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By Hank Dalton , RF Sports Radio MLB Playoffs voice Baseball fans, the National League is settled. Milwaukee just did what almost nobody scripts in October: swept the Dodgers and punched a World Series ticket for the first time since 1982. The facts The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Thursday, Oct. 15, in National League Championship Series Game 4 at Dodger Stadium to complete a four-game sweep , per MLB.com and the Associated Press. Garrett Mitchell hit a go-ahead solo home run in the sixth inning, and the Brewers scored six unanswered runs after trailing early, per MLB.com video and the AP game story. It is Milwaukee's first World Series appearance since 1982 . In the American League Championship Series, the Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 3 on Thursday at Progressive Field to take a two-games-to-one series lead. Gavin Williams earned the win (2-0), Griffin Jax took the loss, and Cade Smith recorded his second save of the se...

By Marcus Delaney , RF Sports Radio Mavericks voice Mavs Nation, the last exhibition is tonight, and the only number that really matters is who walks out healthy. Atlanta is the dress rehearsal Dusty May already named. Cisse's ankle is the subplot that could mess with the script. The facts The Dallas Mavericks host the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. Central at American Airlines Center in the final preseason game, per the Mavericks' game page. Tip is listed for MavsTV+ and SiriusXM. The regular season opens Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Houston at 7:30 p.m. Central. Center Moussa Cisse tweaked his left ankle in Wednesday's 101-97 loss to the Pelicans after posting eight points, six rebounds and three blocks in 16:29. He did not practice Thursday. Coach Dusty May called it a slightly tweaked ankle and said Cisse would have been able to play if Dallas had a game Thursday , but the staff will not risk further injury in an exhibition, per Dallas Sports Journal. S...

By Jake "Star" Whitfield , RF Sports Radio Cowboys voice Cowboys Nation, the players-only meeting got the headlines yesterday. This morning the coaching tree got rearranged on the radio, and the injury report got a little clearer. Lambeau still grades all of it. The facts Speaking Friday morning on 105.3 The Fan, Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said defensive coordinator Christian Parker will coach from the sidelines and new senior defensive assistant Mike Pettine will work from the coaches booth, per DallasCowboys.com's Oct. 16 updates. Schottenheimer also said Pettine will report directly to him, not to Parker . Pettine has spent recent practice windows watching film to catch up rather than standing on the field. On Thursday's injury report, linebacker DeMarvion Overshown (hamstring) was upgraded from did-not-participate Wednesday to limited participation. Cornerback Cobie Durant (hamstring) did not practice for a second straight day, and DallasCowboys....

By Jordan Pierce , RF Sports Radio NBA voice NBA fans, the countdown is officially in single digits. Five days from now, the banners go up and the games count. Wednesday night gave us one last loud preseason slate to argue about. The facts The 2026-27 regular season opens Tuesday, Oct. 20, on NBC and Peacock with a tripleheader: Celtics at Pistons at 3 p.m. Eastern / 2 p.m. Central, 76ers at Knicks at 7 p.m. Eastern / 6 p.m. Central on New York's banner night, and Thunder at Spurs at 9:30 p.m. Eastern / 8:30 p.m. Central, per NBA.com. Wednesday's preseason results, per NBA.com's Starting 5: Spurs 123, Suns 103, with Victor Wembanyama scoring 19 points; Heat 144, Nets 128, with Giannis Antetokounmpo posting 20 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists in 24 minutes; Bulls 125, Bucks 104; Pistons 128, Timberwolves 106, with Jalen Duren scoring 24 points in 15 minutes in his preseason debut ; Celtics 114, Hornets 93, behind 19 from Jayson Tatum; Clippers 122, Nuggets 110;...

By Cam Sutton , RF Sports Radio Colorado voice Buffs fans, you could not script it better if you tried. A quarterback who used to wear Utah red, a Utah team that is unbeaten and ranked, and a late-night national window at Folsom Field. The facts Colorado (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) hosts No. 11 Utah (5-0) on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 8:15 p.m. Mountain / 9:15 p.m. Central on ESPN at Folsom Field, per CBS Sports and the Salt Lake Tribune. Coach Deion Sanders confirmed that Isaac Wilson, who transferred to Colorado from Utah, will start against his former team , per USA TODAY. It will be Wilson's second straight start after he replaced Julian Lewis in the loss to Texas Tech. In that first Colorado start, Wilson threw three interceptions, per USA TODAY. The Salt Lake Tribune first framed the possibility of Wilson facing the Utes earlier in the week, and CBS Sports' preview leans into the former-team storyline. RF Sports Radio's take (opinion) My take: revenge games make great ...

By Mac Rivera , RF Sports Radio Baylor voice Bears fans, wear black and bring your voice. Baylor's defense is doing something Waco has not seen in decades, and Saturday night it gets a rival that badly needs a win. The facts Baylor (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) hosts TCU (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. Central at McLane Stadium on FS1, in the Revivalry branded Blackout on the Brazos, per BaylorBears.com. The Bears are on a four-game win streak that includes a 55-19 win at Arizona State. According to Baylor's TCU-week game notes, the Bears have held five straight opponents to 20 points or fewer to open the season, a program-history stretch the notes describe as its longest in decades. Baylor is allowing 14.2 points per game , which the notes list as 12th nationally in scoring defense. Quarterback DJ Lagway, a transfer from Florida whose father starred at running back for Baylor in the 1990s, has 860 passing yards and eight touchdowns, per Baylor's game note...

By Coach Terrence Booker , RF Sports Radio DFW high school football voice DFW Friday night people, the week of talk is almost over. North Crowley has worn No. 1 since the new rankings dropped earlier this week. Tomorrow night, the Panthers find out what that number feels like with a district opponent on the other sideline. The facts North Crowley is No. 1 in Class 6A in the Dave Campbell's Texas Football rankings and is 6-0, per DCTF and AP coverage from earlier this week. The Panthers climbed to the top spot after a 42-17 road win at Waxahachie on Oct. 9. North Crowley hosts Lake Ridge on Friday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. at Crowley ISD Multipurpose Stadium , with tickets sold through GoFan. Lake Ridge comes in at 4-2. The game is part of the UIL Week 8 slate highlighted in MaxPreps' statewide schedule and rankings roundup. After Friday, North Crowley's schedule continues with a trip to Skyline on Oct. 22, per the MaxPreps schedule we referenced earlier this week. RF ...