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October 3, 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays

Rays had historically small crowd for AL wild-card opener

Attendance issues are nothing new for the Rays, but they may have reached rock bottom for Tuesday's American League wild-card opener against the Rangers.

October 3, 2023 | Minnesota Twins

Watch: Injured Twins slugger hits two home runs after evoking Kirk Gibson

Minnesota Twins standout rookie Royce Lewis made quite an impact on Tuesday.

October 3, 2023 | Houston Texans

Do not overlook the Houston Texans in AFC South race

The AFC South is usually one of the most wide-open divisions in the NFL, and the lack of a consistently dominant team always leaves the door open for somebody unexpected to sneak through on top.

October 1, 2023 | NFL

Week 4 losers: Steelers coaches get schooled, Mac Jones is benched

Not every player, coach and team can shine. With that in mind, let's look at some of the more unremarkable moments and performances from Week 4.

October 1, 2023 | MLB

Ranking the MLB playoff wild-card matchups

Ranking the top matchups for the wild-card round of the MLB postseason, including why the showdown between the Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers is going to be must-see TV.

October 1, 2023 | NFL

Watch: Raiders DL ejected, nearly starts brawl for dirty, late hit on Justin Herbert

Las Vegas Raiders DL Jerry Tillery was flagged and ejected for his ruthless late hit on Los Angeles Chargers QB Justin Herbert. A fine and potentially even a suspension could be on the horizon.

October 1, 2023 | Houston Texans

Texans look like they found a star in rookie QB C.J. Stroud

It has only been four games, but the Texans look like they have found their quarterback in C.J. Stroud.

October 1, 2023 | Boston Red Sox

Tim Wakefield never intended to be a pitcher

Tim Wakefield's beautiful career as a knuckleballer is all the more impressive given that he was actually drafted as a position player.

October 1, 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers

Baffling Steelers play call results in Kenny Pickett knee injury

Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada has been under fire since the start of last season, and that criticism is only going to intensify after a fourth-down play call on Sunday that resulted in a knee injury to starting quarterback Kenny Pickett.

September 30, 2023 | College Football

Watch: Sam Hartman's improbable fourth-down conversion leads Notre Dame over Duke

One week after Notre Dame gave away a game against Ohio State, Duke did likewise for the Irish, playing a passive defense on a late fourth-and-16 to allow QB Sam Hartman a 17-yard scramble to keep alive the ultimate game-winning drive.

September 30, 2023 | College Football

Watch: RG3 delivers wild line during LSU-Ole Miss game

Robert Griffin III has found a home as a football analyst for ESPN and he has developed a reputation for really getting into games and describing plays with some pretty strange hyperbole.

September 30, 2023 | Georgia Bulldogs

Georgia TE Brock Bowers should be one of the first picks in the 2024 NFL Draft

Georgia TE Brock Bowers had the game-winning touchdown against Auburn on Saturday and is the kind of game-changing matchup nightmare who deserves real consideration for a top-five selection in the NFL Draft.

September 30, 2023 | College Football

Watch: UCF wasted one of best plays of college football season

UCF QB Timmy McClain pulled off a fourth-down play so improbable that it caused the announcer's voice to completely break multiple times.

September 30, 2023 | Cleveland Browns

Browns RB Nick Chubb will need ACL surgery after all, elongating return timeline

Cleveland Browns RB Nick Chubb will have to undergo an ACL surgery after the initial hope was that he had managed to avoid such a severe treatment.

September 30, 2023 | Arizona Cardinals

Cardinals QB Kyler Murray still weeks away from returning

Arizona Cardinals QB Kyler Murray might not be ready to return to the field until the end of October. His long-term outlook with the franchise is even more cloudy.

September 30, 2023

Watch: UAB HC Trent Dilfer completely lost his mind on assistant coaches

Former Super Bowl winning quarterback Trent Dilfer is the new head coach at UAB and things are not off to a great start for him.

September 28, 2023 | Chicago Bears

Bears QB Justin Fields trying to find bright side in struggles, but time is running out

The Chicago Bears offense has not only failed to take a step forward this season. They are 0-3, have lost 12 consecutive games going back to last season and quarterback Justin Fields has put himself at the center of the storm by making some critical comments of the coaching staff (that he later walked back).

September 28, 2023 | Baltimore Ravens

Revamped Ravens passing game looks an awful lot like the old passing game

Quarterback Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens had some lofty expectations for their passing game entering the 2023 season thanks to the hiring of new offensive coordinator Todd Monken.

September 28, 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays

Why the Tampa Bay Rays waited 10 days to celebrate playoff berth

The Tampa Bay Rays seem to pride themselves on being a little bit different, and nothing demonstrated that more than the fact they waited 10 days to celebrate clinching their playoff berth, showering each other with champagne and cigar smoke following their 5-0 win against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.