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UPCOMING

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FBN--BRADY VERSUS MCVAY

DESCRIPTION: As Joe Brady navigates the turbulence of emotions, responsibilities and second-guessing that come with being a first-time NFL head coach while still in his 30s in Buffalo, he’s got an empathetic ear in Los Angeles. Rams coach Sean McVay can appreciate what his Bills counterpart is going through after having been in a similar position not too long ago as the two teams prepare to meet on Monday night. By John Wawrow. 800 words.

UPCOMING: By 10/11/2026 3:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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FBN--49ERS-SEAHAWKS

DESCRIPTION: San Francisco 49ers plays Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. By Pro Football Writer Josh Dubow. 700 words, more on merit. Game starts at 4:25 p.m. EDT.

UPCOMING: By 10/11/2026 7:25 p.m. EDT, Text, Photo

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FBN--BEARS-PACKERS

DESCRIPTION: Chicago Bears plays Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. By Steve Megargee. 700 words, photos. With FBN--Packers-Bears-Ditka. Game starts at 4:25 p.m. EDT.

UPCOMING: By 10/11/2026 7:25 p.m. EDT, Text, Photo

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CAR--NASCAR-CHARLOTTE

DESCRIPTION: Kyle Larson holds a narrow lead over Denny Hamlin as the Chase for the Cup Series championship heads to Charlotte. By Steve Reed. 600 words, photos. Race starts at 3:30 p.m.

UPCOMING: By 10/11/2026 8:30 p.m. EDT, Text, Photo

BBO--POSTSEASON

FORMATS: Text

1. WITH: BBO-ALCS-GUARDIANS-RAYS

2. DESCRIPTION: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The rested Tampa Bays Rays are ready to take on the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Championship Series. By Rob Maaddi.

3. UPCOMING: By 10/11/2026 6:00 p.m. EDT

4. WITH: BBO--NLCS-DODGERS-BREWERS

5. DESCRIPTION: MILWAUKEE — Tarik Skubal and the Los Angeles Dodgers take on Jacob Misiorowski and the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series. The Dodgers swept the Brewers in the NLCS last year. By Baseball Writer Jay Cohen. Game starts at 8 p.m. EDT.

6. UPCOMING: By 10/11/2026 11:00 p.m. EDT

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NEW AND DEVELOPING

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FBN--PACKERS-BEARS-DITKA

Bears-Packers game features tributes to Mike Ditka on the field and in the stands

SUMMARY: The Chicago Bears wore No. 89 stickers on the backs of their helmets Sunday to pay tribute to former tight and and coach Mike Ditka two days after the Hall of Famer died at the age of 86. The Packers and Bears honored Ditka with a pregame moment of silence. No. 89 jerseys were a featured choice of attire among the sizable contingent of Bears fans who made the trip to Green Bay. Other fans wore Bears sweater vests similar to the one Ditka wore during the Super Bowl that capped Chicago’s 1985 season.

WORDS: 614 - MOVED: 10/11/2026 1:43 p.m. EDT. Will be updated.

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SOC--ENGLISH ROUNDUP

Man City taunted by Liverpool fans in first match since guilty verdicts

SUMMARY: Manchester City’s players have been jeered and taunted by Liverpool fans in a hostile atmosphere at Anfield. In City’s first game since the club was found guilty of a raft of financial breaches the team endured vitriol from Liverpool fans. Along with loud boos and chants of “cheat, cheat,” there were taunts of “going down,” in reference to potential punishments City could face. An independent panel found City artificially inflated its revenue by more than $1 billion to help sign some of soccer’s biggest stars as it went on to dominate the Premier League. City has appealed but potential sanctions could include a massive fine, points deductions or even expulsion from England’s top flight.

WORDS: 501 - MOVED: 10/11/2026 12:47 p.m. EDT

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BKN--MAVERICKS-KYRIE RETURNS

Welcome back, Kyrie: Irving scores 17 for Mavs in China, his return game after 2025 knee injury

SUMMARY: Kyrie Irving waited nearly 600 days for his return to the NBA. The Dallas Mavericks didn’t keep him waiting any longer for his welcome-back basket. Irving got a reverse layup on the game’s opening possession Sunday night, setting the tone for him scoring a team-high 17 points in the Mavericks’ 132-115 preseason win over the Houston Rockets in Macao, China. It was Irving’s first game action since he tore the ACL in his left knee in March 2025.

WORDS: 608 - MOVED: 10/11/2026 12:36 p.m. EDT

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TEN--CHINA OPEN

Olympic champion Zheng beats Andreeva in China Open final for first title win in 2 years

SUMMARY: Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen has won her first title in two years by beating French Open champion Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 in the China Open final. Zheng clinched with her first match point chance by serving an ace then fell to the court sobbing with emotion. Zheng’s ranking plummeted due to an elbow injury from a career-high No. 4 last year to 160 this season. She was No. 54 as a wild card this week and will return to the top 30. Despite the loss Sunday, Andreeva is set to rise to a career-high No. 3 ranking.

