SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER’S STREAK OF 20-POINT GAMES ENDED AT 141, AN NBA RECORD. HIS TEAM WON ANYWAY. Thunder beat the Nuggets 96-84. Jalen Williams led OKC with 21 as SGA struggled shooting.

MISIOROWSKI VS. RASMUSSEN TONIGHT. THE PRESUMPTIVE NL CY YOUNG WINNER AGAINST A RAYS ACE WHO HASN’T LOST THIS OCTOBER. Game 1, 8 PM ET at American Family Field. Brewers’ first World Series since 1982, Rays’ first since 2020.

PATRIOTS AND BEARS BOTH COME IN AT 4-2 TONIGHT. Week 8 Thursday Night Football, 8:15 PM ET. Two teams that have exceeded expectations meeting with real stakes.

PISTONS WERE DOWN 22 AND WON THEIR OPENER ON A 28-3 FOURTH-QUARTER RUN. Detroit erased that deficit against the Celtics in the first game of the season. Real statement for a team that was the East’s 1 seed last year.

MCDAVID AND KAPRIZOV, BOTH NAMED THREE STARS OF THE WEEK, PLAY EACH OTHER TONIGHT. Oilers at Wild. Edmonton’s unbeaten in regulation.

RAYS ARE GOING BACK TO THE WORLD SERIES. CAMINERO’S FIRST CAREER POSTSEASON HOMER CAME OFF THE FOUL POLE IN THE SEVENTH. Beat the Guardians 7-3 in Game 6, won the ALCS 4-2. Tampa Bay and Milwaukee have combined zero championships in 129 years between them.

MAN CITY ARE ON 21 POINTS FROM 7 GAMES AND STILL FACING 114 CHARGES FOR BREAKING FINANCIAL RULES BETWEEN 2009 AND 2018. They’re appealing the verdict while running away with the table. Brighton also just put up a 5-0 statement win over Crystal Palace this weekend.

OPENING NIGHT, 3 GAMES, 3 TEAMS TRYING TO PROVE LAST SEASON MEANS NOTHING. Celtics-Pistons, Knicks’ ring night vs. LeBron’s new team, Thunder-Spurs rematch.

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