Blue Jays tie up the World Series on Vladdy's blast
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Kendall Baker and Jeff TracyOctober 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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⚾️ Blue Jays strike back, even series
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The Blue Jays rebounded from Monday's heartbreaking 18-inning loss to beat the Dodgers, 6-2, in Game 4 and even the World Series at two games apiece.
ICYMI: Trade deadline acquisition Shane Bieber was a steadying force (5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K), for the Jays, who came to life in the third inning when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run blast off Shohei Ohtani, who looked human for once.
From Yahoo Sports' Jake Mintz:
As media swirled about the overcrowded room, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s diamond-encrusted chain glistened in the clubhouse light. The pendant in question, a custom rendering of his personal VG27 logo, dangled radiantly from a hook in his extra locker.
Guerrero himself had not yet entered the room, but his presence — over this night, this World Series and this franchise — was omnipresent. And the jeweled-out chain, likely worth more than most people's cars, provided a not-so-subtle reminder that Vlad Jr. has become, or has always been, more than a player.
Guerrero is an aircraft carrier, an institution, as synonymous with this era of Toronto Blue Jays baseball as the team's logo. "He's playing for legacy," closer Jeff Hoffman told Yahoo Sports. "He's playing for how they're going to talk about him when he's done playing."
Guerrero, however, is far from done. And on Tuesday, the 26-year-old added to his pedigree, delivering the most meaningful swing of his already unforgettable postseason.
With Shohei Ohtani settling into his outing and the Jays already down one in the top of the third, Guerrero unleashed on a hanging sweeper for a go-ahead, series-altering smash.
As the pill shot through the pastel California sky, Guerrero strutted down the first baseline, admiring his handiwork as he went. And when the ball crested over the left-field seats, the man of the moment emphatically dismounted his lumber before turning to his dugout and hollering "¡Vamo'!"
"Let's go." And so, the Blue Jays went.
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🏒 Scoreboard: Frozen Frenzy
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All 32 NHL teams were in action for Tuesday's "Frozen Frenzy" and it did not disappoint, with five games needing extra time and four games featuring 9+ goals.
Scoreboard.
🏀 NBA power rankings
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The first week of the NBA season is in the books. What better time to unfurl our power rankings, courtesy of Yahoo Sports' Ben Rohrbach.
Dive in.
🏀 Wemby: By the numbers
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Victor Wembanyama appears to have returned for his third season better at, well, everything.
From Yahoo Sports' Dan Devine:
Wembanyama has nearly as many blocked shots (19) as personal fouls and turnovers combined (20). He leads the NBA in defensive rebounding rate, clearing nearly 40% of opponents' missed shots.
Opponents are shooting just 44.8% against him at the rim. That is a hilarious enough figure on its own merits; it becomes all the more ludicrous when you remember that it doesn't account for all the possessions where the other team sees him looming and either gives up on the idea of taking a shot in the paint altogether or just straight-up short-circuits and turns the ball over.
Just 27% of opponents' shot attempts against the Spurs come at the rim when Wemby's on the floor — a mark that would rank at or near the top of the NBA pretty much every season.
And then there's, y'know, the other end of the floor, where Wembanyama is averaging nearly a point per minute — 124 in 129 thus far, 31 points in 32.2 minutes per game — while shooting a sparkling 60.3% from the field.
You've probably already heard or read about the main reason why: a dramatically reoriented shot profile that's seen the famously thoughtful Frenchman thrive by looking inward — as in, toward the basket.
Last season, 47% of Wembanyama's field-goal attempts came from behind the 3-point line; through four games, that’s down to 15%, with just 11 long-ball launches compared to 45 shots in the paint, including a league-leading 18 dunks.
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🏈 NFL trade deadline: Players, teams to watch
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With the NFL trade deadline coming on Tuesday, here are six players and four teams worth keeping an eye on, according to Yahoo Sports' Frank Schwab.
Players:
Breece Hall (RB, Jets): His value may never be higher following Sunday's performance, when he had 147 scrimmage yards, two rushing TDs and the game-winning TD pass. He's on the last year of his rookie deal and would be a tremendous piece for a team like the Chiefs.
