The Minnesota Vikings fell into a first-place tie in the stacked NFC North with Detroit at 5-1 with a 31-29 loss to the Lions. They showed nothing to suggest they're not built to last in the division race and beyond in a defeat that was remarkably even statistically.
The Indianapolis-Minnesota game in Week 9 has been moved to prime time. The Jacksonville-Philadelphia game on Nov. 3 was bumped up to an afternoon start under the NFL’s flexible scheduling policy.
Record-breaking TV ratings helped the WNBA secure a more lucrative media rights deal this year. Now, the players’ union has opted out of its contract, a move aimed at better salaries and benefits.
It was a record-breaking season for the WNBA. The first three games each had over a million viewers on average, with the audience growing for each contest. The series set both the overall attendance record for a WNBA Finals as well as the average attendance mark.
The WNBA Finals came down to a winner-take-all Game 5. The New York Liberty came out on top Sunday night, beating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime. It's the first time New York has won the championship.
The Minnesota Vikings lost their first game of the season to the Detroit Lions, 31-29. Jake Bates kicked a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left to lift the Detroit Lions to a victory in a back-and-forth game befitting of the NFL’s strongest division.
The WNBA Finals have come down to a winner-take-all Game 5 with both New York and Minnesota looking to make history. The Liberty are looking for their first title on Sunday night having lost in the Finals five times. A win by the Lynx would give them five championships and break a tie with Seattle and Houston for the most in WNBA history.