📰🏟️ Chasing Gretzky
Plus: The ever-rising price of fandom…
Good afternoon. Today’s edition brings you the top news from around the sports world. Let’s rock and roll.
—Kyle
1) Oilers star Connor McDavid is chasing Wayne Gretzky
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid made NHL history last night, notching 3 assists to become the fastest player in league history to reach 20 assists to start a season (9 games).
- McDavid’s scorching start puts him on pace for 186 assists and 242 points, both of which would break all-time records set by Oilers legend Wayne Gretzky (163 AST, 215 PTS)—though it currently remains a long-shot.
- Even if he falls short, McDavid could become the 2nd player ever to join the 200-point club, with Gretzky having done so 4 times himself.
Can Connor continue his conquest?
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Headlines across the sports world
- 🎓🏈 Ohio State QB Julian Sayin is out “indefinitely” with a shoulder injury to his throwing arm, with the Buckeyes preparing for him to potentially miss the entire season including playoffs, per head coach Ryan Day. | Maryland fires 8th-year coach Mike Locksley following 12th straight Big Ten defeat, marking the first Power Four coaching exit of the CFB season.
- 🏀 South Carolina is ranked #1 in the preseason women’s college basketball AP Top 25 poll for the fifth time in the past seven years; Gamecocks are followed by #2 UConn, #3 USC, #4 Duke, and #5 Michigan.
- 🚨 Tennessee Titans release DE Jordan Elliott, who signed a 2-yr, $8M deal in the offseason, citing an "incident at our team facility"; multiple reports say Elliott was released after allegedly going to get a gun from his car following a practice altercation with a teammate.
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2) Pistons, 76ers, Thunder prevail on NBA Opening Day
The Detroit Pistons overcame a 22-point deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 121-113, marking the biggest comeback on NBA Opening Day in the play-by-play era (since 1997).
- The new-look 76ers spoiled the NY Knicks’ night of raising the 2025-26 championship banner, with new additions LeBron James and Jaylen Brown helping Philly to a 106-100 win.
- In yesterday’s nightcap, the OKC Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 116-104 in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Finals.
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3) NFLPA calls for probe into Jalen Hurts’ medical care
The NFL Players Association issued a statement last night requesting a full investigation into the Eagles' handling of QB Jalen Hurts’ season-ending blood clots.
- Hurts was reportedly hospitalized in London past 2 am the morning of Philly’s game against Jacksonville on Oct. 11, with an initial diagnosis of "left calf superficial vein thrombosis."
- The Eagles QB still played later that day—though he did sleep beforehand, contrary to initial reports—before flying back to Philadelphia.
- A follow-up ultrasound revealed the blood clot had moved, with Hurts’ agent this week saying clots had reached both lungs, ending his season.
- Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and the NFL's chief medical officer have defended the medical staff's decisions.