Here’s a round up of the top stories around the sports and more:
1. Henry Ruggs charged with DUI following fatal car accident
The Las Vegas Raiders released wide receiver Henry Ruggs III Tuesday night. The 2020 first-round draft pick faces multiple felony charges following a fatal car accident near the Las Vegas strip in which a woman and her dog died.
2. Braves win World Series
The Atlanta Braves are 2021 World Series champions after beating the Houston Astros 7-0 in Game 6. Joe Buck’s call of the final out will give you chills. Jorge Soler jumpstarted the Braves’ scoring with a three-run bomb over the train tracks at Houston’s Minute Maid Park. You could see the dejection of Astros fans and his sick bat flip.
Soler was named MVP of the World series.
Longtime Braves slugger Freddie Freeman hammered a home run and then shared an amazing moment with his son Charlie as he rounded the bases.
If losing wasn’t enough, Houston radio stations ran commercial congratulating the Astros as World Series champions.
3. Around the NFL
With Jameis Winston out for the season with a torn ACL, the retired quarterback Phillip Rivers would listen to the New Orleans Saints if they called him… The NFL trade deadline passed on Tuesday but not before the Pittsburgh Steelers traded edge rusher Melvin Ingram to the Kansas City Chiefs… Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin took a parting shot at Ingram… Deshaun Watson is still part of the Houston Texans after the Miami Dolphins balked at last minute… Meanwhile, the Green Bay Packers released linebacker Jaylon Smith after just two games.
4. First CFB Playoff Rankings are out
Georgia sits at No. 1 followed by Alabama Michigan State and… Oregon not Cincinnati or Ohio State.
Oklahoma is surprisingly eighth in the initial CFB Playoff rankings.
Around the NBA
Scottie Pippen didn’t take too kindly on how he was portrayed by former Chicago Bulls teammate Michael Jordan during “The Last Dance” documentary.
Chris Paul surpassed Steve Nash for third on the NBA’s all-time assist list.
Ben Simmons refusing Philadelphia 76ers mental health assistance, per ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Adrian Wojnarowski.
