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RIP to the man behind Denver's golden era. John Beake has died at 87, the Broncos announced Saturday. He ran the Broncos' front office for 14 years (1985-99) — five Super Bowl trips, seven division titles, and back-to-back world championships in Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII. Before he was GM, Beake was in the room for the 1983 trade that brought John Elway to Denver — the deal that defined the franchise for two decades. After Denver, he joined the NFL league office, rising to

By Toss Boss | Toss Boss CFB I went from sweating through a 19–15 Ohio State win to watching the entire national title picture catch fire. Saturday, October 17, might go down as the day the 2026 college football season completely changed. No. 1 Georgia lost. No. 2 Notre Dame lost. No. 6 Alabama lost. No. 7 Texas lost. And somehow, in the middle of all that chaos, Ohio State survived. Five of the AP Top 7 lost on the same Saturday for the first time in the poll's history. If y

The No. 1 team in the country is dead. Again. Unranked Auburn just walked into Athens as a 19-point underdog and ripped out Georgia's heart with a 34-yard walk-off field goal — 27-24. That's the second straight week the AP No. 1 has fallen to an unranked team. First time since 1990. Georgia had this one. Up 14-0 early in the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, then Auburn ripped off 24 unanswered. The Dawgs clawed back to tie it 24-24 — and then Gunner Stockton fumbled with 58 secon

Saturday, October 17, 2026 — The Philadelphia Eagles placed quarterback Jalen Hurts on injured reserve Saturday afternoon, officially sidelining him for at least the next four games. It's a reversal from Saturday morning, when Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport reported the Eagles had no plans to put Hurts on IR. After more consultations with doctors and experts throughout Saturday, the team changed course. Hurts has a superficial blood clot in his leg. The Eagles ruled him out f

Survived. That's the word. Ohio State walked out of Bloomington with a 19-15 win over No. 5 Indiana — and nobody in scarlet is apologizing for it. What happened FINAL: Ohio State 19, Indiana 15. The Buckeyes led 3-0 early, fell behind 7-3 after Julian Sayin's first interception, and took a 10-7 lead into halftime. The defense took over from there: two fumble recoveries — E. Little and Tarvos Alford (forced by J. McClain) — set up the points that built a 19-7 lead, capped by S

The 24-team playoff is coming. Here's the format as reported, and what it actually means for the Buckeyes. ## The format (reported, not final) ESPN's Pete Thamel and Heather Dinich reported October 15 that the College Football Playoff is closing in on a 24-team field starting with the 2027 season. Dinich followed up October 16: the CFP and ESPN have a handshake agreement on the media rights, reportedly worth about $345 million extra per year on average. Final approvals are st

The Milwaukee Brewers are going to the World Series. Milwaukee swept the back-to-back champion Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 in Game 4 of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night, winning the franchise's first National League pennant — its first trip to the Fall Classic since 1982. The Brewers trailed 4-0 after a Shohei Ohtani three-run homer in the second inning. They had no business wrapping this up in four games. They did it anyway, ripping off six unanswered runs. Garrett M

# BREAKING: Jalen Hurts Out Indefinitely With Blood Clot The Eagles just dropped a stunner. Quarterback Jalen Hurts — the Super Bowl MVP — is out indefinitely with a superficial blood clot in his leg, and he's officially ruled out for Sunday's game against the Panthers. The timeline is the scary part. Hurts told the team he got cleated in the calf during the Oct. 4 Rams game. Saturday in London, an ultrasound found the clot — but team doctors cleared him to play, and he playe

The Warriors just dropped this one Wednesday morning: Kristaps Porzingis will remain out indefinitely due to a private, undisclosed health-related matter, per the team's official statement. He missed the entire training camp and all five preseason games — and now the team says there is no timeline for a return. Here's what's confirmed: Porzingis met Tuesday with GM Mike Dunleavy and VP of Player Health Dr. Rick Celebrini at the Warriors' practice facility. The details of that

Don't call him interim anymore. The Phillies are expected to name Don Mattingly their full-time manager for the 2027 season, per The Athletic's Matt Gelb and Charlotte Varnes, with an announcement expected later this week. MLB Network's Jon Heyman also reported Wednesday that the team was leaning that way. Here's the story: Mattingly, 65, took over in late April after the Phillies fired Rob Thomson with the club sitting 10 games under .500. He steadied the ship — 79-55 the re

