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Shohei is inevitable; TOR-SEA goes 7
Good Morning! Today is Monday, October 20. Here’s what happened over the weekend in the world of sports.
MLB PLAYOFFS
The Los Angeles Dodgers have returned to the World Series for the second season in a row. LA swept the Milwaukee Brewers, knocking out the team with the best record in baseball in just four games. But the NLCS ended with quite a bang, as Shohei Ohtani delivered one of the greatest individual performances in baseball history. The Dodger superstar threw six shoutout innings, striking out 10 Brewers. He also hit three solo homers, including these two bombs that left the stadium! It’s a tough break for the Brew Crew, as their depleted bullpen and fundamentally-sound lineup ran into a buzzsaw that showed no mercy. After steamrolling Milwaukee, the defending champs will have an entire week off before the World Series begins on Friday. And their opponent…
…will be determined tonight! Let’s run through the three games from this weekend, in order to set the stage for tonight’s Game Seven:
Thursday night was a throwback performance by one of the greatest pitchers of his generation. Trailing 2-1 in the series, Max Scherzer was at his best for Toronto, delivering 5.2 innings of classic Scherzer madness. The Blue Jays tied things up with an 8-2 win.
Seattle jumped back in front with an electric comeback win on Friday night. First, Cal Raleigh tied the game 2-2 with a solo homer. Then, Eugenio Suarez blew the roof off of the Pacific Northwest after cracking a game-winning grand slam. If that’s the last game played at T-Mobile Park this year… what a way to go out.
But Toronto is still alive. Rookie starter Trey “they didn’t tell you I was” Yesavage met the moment with 5.2 strong innings. Addison Barger became a Canadian hero with three RBIs and a home run. And once again, Vladdy Jr. came up clutch with a homer in a Blue Jays postseason victory. Toronto took game six by a score of 6-2.
We’re all square at three games a piece. Seattle vs Toronto. It’s win or go home tonight in the American League.
NCAA FOTBALL
Are you a fan of chaos? Then you must have loved Saturday’s slate of college football. There’s a lot to get through this morning, so I’m just going to list some notable results:
RANKED UPSETS
Louisville def. (2) Miami 24-21
Minnesota def. (25) Nebraska 24-6
Arizona State def. (7) Texas Tech 26-22
UAB def. (22) Memphis 31-24
THE SEC IS A MESS
(9) Georgia def. (5) Ole Miss 43-35
(6) Alabama def. (11) Tennessee 37-20
(17) Vanderbilt def. (10) LSU 31-24
(16) Missouri def. Auburn 23-17 (2OT)
(21) Texas def. Kentucky 16-13 (OT)
BIG TEN BLOWOUTS
(1) Ohio State def. Wisconsin 34-0
(3) Indiana def. Michigan State 38-13
(8) Oregon def. Rutgers 56-10
Plus (15) BYU beat rival (23) Utah 24-21. Got all that? Don’t worry, the first edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings are two weeks away. And it’s a good thing, because there are still five undefeated teams and 11 one-loss teams remaining in the Power Four conferences.
NFL
Thursday night will be remembered as turn-back-the-clock night. Between Scherzer’s pitching performance and the QB duel between Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco, it felt more like 2015 than 2025. Flacco’s Bengals won that battle 33-31, but outside of one other ridiculous fourth quarter, it wasn’t the most thrilling weekend of pro football action. In fact, we’re just going to focus on one awesome game today. There will be plenty of time to talk about Drake Maye’s ascent, why the Colts keep winning, or the Rams dismantling the Jaguars in London another time.
The New York Giants were in control. It wasn’t always pretty, but a 19-0 lead at the end of the third quarter felt pretty good. “I lost hope, I ain’t gonna lie. I lost hope,” said Denver Broncos corner Pat Surtain.
Then the tide shifted. Led by quarterback Bo Nix, Denver went on a scoring spree. When Nix ran in his second touchdown of the day with 1:51 remaining, the Broncos held a 30-26 lead. That’s four touchdowns… in one quarter!
Jaxson Dart had an answer. The Giants rookie marched his team right back down the field and regained the lead with a running TD of his own. With 37 seconds left, New York was back on top… but a missed extra-point by kicker Jude McAtamney left the door open.
Nix and the Broncos took full advantage. Trailing 32-30, Denver marched 56 yards down the field and set up a game-winning field goal. Will Lutz nailed it and the game of the year was over. Denver beat New York 33-32.
The Broncos scored 33 points in the fourth quarter, the most in NFL history by a team that began the final frame scoreless. NFL teams had won 1,602 games in a row when leading by at least 18 points in the final six minutes of a game. “You win a game like that, it’s the best thing ever,” said Nix.
COACH’S CORNER
Curt Cignetti and Indiana football agreed to a new eight-year, $93 million contract. "I couldn't be more proud to be a Hoosier, and I plan on retiring as a Hoosier. The way that this state has embraced us and our success in football has meant more to me than anything else,” said Cignetti after the deal was announced.
Expect an announcement today concerning the open manager role for the San Francisco Giants. Legendary Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello is under heavy consideration.
The Florida Gators have fired head coach Billy Napier after a 3-4 start to the season. Napier went 22-23 during his four seasons in Gainesville.
NBA IS BACK!
Technically the season starts tomorrow… but yep, the NBA is back! In lieu of traditional power rankings, here are The Remix predictions for this year’s All-NBA Teams. I limited myself to one player per team (with one exception), so this exercise should work as a good measuring stick for which squads have the star power to make a championship run:
FIRST TEAM:
Luka Doncic (Los Angeles Lakers)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets)
Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs)
Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves)
SECOND TEAM:
Steph Curry (Golden State Warriors)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons)
Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic)
THIRD TEAM:
One of the New York Knicks (probably Jalen Brunson, maybe Karl-Anthony Towns)
One of the Houston Rockets (probably Kevin Durant, maybe Alperen Sengun or Amen Thompson)
Kawhi Leonard (Los Angeles Clippers)
Anthony Davis (Dallas Mavericks)
LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)
Injuries are the reason you don’t see a few notable names, but you might also notice how much of the top talent plays in the Western Conference. And that’s without mentioning Ja Morant, Devin Booker, or any of the Kings or Pelicans. Meanwhile, the East is wide open– will Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown, Bam Adebayo, or Trae Young take advantage? Maybe the door is open for LaMelo Ball and the young Hornets? Would you look at that, I’ve managed to name nine more players… Cooper Flagg for Rookie of the Year, now we’ve got an even ten. All ready for another fun season!
THIS WEEK’S BIG GAMES (all times Eastern)
MONDAY:
Buccaneers @ Lions, 7 PM on ABC
Mariners @ Blue Jays, GAME 7, 8:08 PM on Fox
George Kirby vs Shane Bieber
Texans @ Seahawks, 10 PM on ESPN
TUESDAY:
Panthers @ Bruins, 7:30 PM on ESPN
Rockets @ Thunder, 7:30 PM on NBC
Warriors @ Lakers, 10 PM on NBC
WEDNESDAY:
Cavaliers @ Knicks, 7 PM on ESPN
Spurs @ Mavericks, 9:30 PM on ESPN
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