Edition 16

A quick rundown of the biggest stories in sports—without assuming you know every player, rule, or stat. Whether you’re at happy hour, in the office, watching with friends, or on a date with a sports fanatic, you’ll have something to contribute to the conversation.

We have CHAMPIONS.

Milwaukee finally did it. Golden State somehow did it in YEAR TWO. Ohio State got humbled. The NFL officially has zero undefeated teams.

And the Panthers?

Well.

They looked better than last week.

The bar was underground, but still.

Let’s get into it.

After 57 seasons, the Brewers are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history.

Milwaukee beat Tampa Bay 4–1 in Game 5 to win the series 4–1 — completing a postseason where they lost just twice total. William Contreras was named World Series MVP after hitting .381 and doing just as much damage behind the plate.

And after watching them sweep the Dodgers, take a 3–0 World Series lead and basically refuse to go away all October…

Yeah.

They earned this one.

Milwaukee, your wait is over.

I need us to really sit with this.

The Golden State Valkyries have existed for TWO SEASONS.

And they are already WNBA champions.

Golden State beat Atlanta 68–63 in Game 7, with Gabby Williams dropping 30 points — 28 of them in the second half — to win Finals MVP.

The Valkyries are now the fastest North American expansion team since 1967 to win a championship.

Most franchises spend years saying they’re “building something.”

Golden State said no thanks.

Another week.

Another top-two team getting humbled.

USC stunned No. 2 Ohio State 30–18, and the fans promptly stormed the field in Los Angeles.

Ohio State fell all the way to No. 11 in the new AP poll, while USC jumped to No. 18.

And somehow this makes four straight weeks where a top-two team has lost.

College football rankings are basically suggestions at this point.

After whatever happened against Tampa Bay, I genuinely just wanted Carolina to look like a functioning football team again.

And against Green Bay?

They did.

Kind of.

The Panthers lost 27–19, falling to 3–4, but this one at least felt competitive. Carolina’s defense forced three turnovers and gave the offense chances to stay in the game.

The problem?

Bryce Young was sacked six times, the offense managed only three points off those turnovers, and the Panthers once again couldn’t finish.

So yes, improvement.

But unfortunately we do not give out trophies for “at least it wasn’t as disgusting as last week.”

And now Denver — who just beat Kansas City — is coming to Charlotte.

Love that for us.

⚽️ BARCELONA VS. ASTON VILLA (Tuesday, Nov. 3 - 3:00 PM ET)
Champions League at Camp Nou. Barça is coming off a 4–2 loss to PSG in Europe, so this is a good bounce-back test.

🏈 JAGUARS @ RAVENS (Thursday, Nov. 5 - 8:15 PM ET)
Jacksonville is rolling, while Baltimore is banged up at quarterback.

Duuuval might be cooking again.

🏈 COLLEGE GAME OF THE WEEK

No. 1 Miami @ No. 4 Notre Dame (Saturday, Nov. 7 - 7:30 PM ET)
An undefeated No. 1 Miami team heads into South Bend against No. 4 Notre Dame.

Huge playoff implications.

🔥 THE HOLY WAR

No. 7 BYU @ No. 3 Utah (Saturday, Nov. 7 - 12:00 PM ET)
One of college football’s biggest rivalries — except this time both teams are top 10.

👀 ALSO WORTH WATCHING

No. 2 Georgia @ No. 12 Ole Miss (Saturday, Nov. 7 - 7:30 PM ET)

No. 9 Alabama @ No. 15 LSU (Saturday, Nov. 7 - 3:30 PM ET)

No. 8 Kentucky @ No. 16 Tennessee (Saturday, Nov. 7 - 6:15 PM ET)

🏈 BRONCOS @ PANTHERS (Sunday, Nov. 8 - 1:00 PM ET)
Denver just beat Kansas City, while Carolina desperately needs to stop its losing streak.

Choosing optimism again. Unfortunately.

⚽️ BARCELONA VS. ATLÉTICO MADRID (Sunday, Nov. 8 - 3:00 PM ET)
This would be my weekend soccer pick. Two of Spain’s biggest teams in a matchup that could matter a lot in the La Liga race.

