The NFL drives huge viewership numbers, so I’ve got a look at that. A whole bunch of TV shows returned to the traditional broadcast channels, and I have thoughts. And I have a quick look at adult animated shows, since a couple flopped earlier this month. Plus, the Emmys aired earlier this month, and we got some fun data bout how popular those nominated shows are and why I’m not optimistic about the show’s future. That’s a lot, so let’s dive right in. Subscribe Sports - Football Remains the King of Streaming Over the last two Streaming Ratings Reports, I sorta ignored the biggest “show” each week. (I was tempted to say “piece of content” but I know that word bugs folks.) In my database, I call these “specials”, and they sure are special. I speak of the king of American TV: football!!! Streaming football is back and, unlike some other sports, it routinely dominates all viewership. Probably the best way to show this is to update one of my favorite graphics, the “40 Million Hour Club”1 since football games have joined that club each week they’ve premiered: (Yep, that’s the data through 28-Sep, the first four weeks of the season. As a reminder, I take the average minute audience provided by Nielsen, factor out a percentage of linear TV viewers in home markets, and multiply the run time by the three-hour runtime.) Again, the numbers are huge. Let’s start with Netflix. They grabbed the rights to the bonus opening week NFL Kickoff game (which was on YouTube last year) and it put up 18.5 million viewers on average. That nets out to 47.4 million hours of estimated streaming hours. That’s good! Though, notably, it’s well below Christmas Day games from previous years. Compared to other streamers/broadcasters, that’s a bit of a mixed result. On one hand, Netflix’s 18.5 million average is about what YouTube claimed last year, though Nielsen used a bespoke methodology at that time, so I trust this viewership figure more. So that’s good. (The game also shifted from a Friday to a Thursday and that could have helped the viewership as well.) And Netflix continues to best Prime Video in total viewership—as you’ll see next—though Netflix has had much higher-profile (opening week and Christmas Day) games. NBC/Peacock’s opening game the night before averaged 25.1 million average viewers, which is just much bigger than Netflix (or Prime Video). That’s the big caveat to all streaming viewership records: even in success, they can’t compete with traditional linear TV. Previously, I called this my “hierarchy of viewership”, and the data keeps supporting that thesis. The downside for NBC is that this game’s viewership was down compared to previous years, though it may be a counting issue. Here’s a great chart from Sports Media Watch: Indeed, looking at all the opening week games across all windows, Netflix still lags the other primetime windows, but does well compared to the afternoon games: I saw a few folks make the case that streamers still lag traditional broadcasters in reach, and I’d add they really lag compared to “broadcast plus streaming” options like NBC/Peacock, ESPN/Disney+ and CBS/Paramount+. The best data I saw for this came from Samba TV, who charted reach through the 2025 season, and, wow. (Samba TV’s numbers are historically lower than Nielsen’s, so don’t compare their household figures to Nielsen’s hours, but use them as a proxy for the relative reach of the streamers.) The good news is Prime Video is NOT having a down year. Their opening Thursday Night Football game reached 18.6 million viewers (about what Netflix got), but that’s a high for Prime Video on Thursdays and the biggest Thursday night game since 2015. The TNF games the weeks of 21-Sep and 28-Sep continued this streak, getting 43.1 (16.8 million average viewers) and 42.5 total hours (16.6 million average viewers), which were both up from last year. Still, that continues the (typical) season slide: (For those new-to-streaming-football-numbers folks, the viewership declines for Thursday Night Football as the year goes along.) Overall, it appears as if Prime Video is now part of the “football habit”, be it for customers at home or out at places like bars and restaurants. And its viewership is slowly catching up to broadcast. One last chart shows this. Last season, Nielsen started adding out-of-home viewership to the charts, so I try not to do season-to-season comparisons as I did for the first few years. And while Nielsen added Big Data viewing this year, I’m going to compare the last two seasons. Here’s that chart, which shows the season-over-season gains: When it comes to streaming football, we have to keep a few seemingly contradictory thoughts in our head… First, streaming doesn’t come close to matching broadcast’s reach and, thus, viewership. Second, even with that gap, football is still the