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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 · BIG MIKE’S DESKBoard as of 12:48 PM ET
MLBBreaking · 7:35 AM ET · Nov 5

Braves Reportedly Shopping a Longtime Fan Favorite as Hot Stove Season Turns Loud

The same offseason wave has the Yankees striking out on a Brewers champion and the Mets getting pulled into Tarik Skubal trade leverage talk.

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WNBAMorning Read · 6:05 AM ET · Nov 5

Golden State Valkyries News: Championship Parade Draws Estimated 400,000 Fans

An expansion franchise in its second season just filled downtown streets for a title it hadn't planned on winning this soon, while Atlanta's Angel Reese becomes the center of basketball's loudest two-way debate.

CFBBreaking · 1:35 AM ET · Nov 5

Massachusetts Minutemen Snap Four-Game Skid With OT Win Over Ball State

A missed extra point in overtime, a redemption kick from Derek Morris, and William Watson III's legs decided this one in Amherst.

NFLBreaking · 1:35 AM ET · Nov 5

Las Vegas Raiders News: Kirk Cousins Revives 'Kirko Chainz' as Team Hits 4-4

A locker room speech about joy, a borrowed touchdown dance, and a comeback win in New Jersey added up to the best record Las Vegas has carried this deep into a season since 2021.

MLBBreaking · 7:35 PM ET · Nov 4

Albert Pujols Set to Interview for Astros Manager Job

Houston's search for its next manager now includes a franchise icon with four decades in the sport and zero days as a big league skipper.

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