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Blue Jays Win Game 7 Thriller to Advance to World Series
Hey Team 👋
After a week of pure mayhem on both the diamond and the gridiron, we’re back for more. After the Blue Jays won Monday’s Game 7 thriller, the World Series stage is officially set. The Dodgers have been nothing short of dominant in the postseason, but the Jays know how to fight to the end. Meanwhile, Week 8 of college football delivered the chaos we crave, setting up for an unforgettable Week 9.
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A Tale of Two Series

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As of today, the LCS have officially wrapped up, but the two series couldn’t have unfolded more differently. While the Dodgers pulled off the clean sweep over the Brewers in the NLCS, the Mariners and Blue Jays took us right to Game 7 in the ALCS. Now, the World Series stage is set, as the Blue Jays take on the defending champs.
Game 7 was everything fans hoped for — a gritty, hard-fought showdown between two resilient teams. In the end, it was the Blue Jays who took flight, edging out the Mariners 4-3 behind a clutch go-ahead homer from George Springer in the seventh inning.
World Series Schedule
Game 1: Friday, Oct. 24
Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 25
Game 3: Monday, Oct. 27
Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 28
Game 5: Wednesday, Oct. 29 (if necessary)
Game 6: Friday, Oct. 31 (if necessary)
Game 7: Saturday, Nov. 1 (if necessary)
* Times TBD
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Week 9 AP Poll

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College football has been a wild ride this season, but Week 8 took the cake. Nine ranked teams went down in a flurry of in-conference clashes, shaking up the entire landscape. Louisville’s stunning upset over Miami stole the headlines, but it was far from the only shocker. To put it in perspective, every single spot in the AP Top 25 shifted this week — except for No. 1 Ohio State, of course.
Week 8 Fireworks
Louisville def. #2 Miami (24-21)
#9 Georgia def. #5 Ole Miss (43-35)
Arizona State def. #7 Texas Tech (26-22)
#17 Vanderbilt def. #10 LSU (31-24)
#6 Alabama def. #11 Tennessee (37-20)
#13 Notre Dame def. #20 USC (34-24)
UAB def. #22 Memphis (31-24)
#15 BYU def. #23 Utah (24-21)
Minnesota def. #25 Nebraska (24-6)
AP Top 25
Ohio State (🟰)
Indiana (⬆️1)
Texas A&M (⬆️1)
Alabama (⬆️2)
Georgia (⬆️4)
Oregon (⬆️2)
Georgia Tech (⬆️5)
Ole Miss (⬇️3)
Miami (⬇️7)
Vanderbilt (⬆️7)
BYU (⬆️4)
Notre Dame (⬆️1)
Oklahoma (⬆️1)
Texas Tech (⬇️7)
Missouri (⬆️1)
Virginia (⬆️2)
Tennessee (⬇️6)
South Florida (⬆️1)
Louisville (previously unranked)
LSU (⬇️10)
Cincinnati (⬆️3)
Texas (⬇️1)
Illinois (previously unranked)
Arizona State (previously unranked)
Michigan (previously unranked)
Week 9 Preview
#8 Ole Miss at #13 Oklahoma (OU -4.5)
#18 South Florida at Memphis (USF -4.5)
Auburn at Arkansas (ARK -1.5)
#15 Missouri at #10 Vanderbilt (VAN -2.5)
#11 BYU at Iowa State (ISU -2.5)
#23 Illinois at Washington (WASH -4.5)
#22 Texas at Mississippi State (TEX -6.5)
#3 Texas A&M at #20 LSU (T A&M -2.5)
Houston at #24 Arizona State (ASU -7.5)
Colorado at Utah (UTAH -13.5)