⚾️ Y! Sports AM: Brewers 10, Rays 1

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Tue, October 27, 2026 at 11:53 AM UTC ·

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🚨 Headlines

🎤 Jay-Z to headline Super Bowl:Jay-Z will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show this February at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The rapper was chosen, technically, by himself, as the entertainment company he founded, Roc Nation, has a say in selecting the performer.

🏀 WNBA scheduling disaster:Game 6 of the WNBA Finals will be played at 12:30pm ET on Thursday at State Farm Arena, which will host a Hawks game later that night. Are we really about to potentially crown a champion on a Thursday afternoon? And possibly not even have an on-court celebration due to time constraints? Not a good look for the league.

🏀 Thunder lose two starters:Jalen Williams (fractured fibula, dislocated ankle) and Cason Wallace (torn labrum) will both miss most, if not all, of the season after suffering severe injuries on Sunday. A brutal blow for one of the NBA's title favorites.

🏈 Moore won't play in 2026:After leading Oregon to the CFP semifinals last season, QB Dante Moore passed on a chance to be a potential top-five NFL draft pick and returned to school. That decision is looking like a disaster now that he's been shut down for the season a month after suffering a concussion, while the Ducks have stumbled to 4-3.

⚾️ Banning outfield shifts?In an effort to increase extra-base hits, MLB is testing a new rule in the Arizona Fall League that requires outfielders to play their position "straight up," rather than shifting to defend against opposing batters' tendencies.

🪐 Monday rewind: The 33rd Sports Equinox

⚾️ St. Petersburg, Florida —Well, that didn't look like much fun for the home crowd. The Brewers trounced the Rays, 10-1 , on Monday to move within a win of sweeping their second straight series and winning the franchise's first World Series title.

5th-inning fireworks: The game turned in the top of the fifth when Milwaukee scored eight runs with two outs, the most two-out runs ever scored in a World Series inning. And they did it by playing their patented small-ball: Line out, single, fly out, steal, walk, single, single, single, double, double, single, double, fly out. Beautiful.

🏀 San Francisco, California —The Valkyries beat the Dream , 64-55, in another defensive slugfest to take a 3-2 lead in the WNBA Finals. Golden State, in just its second year in the league, is now on the precipice of a championship.

What they're saying: "Call in sick. I recommend it." That was guard Veronica Burton's message to Valkyries fans ahead of Thursday's Game 6 matinee in Atlanta. Tip-off is at 12:30pm ET, which means West Coasters will need to lock in at 9:30am on a workday if they want to watch Golden State potentially clinch the title.

🏈 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania —The Cowboys (3-4) got back on track with a 38-21 win on "Monday Night Football," securing what Dak Prescott called an urgent victory while handing the spiraling Eagles (2-5) their fifth straight loss.

Ground and pound: Javonte Williams (25 carries, 155 yards, TD) became the first Cowboy since Ezekiel Elliott to rush for 150 yards in a game — and the first opposing back to reach that mark against the Eagles since Nick Sirianni became head coach (2021-present).

🏀 Miami, Florida —The Mavericks came into South Beach and beat the winless Heat , 113-109, behind an MVP-type performance from Cooper Flagg (29 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks). Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple-double (29 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists), but that wasn't enough to avoid falling to 0-4 for the first time in his career.

More NBA: The Thunder ( 125-114 over the Suns), Grizzlies ( 110-105 over the Jazz) and Rockets ( 120-110 over the Hawks) all improved to 4-0; The Cavaliers outlasted the Timberwolves, 127-125 (OT) , despite 47 points from Anthony Edwards; Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg (31-12-6) powered the Warriors to their first win. Full scoreboard.

🏒 New York, New York:The Kings snapped the Rangers' six-game winning streak at MSG with a 6-3 victory that doubled as a revenge game for winger Artemi Panarin and head coach Peter Laviolette, both back in the Big Apple after being traded away (or fired) by New York.

More NHL: The Flames extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-2 victory over the Maple Leafs ; The Red Wings beat the Oilers, 4-3 (SO), as rookie netminder Michal Postava posted a shootout shutout in his first NHL start.

🏈 Heisman watch: A trio of elite WRs

In the 91-year history of the Heisman Trophy, only four wide receivers* have won the award. This year, three pass-catching dynamos — one junior, one sophomore and one out-of-nowhere freshman — are making undeniable cases to become the fifth.

Easy as 1, 2, 3:Oregon State freshman Jesse Legree (1,040 yards, 14 TD), Ohio State junior Jeremiah Smith (984 yards, 12 TD) and Miami sophomore Malachi Toney (952 yards, 11 TD) rank first, second and third nationally in both receiving yards and receiving touchdowns . Their dominance goes beyond just this season's leaderboard, though.

Among the Top 10 wideouts in single-season power-conference receiving yards since 1995, only four (Michael Crabtree, Terrance Williams, Brandin Cooks, Justin Blackmon) had more yards through seven games than this year's trio.
In other words: If Legree, Smith and Toney maintain their pace, we'll see three of the 10 most prolific receiving seasons of the last 30 years, all in the same season.

Heisman frontrunners:Smith, the Heisman favorite for weeks now (+110), was one of the most hyped recruits in recent memory and has a real shot at going No. 1 overall in next year's draft following a record-breaking college career . Toney already has the third-most receptions in Hurricanes history following an excellent freshman campaign that included a tour de force in the CFP title game (10-122-1). He has the third-best Heisman odds (+350), trailing only Smith and the guy throwing him passes, Miami QB Darian Mensah (+300).

Then there's Legree:The 5-foot-10 speedster has taken the college football world by storm during a freshman campaign nobody saw coming. He was the 1,631st-ranked recruit and only became a full-time receiver 14 months ago. Now, he's tied for the fourth-best Heisman odds (+2000) and rarely goes a week without making history.

