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Christian McCaffrey and the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Atlanta Falcons 20–10 on Sunday, capped by a late-game touchdown from CMC.

McCaffrey’s historic night included rushing for both touchdowns and 129 yards on the ground, along with 72 receiving yards, marking his seventh career game with at least 100 rushing yards and 70 receiving yards, breaking a tie with Marshall Faulk and Priest Holmes for the most games.

Standing in for an injured Brock Purdy, Mac Jones completed 17-of-26 passes for 152 yards and one interception.

CMC thrilled fans with his historic performance that carried the 49ers to a win on Sunday.

It was a scoreless first quarter until the Falcons opened the second with a field goal to take a 3-0 lead.Â

Both teams committed turnovers in the second, but the 49ers capitalized, adding a field goal after an earlier touchdown to head into halftime with a 10-3 advantage.

The 49ers opened the second half with a field goal, and the Falcons answered with a touchdown to stay within reach, trailing by three heading into the fourth quarter.

Despite punting on their opening fourth-quarter possession, San Francisco stopped Atlanta on downs at their 35-yard line and capitalized with a McCaffrey touchdown to take a commanding 10 points lead with just under 2:30 left to seal the win.

The win improved the 49ers to 5–2 on the season, tying them with the Los Angeles Rams for first place in the NFC West. Meanwhile, the Falcons fell to 3–3 and dropped in the NFC South standings.

The 49ers will hit the road next Sunday to face the Houston Texans.

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners 6-2 at home to force a decisive Game 7 in the American League Championship Series.

Vladdy launched his sixth home run of the postseason, setting the Blue Jays’ franchise record for the most in a single playoff run.

Guerrero Jr. went 2-of-4 at the plate with a single home run. Addison Barger added in three RBIs on 2-for-3 hitting with a home run. Isiah Kiner-Falefa finished with a RBI.

Blue Jays ace Trey Yesavage set the tone early with a commanding performance on the mound, striking out seven over 5.2 innings while allowing just six hits and two earned runs.Â

MLB fans were thrilled as Vladdy and the Blue Jays forced an ALCS Game 7.Â

The Blue Jays refused to go home on Sunday, jumping out to a dominant start while holding Seattle to two straight three-up, three-down innings.

Barger hit a RBI double to bring in Daulton Varsho for the game’s first run in the second inning, followed by Kiner-Falefa reaching on an infield single to score Ernie Clement.

With a 2-0 lead entering the third, Barger launched a two-run homer to give the Blue Jays a 4-0 advantage. Guerrero Jr. added to the lead in the fifth with a solo home run.

Seattle responded in the fifth, plating two runs before Guerrero Jr. scored on a throwing error by Cal Raleigh to extend Toronto’s lead to 6-2.

With one last chance in the top of the ninth, the Mariners couldn’t rally, and the Blue Jays held on for the win to force Game 7.

The Blue Jays lost the first two games of the ALCS at home but responded by taking the next two on the road to even the series.

Seattle pulled back ahead with a home win before the matchup returned to Toronto for the final two games, where the Blue Jays fought back once more to tie the series 3-3 on Sunday.

While the Mariners and Blue Jays continue their battle in the American League, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been waiting to see who they will face in the World Series after sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, Oct. 17.

The winner-take-all Game 7 of the ALCS will remain in Toronto, with first pitch scheduled for 8:08 p.m. ET.

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Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys dominated the Washington Commanders with a 44-22 home win Sunday.

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels left the game in the second half after taking a sack and was ruled out for the remainder of the game. Before his exit, he completed 12-of-22 passes for 156 yards and a touchdown, adding another score on the ground.

Prescott finished 21-of-30 for 264 yards and three touchdowns, connecting with CeeDee Lamb for a score while Lamb added 110 yards receiving. Jake Ferguson added two touchdowns, and Javonte Williams contributed a rushing touchdown with 116 yards.

The Cowboys’ win over the Commanders excited fans as they improved to 3-3 on the season.Â

Dallas recorded 21 first downs and 409 total yards of offense, while their defense stopped Washington on both fourth-down attempts and forced two turnovers.

The Cowboys took a commanding 27-15 lead at halftime, scoring on five of their seven possessions in the first half.

