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>>Seahawks Smother Chiefs On Sunday Night Football

(Undated) — The Seahawks smothered the Chiefs 20-3 on Sunday Night Football from Seattle. Meanwhile, the earlier games provided plenty of drama. The Steelers took down the Saints 16-10 to claim a win in the league’s first-ever regular season game in Paris. The Falcons dealt the 49ers their first loss of the year in a 29-20 drubbing from Atlanta. However, the Vikings are still perfect following a 16-10 home win over the Colts. Week Seven wraps up in Philly when the Eagles battle the Cowboys on Monday Night Football.

>>MLB World Series Game Three Preview

(St. Petersburg, FL) — The World Series continues on Monday with Game Three from Tropicana Field. The Brewers are currently leading the Rays in the best of seven series 2-0 after collecting a couple of one-run victories in Games One and Two from American Family Field. Tampa Bay will be sending right-hander Freddy Peralta to the hill against Milwaukee lefty Robert Gasser. Both clubs are seeking their first title in franchise history.

>>Miami Tops College Football Poll

(Undated) — Miami is the number one team in the nation in the latest college football coaches poll. The Hurricanes are followed by Ohio State, Georgia, Indiana and Utah. A pair of Big-12 schools are seeing a drop in the rankings after suffering losses over the weekend, with BYU falling six spots to number-nine, and Texas Tech dropping nine spots to number-14. Iowa and USC’s ranking also fell. Oregon was dropped out of the top 25.

>>Baylor Football Fires Head Coach

(Waco, TX) — Baylor football needs a new head coach. The school fired Dave Aranda on Sunday following the team’s loss to Kansas. It was the Bears’ first loss to the Jayhawks since 2007. Aranda went 40-and-40 over the last seven seasons with Baylor, which currently sits at 4-and-3 this year. Defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman will serve as the interim coach.

>>WNBA Finals Continue On Monday With Game Five

(San Francisco, CA) — The WNBA Finals is now a best-of-three series. Game Five between the Valkyries and Dream takes place in San Francisco on Monday. The series got knotted up a two games apiece following the Valkyries’ 67-62 win on Saturday. Gabby Williams led her team with 17 points to avoid a 3-1 hole in the best-of-seven series.

>>Butterfield Bermuda Championship Final Preview

(Southampton Parish, Bermuda) — The Butterfield Bermuda Championship will be decided in a sudden-death playoff. Due to the unfavorable weather forecast for Monday, and the uncertainty surrounding the completion of the entire final round on Monday, the tournament results are considered final through 54 holes. A playoff between Seamus Power and Austin Smotherman will be conducted to determine the champion at Port Royal Golf Course.

>>Kyle Larson Wins Talladega

(Talladega, AL) — Kyle Larson is inching closer to a NASCAR Cup Series postseason victory. The driver of the Number-5 car took home the checkered flag in the YellaWood 500 from Talladega Superspeedway. William Byron, Ricky Stenhouse, Ross Chastain and Cole Custer rounded out the top-five finishers. Larson leads the playoff standings with just two more races left in The Chase.