GLOBAL NEWS

The return of the Big Ten and what could be the biggest games for the SEC, Big 12 and ACC this season highlight an October forecasted to be entertaining. Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football, where Ole Miss is keeping it very much on-brand with the Turnover Money Bag: MORE DASH: September Winners, Losers | Playoff Hurdles  | Heisman Watch FOURTH QUARTER: OCTOBER FORECAST Now that we have navigated a surreal September of games and non-games, and conference seasons called off and brought back, it’s time to look ahead. Here are the five things you need to know about the month of October: Oct. 10: The Remnants of Red River (31) could all but eliminate the Big 12 from playoff contention—or breathe new life into it. The annual Oklahoma-Texas game hemorrhaged luster over the weekend, with the Sooners collapsing against Kansas State and the Longhorns needing a furious rally just to get Texas Tech into overtime before winning. (This is also bad news

Week 3 of the NFL season is in the books, and this year feels very stratified, very early. There is a cluster of very good teams at the top, teams in various stages of a rebuild and then there are the Jets. The third week of the NFL season is not the time for any grand conclusions, but in spite of that, I’ll say: This year feels very stratified, very early. There is a cluster of very good teams at the top that feel like they could all be matched up in down-to-the-wire contests in any given week. There is a vast expanse of teams in various stages of rebuild who are not qualified to be contenders. And then there are the New York Jets. Without further ado, let’s dive in, shall we? 1. Kansas City Chiefs (3-0) Last week: Win at Baltimore 34-20 Next week: vs. New England Consider Weeks 1 and 2 something of a preseason. The score-in-an-instant, empty-the-bag-of-tricks Chiefs were back on Monday night, with Patrick Mahomes firing off ridiculous throws with ease for four passing TDs, plu

Cuban reportedly picked up West outside a Dallas gas station on Monday. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban reached out to help former NBA point guard Delonte West on Monday, according to ESPN's Tim MacMahon .  The story was first reported by TMZ .  West, 37, disclosed in 2015 he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder  in 2008. He has since battled drug addiction and homelessness, and West was seen "panhandling at an intersection in Dallas," last week, per MacMahon .  Cuban has reportedly offered to pay for West to enter a drug rehabilitation facility, an effort that is supported by the ex-point guard's family and friends.  West averaged 9.7 points per game in eight NBA seasons. The St. Joseph's product last played for Dallas in 2012. 

The Chiefs' win over the Ravens on Monday did well to showcase the expanding brilliance of Patrick Mahomes, but it subtly reminded us Andy Reid might just be entering his prime. When the Chiefs reached Baltimore’s 5-yard line, the first-round running back exited the field and was replaced by the team’s 5-9 burner of a wide receiver in the backfield. Patrick Mahomes took the snap and rolled right toward Tyreek Hill and the Ravens followed, collectively drifting toward the play’s apparent focal point like metal shavings near a magnet. Then Mahomes stopped and underhanded a football to fullback Anthony Sherman, who, after a brief chip block, was essentially standing stationary in the right upback position where he’d started the play. All of Baltimore had overcommitted, and Sherman, the least likely of the play’s five eligible wide receivers, walked into the end zone. Monday’s win over the Ravens did well to showcase the constantly expanding brilliance of Patrick Mahomes; double-pu

The 2021 Gold Cup isn't until next July, but the roadmap for the competition is set–with a couple of wrinkles coloring the next edition of Concacaf's championship. In the past, Concacaf hand-picked its Gold Cup groups based on commercial and competitive considerations. This year, however, in advance of the 16th regional championship, a proper draw was conducted for the first time. And for the USA, it delivered a tantalizing rematch with Alphonso Davies and Canada. Canada was responsible for the low point of USA coach Gregg Berhalter’s tenure, an emphatic 2-0 Nations League triumph in Toronto last October. Although Berhalter and Co. exacted a bit of revenge the following month in Orlando, Canada is an up-and-coming team that should represent a stiffer-than-usual group-stage test. It is the only nation other than the USA or Mexico to win a Gold Cup. The Americans also will face Martinique, and a qualifier to be determined, in the group stage of next summer’s regional champions