Their defense dominated the third quarter with a fumble recovery and a pick-six, giving Dallas a 41-22 lead heading into the final 15 minutes, where the Cowboys added one more field goal to cruise to the win.

Dallas will travel to face the Denver Broncos next Sunday, who are coming off a fourth-quarter comeback win over the New York Giants.

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Jaxson Dart and the New York Giants blew a 19-0 lead in the fourth quarter to Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos on the road with a game-winning field goal, losing 33-32.Â

With the last-second loss, the Giants fell to 2-5, behind Dart, who had carried them to a 2-2 record since taking over for veteran Russell Wilson in Week 4, including an immediate win over the previously undefeated Los Angeles Chargers.

Nix finished 27-of-50 for 279 yards and two touchdowns, connecting with his former Oregon teammates Troy Franklin and RJ Harvey for scoring passes. He also ran in two touchdowns himself, adding 48 yards on the ground.

Meanwhile, Dart finished 15-of-33 for 283 yards, three touchdowns, one rushing touchdown and one interception, which proved costly in the fourth quarter.

Dart and the Giants’ defense were criticized for allowing 33 fourth-quarter points in Denver’s comeback.

Denver got off to a rough start, punting on their first four possessions and turning the ball over on downs before a Nix sack took them into halftime, trailing 13-0.

The third quarter mirrored the first half, with Denver punting on both possessions to enter the fourth quarter trailing 19-0, before the Broncos finally found the end zone to open the fourth.

Another touchdown from New York seemed to seal the game, but Denver found their rhythm, scoring on a drive and forcing an interception that led to another touchdown, cutting the deficit to three points.

Forcing a three-and-out gave Denver the ball back with 2:42 remaining, and they scored once more, going 4-of-4 for touchdowns on their fourth-quarter possessions to take a 30-26 lead.Â

New York stormed down the field for a touchdown, leaving just 1:51 on the clock, but the Broncos executed a perfect two-minute drill to win the game on a field goal.

The Giants’ schedule does not ease up as they travel to face the Philadelphia Eagles next Sunday.

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The much-awaited return to international cricket for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, and their legions of fans who had woken up early on a Sunday morning of the festival weekend in India, was spoiled by Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc as both the senior Indian batsmen were dismissed for single-digit scores in the IND vs AUS 1st ODI.

The IND vs AUS three-match ODI series got underway at Perthâ€s Optus Stadium, which is known for its spicy, pace-friendly pitch where Australia had previously lost all their ODI matches.

Another challenging surface was dished out today by the Optus curators, and matters were made worse for India as Mitchell Marsh, the stand-in Australian captain, won the toss and elected to bowl first with the rain threat around, which made the conditions even more advantageous for the Australian pacers who ensured their team got a rocking start.

Rohit and Kohli were in superb nick in their last ODI assignment, which was the ICC Champions Trophy. However, that tournament was played in the UAE in March.

Now, six months later, on a bouncy surface in Australia, with no international match practice behind them, both Rohit and Kohli failed to get to double digits, with the latter bagging his first-ever duck on Australian soil.

Rohit Sharma, whose ODI captaincy has been taken away, did play a gorgeous straight drive off Starc to collect his first boundary. But the metronomic Hazlewood got the better of the senior Indian opener with a typical back-of-length delivery in the channel outside the off-stump, the ball bouncing extra than Rohit anticipated with his poke, and he edged it to Matt Renshaw at second slip.

In came Virat Kohli, whose last Test century came at this very venue last year. But today, the 36-year-old had to walk back with only a duck to his name. He was tested initially by accurate line and length from Starc and was lucky not to outside edge behind as he missed his drive far away from his body. A maiden over.

In Starcâ€s next over, Kohli went for a drive again to a delivery once again well outside the off-stump. The Indian superstar didnâ€t care for looking to keep it down on the ground; his uppish, mishit drive flew to the left of the backward point fielder, Cooper Connolly, who took an excellent diving catch.

The excitement of the fans to watch Ro-Ko back in India colors was dimmed in just over half an hour of the match. Netizens let out their disappointment and frustrations with the two seniors on Twitter.

