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No one was surprised that the Indianapolis Colts fired head coach Frank Reich, but naming ESPN/NFL analyst Jeff Saturday as his interim replacement made headlines. Saturday is a member of the Colts Ring of Honor, but he has no real coaching experience (other than as a high school coach at Hebron Christian Academy).

Thanks to a solid outing from quarterback Lamar Jackson, Baltimore cruised to a 27-13 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football.

According to reports, actor Matthew McConaughey has expressed an interest in joining an investment group to bid on the Washington Commanders. McConaughey is a big Commanders fan and is already in the sports business as a co-owner of Major League Soccer’s Austin FC.

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The Houston Astros are World Series champions after beating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, a furniture store owner who is known for making outrageously large bets, will cash in $75 million (on a $10 million bet on the Astros winning). Mack promised customers he’ll refund (and in some cases double) their money back from purchases if the Astros win, so he hedged the bet a bit. Either way, it’s the largest sports betting win in history.

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It was an exciting weekend in college football. #3 Georgia beat top-ranked Tennessee (whose applications for admission had skyrocketed after they beat Alabama on October 15th), while #4 Clemson fell to Notre Dame, and #10 LSU pulled out an overtime win over #6 Alabama.

In the NFL, a few notable games:

Chicago quarterback Justin Fields made history by recording the most rushing touchdowns of any quarterback in a regular season game. Unfortunately for the Bears, they narrowly lost to Miami 32-35.

Tom Brady also made history….again! He is the only player in the NFL to reach 100,000 career passing yards. He also recorded his 55th career game-winning drive by leading the Buccaneers to a 16-13 win with a touchdown in the last 35 seconds of the game.

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The Houston Astros are one win away from a World Series title after beating the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 in game 5. The teams will play again on Saturday night in Houston.

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The Philadelphia Eagles’ winning streak continues. After a 29-17 victory over the Houston Texans on Thursday night, the team is now 8-0 for the first time in franchise history.

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The Brooklyn Nets suspended point guard Kyrie Irving for a minimum of five games without pay for not apologizing for his endorsement of a film that promotes antisemitic tropes (including Holocaust denial). The Nets statement says, we are of the view that he is currently unfit to be associated with the Brooklyn Nets.” And, that his return is “contingent on him [satisfying] a series of objective remedial measures that address the harmful impact of his conduct.” After the ban, Kyrie finally posted an apology on Instagram, but many believe his statement was too little and too late.

In other NBA news, the Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden will be out for a month due to a tendon strain in his right foot.

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Four Houston Astros pitchers worked together to record the first World Series no-hitter since 1956 and the first postseason no-hitter since 2010. With the 5-0 win, the Astros tied the Series with the Phillies 2-2. Game 5 is Thursday night.

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Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder is in talks to potentially sell the franchise. Snyder is under investigation for a 2009 incident of alleged sexual assault of a woman on his plane and financial impropriety.

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TMRW Sports, the Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy sports company announced a group of new investors including Golden States Steph Curry, LA Angels Shohei Ohtani, tennis phenom Serena Williams, and F1 driver Lewis Hamilton.

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Extreme Ironing is actually a thing. According to Wikipedia,  “EI is an extreme sport in which people take ironing boards to remote locations and iron items of clothing.” It “combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt.”

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The investigation into the Michigan State football players attacking Michigan players after their 29-7  loss last weekend continues with the Spartans suspending four more players who were involved in the assault.

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The Philadelphia Phillies made a statement in Game 3 by crushing the Houston Astros 7-0. With five home runs in the first five innings, the Phillies became the first team to accomplish this feat in a World Series in 118 years.

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The Brooklyn Nets continue to make headlines. After a week of dealing with Kyrie Irving’s promotion of an antisemitic film, the team has now fired head coach, Steve Nash, and is considering hiring Ime Udoka (the former Celtics coach who is on a year-long suspension for an inappropriate relationship with a colleague).

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The Houston Astros (in their second straight World Series) is tied 1-1 with the Philadelpia Phillies. Game 3 is Tuesday night.

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After beating the Pittsburgh Steelers lost to Philadelphia, the Eagles are now 7-0.

In running back Christian McCaffrey’s first game with the San Francisco 49ers, he scored with a touchdown pass, a touchdown rush, and a touchdown reception. No other player has accomplished this feat since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2005.

After 13 years of marriage, QB Tom Brady and Supermodel Gisele Bündchen announced they are getting a divorce.

Four Michigan State football players have been suspended for assaulting University of Michigan players in the tunnel after the game on Saturday. Michigan cornerback Ja’Den McBurrows and Gemon Green are considering suing.