📰🏟️ Maye-day in Seattle
Plus: Brock Bowers’ surprise IL stint...
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1) Seahawks win Super Bowl rematch with backup QB
Seattle picked up where they left off last season, beating the Patriots 13-10 in last night’s NFL regular-season opener after raising their Super Bowl LX banner at home.
- Seattle erased a 10-0 deficit despite losing QB Sam Darnold to a hip injury on its opening drive, with backup Drew Lock finishing 16/22 for 187 YDs and a TD.
- The Seahawks intercepted Drake Maye (23/33, 178 YDs, 1 TD) on each of New England’s final 3 drives, including Josh Jobe’s game-sealing pick in the end zone with 21 seconds left.
- Initial tests show Darnold avoided a hip fracture, while new Patriots star WR A.J. Brown left the game with what’s believed to be a high ankle sprain.
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Headlines across the sports world
- ⚾ Dodgers place 4x MVP Shohei Ohtani on the 15-day IL amid nagging biceps, knee, and neck issues; LA also calls up their #1 prospect, OF Josue De Paula, from Double-A.
- 🏈 Raiders TE Brock Bowers reportedly expected to miss "a game or two" following a meniscus trim procedure.
- 🙏 Barry Melrose, the former NHL player and coach who spent 25+ years as a beloved ESPN hockey analyst, died at 70.
2) Team USA rolls into FIBA Women’s World Cup semis
Team USA women punched their ticket to the semifinals this morning with a 108-56 demolition of Hungary, extending their FIBA World Cup winning streak to 34 games.
- Team USA’s 108 points were the most ever in a Women’s World Cup quarterfinal, while its 31 assists also set a quarterfinal record.
- F Napheesa Collier led the way with 19 points in just 15 mins, while G Caitin Clark added 10 points and a game-high 9 assists.
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3) Jalen Brunson to host SNL premiere
NY Knicks G and NBA Finals hero Jalen Brunson will host the “Saturday Night Live” Season 52 premiere on Sept. 26, after winning the franchise’s first title in 53 years.
- Brunson, who’ll appear with musical guest KATSEYE, is the 5th NBA player to host the show, joining Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Charles Barkley, and Bill Russell.
- The appearance comes less than a month before the Knicks begin their title defense on Oct. 20 against LeBron James and Philadelphia.
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