Sarni's Scrolls: Big Ten race narrows in scope

By Jim Sarni Michigan won 52-7. Ohio St. won 41-7. Penn St. won 63-0.Enough with the mismatches.The Big Ten Big 3 is getting it on, beginning on Saturday.Three

By  Jim Sarni

Michigan won 52-7. Ohio St. won 41-7. Penn St. won 63-0.
Enough with the mismatches.
The Big Ten Big 3 is getting it on, beginning on Saturday.
Three games that will help determine the national championship:
* Saturday -- Penn State at Ohio State, noon, Fox

* Nov. 11 -- Michigan at Penn State, noon, Fox

* Nov. 25 -- Ohio State at Michigan, noon, Fox
What happens if all three division rivals finish 11-1?
Chaos City.
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NBC's SNF rules analyst Terry McAulay was justified ripped on social media for defending the zebras not calling holding in the end zone on the final play of the Giants' 14-9 loss to the Bills.
Buffalo's Taron Johnson blatantly interfered with New York TE Darren Waller's chance of making a winning touchdown catch.
We deserved one more play.
One tweeter wrote that McAulay acted like "a union rep defending a dirty cop."
To his credit, Cris Collinsworth did not let McAulay off the hook.
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Warner Bros. Discovery wants to talk beisbol during the NLCS between the Phillies and Diamondbacks. Game 1 is Monday night.
“Postseason ALTcast: Peloteros” is an alternate telecast that will feature cultural conversations as told through diverse voices and representation within the Hispanic community.
The broadcast will appear on the TruTV cable network and the Max streaming hub while the traditional game broadcast appears on TBS and Max.
Sportscaster Alanna Rizzo will lead a panel of contributors that is expected to include top current and former Hispanic or Latino Major League Baseball ballplayers, including Pedro Martinez, Albert Pujols, Yonder Alonso, Nestor Cortes, and Kenley Jansen.

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Saturday Night Live parodied Fox's NFL pregame show on Saturday night's season premiere.

Molly Kearney was Terry Bradshaw ("A lady played me," Bradshaw said on Sunday), Mikey Day was Howie Long, James Austin Johnson was hilarious as Jimmy Johnson. Devon Walker was an animated Michael Strahan.

Instead of focusing on the game they were supposed to preview, they couldn't help but discuss Taylor Swift's relationship with Travis Kelce.

Kelce and Swift, who were in New York City on a date, made separate cameos on the show.

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Nice job by CBSSN covering NWSL Decision Day on Sunday. All matches had simultaneous kickoffs at 5 p.m. EDT as CBSSN provided Red Zone-style coverage.

Eight teams battled for four playoff spots. North Carolina, OL Reign, Angel City and Gotham FC advanced to join San Diego and Portland.

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Iowa set the women's basketball attendance on Sunday, welcoming 55,646 fans to its outdoor exhibition game against DePaul.
Miami guard Haley Cavinder, who announced in April that she and twin sister Hanna would retire from basketball, entered the transfer portal by herself and intends to play during the 2024-25 season.
Bad Bunny is dedicating his new album "Nadie Sabelo Que Va a Pasar Manana" to Lionel Messi, according to "New York" magazine.
The NHL is interested in playing games in Mexico. Plus, a future Super Bowl in London.
It's official: Flag Football will be an Olympic sport at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Despite signs that Saudi Arabia will get the 2034 men's World Cup, Australia's expected bid could be boosted by the addition of three South Asian countries -- Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
"Dancing With The Stars" celebrates Disney's 100th anniversary this week (Tuesday, 8 p.m., ABC). NFL All-Star Adrian Peterson and pro Britt Stewart will perform a Viennese Waltz to “Baby Mine” from “Dumbo.”
Hurricane Atlantic report: 18 named storms, six Hurricanes, three major (Lee, Franklin, Idalia).
IJBOL -- "I just burst out laughing" -- has replaced LOL as the new Gen-Z phrase to describe something funny on social media.
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They Said It

"I think he’s gonna give an honest, unvarnished opinion and I think he’s gonna be really good.” -- Troy Aikman on Tom Brady, who is expected to debut with Fox next season.
"I just don’t have any desire to call network baseball anymore. -- Joe Buck.
"Hate it. There's no other emotion that comes out of me than hating it." -- "The Bachelorette" star Rachel Lindsay on Taylor Swift fans at NFL games.
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Jim Sarni, BC Class of '69, is a former sportswriter for The Boston Globe and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He resides in Fort Lauderdale and watches a lot of television.