Time to eat my own cooking. Three picks went up last week, all three games are final, and I'm grading every single one — no excuses, no spin. 1-2 straight up. Overall grade: D. 6 Alabama vs 2 Georgia — F Toss Boss pick: Alabama 30, Georgia 27 Final: Georgia 20, Alabama 17 Trusted the Tide at home in Tuscaloosa. Bad bet. Georgia's ground game did the grinding — 206 rushing yards as a team, even without leading rusher Nate Frazier, with Dwight Phillips Jr. going for 120. Gunnar

MITB 2026: Penta Gets His Moment — Everything Else Was a Mixed Bag WWE's first Money in the Bank on ESPN didn't feel like a tentpole. It felt like a really good ladder match with a whole card attached to it. One great match, two fun ones, two rough ones, and some booking decisions I'm still arguing with myself about this morning. Here's how I saw it, match by match. Roman Reigns def. LA Knight — World Heavyweight Championship. Grade: B Knight came out swinging and New Orleans

The Cardinals are done with the Marvin Harrison Jr. experiment. Arizona is finalizing a deal to trade the former No. 4 overall pick, per Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport, and told Harrison he'll be inactive Sunday against the Lions while the trade is finalized. The 2024 No. 4 overall pick never got going in Arizona — five catches for 85 yards and one score through four games this season, fifth-most targeted in the offense behind Trey McBride, Michael Wilson, Kendrick Bourne, an

Ohio State did what it was supposed to do. The Buckeyes beat Maryland 45-16 at the Shoe, and it was never really a game. 449 yards of offense to Maryland's 146. That's a beatdown with a scoreboard. Jeremiah Smith went for 4 catches, 93 yards, and 2 scores. Electric, as always — but the three-straight-200-yard record watch is over before it started. He wasn't close to 200 tonight, and that's fine. He's still the best receiver in college football. Julian Sayin threw 4 touchdown

Unranked Oklahoma just walked into the Red River Rivalry and took down No. 1 Texas 27-24. Arch Manning threw two interceptions, the second one setting up the Sooners’ final drive. Oklahoma moved into range and drilled a 47-yard walk-off field goal to seal it. The No. 1 team in the country is down. The playoff picture just got flipped on its head. Sources: USA Today, AP, ESPN.

The Gamecocks just humiliated a ranked Florida team in Gainesville. South Carolina rolled into The Swamp and put a 38-19 whooping on No. 16 Florida on Saturday — the most points South Carolina has ever scored in Gainesville, ending an eight-game SEC losing streak and winning there for the first time since 2014. LaNorris Sellers went off: 23-of-35 for 279 yards and four touchdowns, plus a rushing score. Dylan Stewart returned from suspension and wrecked the Gator offense with

Portugal's federation is not messing around. Cristiano Ronaldo has been provisionally suspended by the Portuguese Football Federation after he walked out on the national team following a dispute with head coach Jorge Jesus, with disciplinary proceedings officially opened on Saturday. Ronaldo left the Portugal camp in Copenhagen before the Nations League match against Denmark after being an unused substitute against Norway. He said Jesus broke his word twice over his playing t

# Week 6 Toss Boss Picks Three games. Three calls. No hedging. ## 6 Alabama 30, 2 Georgia 27 — Sat 7:30 PM ET, ABC The game of the year, and I'm not overthinking it. Alabama has won five straight regular-season meetings with Georgia, and the Dawgs haven't won in Tuscaloosa since 2007. Keelon Russell has 10 touchdowns and zero picks in the last three weeks. The storm clears before kickoff, the crowd's feral, and Bama wins a classic. This matches my 30-27 call from the mega-pre

RIP to a legend. Mike Ditka has died at 86, his family announced Friday morning. The Hall of Famer revolutionized the tight end position as a player and then coached the 1985 Chicago Bears — one of the greatest teams in NFL history — to a Super Bowl title. Ditka was the fifth overall pick in the 1961 draft and became the first tight end ever inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1988). He won Super Bowl VI as a player with Dallas, Super Bowl XII as a Cowboys assistant,

The Red River Rumble is back. No. 1 Texas vs Oklahoma, Cotton Bowl, Saturday. Full disclosure up front: the Boss handed me the pen for this one. This pick is mine — Cosmo's call. His streak stays untouched either way. Here's what I see. Texas's defense is the real deal — 13.2 points per game allowed, and they just hung 10 sacks on Tennessee. Oklahoma's John Mateer threw three picks against Texas last year and is among the national leaders in turnover-worthy plays. That is a b