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Good morning, and happy Wednesday. Carter Bahns is here to catch you up on the NFL trade deadline and the first College football game. Football Playoff rankings for the season, UEFA Champions League and more. The NFL had one of its busiest deadlines ever, so the newsletter today will focus on all eight transactions and the initial fallout. But especially the five most spectacular ones. Let’s get started. Thursday was a historically busy day for NFL trades. Tuesday was the most active deadline day since 2022, and second since 1990. The eight transactions were the result of the NFL’s historically active trade deadline. The biggest surprise of the day involved a cornerback who was sent to the Colts. This was just one of the two major trades that the Jets made. They also sent defensive tackle Quinnen to the Cowboys. Dallas also signed linebacker Logan Wilson away from the Bengals. Also, two wide receivers are moving. The Raiders traded Jakobi to the Jaguars and the Saints gave Rashid Shaheed over to the Seahawks. In the next section, we’ll discuss the impact of these trades. Ohio State is ranked first in the College Football Playoff rankings The Buckeyes’ victory in the playoff rankings is no surprise. The Buckeyes topped the CFP’s first top 25 rankings. But No. Both No. 3 Texas A&M both had compelling arguments. Although the postseason has yet to begin, the 12-team tournament is beginning to take shape. If the campaign ended now, it would be SEC heavy. Four SEC teams are in the top six, and six more in the top twelve. In the opposite direction, No. Virginia, ranked 14th in the power conferences, is the only representative of the ACC. The fourth day of the UEFA Champions League matches continues today. Tuesday saw two marquee matches, wherein Liverpool shocked Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain lost to a 10-man Bayern Munich team. Liverpool’s 1-0 win may have been just the thing to spur a turnaround from a terrible run that saw only two victories in eight games. PSG’s win was equally stunning, given the fact that they had started their European campaign unbeaten and with a superior team. Manchester and Barcelona will play at 3 pm in the second set of Matchday 4 fixtures. City Yu Darvish will miss the entire MLB season of 2026 after having elbow surgery. The Padres veteran pitcher revealed that he underwent internal brace surgery to repair a torn flexor and UCL tendon last week. San Diego’s future pitching prospects are even more uncertain because of the surgery and recovery. Darvish’s 5.38 ERA was his worst in his career. His contract runs through 2028. Jacoby Brissett is set to make another start for Cardinals. Kyler Murray is still recovering from the foot injury that has kept him out of action since October 5. There’s a possibility he may be out for longer than expected. According to reports, the condition could take up to 8 weeks to completely heal. Murray could be out until the end of December if he follows that timeline. Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon confirmed that Brissett would make his fourth consecutive starting this week against Seahawks, but reiterated his belief that Murray would return to the lineup once he was fully healthy. Don’t miss this: NFL Trade Deadline Winners, Losers and Grades
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Cody Benjamin claims that both the Jets, and Cowboys, were quite busy on the deadline day. But one of these franchises emerged from this chaos as a victor. The Jets and Jakobi Meier are the top three winners of the deadline. Cowboys’ general manager Chris Ballard and Colts’ general manager Chris Ballard are losers.
