Roundup: Shohei Ohtani's bomb, Lonzo Ball's return, Sabrina Ionescu's big shot and much, much more
By Evan Bleier
![Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the New York Mets. Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the New York Mets.](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_4466,h_2512,x_102,y_556/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/thebiglead_en_international_web/01jadn25xq0w1mr1pxqe.jpg)
With Hump Day over, the seventh week of the NFL season is about to kick off...Let's go...Should the Dodgers move Shohei Ohtani out of the leadoff spot?...Lonzo Ball makes an emotional return to the court in a Chicago Bulls preseason game....Sabrina Ionescu had a hilarious line about All-WNBA first-team snub...Bleacher Report's expert Week 7 NFL picks...Identifying this fantasy football season's secret stars...Why are the Vikings 5-0?...Where could the Tampa Bay Rays play in 2025? Here are some options...The Boston Bruins are selling a hockey sweater for an absurd amount...NCAA gets rid of the advantage Oregon exploited...Jay-Z and Roc Nation have renewed their partnership with the NFL for Super Bowl halftime show...For champion Kimi Werner, spearfishing is about more than catching her next meal...New York Jets superfan Fireman Ed claims the team is trying to phase him out of games at MetLife Stadium...Sources say Jerry Reinsdorf is open to selling cellar-dwelling White Sox...2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff odds: Larson and the lot...With an expanded College Football Playoff field, these 20 teams have lost but are still alive...Justin Fields on possible benching: "I don't think I played well enough"...Scaring Halloween trick-or-treaters is free. But this pumpkin? $13.50...Troy Aikman rips "lazy" Cowboys wide receivers in radio show rant...An anonymous college football coach had high praise for Tennessee's CFP chances...This Tom Brady joke about becoming a Raiders owner has gone viral...Jeff Fisher makes the latest cut for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class...
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SHOHEI OHTANI DESTROYS ONE TO BLOW GAME 3 WIDE OPEN π±
β Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 17, 2024
(via @MLB)pic.twitter.com/0r4RXZ4jcp
Ballin' out
ONE OF THE BIGGEST SHOTS IN LIBERTY FINALS HISTORY FROM SABRINA IONESCU π±π₯
β WNBA (@WNBA) October 17, 2024
The Liberty takes Game 3! #WNBAFinals presented by @YouTubeTV pic.twitter.com/Whv0AMnNl9
This was a big one
20 years ago today, before game 4 of the 2004 ALCS, Kevin Millar made one of the boldest, most memorable proclamations in Red Sox history. It was the rallying cry we needed when we literally had nothing left to lose. And we will never forget it. pic.twitter.com/H1db9qI8sF
β Red (@SurvivingGrady) October 17, 2024
Well, this is already getting a little insufferable
hanging with Davante Adams & Kevin Durant.. and YOU-KNOW-WHO shows up.
β Kay Adams (@heykayadams) October 17, 2024
EVERYONE is on @UpAndAdamsShow today at 11ET. Join us! pic.twitter.com/IUbNC8tRcy
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Hot take
https://t.co/1TGK0CP5q1 pic.twitter.com/wgWzrPnN3t
β Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) October 17, 2024
Does anyone want to remind him that the Dolphins are 2-3?
π₯ Tyreek Hill on Adams and Cooper being traded to the Jets and the Bills: "They're still not the best receiver in the league, because I am, and I stand on that... we got Jalen Ramsey on our team, we're straight." (@MiamiDolphins) #GoFins pic.twitter.com/W3UyI2jyEj
β FinsXtra (@FinsXtra) October 16, 2024
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