Bombers hit rock-bottom in embarrassing loss to Alouettes - Winnipeg Sun

John Smoltz shared his thoughts on the Dodgers' immense struggles against the Brewers in the National League Championship Series. The Milwaukee Brewers shocked the MLB world by sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. Milwaukee winning the series in competitive fashion wouldn't have been all that surprising, but getting the job done in only four games was impressive to say the least. Former MLB star pitcher John Smoltz, who was one of the broadcasters during the series, recently joined Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander to discuss what went wrong for LA in the series. “Well the easy and lazy statement would be that they (Dodgers) got old,” Smoltz told Verlander. “But that's not fair. Getting old had nothing to do with hitting, it might have had something to do with defense… The Dodgers had to slug, they didn't slug. They had to hit with runners in scoring position, they didn't. They had three straight innings where they could have tied the game or taken the lead, they didn't. “Credit deserves on the other side, but when you're champions and you've been there, done that, that experience flip flops to you.

Following a historically bad 0-5 start, Robert Saleh addresses the growing pressure to sideline his struggling quarterback while the franchise spirals toward a potential lost season.

Ten teams make the Women’s Soccer Big Ten Tournament in November. Nebraska soccer is currently on the outside looking in, ranked 12th. The Huskers drew 0-0 with the Terrapins on Oct. 8 in College Park, marking their fourth scoreless draw this season. Nebraska didn’t improve its postseason resume, as Maryland registered its first conference draw after starting Big Ten play 0-6. After facing five straight ranked opponents, the program's hardest stretch in history, the Huskers' competition eased as they faced the Terps, the Big Ten’s last ranked team. To make the postseason, Nebraska needed to win favorable matches going forward. It struggled to get shots on goal against the Terrapins. Before this game, Nebraska had lost the shot-total battle in four straight matches. NU only had two shots in the first half. In its last win, Nebraska defeated No. 20 Michigan on Sunday, Sept. 27, as sophomore midfielder Karli Williams found senior defender Reese Borer for a header to win in the final minutes. This match started back-and-forth, but the Huskers looked for Borer on two high-quality chances.

Connor Hellebuyck's suspension will come to an end on Friday. Elliotte Friedman has the story.