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🚨 Headlines
🎓 Pac-12 expansion: Utah State is joining the Pac-12 and UNLV could be next, sources tell Yahoo Sports. The conference is also eyeing Gonzaga.
⚾️ Goodbye, Oakland: Athletics owner John Fisher issued a goodbye letter to fans ahead of the team’s final series in Oakland this week, saying “we did our very best” to keep the team in the city. (Fact check: No they didn’t.)
🏈 Underdog at home: No. 4 Alabama is currently a 1.5-point underdog ahead of Saturday’s home game vs. No. 2 Georgia. If that holds, it will be the first time the Tide haven’t been favored in Tuscaloosa since 2007, a streak that spans 90 consecutive games.
⚽️ Brutal blow: Manchester City star midfielder Rodri is likely to miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL during Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal, ESPN reports.
🏈 Bush files NIL lawsuit: Reggie Bush, who had his 2005 Heisman Trophy reinstated back in April, is now suing the NCAA, USC and the Pac-12 over past use of his name, image and likeness.
🏈 No punts, no turnovers
The Commanders’ 38-33 win over the Bengals on Monday night was historic: For the first time since 1940, an NFL game featured zero punts and zero turnovers.
1st quarter:
2nd quarter:
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Bengals missed FG
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Commanders TD
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Bengals FG
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Commanders TD
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Bengals FG
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Commanders End of Half
3rd quarter:
4th quarter:
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Commanders FG
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Bengals TD
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Commanders TD
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Bengals TD
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Commanders End of Game
Star of the night: Jayden Daniels was nearly perfect through the air (21/23, 254 yards, 2 TD), giving him the highest completion percentage for a rookie QB in NFL history. He also added 39 yards and a touchdown with his legs. Not bad for his third career game.
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Fellow LSU Heisman winner Joe Burrow was spectacular in defeat (29/38, 324 yards, 3 TD), becoming just the second QB to throw for 300 yards and 3 TDs this season.
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But alas, the Bengals are 0-3, which is somewhat of a death sentence in this league. Since 1979, only six NFL teams have made the playoffs after losing their first three games.
Must-see throw: Daniels, the No. 2 pick in this year’s draft, lobbed