biggest “thing” on streaming. It’s very, very popular. Third, while some methodology changes have likely helped Prime Video’s numbers, their viewership does appear to be growing. Lastly, yeah, the NFL started the season off poorly, with week one dragging down the numbers in year-over-year comparisons. However—and again, methodology changes may have helped this—the viewership grew compared to previous seasons over the next couple of weeks. So football is still king. On streaming and off. Television - Adult Animation Continues to NOT Make the Streaming Charts In the last two reports, two adult-animated shows whiffed: Netflix’s animated comedy, Dang! Paramount+’s Sega-video-game-inspired fantasy/comedy, Golden Axe. Neither made the charts, but that’s usually the case for animated shows. I mean, here’s literally every animated show that’s made the Nielsen Original charts since the start of 2025: And one of those shows is G_abby’s Dollhouse_! A kids show! The problem with charts like this is that they don’t give you a sense of how many shows miss the charts. Netflix had at least eleven animated flops, including comedies like Big Mouth (a show everyone assumed was popular in the pre-Streaming Ratings Era), Long Story Short, Haunted Hotel, Mating Season, Strip Law, and Alley Cats, and action shows like Blood of Zeus, Castlevania: Nocturne, Devil May Cry, Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, and Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft. Prime Video had at least six animated misses, two in the same universe (Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss), three more comedies (#1 Happy Family USA, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy and Kevin) and an action show (The Mighty Nein). Disney+ had MCU and Star Wars animated misses (Eyes of Wakanda, Marvel Zombies, Star Wars: Visions, Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, and Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld) but I can’t tell how many of those shows were geared towards adults. HBO Max had Harley Quinn and Hulu had Solar Opposites. None of these shows made the charts! That’s a lot of misses! If I remade the chart with all those misses, here’s how it would look: Listen, I know the counter arguments. First, it’s cheaper to produce animated shows than live action. Fair enough, but with viewership this low, even that cheaper price point starts to not matter. Second, just look at the acquired charts. Hit animated comedies can generate viewership for years! Shows like The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, and Bob’s Burgers do really, really well. Fair enough, but streaming has failed to recreate the dynamic that Fox has mastered so well. That’s a problem for streaming still. Television - Emmys! The annual Emmys broadcast was a few weeks ago, and I’ve got data on how the nominees performed on streaming, plus hot takes on this year’s viewership (and the big news about the broadcast’s, er, streamcast’s future). We’re just getting started with this issue, but the rest is for paid subscribers of the Entertainment Strategy Guy, so if you’d like to find out… The top Emmy-nominated shows… ...why I’m worried about the future of the Emmys telecast... ...the pros of broadcast television ...and the cons... ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support. Coming Soon! Next week, we’ve got a double issue (since the weeks of 21-Sep and 28-Sep were so light), but then I’ll be all caught up after a deluge of streaming ratings data from Nielsen in September. In the meantime, I’m going to try to take a look at Netflix’s stats to explain why Bela Bajaria is out. But even light weeks give me plenty to talk about. The Great British Baking Show returns to Netflix and Apple TV has a buzzy new star-studded comedy. And Netflix has a controversial-but-appears-to-be-popular new game show. Plus big films like Toy Story 5, Backrooms and The Breadwinner head to streaming. And is East of Eden a hit? After that, The Kardashians return to Hulu, Prime Video has a reboot of Carrie, and Netflix has a horror show, Below. Disclosure Day heads to Peacock, The Housemaid heads to HBO Max_,_ a new Ben Affleck film, Animals, lands on Netflix, and Apple TV has a new John Cena action film based on, checks notes, Hasbro’s Matchbox toys. Okay. Longterm, some interesting TV production news. HBO Max ordered How to Survive Without Me, starring Kaley Cuoco, Joshua Jackson, Ray Romano and Rita Wilson, for fifteen episodes! I love that some streamers (or, at least, HBO Max) are finally ordering TV shows with more than eight episodes. In less wise production news, Landman does not appear to be coming back this year, since it just started production. Frankly, I don’t love this (get your shows out on time) but Landman is so popular, I doubt it matters.

