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Good morning and happy Wednesday. Carter Bahns here on the heels of a World Series game that actually wrapped up before midnight. The Blue Jays showed no ill effects from the 18-inning marathon the night prior as they evened the Fall Classic at two games apiece.
This edition of your morning newsletter opens with a look back at Toronto’s 6-2 win, but there is plenty to cover across the rest of the sports universe, as well. We have movement on the NFL trade market, updates in WNBA collective bargaining negotiations, a quarterback change in New Orleans and much more to highlight this morning.
Let’s get started.
🐦 Five things to know Wednesday
The Blue Jays leveled the World Series with a 6-2 win over the Dodgers. Things are all square in the Fall Classic. The Dodgers took an early lead, but it lasted all of one inning before Vladimir Guerrero Jr. launched a two-run home run to put Toronto on top with a lead it would not relinquish. Shohei Ohtani settled in to an extent on the mound after surrendering the round-tripper, but the Blue Jays were far from done offensively and tacked on four insurance runs. The series now becomes a best-of-three affair heading into Game 5.Tyler Shough replaces Spencer Rattler as the Saints’ starting quarterback. Shough makes his first NFL start Sunday against the Rams. The move comes after Shough replaced Rattler in the third quarter of last week’s loss to the Buccaneers, which dropped the latter quarterback to 1-13 in the starting role. Shough, a second-round pick, faces an uphill battle as he steps into a lineup with myriad deficiencies.NFL trade deadline watch continues as the Patriots make two moves. Buy, sell or hold? That is the question for fringe NFL contenders in the hunt for playoff berths…..
