- The College Football Playoff race is tightening — there's a new No. 1 and Week 11 could make or break several teams' postseason hopes.
- Ohio State opens the slate on the ropes vs. Northwestern — favored but sputtering, so it's a must-watch noon matchup.
- Weekend must-see games that could shake the bracket: Wake Forest at SMU (ACC implications), Utah at Arizona (CFP resume), plus big tests for Oregon and Texas/LSU.
The news, distilled into what matters.
- Starting pitching is the hot ticket — the Mets, Padres and Cubs all say they’ll add multiple starters this offseason (Mets currently only have Nolan McClean and Christian Scott as sure rotation pieces).
- Tarik Skubal is dominating chatter — Scott Boras joked owners are begging to meet, and teams may rush to sign him before a potential Dec. 1 lockout.
- Defense is a priority for several clubs — the Phillies and Mariners want upgrades, and Seattle even hired top catching instructor Tanner Swanson to help shore up pitch framing and blocking.
- Brady kept the Chicago Bears at No. 1 despite a nervy, last-second win and hinted Buffalo’s Week 9 performance plus Chicago’s bye could prompt a change at the top.
- The Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers both looked dominant — Buffalo’s offense is humming and the Niners are forcing turnovers and running effectively.
- KC and Cincinnati are surging too: Mahomes’ Chiefs finished strong with cleaner play, and Joe Burrow’s Bengals have four straight wins with Burrow playing at a high level.
- Jacob Misiorowski won the NL Cy Young after a historic rookie season, helping the Brewers to their first World Series and shattering the 100+ mph pitch record with 1,115 heaters while posting a 1.80 ERA and 252 Ks.
- Cam Schlittler was the unanimous AL Cy Young winner for the Yankees, finishing his first full season with a 1.95 ERA and cementing himself as the team's new ace.
- Reliever honors: Mason Miller was a unanimous NL reliever of the year, Toronto’s Louis Varland won the AL reliever award, and this was the first year the BBWAA officially voted on reliever awards.
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