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The New York Yankees are heading into the American League Division Series against the Rays without their best player. Aaron Judge has been left off the ALDS roster, and that is a massive blow to a New York lineup that leans heavily on his presence. No official word yet on the exact reasoning, but this is the kind of absence that reshapes a series entirely.
Shifting to Milwaukee, the Brewers are riding some real momentum into Game One of the National League Division Series against the Padres, and Jacob Misiorowski gets the start. The young right-hander has had flashes of dominance all season, and the Brewers organization has been patient waiting for this version of him to arrive on the biggest stage. Now he gets his shot.
And in college football, the first weekend of October is delivering exactly what fans want. Number seven Alabama travels to Starkville to face number sixteen Mississippi State, with Keelon Russell and Kamario Taylor both running hot early in the Heisman conversation. Ohio State and Iowa are also on the slate, making this a Saturday loaded with genuine consequence in the rankings race.
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