The Jets won the deadline. “Selling Gardner and Williams provides New York with five combined first-round draft picks” (! The Jets have two seasons in which to deal with that aspect of the game, specifically the quarterback. Should we give Jets the benefit-of-the doubt when it comes time to maximize those resources? Not likely. We can’t blame them for trading their best assets, when it was clear that even the defense needed a revamp under the new coach Aaron Glenn.”We also dished out team-by-team grades for each of the five biggest trades: Sauce Gardner trade Colts receive: Sauce Gardner Grade: AJets receive: AD Mitchell, 2026 first-round pick, 2027 first-round pick Grade: A Quinnen Williams trade Cowboys receive: Quinnen Williams Grade: B-Jets receive: Mazi Smith, 2026 second-round pick, 2027 first-round pick Grade: A- Jakobi Meyers trade Jaguars receive: Jakobi Meyers Grade: B-Raiders receive: 2026 fourth-round pick, 2026 sixth-round pick Grade: B+ Rashid Shaheed trade Seahawks receive: Rashid Shaheed Grade A-Saints receive: 2026 fourth-round pick, 2026 fifth-round pick Grade: B Logan Wilson trade Cowboys receive: Logan Wilson Grade: BBengals receive: 2026 seventh-round pick Grade: D The season just started, but our NBA Panic Meter is already heating up for some
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The NBA’s first two weeks brought only a few surprises. It’s good for the teams that were expected to be in contention for championships or playoff spots, but it’s not so great for the teams at bottom. As the gap between the top teams and the bottom teams begins to widen, panic is starting to spread among many fan bases. What is a reasonable amount of panic? Sam Quinn measured anxiety levels around five teams using a scale from one to ten. Knicks 2/10 Magic 6/10 Grizzlies 8/10 Mavericks 9/10 Pelicans 10/10 It’s a fire of five alarms in New Orleans. The Pelicans’ record is 1-6. Zion Williamson, the team’s first-round draft pick for 2026 is also under scrutiny. The future is equally bleak as the present.
Pete Prisco Week 10 NFL Power Rankings
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The top 10 teams of Pete Prisco’s NFL Power Rankings did not move a single position last week. This week, all 10 teams in the top 10 have moved up multiple places. This is how unpredictable the NFL will be in 2025. Buffalo 28 Kansas City These two teams jumped eight spots each to the top of the list. The Bills have risen to No. The Chiefs have dropped to No. 10. Bills’ Bill: “Beating Chiefs on the back of a strong defensive performance is a sign of the future. This defense will determine whether or not this team is a Super Bowl contender.”On Chiefs:”Losing the Bills in the road game isn’t horrible, but think of this: if the playoffs began today they wouldn’t have been a part. Weird.”Here are the top 10 teams in Prisco’s Week 10 NFL Power Rankings: Buccaneers (previous ranking: 5)Bills (10)Seahawks (7)Rams (8)Patriots (9)Eagles (11)Colts (1)Broncos (6)Packers (3)Chiefs (2) The best (and not-so-best) of the rest
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Salvador Perez will remain with the Royals after inking a two-year contract extension. The $25 million deal keeps the team captain on board through 2027.The Cubs and pitcher Shota Imanaga declined their contract options, setting the southpaw up for free agency.Shane Bieber, meanwhile, picked up his $16 million player option to return to the Blue Jays in search of another World Series berth.Despite speculation that the Eagles could trade A.J. Brown is still in Philadelphia, even though the deadline has passed. General manager Howie Roseman explained why.The UFC released Isaac Dulgarian amid an FBI investigation into suspicious betting activity linked to his bout against Yadier del Valle.The Falcons are onto their third kicker of the season. Verge Ausberry was elevated to the position of full-time athletic director by LSU after interim Verge Auberry missed a crucial extra-point against the Patriots. Anders Dreyer, the San Diego FC player who won the MLS’s Newcomer Award in 2013, is now the head coach of the Tigers. Raheem Moris, the Falcons coach, has retracted his claim that the Patriots illegally simulated the snap count in their 24-23 loss last weekend. Dabo Swinney from Clemson has emphasized his disgust for a controversial decision that was a major factor in the Tigers losing to Duke. Swinney’s latest rant called for major changes in college football officiating. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian has already started campaigning to give CFP bids to teams with three losses from the SEC. This is convenient because the Longhorns might find themselves 9-3 by selection day. LIV Golf has decided to adopt a four-day, 72 hole format starting in 2026. What’s on Wednesday UEFA Champions League : Villarreal vs Pafos 12:45 p.m. Paramount+ UEFA Champions League : Chelsea vs Qarabag 12:45 p.m. Paramount+ UEFA Champions League : Galatasaray vs Ajax 3 p.m. Paramount+ UEFA Champions League : Bayer Leverkusen versus Benfica 3 p.m. Paramount+ CityBlues vs Capitals on ESPN, 7:30 p.m. TNT South Dakota vs. No. On TNT, South Dakota plays No.
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