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Good afternoon. Welcome back to another week full of top sports stories. Let’s get you up to speed.
—Kyle
1) Falcons rush past Saints on ‘Monday Night Football’
Atlanta ran all over New Orleans last night on the 20th anniversary of the “Domecoming,” when the Saints returned back to the Superdome following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
- The Falcons cruised to a 45-24 win, with RBs Bijan Robinson (147 yards, 2 TD) and Brian Robinson (67 yards, 3 TD) combining for 5 scores.
- With Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. back in the lineup, the Falcons have had the 6th-largest scoring increase from Weeks 1-2 (16 points) to Weeks 3-4 (80 points) in NFL history.
- Atlanta will be on primetime for the 3rd straight time this coming weekend, hosting Lamar Jackson and the 3-1 Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night.
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Headlines across the sports world
- 🚩 NFL suspends two refs for instances of “unprofessional conduct toward a player” on Sunday, including one official who appeared to swear at Cardinals TE Trey McBride.
- ⚽ Soccer legend Lionel Messi is playing his final game for Argentina’s national team in a match against Benin tonight (6 pm CT).
- 🙏 Dennis Franchione, a longtime college football coach whose career featured stints at Alabama, Texas A&M, TCU, New Mexico, and Texas State, passed away at 75.
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2) White Sox, Rays just 1 game away from ALDS sweeps
The White Sox are returning to Chicago just one win away from advancing to their first AL Championship Series in 21 years, after edging out the Guardians in Cleveland yesterday.
- The Rays beat the Yankees and presumptive Cy Young winner Cam Schlittler last night to take a 2-0 lead, with the series heading to New York for a potentially deciding Game 3.
- In tonight’s action, the Braves (1-1) host the Dodgers (1-1) at 5 pm CT, while the Brewers (2-0) look to complete a sweep of the Padres (0-2) in San Diego.
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3) NHL legend Alex Ovechkin to retire after this season
The longtime Capitals captain announced Monday that he’ll retire after the 2026-27 season, ending a 22-year NHL career spent entirely in Washington (including the 2018 Stanley Cup title).
- Ovechkin, 41, enters tomorrow’s home opener as the NHL’s all-time goals leader with 929, having passed Wayne Gretzky last April.
- Ovechkin led the Capitals with 32 goals and 64 points last season while playing in all 82 games, marking his 21st consecutive season either leading or co-leading the team in goals.
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