Meet the breakout star:Legree was generating FBS interest as a high school defensive back before transferring and spending his senior year at Baltimore's renowned Saint Frances Academy, where he went from a part-time receiver to a true two-way player because " scoring a touchdown is a great feeling ." No arguments here.

Despite a standout senior season (6 pass breakups, 4 INTs, 721 all-purpose yards, 6 TDs), the closest thing to a power-conference offer came from Oregon State in the rebuilt Pac-12. Safe to say the Beavers are glad they called.
Legree has recorded at least 100 receiving yards and a TD in all seven games this season, and his 1,040 yards put him well ahead of the seven-game pace set by some of college football's best recent wideouts, as charted above.
His play has electrified the Beavers (5-2, 3-0), who are on the fringe of the AP Top 25, in early contention for a playoff spot and currently the best team in the state of Oregon . Not bad for a program that finished 2-10 last season.

Staying put:It would have been easy for Legree to use this season as a stepping-stone to a monster NIL payday at the program of his choosing. Instead, he has already committed to return to Corvallis next season — a big win for the "little guy" in this transfer-crazed era of college sports.

*Heisman-winning wideouts: Nebraska's Johnny Rodgers (1972), Notre Dame's Tim Brown (1987), Michigan's Desmond Howard (1991) and Alabama's DeVonta Smith (2020) are the only wide receivers to win the Heisman Trophy. Colorado's Travis Hunter also won in 2024, but he played as both a receiver and cornerback.

⚽️ Football's king and queen

Ballon d'Or:Harry Kane beat out Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé to become the first Englishman in 25 years (Michael Owen) to claim the Ballon d'Or, football's most prestigious individual award. The 33-year-old starred for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga and Champions League and led England to the World Cup semifinals in 2026, scoring 73 goals in the process.

"Being in London is extra special, it felt like a good omen," an emotional Kane said onstage. "My journey …. wasn't straightforward. I didn't go straight to the top, I had to experience a lot of loan moves and fight my way to get to where I am now. I hope that can give you inspiration, and thank you very much."

Ballon d'Or Féminin:Alexia Putellas of Spain returned to the podium for a record-tying third time after captaining Barcelona to a rare "quadruple" in 2026. The 32-year-old, who left Barça this past summer to join the London City Lionesses, was a back-to-back Ballon d'Or recipient in 2021 and 2022 before an ACL tear sidelined her for the better part of two years.

"I had a tough time, and had to learn to walk again on my knee, and you were all there for me, helping me to enjoy the sport again and make me the player I am today," said Putellas, shouting out her family and friends. "All the boys and girls around the world — if you love football and you want to play football, play football."

📈 Sports on the street

The familiar cadence of earnings season has returned, with more than 1,000 companies reporting quarterly results each week. Here are the sports and sports-adjacent tidbits that caught our eye last week.

📺 Comcast ( CMCSA ):The World Cup was a success for Telemundo and Peacock, generating an incremental $224 million in advertising revenue in Q3, which equates to 12.6% of Comcast's domestic advertising revenue from media.
🇨🇦 Rogers Communications ( RCI ):Rogers recently completed its acquisition of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment and now owns the Blue Jays, Maple Leafs, Raptors and Toronto FC. Management plans to sell a minority stake in that portfolio by mid-2027.
👟 Deckers ( DECK ):Hoka sales grew just 6.8% in Q3, which — for the second consecutive quarter — is the lowest growth on record for the brand. Sales are expected to grow in the high single digits for the year.
📺 Netflix ( NFLX ):Netflix fell to its lowest stock price in two years after reporting results that stoked continued growth concerns. Could live sports be part of the solution? Analysts have speculated about integrating Fox One or even buying NBCUniversal .

On deck:This week, we're watching reports from Madison Square Garden Sports ( MSGS ), Adidas ( ADDYY ), Puma ( PUMSY ) and more.

This story first appeared in Monday's edition of Yahoo Sports Biz, our 3x weekly sports business newsletter authored by Dylan Dittrich. Sign up here to get on the list!

📺 Watchlist: Tuesday, Oct. 27

⚾️ World Series, Game 4

Do the AL champs have some fight left in them? Or is today the day the NL champs win the whole damn thing? We'll find out this evening at Tropicana Field (8pm ET, Fox) , where the visiting Brewers will look to sweep the Rays.

Pitching matchup:Tampa Bay is going with Griffin Jax, who last pitched almost two weeks ago in a loss to the Guardians. The Brewers are expected to deploy a bullpen game, which sounds wise given their relievers have pitched to a 1.34 ERA across 53.2 innings this postseason.

🏀 NBA on NBC

The 0-3 Knicks host the 3-0 Pistons (8pm) in the first leg of tonight's doubleheader. Then it's off to Los Angeles, where the Lakers host the Trail Blazers in a battle of unbeatens (11pm) .

Championship hangover:The Knicks are just the third defending NBA champion to begin the ensuing season with three straight losses, joining the 1969-70 Celtics and 2011-12 Mavericks. Is New York's honeymoon phase over already?

More to watch:

🏒 NHL:Bruins at Hurricanes (8pm, ESPN) ; Sabres at Sharks (10:30pm, ESPN) … Carolina (9-2-2) leads the Metro; Boston (9-2-1) leads the Atlantic.
⛳️ College Golf:East Lake Cup (3pm, Golf) … Eight of the top men's and women's programs are in Atlanta for the final event of the fall season .

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🌎 GeoSports

On Tuesdays, we play GeoSports . All questions are written by me.

How it works:You'll be asked five questions that combine sports and geography. Tap the spot on the globe where you think the answer is. The closer you are, the more points you get.

Play today's round.

📸 Photo finish

May your Tuesday be as golden as this sunrise.

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