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Oct 18 • 3:59 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com
What was the most damaging loss from the chaotic college football weekend?
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Oct 18 • 2:38 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Patriots lead Jets 17-3 at halftime
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Oct 18 • 2:31 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Tom Murphy explains his Associated Press Top 25 ballot

There was a major shakeup in the Top 10 after a upsets galore, especially in the SEC.

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Oct 18 • 2:06 PM EDT • Sports • wholehogsports.com
Bucs lead Steelers 10-0
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Oct 18 • 1:54 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Disney Villains Boo Buckets, VisionQuest, and Banana Ball Returns: This Week at TMSM

McDonald’s confirms Disney Villains Boo Buckets, VisionQuest premieres, Six Ravens opens at Disney Springs, and Banana Ball heads back to Disney World. Here’s everything you missed.

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Oct 18 • 12:39 PM EDT • Entertainment • themainstreetmouse.com
Black and Gold take care of business in Conway

App State football traveled down to Conway, South Carolina Friday. The Black and Gold looked to bounce back after a heartbreaking loss to Old Dominion University in a back and forth shootout with rival Coastal Carolina University. The first quarter was off to a shaky start. App State, who let penalties rule it last week...

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Oct 18 • 12:29 PM EDT • Business • theappalachianonline.com
‘The Field Is Atrocious,’ ‘Risking Players’ Health’ — Super Bowl Champion, NFL Fans Rip Playing Surface in London for Jaguars-Texans Game

The NFL’s 2026 international series has gotten off to a solid start, with games in Australia and Brazil followed by two matchups in London. Now, the fifth international game of the season, and third in London, features the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans at Wembley Stadium in Week 6.

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Oct 18 • 11:35 AM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com
Early ballots and how campaigns are using AI with Optiq Data Co-Founder Cole Patterson

Cole Patterson, co-founder of Optiq Data, shared his insight into how political campaigns in California are using artificial intelligence and provided a look at early ballot numbers ahead of the November election.

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Oct 18 • 11:25 AM EDT • Politics • kcra.com
California Politics 360 full episode | California, US government clash over voter rolls

The Trump administration sued California election officials this week. They asked a judge to block the state from counting mail-in ballots from people the federal government has identified as “likely” non-citizens until their status can be confirmed.

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Oct 18 • 11:25 AM EDT • Politics • kcra.com
Voter roll fight in California ramps up weeks before election

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli defended the Trump administration's lawsuit against California election officials, alleging that 20,000 non-citizens who are documented immigrants are registered to vote and have received mail-in ballots, just weeks before the upcoming election.

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Oct 18 • 11:25 AM EDT • Politics • kcra.com
‘I Love Lucy’ Poised for Success From the Start Thanks to Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s Clever Plan
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Oct 18 • 9:44 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
What happened to Home Run Dugout plans for San Antonio?

A new baseball entertainment venue was announced for The Rim in 2024, but the $17 million San Antonio project still hasn't taken shape. Here’s what we found at the site.

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Oct 18 • 9:02 AM EDT • Entertainment • mysanantonio.com
Sunday football open thread

OK, no time for frills, fuss, or too many words. Tottenham Hotspur’s men’s team doesn’t play football until Monday afternoon/evening when they host Coventry, but there are still football games to watch and talk about, if you wanna do so. Which I assume you do, because there are always comments on these open threads, and […]

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Oct 18 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Five players who stood out in Nebraska football’s loss to Oregon

Saturday night hope turned into Sunday morning heartbreak for Nebraska football fans this weekend. Former Husker quarterback Dylan Raiola entered the game down five points in the fourth quarter and led Oregon to victory on his new home field. Nebraska (5-2, 2-2) lost 17-14 to the Ducks (4-2, 2-1) in Autzen Stadium late Saturday night. Over the last two weeks, fourth-quarter execution has plagued NU, with Oregon and Indiana outscoring them 25-7 in the final period.

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Oct 18 • 7:45 AM EDT • Sports • dailynebraskan.com
Oklahoma voters, your family's politics don't have to be yours

Family political traditions are meaningful, but you should evaluate your own needs before casting your ballot.

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Oct 18 • 7:30 AM EDT • Politics • oklahoman.com
I’m a vote for ‘none of them’

I have voted in every election since I turned 18. Except when a race was uncontested, I have always filled out the entire ballot. Not this year. For the first time, I’m leaving an office blank. Let me begin by congratulating Phil Weiser on becoming Colorado’s next governor. Yes, it’s a certainty. Even if they […]

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Oct 18 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com