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The defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, tip off against the Golden State Valkyries in Game 1 of the semifinals of the WNBA Playoffs.

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Week 5 absolutely delivered, from fireworks at the new stadium in Evanston to the statement made by Mizzou in CoMo.
Ahmed Fareed, Joshua Perry, Chris Simms and Nicole Auerbach discuss a rough week for Michigan and Bryce Underwood and Penn State’s stunning loss to Northwestern.
From carnival rides to the homecoming parade, see how Georgia fans celebrated across Athens before the Bulldogs capped the week with a 38-14 win over Vanderbilt.
Watch highlights of the 2026 Motul Petit Le Mans, the 10-hour IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale at Road Atlanta.

Rotoworld Player News

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  • CHI Running Back #4
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    Swift was playing his usual lead back role in the run-first Chicago offense when he lost a fumble in the second half and did not return to action, ceding the backfield to Kyle Monangai, who ended the game with 30 rushes for 146 yards. Swift, who has been struggling with a knee injury, was stuffed twice at the goal line in the first half. It was looking like a big day against a gettable New York run defense. If Swift misses time, Monangai would be a must-play option in all formats. The Bears take on the Packers in Week 5.
  • CIN Wide Receiver #5
    Higgins had a monstrous day, seeing 16 of Joe Burrow’s 54 pass attempts. With Ja’Marr Chase (concussion) exiting early, Higgins made a series of toe-tap sideline catches and saw several contested targets. He suffered an injury making a sideline grab in the fourth quarter and missed the Bengals’ final drive. ESPN’s Ben Baby reports Higgins tried to give it a go but could not push through an apparent adductor injury. The severity of the injury is not yet known but there is a chance Higgins misses time. Higgins is a weekly WR2 fantasy play that enters WR1 territory when Chase is out. Injury reports from this week will tell if Higgins can go in Week 5 against the Dolphins.
  • KC Wide Receiver #4
    This news comes from the team’s X account. Rice exited in the first quarter of Sunday’s game and eventually made his way to the locker room after initially refusing to leave the field. CBS Sports’ Tracy Wolfson reported that Rice was noticeably frustrated on the sideline, which isn’t an encouraging sign as far as his return for this game is concerned.
  • CHI Quarterback #17
    Getting the start after Case Keenum led the Bears to victory in Week 3 against the Eagles, Bagent successfully managed the run-heavy Bears offense. He was inaccurate for stretches of the game, throwing at least two balls that should have been intercepted by the New York secondary. On the day he was 8 percent over his expected completion rate. Bagent targeted Rom Odunze a team-high nine times. He connected with Colston Loveland and Luther Burden III a handful of times on well-times throws to the middle of the field. Bagent will get another start in Week 5 against the Packers with Caleb Williams sidelined. He’ll have some superflex appeal in that matchup.
  • NYJ Quarterback #7
    The Jets had the ball for a mere 17 minutes, as the Tyson Bagent-led Chicago offense dominated time of possession from start to finish. Smith, who had a combined 58 pass attempts over his past two outings, struggled against consistent pressure from the Bears front seven. His only highlight of the day came on a 58-yard touchdown strikes to Isaiah Williams in the fourth quarter. Smith should be a superflex option next week against the Browns. The return of Adonai Mitchell (finger) would boost Smith’s ceiling.
  • HOU Wide Receiver #12
    He immediately busted out of the gates with a 45-yarder, caught a touchdown to end that drive, then found the end zone a second time in the second half when he worked to the other side of zone coverage and C.J. Stroud was able to find him on an improvised throw. Pretty good player. Collins handled 36-of-53 snaps, highest on the team. He’ll be a low-end WR1 against the Titans in Week 5.
  • CHI Wide Receiver #15
    Tyson Bagent, making his first NFL start, locked on to his boundary wideout in the first half, hitting Odunze for a couple long gains, including a nicely-placed 37 yarder. Odunze was second on the team in targets behind Colston Loveland, who saw nine looks on the day. Odunze is leading the Bears offense in air yards and profiles as a high-variance weekly fantasy option in an offense that leans toward the run. Odunze will be a solid flex option in Week 5 against a Green Bay secondary that struggles against boundary receivers.
  • BAL Quarterback #8
    Head coach Jesse Minter said after the game that the team considered putting Jackson back in at one point. That said, with the game well in hand against the lowly Titans, the decision to sit the two-time MVP was likely an easy one. Jackson, who was spotted in a protective boot after the game, didn’t appear to be in a great deal of pain whenever he was shown on the sideline in the second half of Sunday’s win over the Titans. It wouldn’t be surprising if Jackson was limited in practice as a precaution, but it would be surprising if he missed next week’s game against the Falcons.
  • DAL Wide Receiver #88
    He simply could not be stopped the way the Texans were playing defense. Lamb feasted on the sideline and against zone coverages — his longest catch went just 30 yards — and he had the go-ahead touchdown with less than 30 seconds left that had FOX’s Greg Olsen wondering why any defense would play him that way when he’d been that productive over the course of the game. He’d never managed more than 17 targets in a game before today. Obviously he won’t do this again, but Lamb has delivered for those who lucked into him in the late first-round mix and will again be a plug-and-play alpha WR1 against the Bucs on Thursday night.
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    Colston Loveland
    CHI Tight End #84
    Loveland led the Chicago offense in targets and was third — behind Rome Odunze and Luther Burden — in receiving yards with Tyson Bagent under center. Bagent found Loveland on a couple pinpoint middle-of-the-field throws in the first half before the Bears turned hard toward the run in the second half. Loveland now has ten receptions over his past two games after a miserable start to the year. You probably won’t find a better waiver wire tight end in Week 5, when Loveland takes on the Packers.