Calvin Ridley (WR, Titans): The former Falcon and Jaguar has three 1,000-yard seasons to his name, and at 30 he's better suited to be helping out a contender rather than staying with a one-win team that seems to have hit on rookie receivers in Chimere Dike and Elic Ayomanor.
Jakobi Meyers (WR, Raiders): Meyers asked to be traded before the season, when Vegas was a popular dark-horse playoff pick. At 2-5, the latter is no longer likely, but the Raiders trading their veteran pass-catcher coming off a 1,000-yard season could make a lot of sense.
Trey Hendrickson (EDGE, Bengals): No shade to Joe Flacco, who's been an upgrade over Jake Browning, but Sunday's loss shows this probably still isn't a playoff team. So why not get some value out of a 30-year-old All-Pro you refused to extend this offseason anyway?
Logan Wilson (LB, Bengals): Wilson requested a trade last week in the midst of a season that's seen him go from a productive cog (100+ tackles in four straight seasons) to a glorified backup. He'd be an upgrade at off-ball linebacker for plenty of buyers.
David Njoku (TE, Browns): Njoku has scored 32 TDs for Cleveland since they drafted him in 2017, but they also hit on Harold Fannin Jr. in this year's draft. Two good TEs is an unnecessary luxury for a 2-6 team. Trade the veteran, keep the rookie.
Teams:
Cowboys (3-4-1): The 2025 Cowboys, much like the 2024 Bengals, are an elite offensive team limited by a terrible defense. No one player is going to fix that, so Jerry Jones must decide how aggressively he wants to pursue upgrades on that side of the ball.
49ers (5-3): They face a similar issue as the Cowboys but for a different reason, needing to upgrade their defense after losing superstars Nick Bosa and Fred Warner to injury. Do they mortgage the future to see how far their aging core, with some help at the deadline, can go?
Patriots (6-2): Drake Maye has arrived earlier than expected, and there's no competitive advantage in the NFL like having a star QB on a rookie deal. With a few upgrades (WR? RB? EDGE?), New England could seriously challenge the Bills for the AFC East.
Dolphins (2-6): Miami could end up being the most active team at the deadline, with veterans like Bradley Chubb, Rasul Douglas and more likely on the move as they begin the long rebuild they so desperately need.
Yahoo Fantasy: Players we'd like to see moved and their best team fit for fantasy football
📺 Watchlist: Wednesday, Oct. 29
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⚾️ World Series, Game 5 (8pm ET, Fox)
The Dodgers and Blue Jays are tied at two games apiece, turning this seven-game series into a best-of-three race to the finish. Will Los Angeles win one more at Chavez Ravine before the series returns to Canada? Or will Toronto take a 3-2 lead back home?
Pitching matchup: Game 1 starters Blake Snell (3-1, 2.42 ERA this postseason) and Trey Yesavage (2-1, 4.26 ERA) return to the mound for the final game at Dodger Stadium.
More to watch:
🏀 NBA: Celtics at Cavaliers (7pm, ESPN); Lakers at Timberwolves (9:30pm, ESPN) … Jayson Tatum (Achilles), LeBron James (sciatica), Luka Dončić (finger, leg) and Anthony Edwards (hamstring) are all sidelined.
⚽️ MLS Playoffs: No. 3 LAFC vs. No. 6 Austin (10:30pm, Apple) … Can LAFC reach their third MLS Cup Final in four years? Their quest begins tonight as the last Round One series kicks off.
⚽️ Friendly: USWNT vs. New Zealand (8pm, TNT) … The Americans play one final October friendly after splitting last week's matches with Portugal.
Today's full slate.
🏀 NBA trivia
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Seven years ago today, Klay Thompson broke the NBA record for most 3-pointers in a game.
Question: How many did he make?
Answer at the bottom.
📸 Photo finish
Matt Wallace plays a shot during the Bank of Utah Championship at Black Desert Resort. (Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
Spot the golfer.
Trivia answer: 14
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