The Guardians' incredible comeback win, plus the Saints' ugly slump

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Good morning! Check on the Saints fan in your life today (me).

For most of the evening, our thoughts on the Guardians were about anticipating gentle applause.

A lovely season, fellas.

But soon it will be time to exit.

Except they werent listening.

A stubborn, talented Cleveland group shook off a late comeback by the high-flying Yankees who scored four runs over the eighth and ninth innings and staged an incredible comeback of their own to win 7-5 in extras, trimming New York s series lead to 2-1.

It is simply impossible to lose when a man nicknamed Big Christmas hits a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth.

And then David Fry did this in the bottom of the 10th: DAVID FRY CALLED GAME! Guardians walk it off in the 10th inning to take Game 3.

@MLB pic.twitter.com/aFpwu7JZgs The Athletic (@TheAthletic) October 18, 2024 Thatll do it.

It was an incredible game, another epic in a postseason becoming a tome full of them.

Tonight, the Dodgers can advance to the World Series, while suddenly the ALCS is a barnburner.

You know what wasnt a barnburner? Thursday night football.

Briefly: There isnt much I want to say about Denvers 33-10 shellacking of my Saints in New Orleans, but my job compels me.

Two (bummer) things: Sigh.

Moving on: Bennetts shocking retirement Tony Bennet, the 55-year-old Virginia mens basketball coach, announced his immediate retirement yesterday just 20 days before the college basketball season starts.

The 2019 national champion gave no reason for the sudden move, but will address the media today.

There has been no announcement on an interim coach.

See more here .

Advertisement Kawhi to miss more time Clippers star Kawhi Leonard will miss the start of the season, the team announced yesterday, as the oft-injured 33-year-old continues to rehab his surgically repaired knee.

The team has termed his absence as indefinite, though he apparently has suffered no setbacks during his recovery.

Reminder the Clips also no longer have Paul George or Russell Westbrook.

Full injury details inside .

More news I was one point away from 3-1 last week.

Sigh.

Were getting better, though, which means these are all perfect picks (odds via BetMGM): College Read more: Best bets | Expert picks NFL Read more: Best bets | Expert picks Pulse record overall: 12-13-1 WNBA : Liberty at Lynx 8 p.m.

ET on ESPN New York can clinch a title here after that scintillating buzzer-beater from Sabrina Ionescu on Wednesday.

Genuinely sad at the thought of this series ending, even if its not tonight.

MLB : Yankees at Guardians 8 p.m.

ET on TBS/truTV/Max After last nights game, this is must-see TV, and the series feels interesting again.

The same cannot currently be said of the NLCS, airing at 5 p.m.

today on FS1.

CFB: Oklahoma State at No.

13 BYU 9 p.m.

ET on ESPN Need a late-night switch? This game should be fun, and just about every Big 12 game has Playoff implications.

Get tickets to games like these here .

Scoop City dug into a Cowboys season on the brink.

Ill listen to anything about that mess.

Catch it here .

NBA super teams are on the decline.

Benefitting from that: star role players have become more valuable than ever.

Marcus Thompson III calls it the T.J.

McConnell paradigm in a wonderful story today .

Whos ready to panic in the NFL? Mike Jones published our first panic meter of the season before last nights game.

I was surprised by where he put the Dolphins.

Over the last two weeks, weve heard so much chatter about a potential college football super league .

Chris Vannini and Justin Williams have a helpful explainer on every detail of multiple proposals, plus a whole discussion on if one will actually work.

Todd McFarlane , legendary comic book artist and sports memorabilia collector, is extremely interested in acquiring the Shohei Ohtani 50/50 ball , he told our David Betancourt in an exclusive interview .

Very cool: Basketball Hall of Famer Rick Barry has a new sport, even at 80 .

Pickleball! Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday : Shohei Ohtanis moonshot .

Just majestic.

Most-read on the website yesterday : Our story on Janne Puhakka, the first openly gay player in Finlands top hockey league, being found shot to death at just 29.

More details here .

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