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- Jalen Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the season after doctors found deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli; the Eagles called him clinically stable and placed him on injured reserve.link ›
- Jalen Hurts was cleared after an Oct. 10 ultrasound found a superficial clot, then attempted 40 passes against Jacksonville at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before a follow-up scan found clot movement.link ›
- Detroit erased a 22-point deficit to beat Boston 121-113, the NBA’s largest opening-day comeback since 1997-98, as Duncan Robinson scored 15 fourth-quarter points.link ›
- Hyron Andrews died from a torn aorta, according to the French autopsy, which contradicted SA Rugby’s initial claim that the 31-year-old Lions lock died after falling at a team hotel in France.link ›
- Phil Foden scored a hat-trick as Manchester City beat AEK Athens 5-1 on Oct. 20, with Erling Haaland unused and 17-year-old Floyd Samba deputising in attack.link ›
- Tottenham ended a run of six winless games with a 3-1 win over Coventry on Oct. 20, while Dejan Kulusevski returned off the bench after 526 days.link ›
- Mike Locksley became the first Power Four coach fired this season when Maryland dismissed him, while South Carolina’s Shane Beamer carries a buyout exceeding $22 million.link ›
- Sarina Wiegman extended her England contract through Euro 2029, but only Lauren James, Hannah Hampton and Lucia Kendall have become regular starters among her 24 debut call-ups.link ›
Jalen Hurts’s season-ending blood-clot diagnosis was the week’s defining sports development, and Philadelphia’s handling of it deserves heat. The Eagles cleared him after an Oct. 10 ultrasound found a superficial clot; he attempted 40 passes against Jacksonville at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and a later scan found bilateral pulmonary emboli. Hurts is now on injured reserve, clinically stable but unable to play while taking blood thinners. Nick Sirianni’s "full faith" in the medical team is being tested by a sequence that leaves the defending Super Bowl champion without its franchise quarterback. Detroit supplied the counterweight: the Pistons erased a 22-point deficit to beat Boston 121-113 on opening night, the NBA’s largest first-day comeback since 1997-98, with Duncan Robinson scoring 15 fourth-quarter points. Detroit’s comeback looked like resilience. Letting Hurts play in London looked reckless.
The stories behind this week
Pistons pull off 22-point comeback vs. Celtics, NBA's largest on first day of seasonThe Pistons’ comeback victory over a title favorite like Boston validates their offseason narrative of cultural rebuilding, giving tangible proof to their claims of resilience just days after Duren’s $200 million contract resolution and Cunningham’s public commitment to Detroit’s revival.
Hurts to Miss Season After Blood Clots Found in LungsThe Eagles lose the franchise quarterback who delivered their Super Bowl LIX title for at least three months, while the medical staff's decision to clear Hurts after the initial London clot diagnosis — he attempted 40 passes before bilateral pulmonary emboli emerged — is already under scrutiny ahead of a defining stretch for the defending champions.
French Autopsy Finds Hyron Andrews Died Of Torn AortaThe autopsy shifts the official account from the within-hours 'died after falling' line SA Rugby issued to a natural cardiac event — a torn aorta, a condition often fatal within minutes and typically undetectable beforehand. His body has not yet been repatriated to South Africa, with the family asking for privacy.
Foden Hat-Trick Powers City to 5-1 AEK WinFoden’s three goals supply the headline, but City’s 5-1 win was also a squad-depth result: five goals with Haaland unused, Elliot Anderson’s first club goal and 17-year-old Floyd Samba deputising in attack. For Maresca, the match produced three scorers and the direct evidence he had cited—another way for City to score beyond Haaland.
Shane Lowry Joins McIlroy in TGL’s First TradeBoston Common Golf fills its fifth roster slot with 2019 Open champion Lowry alongside McIlroy, Bradley, Scott and Matsuyama. The Bay GC receives Boston’s fourth draft selection, another pick within three seasons and commercial considerations, making TGL’s first trade a concrete two-way roster exchange.
Spurs beat Coventry to claim first win as Kulusevski makes long-awaited returnThe win lifts Spurs from last to 16th and provides a platform ahead of a London derby at Chelsea on Saturday Night Football, but the club's deeper fragility remains: no side has dropped more points than Spurs from winning positions at home in the Premier League since the start of 2024/25 (30). With Maddison starting and Kulusevski back after 526 days, Roberto De Zerbi finally has the creative pieces to knit together a £300m squad that has looked disjointed through six winless games.
College football’s coach firing freeze is financialWith buyouts now exceeding $50 million for top coaches and roster spending surpassing $30 million, programs risk wasting tens of millions on dead money if they fire coaches, making financial sustainability a greater priority than short-term wins — a shift that favors institutional stability over reactive firing cycles.
Building Lionesses 2.0 - Wiegman's new challenge awaitsWiegman's task isn't just replacing an aging core where Bronze will be 37 by Euro 2029 - it's doing so as WSL homegrown starter numbers fall and attendance plateaus. Only 3 of her 24 debut caps became regulars, meaning England's succession pipeline is thinning precisely when it matters most.
Why it matters: Putting Hurts on injured reserve leaves the defending Super Bowl champion without its franchise quarterback, while Tanner McKee took over and completed 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown in a 25-14 loss to Carolina.
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