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A first World Cup qualifying loss ever to Panama was the result of adverse conditions, a rotated squad and a poor effort, but it doesn't have to be a derailing event. View the original article to see embedded media. PANAMA CITY, Panama — Nothing connected to a heavily-rotated U.S. men’s national team was going to flourish or survive in an environment like this—not its commitment to play on the front foot, not players who’ve typically been energetic and effective, and not the 13-game unbeaten streak that had extended into the start of World Cup qualifying. Panama played with vigorous desperation in an atmosphere perfectly suited for Los Canaleros. The Estadio Rommel Fernández, which seats about 32,000, was cacophonous and close to capacity. And the air hovering over it may have been heavier than the occasion. The humidity easily surpassed 80% at kickoff, and the thick, soupy heat was stifling. Playing in those conditions is exacting and exhausting. It requires immense fortitud

Check out odds, plays and more for the Baltimore Ravens vs. Indianapolis Colts NFL Week 5 matchup on October 11, 2021. Oct 3, 2021; Denver, Colorado, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) carries the ball in the third quarter against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports The Baltimore Ravens (3-1) are touchdown favorites as they try to extend their three-game winning streak in a matchup with the Indianapolis Colts (1-3) on Monday, October 11, 2021 at M&T Bank Stadium. The over/under for the contest is set at 46. For more great betting and fantasy insight, join the SI Winners Club Newsletter . Odds for Ravens vs. Colts View the original article to see embedded media. Over/under insights Baltimore and its opponents have combined for 46 points -- this matchup's over/under -- just two times this season. Indianapolis' games have gone over 46 points in just one opportunity this season. The comb

Check out odds, plays and more for the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills NFL Week 5 matchup on October 10, 2021. Oct 3, 2021; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid during the fourth quarter of a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports The Buffalo Bills (3-1) are 3.5-point underdogs as they look to prolong their three-game winning streak in a matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs (2-2) on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. For more great betting and fantasy insight, join the SI Winners Club Newsletter . Odds for Chiefs vs. Bills View the original article to see embedded media. Chiefs stats and trends Thus far this year Kansas City has one win against the spread. The Chiefs have been favored by 3.5 points or more four times this season and covered the spread in one of them. Kansas City has hit the over in 75% of its opportunities this yea

Tampa Bay seemed destined to take the lead in the 13th inning of Game 3 against the Red Sox, but a bad bounce and a short wall had other ideas. View the original article to see embedded media. Through three games, the American League Division Series between the Rays and Red Sox has been marked by quirky ballpark oddities. Thursday's Game 1 featured a home run by Nelson Cruz that clanged off the catwalk as Tampa Bay won 5-0. Game 3 on Sunday night saw Fenway Park's odd dimensions enter the fray, this time in much more consequential—and controversial—fashion. With two outs and Yandy Díaz on first base in the top of the 13th inning, Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier hit a fly ball deep to right-center field that bounced off the short wall. The ball then hit the ground and ricocheted off of Hunter Renfroe over fence. As the play came on a full count, Díaz was running on the pitch and was beginning to round third base when the ball bounced out of the field of play. Sign

There are too many interesting things happening around the NFL for us to be saddled with these teams in the best TV windows so often. Even before the Giants-Cowboys game became a Mike Glennon résumé-builder—arguably one of the worst kinds of games—the sheer hubris of a broadcast network’s using the “America’s Game of the Week” moniker to promote these two teams with the contemporary appeal of a M*A*S*H rerun felt a little overwrought. Putting a tilt between two gigantic markets in a prime spot, which Fox at 4:25 p.m. ET is, is likely television making 101, but how often do we—and should we—force ourselves to consider what America’s Game of the Week really is, and which teams are actually deserving of that centerpiece in our homes each week? Assuming that fans with access to local-only channels would absolutely want to watch Cowboys vs. Giants is a lot like assuming they are lost in time and still vaguely believe that Bill Parcells and Troy Aikman are milling about in pads and a hea

There are plenty of pathways for teams like Alabama and Penn State to reach the playoff. The Dash examines and ranks six programs on their chances. Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (“One Small kick for Seth, one giant leap for Aggiekind” T-shirts sold separately in College Station): FIRST QUARTER: DOWN GOES ‘BAMA, AND OTHERS WILL FOLLOW For the first time since 2014, the power trio of Alabama, Ohio State and Clemson all have lost before mid-October. But here’s the thing: both the Crimson Tide and Buckeyes still made the College Football Playoff that season, with Ohio State winning it all. So the sky is not falling in Tuscaloosa or Columbus (Clemson is another matter; wear a hard hat if you’re on campus). Fact is, there are plenty of pathways for one-loss teams to still reach the playoff because the remaining field of unbeatens will be weeding itself out. There are 13 left, and eight of them play each other at some point: Kentucky at Georgia Sa

It's been a historically bad week for NFL kickers, with 12 missed PATs through the conclusion of Sunday's evening games. View the original article to see embedded media. Kickers in many ways have a thankless job. Make a kick, and often times nobody really cares. Miss one? Well, people won't stop bringing it up. The 2021 season has already established a new high-water mark in kicking with Ravens kicker Justin Tucker's NFL record-setting 66-yard field goal to beat the Lions in Week 3. Two weeks later, though, we might have established a new low point. Prior to kickoff on Sunday Night Football  between the Bills and Chiefs, kickers had missed a whopping 12 extra points in Week 5. That ties the league's Super Bowl era record set in Week 11 during the 2016 season, the year after the NFL moved PAT's back to the 15-yard line. Rams kicker Matt Gay got the train rolling on Thursday when he missed his first PAT attempt of the game in the third quarter. That set a