IND vs AUS: Twitter Reactions As Fans Left Disappointed With Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohliâ€s Failures In 1st ODI

We waited for 5 fkin months to watch him play. He travelled from London to Delhi to Mumbai to Perth only to score 8 ball duck 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/uLp7n3dNdu

— Ananya (@dasala_mosa_) October 19, 2025

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Arch Manning and the No. 21 Texas Longhorns narrowly escaped with a 16-13 overtime road win over Kentucky on Saturday, capped by a game-winning field goal.

Despite a sluggish offensive performance, the Longhorns improved to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in SEC play, while the Wildcats dropped to 3-3 and remain winless in the conference at 0-4.

Manning struggled to spark the offense, completing 12-of-27 passes for 132 yards with no touchdowns and posting negative rushing yards. Quentrevion Wisner accounted for Texas’ lone touchdown on the ground.

Manning and Texas left fans underwhelmed with their performance on Saturday despite pulling off the overtime victory.

In overtime, a gutsy fourth-and-goal miss by Kansas allowed Texas to win with a walk-off field goal, with fans praising the Longhorns’ defense for the goal-line stop.

One touchdown in the second quarter, a field goal in the third and late field goal highlighted Texas’ offensive struggles, as the Longhorns managed just eight first downs and 171 total yards during regulation.

Heading into Saturday’s game, Manning had completed 63 percent of his passes, totaling 1,317 yards, 12 touchdowns and five interceptions, while taking 10 sacks on the season.

They opened the AP preseason poll as the No. 1 ranked team in college football before a Week 1 loss to Ohio State. A 29-21 defeat to unranked Florida dropped them out of the rankings entirely, but a gutsy win over No. 6 Oklahoma the following week helped them climb back in at No. 21.

With a narrow overtime win over Kentucky, it would not be a surprise to see them bounced from the top 25 rankings once more.Â

Texas will hit the road to face the Mississippi State Bulldogs next Saturday.

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Texas Tech’s hopes of an undefeated season came to an end on Saturday as the No. 7 Red Raiders fell short against Arizona State in upset fashion, 26-22.

Texas Tech had been dominant all season up until Saturday’s matchup, but being without starting quarterback Behren Morton proved to be detrimental. Morton was available only in an emergency while dealing with a leg injury.

His replacement, Will Hammond, had just 167 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.

After trailing by double digits for most of the fourth quarter, the Red Raiders managed to find the end zone and make it a five-point game with just under four minutes. They then got the stop they needed on defense before a punt return gave them great field position.

Texas Tech made the most of it, scoring at the two-minute mark to make it a 22-19 game following a two-point conversion.

The Red Raiders needed just one stop to escape with a win, but the Sun Devils had other plans. Sam Leavitt led Arizona State down the field, converting a 4th-and-2 to keep the drive alive.

From there, the Sun Devils got to the goal line on a defensive pass interference call, and running back Raleek Brown punched it in for what would be the game-winning touchdown. The Red Raiders could not respond with a game-winning drive on the other end.

The upset win stunned college football fans.

The loss is by no means detrimental to Texas Tech’s College Football Playoff hopes. The Red Raiders are still in the mix for the Big 12 Championship and could realistically still get an at-large bid to the CFP if they win out.

They’ll try to right the ship against Oklahoma State next week.

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The No. 10 LSU Tigers dropped a 31-24 road decision to the No. 17 Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday, and their College Football Playoff hopes took a massive hit in the process.

With a 5-2 record overall and a 2-2 mark in the SEC, the Tigers will already be hard-pressed to reach the SEC Championship Game, and it is likely they will need to go undefeated the rest of the way to have any chance at the CFP.

Following a second loss in the past three games, LSU was trolled on social media by fans who dismissed the Tigers’ likelihood of reaching the playoff:

Not surprisingly, head coach Brian Kelly was the subject of criticism as well, especially given LSU’s defensive failures throughout Saturday’s contest.

LSU allowed 399 yards of total offense, 20 first downs and didn’t force a turnover. Additionally, Vandy won the time of possession battle 36:31-23:29.

On top of that, the Commodores scored points on six of their first eight drives, and the Tigers did not force a punt until the fourth quarter.

After such a listless defensive performance in a hugely important game, fans made their feelings known about Kelly with some even calling for his firing:

In the midst of his fourth season as the head coach at LSU, Kelly has yet to win more than 10 games in a season, win an SEC title or qualify for the CFP.