🏈 BUCCANEERS @ BEARS (Sunday, Nov. 8 - 8:20PM ET)
Chicago is suddenly 6–2, so now we get to figure out if the Bears are actually for real.

🏈 BILLS @ VIKINGS (Monday, Nov. 9 - 8:15PM ET)
Minnesota just lost its first game, while Buffalo keeps rolling.

Two Super Bowl contenders under the lights.

🦁 THE NFL HAS NO MORE UNDEFEATED TEAMS. Detroit handed Minnesota its first loss, 19–15, ending the Vikings’ 6–0 start. The 1972 Dolphins remain safe for another year.

😳 KANSAS CITY HAS LOST TWO STRAIGHT. The Chiefs led Denver by 11 in the fourth quarter… and still lost 28–24. Denver is now sitting atop the AFC West.

🐻 WAIT... ARE THE BEARS GOOD? Chicago beat Seattle 34–17 Monday night and is now 6–2. D’Andre Swift scored three touchdowns because apparently the NFC North decided everyone needed to be good this year.

🦬 JOSH ALLEN MADE HISTORY. Buffalo destroyed Baltimore 36–10, while Allen became the Bills’ all-time leader in touchdown passes.

🐦‍⬛ LAMAR CAME BACK FOR ONE PLAY. Lamar Jackson returned from an ankle injury Sunday… injured his thumb on his first offensive snap, needs surgery and is headed to IR for at least four games. Brutal.

🏀THE PACERS HAS SIX PLAYERS. TOTAL. Indiana had 11 players out Monday and literally played Atlanta with just five starters and one bench player. That’s not a rotation. That’s a group project.

Apparently Bill Belichick, 74, and Jordon Hudson, 25, quietly broke up late last year.

Which would already be tea.

Except they then spent basically all of 2026 still appearing together, working together and acting close enough that apparently even people inside UNC were caught off guard by the breakup reports.

And it gets better.

Jordon is reportedly seeing other people, but she’s still been spotted supporting Bill at UNC games AND the two were photographed hanging out together in Nantucket this summer — months after they supposedly split.

So naturally, a reporter finally asked Bill about it this week.

His response?

“Do you work for a tabloid now?”

Sir 😭

I mean… fair.

But also, you two broke up almost a year ago, stayed close, kept showing up together and now she’s reportedly dating other people.

I have questions.

But hmm…

to each their own, I guess.

Here’s my issue.

You cannot do absolutely nothing on offense for three quarters, suddenly decide you want to play football in the fourth, and expect to win the game.

Yes, we’ve seen late comebacks work before.

But that cannot be the standard.

And can we PLEASE protect Bryce Young???

He was sacked SIX TIMES against Green Bay. Six. He was also hit nine times and spent basically the entire night under pressure.

At this point, I don’t think anyone on that offensive line should feel safe in their job.

I know there have been injuries and guys playing out of position, but eventually somebody has to keep Bryce upright long enough to actually run the offense.

And clearly the Panthers know something has to change because they already fired defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and defensive passing game coordinator Jonathan Cooley, with Todd Wash taking over as interim DC.

So now we’re making coaching changes.

Great.

Can the offense be next on the “things we need to fix immediately” list?

Because showing up for one quarter of football and hoping it’s enough is not a game plan.

I’m not asking for perfection.

I’m asking for four quarters — and maybe for Bryce to finish one of them without being flattened.

Feels reasonable!

The Golden State Valkyries just became the fastest North American expansion team since 1967 to win a championship.

Again:

SECOND. SEASON.

Some teams have been waiting decades.

Golden State apparently had dinner plans.

“For four straight weeks, a top-two college football team has lost to an unranked opponent.”

Translation: being ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in college football is currently a curse.

I feel like this was the week of actually finishing the job.

Milwaukee finally got its championship.

Golden State won one before they’ve even had time to become an old franchise.

USC blew up the college football rankings.

And the NFL reminded every single team that getting comfortable is apparently illegal.

Meanwhile, I’m just asking the Panthers to protect Bryce Young for longer than three business seconds.

Small requests.

See you next week.

Now you know. 💚