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The Opening Bell: One Yankees opening, a Brewers comeback and Sunday's stakes
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STADIUM & STREET THE OPENING BELL October 4, 2026 THE YANKEES HAD ONE OPENING Drew Rasmussen gave the Yankees almost nothing in ALDS Game 1. He carried a no-hitter into the eighth, struck out 10 and finished on the winning side of a 1-0 game. Austin Wells finally doubled with two outs in the eighth, then ran through third-base coach Luis Rojas' stop sign and was thrown out trying to take third. Wells had put the tying run in scoring position. Losing that runner was a bad decision, even if one mistake cannot explain the lineup's near-total silence before it. Read our sourced Game 1 analysis and see the sequence graphic: https://stadiumandstreet.com/updates/yankees-rays-alds-game-one-final-october-3-2026 MILWAUKEE FOUND A DIFFERENT ROUTE The Brewers trailed the Padres 2-0 in NLDS Game 1. Jackson Chourio tied it with a two-run homer in the third, William Contreras put Milwaukee ahead with a solo homer in the seventh, and five relievers covered the final 15 outs. The 3-2 win gave Milwaukee a series lead, but the bullpen workload is worth watching in today's Game 2. See the scoring timeline and Game 2 question: https://stadiumandstreet.com/updates/brewers-padres-nlds-game-one-final-october-3-2026 TWO MORE READS UFC 332 produced nine first-round knockouts and 11 finishes overall. Read our sourced account of a card that kept ending fights early: https://stadiumandstreet.com/updates/ufc-332-knockout-record-natalia-silva-october-3-2026 The Islanders opened with a 6-0 win over the Devils, while the Sabres edged the Blackhawks 4-3. Those are very different first-night signals for three regional clubs. Islanders-Devils: https://stadiumandstreet.com/updates/islanders-devils-home-opener-sorokin-october-3-2026 Sabres-Blackhawks: https://stadiumandstreet.com/updates/sabres-blackhawks-home-opener-comeback-october-3-2026 WHAT'S AHEAD Today: Giants-Cardinals and Bills-Patriots at 1 p.m. Eastern; Liberty at Dream for WNBA semifinal Game 1 at 2 p.m.; Padres-Brewers NLDS Game 2 at 4 p.m.; Braves-Dodgers NLDS Game 2 at 8 p.m. Monday: Yankees-Rays ALDS Game 2 at 8 p.m. Next Saturday: WWE Money in the Bank in New Orleans. Check the event organizer and broadcaster before traveling or tuning in, since details can change. Source-linked calendar: https://stadiumandstreet.com/whats-ahead YOUR CALL When a team is trailing by one run, how much should a player risk to take an extra base with two outs? Reply with the situation that changed your mind. We will not publish a private reply without your permission. Stadium & Street Editorial Desk How we report: https://stadiumandstreet.com/editorial-standards Privacy: https://stadiumandstreet.com/privacy |
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Talich stopped the comeback twice Notre Dame built a 24-3 lead Saturday. Miami cut it to 24-17 and threatened again. Luke Talich intercepted Darian Mensah late in the third quarter, then broke up the fourth-down pass that ended Miami’s last chance to reach the end zone. The Irish won 31-24. CJ Carr’s 319 passing yards and three touchdowns built the offensive case; Talich’s two interventions protected it. Both teams are 8-1. Notre Dame entered the game fourth in the AP poll but 11th in the...
Williams took over. Stokes kept the possession alive. Gabby Williams scored 28 of her 30 points after halftime Saturday. That is the number that will introduce Golden State’s first WNBA championship, sealed with a 68-63 win over Atlanta in Game 7. Another sequence deserves to stay beside it. With the Valkyries leading 62-57 late in the fourth quarter, Kiah Stokes collected two offensive rebounds on the same possession. She tipped in the second. Atlanta had defended a shot and still had to...
MILWAUKEE DID MORE THAN ERASE FOUR RUNS The Rays scored four in the first inning Saturday. They did not score again. Milwaukee won 5-4 and takes a 2-0 World Series lead to Tampa Bay, with Game 3 Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern on FOX. The distinction inside those eight scoreless innings matters. Logan Henderson supplied two; the Brewers' relievers supplied six. Sal Frelick tied the game in the sixth, Cooper Pratt put Milwaukee ahead in the seventh, and Aaron Ashby recorded the final five outs. This...