Given that LSU has consistently been among the best and most talented teams in the SEC over the past couple of decades, the expectation every year is for them to vie for a conference title and a national championship.

That hasn’t been the case during the Kelly era, and barring a spectacular finish to the season that includes wins over No. 4 Texas A&M, No. 6 Alabama and No. 14 Oklahoma, LSU may be on the outside looking in once again.

While LSU is already essentially on the brink of CFP elimination, Vanderbilt is looking like a legitimate threat to make its first-ever CFP appearance.

Under head coach Clark Lea, the Commodores are 6-1 overall and 2-1 in the SEC, and Saturday’s win could push them into the top-10 conversation.

Perhaps the biggest reason for their success has been the play of quarterback Diego Pavia, who is a Heisman Trophy candidate.

LSU had no answers for Pavia’s dual-threat ability Saturday, as he threw for 160 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for another 86 yards and two scores.

Vandy looks to be for real, but it can prove that is the case even more over its next two games against No. 16 Missouri and No. 21 Texas.

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The series marks the return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who will be playing for the first time in the Indian jersey since the ICC Champions Trophy Final earlier this year. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the first ODI against India, Australia captain Mitchell Marsh expressed hope that Indiaâ€s legendary duo, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, donâ€t go overboard with their performances in the three-match series starting October 19. The series marks the return of Rohit and Virat, two of Indiaâ€s biggest stars, who will be playing for the first time in the Indian jersey since the ICC Champions Trophy Final earlier this year.Reflecting on his experiences facing Kohli and Rohit throughout his career, Marsh noted that the series presents a unique opportunity for Australian fans to witness the brilliance of the two legends.

Madness for Team India in Australia 1,75,000 tickets sold, craze for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma

“I had the privilege of playing against them quite a lot through the journey. They are obviously legends of the game. Virat, especially in this white-ball format, is the greatest chaser ever. I think you can see why the ticket sales are so high and why a lot of people are coming to watch them. And if it is their last time on Australian soil, I hope they enjoy it and I hope people can witness, not too much great cricket from them, but witness two of the greats playing in Australia,†Marsh told the media.Since India last toured Australia for a bilateral series before the 2023 ODI World Cup, Rohit and Virat have been in sensational form.Rohit has played 23 ODIs in this period, scoring 1,137 runs at an average of 49.43 and a strike rate of 123.45, including two centuries and seven fifties. His highest score is 131. His remarkable 2023 World Cup campaign at home saw him amass 597 runs in 11 innings at an average of 54.27, with a century and three fifties, striking at over 125. In Indiaâ€s unbeaten ICC Champions Trophy run, he scored 180 runs in five innings, including a match-winning 76 in the final against New Zealand.Virat, meanwhile, has accumulated 1,154 runs in 22 matches since then, averaging 64.11. He has struck four centuries and nine fifties, with a highest score of 117 and a strike rate of 88.56, continuing to prove why he is one of the finest white-ball batsmen in the world.

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A second early bye week might not have been enough time for Bill Belichick to solve the problems with UNC’s offense.

The Tar Heels returned from the break only to fall behind 14-10 in Saturday’s first half against Cal.

North Carolina was outgained 163-152 through two quarters as college football fans questioned why the program’s head coach ability to recover from the early deficit.

North Carolina’s opening drive ended in lost fumble from Shanard Clower. It took Cal just four plays to run the ball in for a touchdown the other way.

UNC tied the game on an 18-yard touchdown run from Benjamin Hall later in the quarter, although Belichick’s defense was unable to stop Jacob De Jesus from putting the Golden Bears back in front with a one-handed touchdown reception.

The Tar Heels held the Golden Bears without a point in the second quarter, but had to settle for just a 41-yard field goal of their own.

Belichick’s team went into the break still trailing four total punts in the final three minutes of the half.

North Carolina is off to a 2-3 start to the season, most recently having dropped consecutive blowouts to UCF and Clemson.

Belichick’s debut season as a college coach has been further marred by off-field drama surrounding his and general manager Michael Lombardi’s management of the program.

The UNC head coach will look to get positive media attention back on the field by leading his team to a comeback victory in the second half of Saturday night’s ACC matchup.

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