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Around The NFL

Chris Simms and Connor Rogers look ahead to the Lions-Panthers SNF showdown, where Bryce Young should feast on a depleted Detroit secondary but the more experienced Lions escape with the win behind Jahmyr Gibbs.
Joe Burrow didn’t have Ja’Marr Chase or Tee Higgins on the field at the end of Sunday’s game, but he almost brought the Bengals back against the Jaguars.
The Packers expect to play the rest of the season without star linebacker Edgerrin Cooper.
Lamar Jackson sat out the second half with an ankle injury, but the Ravens didn’t need him as they cruised to a win.
Maye turned in his best game of the year as the Patriots went to Buffalo and pulled off a hard-fought win.
The Jameis Winston Experience struck again on Sunday, but the Giants were able to overcome giveaways to defeat the Cardinals, 30-24.
CeeDee Lamb’s 17th reception from Dak Prescott was the game-winner.

NFL

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s day came to an early end due to an ankle injury, but signs continue to show that Jackson avoided any serious damage.
Justin Herbert threw an interception to Drake Thomas on the first play from scrimmage.
Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins had the second-most receiving yards he’s ever had in a single game on Sunday, but he wasn’t able to help the Bengals try to win the game at the end of the fourth quarter.

NBA

This was described as a mutual parting of the ways by Memphis and ESPN.
Whoever owns the new Las Vegas team will build a new arena, which will take time.
Braiden Bell, 29, made those posts as a teenager more than a decade ago, and they came to light after his hiring.

MLB

San Diego had a runner on first with one out in the ninth inning when France hit a towering flyball that struck a railing on the roof before Chourio caught it in fair territory on the left-field warning track.
Rasmussen carried a no-hit bid into the eighth inning and Jonathan Aranda homered to lift the Rays to a 1-0 win over the Yankees in the ALDS opener.
Skubal struck out seven over six strong innings and the Dodgers slugged three home runs to beat the Braves 5-3 in Game 1 of the NLDS.
Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run homer, five Chicago pitchers combined for a three-hitter and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of their AL Division Series.

