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Dodgers-Brewers Game 1 takeaways: Wild double play, Blake Snell’s brilliance highlight L.A.’s win

This is why the Dodgers signed Snell: to be the tone-setter for one of the deepest rotations in the majors.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 4h

The Dodgers take Game 1 of the NLCS 🔥

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 7h

The Mariners are two wins away from their first World Series appearance EVER ‼️

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 10h

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NFL suspends Lions’ Brian Branch 1 game for postgame altercation vs. Chiefs

Branch instigated a postgame brawl after the Lions' 30-17 loss to the Chiefs on Sunday night.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 10h

NEWS: Lions safety Brian Branch has been suspended for one game by the NFL after instigating a scuffle with the Chiefs on Sunday night, the league announced.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 12h

Tonight’s Bears vs. Commanders matchup will be the first time since 1997 that both teams will have their same starting quarterbacks in consecutive meetings.

The teams have played each other 13 times in between.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 12h

The last four No. 1 picks at QB had coaches who were fired during their rookie season:

◽️ 2025: Cam Ward/Brian Callahan
◽️ 2024: Caleb Williams/Matt Eberflus
◽️ 2023: Bryce Young/Frank Reich
◽️ 2021: Trevor Lawrence/Urban Meyer

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 13h

The 2025 season had been especially rough for Callahan, who was off to a 1-5 start.

◽️ Didn't challenge a crucial catch vs. DEN because he didn't understand the rules
◽️ Shut out by HOU
◽️ Managed only 225 yards of offense vs. LV

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Titans fire coach Brian Callahan six games into second season

Callahan's Titans started his second season with four straight losses and went just 4-19 in his tenure.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 13h

BREAKING: The Titans have fired head coach Brian Callahan, the team announced.

He leaves Tennessee with a 4-19 overall record.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 14h

Philadelphia Eagles edge rusher Za’Darius Smith announced his retirement Monday morning.

It was sudden news from the 33-year-old veteran, who played five games with the Eagles after signing with them on Sept. 5.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 15h

Indiana looks really good, and it has the resume to prove it — capped by a signature win at Oregon on Saturday.

Right now, that’s enough for the top spot in our expert's ranking of every FBS program.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 15h

After their own quarterback questioned the team's leadership, it feels like a matter of when, not if, the Dolphins make a change.

It’s hard to say where they go from here, but McDaniel has failed in his attempts to establish a winning culture.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 16h

South Carolina forward Chloe Kitts will undergo surgery to repair a torn ACL in her right knee.

She will miss the 2025-26 season.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 16h

Through six games, Dallas is allowing a league-worst 412 yards per game. Opponents are also scoring 31 points per game.

Why does Brian Schottenheimer believe defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus can fix things?

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 16h

Sterling Shepard had to tell Tez Johnson the MVP chants were for Baker Mayfield after the rookie's first NFL catch 😅

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 17h

The same schools that claim their women’s and Olympic sports are being slashed are the same ones doling out over $200 million in buyouts to college football coaches.

Don't fall for it.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 18h

What did we learn in Week 6?

◽️ Don't count out the Chiefs
◽️ Baker Mayfield is playing like an MVP
◽️ The Jets' start got 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚 somehow

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 19h

Cal Raleigh hits home runs from both sides of the plate at a prolific rate while playing the most physically demanding position in the sport.

And the Mariners' Game 1 ALCS win had his fingerprints all over it.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 20h

Should the Jets regret the lucrative extensions they handed out to Garrett Wilson and Sauce Gardner?

A rival exec weighed in to
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