WORDS: 283 - MOVED: 10/11/2026 12:02 p.m. EDT

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BBO--NLCS-ROSTERS

Dodgers keep infielder Miguel Rojas on their NLCS roster against the Brewers

SUMMARY: Infielder Miguel Rojas is on the NL Championship Series roster for the Los Angeles Dodgers after being sidelined by lower back pain. Left-hander Justin Wrobleski also is part of the Dodgers’ roster for their matchup with Milwaukee. The Brewers went with the same 26-man group that they had for their NL Division Series against San Diego. Rojas underwent testing after he departed the Dodgers’ 3-1 victory at Atlanta in Game 3 of their NL Division Series. The imaging mostly showed prior back issues. The addition of Wrobleski gives the Dodgers 13 pitchers on their NLCS roster after they went with 12 for their matchup with the Braves. Dodgers infielder Hyeseong Kim was left off their NLCS roster.

WORDS: 252 - MOVED: 10/11/2026 11:59 a.m. EDT

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TEN--SHANGHAI MASTERS

US Open champion Zverev advances in Shanghai Masters third round. Shelton and Tiafoe beaten

SUMMARY: Top-seeded Alexander Zverev let two match points slip in the second-set tiebreaker before winning 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-3 against Quentin Halys at the ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters. The U.S. Open champion never gave up a break-point chance in the third-round match. U.S. Open beaten finalist Ben Shelton is out after losing 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) to 21-year-old Frenchman Arthur Gea on Sunday. Seventh-seeded Francis Tiafoe also lost, after having a match point in the decisive tiebreaker, to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina who won 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (6).

WORDS: 332 - MOVED: 10/11/2026 11:53 a.m. EDT

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CAR--F1-SINGAPORE GP

Max Verstappen wins Singapore Grand Prix as Kimi Antonelli closes in on F1 title

SUMMARY: Max Verstappen raced hard into the first corner then cruised to his second consecutive Formula 1 win at the Singapore Grand Prix. Verstappen had been concerned about his Red Bull car’s “horrendous” starts and was slow off the line again, but managed to squeeze Charles Leclerc to the inside heading into the first corner and held the lead. Leclerc was second as Verstappen followed up on his first victory of the season in Malaysia last week and sprint race win Saturday. Kimi Antonelli overtook Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton for third to increase his standings lead.

WORDS: 734 - MOVED: 10/11/2026 11:48 a.m. EDT

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BBO--WHITE SOX-UNEXPECTED END

White Sox strike out record 21 times, eliminated from Division Series after wasting 2-0 lead

SUMMARY: The Chicago White Sox have exited the postseason after a lackluster offensive performance. After winning the first two games of their AL Division Series against Cleveland, they struck out 21 times and managed only three hits in a 2-0 defeat on Saturday. This loss advanced the Guardians to an AL Championship Series matchup against Tampa Bay. José Ramírez hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, and the White Sox became the fourth team in major league history to lose a Division Series after winning the first two games on the road. Chicago’s 21 strikeouts set a record for a game of no more than nine innings,

WORDS: 520 - MOVED: 10/11/2026 11:20 a.m. EDT

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FBN--EAGLES-JAGUARS-EJECTIONS

Two ejections on opening kickoff of Eagles-Jaguars game in London

SUMMARY: A 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown was nullified and two players were ejected. It was quite a start to the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Jaguars rookie Josh Cameron returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a would-be touchdown that was called back because of offsetting penalties including a hold by Jacksonville’s Branson Combs. Meanwhile, there was a scrum at midfield with pushing and shoving on both sides. When the dust settled, Jacksonville’s Bryan Thomas Jr. and Philadelphia’s Jeremiah Trotter Jr. were ejected. And the teams did the kickoff all over again.

WORDS: 119 - MOVED: 10/11/2026 10:18 a.m. EDT

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SOC--SWEDEN-WILD HALF

Wild 11-goal second half in Swedish soccer league game that was scoreless at halftime

SUMMARY: One of the wildest second halves of a game in soccer history hardly seemed likely with the score 0-0 at halftime between two midtable teams in the Swedish league. When it was all over Saturday in Stockholm after an 11-goal half, Brommapojkarna won 6-5 at AIK, having blown a 5-1 lead and then sealing victory with the last kick. Mads Hansen scored the decisive goal in the ninth minute of stoppage time, just 90 seconds after AIK thought they had earned an unlikely point. Borussia Dortmund once scored 10 second-half goals in a Bundesliga game won 11-1 against Arminia Bielefeld in November 1982.

WORDS: 219 - MOVED: 10/11/2026 7:09 a.m. EDT

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FBC--T25-COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL

Georgia is in line to replace Texas at No. 1 in AP poll; LSU likely to fall out of top 10

SUMMARY: There’ll be a new No. 1 team when The Associated Press Top 25 is released Sunday afternoon. Texas’ four-week run atop the rankings is set to end after its 27-24 loss to unranked Oklahoma. No. 2 Georgia is first in line to replace the Longhorns. Georgia had the second-most first-place votes last week and knocked off No. 6 Alabama 20-17 on the road. The Bulldogs haven’t been No. 1 since early in the 2024 season. Kentucky’s 35-34 win over No. 10 LSU likely will push the Tigers out of the top 10 and return the Wildcats to Top 25.

WORDS: 305 - MOVED: 10/11/2026 6:10 a.m. EDT. Will be updated from poll release at 2 p.m. EDT.

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MOVING TOMORROW

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BBO--POSTSEASON

Coverage of Major League Baseball’s postseason.