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Baker Mayfield is in a walking boot and the Buccaneers are sweating it out during their bye week. The Tampa Bay quarterback banged up his foot and ankle area in last week's loss to Chicago, and there is genuine doubt inside the organization about whether he suits up against Detroit in week eleven. Mayfield is famously tough, but this one is real.
Shifting to the hardwood, the San Antonio Spurs may be closing in on a significant return. Their thirty-one million dollar offseason signing has missed the entire season so far, and the team is reportedly getting closer to having him back. For a Spurs squad still building around Victor Wembanyama, adding a proven shooter off the bench could change their offensive identity overnight.
And over in international soccer, Northern Ireland are playing with serious confidence heading into Budapest on Tuesday. Michael O'Neill's side have yet to concede a single goal in this Nations League cycle, and a draw against Hungary is all they need to clinch back-to-back promotions to League A. They beat Ukraine one-nil on Saturday, and the momentum is absolutely in their corner.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