Premier League

The latest Premier League Mornings Live Fan Fest is heading to Denver, Colorado in 2026.
Manchester City have appealed the “opinion of the Premier League Commission, in relation to the Premier League disciplinary matter.”
Joe Prince-Wright, Nick Mendola, and Andy Edwards discuss the Premier League ruling Manchester City guilty of “serious breaches” of the league’s financial rules over a nine-season period from 2009-10 to 2017-18.
Guardiola, 55, joined City in 2016 and led the club to a historic run of success as they won six Premier League titles and a Champions League crown, highlighted by four-straight domestic titles and a treble.

College Football News & Analysis

Week 5 absolutely delivered, from fireworks at the new stadium in Evanston to the statement made by Mizzou in CoMo.
Nicole Auerbach takes us through her College Football Week 5 AP Poll ballot, including how teams are already seeing the impact of “the SEC going to a nine-game conference schedule.”
Ohio State pulled away from Iowa with 21 unanswered points after the first quarter, while Jeremiah Smith delivered a record-setting performance in the Buckeyes win.
Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry discuss if some of the top QB prospects like Arch Manning and CJ Carr should stay in college another year rather than entering the 2027 NFL Draft and the contenders in the ACC.
After trailing 14-7 at halftime, Minnesota scored 13 unanswered points to rally past Michigan and earn its first home win over the Wolverines since 1977.
Ahmed Fareed, Joshua Perry, Chris Simms and Nicole Auerbach discuss a rough week for Michigan and Bryce Underwood, Penn State’s stunning loss to Northwestern and Cal falling short of sleeper expectations.
Ahmed Fareed, Joshua Perry, Chris Simms and Nicole Auerbach debate college football’s best team and assess the Heisman Trophy race, with Jeremiah Smith emerging as the frontrunner.

Motor Sports

The season finale was stopped for about 30 minutes at Road Atlanta.
Mayla Herrick won her first WMX moto on debut and scored her first of two podiums one round later.
The season will conclude with a 10-hour race at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

Rotoworld

Ranking and evaluating all of Week 4’s top plays at quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end, kicker and defense.
The Rotoworld staff makes their picks on the Division Series, Championship Series, and World Series.
Luther Burden and Kenyon Sadiq are both coming off strong performances. With their roles growing, the two pass-catchers look like clear targets for Week 4.
Kyle Dvorchak unpacks Denzel Boston’s recent performances and emphasizes that he’s been the “biggest beneficiary,” of the Cleveland Browns’ success this season.
Kyle Dvorchak believes Zach Charbonnet could return to the Seattle Seahawks’ lineup soon and he should have a promising role in the Seahawks’ backfield.

Betting

Golf

Doug Ghim answers questions after shooting 7-under 64 at the third round of the 2026 Bank of Utah Championship, where he trails fellow American Austin Smotherman by one shot heading into the final day.
Austin Smotherman answers questions after a successful third round of the Bank of Utah Championship. The American enters the final day of the competition with a one-shot lead, and a chance at his first PGA Tour victory.
Rookie Ben James moved to T-3, posting a bogey-free 64 at the Bank of Utah Championship at Black Desert Resort on Saturday. “Just on a good roll right now so excited to keep it going,” James told Golf Channel.
After firing a third-round 64 with eight birdies, Doug Ghim joins Golf Channel to discuss his back-nine surge, staying focused on the process, and pursuing his first PGA Tour event win at the Bank of Utah Championship.
Johnny Keefer reflects on a 9-under third round at the Bank of Utah Championship and explains why he plans to keep the same approach in the final round.
He shot a 6-under 64 in Saturday’s final round for a four-day total of 18-under 262.

Latest

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson did not play in the second half of Sunday’s win over the Titans because of an ankle injury, but head coach Jesse Minter did not make it sound like there’s much fear of a long-term injury after the game.
Los Angeles was able to defeat Philadelphia with two long TD drives toward the end of the game.
It wasn’t pretty, but a win is a win is a win, and the Packers will take it.
The Bears won without Caleb Williams for the second straight week.
In his tenth season as head coach of the 49ers, Kyle Shanahan is to become the coach with the most total games in franchise history.