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Brewers go for sweep of Dodgers…
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1) Brewers close in on historic sweep of Dodgers
Milwaukee came from behind to beat Los Angeles 6-2 at Dodger Stadium last night and take a 3-0 NLCS lead, putting the Brewers one win from their World Series appearance in 44 years.
- Jake Bauers launched a 2-run HR following an 11-pitch battle with Blake Snell in the 7th to put Milwaukee ahead 3-2, and Garrett Mitchell followed up with a back-to-back HR.
- Playoff action continues today, with ALCS Game 3 between the Rays (1-1) and Guardians (1-1) moved up due to weather (12 pm CT), and the Brewers look to sweep the Dodgers in Game 4 (7 pm CT).
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- 🎙️🏈 Troy Aikman confirms his contract with ESPN is up at the end of this year and suggests he'll exit the network, saying he’s “looking forward to…where my next landing spot may be.”
- 🏌️ Jon Rahm reaches separation agreement with LIV Golf where the 2x major champ forfeits all monetary claims for the return of his exclusive NIL rights; Rahm, who reportedly had $100M+ left on his LIV contract, is now free to sign with another circuit.
- 🇺🇸⚽ Number of US soccer fans grew by ~8.4M over the year-long period ending July 2026, following America’s co-hosting of the men’s World Cup, per new Nielsen report (from 66.8M→75.2M).
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2) Ohio St.-Indiana headlines action-packed CFB Week 7
#5 Indiana puts its 22-game winning streak on the line against #4 Ohio State and Heisman favorite WR Jeremiah Smith in Bloomington on Saturday (11am CT), leading a loaded slate of Week 7 games.
- 5 other matchups boast a pair of AP Top 25 teams: #2 Notre Dame @ #8 BYU, #6 Alabama @ #14 Tennessee, #9 Ole Miss v. #13 Missouri, and #18 Oklahoma St. @ #20 Houston.
- The action comes 2+ weeks ahead of the 1st College Football Playoff ranking, scheduled for the 1st Tuesday in November (the 3rd).
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3) Dream to use entire NBA arena for WNBA Finals
The Atlanta Dream plans to open all 17,000 seats at State Farm Arena—home of the Atlanta Hawks—for WNBA Finals Games 3 and 4 against the Golden State Valkyries next week.
- The Dream’s usual home base, Gateway Center Arena, has the smallest capacity in the league at 3.5K, while State Farm Arena holds ~17K fans.
- The WNBA Finals begin Saturday in San Francisco at the Chase Center, home of the Valkyries, which holds 18,000+ fans.
- The best-of-7 series follows a 2-2-1-1-1 format for home arenas.