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Meet the sport desk ↗The Milwaukee Brewers completed a 4-0 sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 6-4 victory at Dodger Stadium, ending a 44-year World Series drought and halting the defending champions' historic run.
Read the story ↗The Philadelphia Eagles announced starting quarterback Jalen Hurts will miss the October 15, 2026 game against the Carolina Panthers following the detection and subsequent movement of a superficial blood clot in his calf.
Read the story ↗Facing a 2-0 deficit against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Los Angeles Dodgers moved Shohei Ohtani to the sixth spot in the batting order amid an offensive slump and lingering injuries.
Read the story ↗Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni accepted full responsibility for a late kickoff strategy that enabled a Jacksonville Jaguars comeback win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Read the story ↗Buffalo improved to 4-1 following a chaotic Monday Night Football thriller decided by a blocked field goal in overtime and acute tactical soul-searching from Los Angeles.
Read the story ↗Following a 37-34 overtime defeat to the Buffalo Bills on October 12, 2026, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay directly blamed special teams failures and signaled incoming roster evaluations.
Read the story ↗Cleveland completes a rare postseason series comeback against Chicago behind Gavin Williams' 12 strikeouts and José Ramírez's decisive home run on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
Read the story ↗![Assignment: 48-DPA-02 01 02 08 K NFL DOI] Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., and other Interior staff [on hand to join Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka and other football luminaries for outdoor recreational promotions at the] National Football League's [interactive theme park,] The NFL Experience, [created for the lead-up to Super Bowl XLII in Glendale,](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Assignment-_48-DPA-02_01_02_08_K_NFL_DOI)_Assistant_Secretary_for_Fish_and_Wildlife_and_Parks,_R._Lyle_Laverty,_Jr.,_and_other_Interior_staff_(on_hand_to_join_Pro_Football_Hall_of_F_-_DPLA_-_281bcf3f4ed6c537c56652fa7cf147a3.JPG)
Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame tight end and larger-than-life coach who led the Chicago Bears to victory in Super Bowl XX, has died at age 86.
Read the story ↗A chaotic overtime sequence between the Washington Commanders and New York Giants ended in a 27-27 tie following a critical clock-management error.
Read the story ↗On October 11, 2026, the Houston Texans traded draft picks to the Arizona Cardinals for wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., addressing an early-season offensive slump.
Read the story ↗Following a 3-0 ALDS sweep by the Tampa Bay Rays, an absent Aaron Judge called on the Yankees front office to aggressively address roster gaps.
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Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame tight end and charismatic head coach who led the Chicago Bears to victory in Super Bowl XX, has died at the age of 86.
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