The Miami Dolphins held a surprising 7-0 lead early against the Buffalo Bills on “Thursday Night Football” in their Week 3 game at Highmark Stadium.

It did not last long thanks to tight end Dalton Kincaid.

The Bills tight end was found near the left sideline by quarterback Josh Allen.

After making the grab, Kincaid bowled over a defender en route to the end zone.

Check out the score below:

Way to get in there @_DaltonKincaid 😁

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— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) September 19, 2025

This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: Bills’ Dalton Kincaid bowls in to tie vs. Dolphins (video)

Walnut will settle for nothing less than a state championship, and it’s certainly been playing like a contender.

The Wildcats (24-3-1), who are ranked No. 3 by the Daily Journal, have established themselves as the Class 2A favorites from the North half of the state. That status was further solidified with a 3-0 win against East Union on Monday.

“We knew going into that game that East Union would be our toughest competition, so we were just trying to mentally prepare for that,” head coach Kelley Hopper said. “My girls stayed focused on what we specifically are working towards, and there are little areas where we’ve made goals to get better at, and I felt like that was truly our goal against good competition, was to execute those things we were working on, and they did a good job of that.”

Walnut’s only losses have come against Belmont, Kossuth – both 3A schools – and 7A Hernando. The Wildcats are 5-0 in Region 1-2A.

Leading the way on the front line are Kaylee Estes (190 kills), Molly-Kate Rolison (236) and Henlee Sisco (221). Those kill numbers are due in great part to the play of setter Vivian Brown, who has 542 assists to go with 206 digs. Libero Preslee Robbins has a team-leading 296 digs.

“We’ve really been executing and minimizing mistakes, and that’s really been the goal. And becoming smarter attackers – when maybe the set’s not your best set for you, and then having to execute and be successful in that moment,” Hopper said. “They’ve continued to work on that and get better.”

Hopper knows what it takes to field a title contender, having led Walnut to its first state championship in 2020. The Wildcats have reached at least the third round each year since but haven’t returned to the title match.

“That’s always the thing – we just want the opportunity,” Hopper said. “And then we just execute when we get the opportunity.”

Adams still tops

Jaley Adams’ single-game rushing record remains safe for now.

Poplarville’s Tylan Keys made a run at it last week, rushing for 506 yards and eight touchdowns on 18 carries in a 60-54 win over Hancock. Keys finished 37 yards shy of the record set by Adams, a Kossuth running back, in 2015. Adams rushed for 543 yards and eight TDs in a 68-34 win against Corinth that season, breaking the previous state record of 523 yards set by Stringer’s Tipston Garner.

Adams finished that season with 2,411 yards and 31 touchdowns. Through three games, Keys has rushed for 783 yards and 13 TDs.

Wave sweep swimming

Both of Tupelo’s swimming teams took first place at Tuesday’s home meet, which featured a new school record.

Willa Martin has her name in Tupelo’s record books after finishing the 500 free in 5 minutes and 13.66 seconds. Martin also won the 100 fly, and she was on Tupelo’s first-place 200 medley relay.

Caroline Reis finished in second behind Martin in the 500 free and also won the 200 free. Additionally, Sarah Potts won the 200 individual medley, finished second in the 100 back and helped Tupelo win the 200 free relay.

For the boys, Colin Wright had a couple of individual wins in the 50 free and 100 back, along with swimming on Tupelo’s first-place 200 medley and 200 free relays. H.B. Pannell won the 100 free and had two runner-up finishes in the 50 free (behind Wright) and 100 fly. Isaiah Barbour took first in the 100 breast and third in the 200 free.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 51 jersey numbers worn by the players who have suited up for the franchise since its founding at the start of the 1967-68 season. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Thunder Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.

And while those Supersonics jerseys may not remain part of the franchise history should a new team be established in Seattle as was the case with the return of the Charlotte Hornets, they are part of the Thunder’s history today.

For this article, we continue with the 42nd jersey number in the series, jersey No. 44, with 15 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.

The fourth of those players who did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, Hall of Fame guard Paul Westphal. After ending his college career at USC, Westphal was picked up with the 10th overall selection of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics.

The Torrance, California native would play the first three seasons of his pro career with the Celtics. He also played for the Phoenix Suns before he was dealt to Seattle in 1980. His stay with the team would span a single season, coming to an end when he signed with the New York Knicks in 1982.

During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Wesphal wore only jersey No. 44 and put up 16.7 points, 1.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 44 – Paul Westphal (1980-82)

The Brooklyn Nets have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), when the team was known as the “New Jersey Americans”.

Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA with the team that would later become the New York Nets and New Jersey Nets before settling on the name by which they are known today, bringing their rich player and jersey history with them to the league of today.

To commemorate the players who played for the Nets over the decades wearing those 52 different jersey numbers, Nets Wire is covering the entire history of the franchise’s jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. The 25th of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 24, which has has had a total of 20 players wear the number in the history of the team.

The first of those players wearing No. 24 played in the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets era, forward alum Derrick Gervin. After ending his college career at Texas – San Antonio, Gervin was picked up with the 90th overall selection (there were many more rounds in that era of the draft) of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Detroit, Michigan native would play the first seasons of his pro career abroad and in other domestic leagues, signing with New Jersey for the only two seasons of his NBA career in 1990.

During his time suiting up for the Nets, Gervin wore only jersey Nos. 24 and 30 and put up 8.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 24 – Derrick Gervin (1990-91)

Chelsea FC is a relatively young squad and its head coach, Enzo Maresca, thinks that the big game experience of Bayern Munich proved to be invaluable during the 3-1 win in the Champions League by the Bavarians.

“In terms of experience between them and us, there’s a huge difference because of the games they have played, because of the age. Even with that, we competed in the right way in this stadium against this team. I came here before with different teams, it’s so difficult to come here and compete, you can’t come here and dominate for 90 minutes,” said Maresca (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).

Maresca is not wrong, but the game also acted as a good proving ground for his squad. Now, Chelsea understands the stakes at play and what it means to play under the brought lights on the road in the Champions League.

Itr can only get better from that experience.

Bayern Munich hosted Chelsea in one of the most intriguing matchups on the second round of Matchday 1 in the Champions League’s League Phase.

The Bavarians were able to tough out a rugged 3-1 victory in a match that was not all that pleasing to the eye. Harry Kane’s brace and an own goal from Chelsea paced Bayern Munich. While Chelsea did some good things (including a terrific first half counterattack for a goal), the Londoners did not have enough gas in the tank to keep up with the German powerhouse.

Let’s get into the details, this is what we have on tap for this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Postgame Show:

• A look at the starting XI.
• A rundown of the scoring and substitutions.
• Some final thoughts and takeaways on the match.

Also, be sure to stay tuned to Bavarian Podcast Works for all of your up to date coverage on Bayern Munich and Germany. Check us out on Patreon and follow us on Twitter @BavarianFBWorks, @BavarianPodcast @TheBarrelBlog, @BFWCyler, @2012nonexistent, @TommyAdams71 and more.

Time to hit the panic button? Nah.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is in an interesting spot in 2025. The promotion continues to break records financially, from insane live gate revenue to its recently signed $7.7 billion television deal. But when it comes to mainstream stardom, the roster isn’t quite as stacked as it once was.

Conor McGregor hasn’t fought in years. Ronda Rousey and Brock Lesnar are long gone. Nate Diaz is off the roster, and Jon Jones has one foot out the door. Guys like Sean O’Malley, Ilia Topuria, and Alex Pereira have the potential to fill the gap, but none have yet reached the same crossover appeal just yet.

Despite this reality, UFC CEO Dana White insists there’s no “star problem” at all. Speaking on the IMPAULSIVE podcast, White pushed back on the narrative that the company is struggling to produce the kind of household names that can carry the brand outside of combat sports.

“That narrative has been around since f—king – I was hearing this shit about Chuck Liddell leaving and Georges St-Pierre. ‘What are you going to do?’ People nonstop talk shit,” White said. “You just started this interview talking to me about a $7.7 billion dollar TV deal. I could go through the metrics of this business from top to bottom.”

“The problem is that literally nobody knows anything about this f—king business. They all have an opinion, but they don’t know jack shit,” White continued. “The UFC just signed this deal. We’ve got Power Slap. We’ve got boxing. You’ve got three of the biggest fights in boxing history — I was a part of two of them, and I’ve only done two. There’s a formula to the stuff. So when I listen to shit like ‘we have a superstar problem’ or we have a this problem or a that problem, my response to that is: ‘Believe me when I f—king tell you, we have no problems.’”

Whether you believe White or not depends on how you define a “star.” Financially, the UFC machine continues to thrive, seemingly unaffected by the absence of crossover names. But culturally, it’s undeniable that the sport feels different without the larger-than-life figures who once commanded headlines well beyond fight week. For now, the promotion’s next generation of champions has the chance to step into that role — if they can connect with audiences the way McGregor, Rousey, or Lesnar once did.

One thing is certain: as long as White is steering the ship, he’ll never admit there’s a problem.

Coming off a frustrating home-opening loss to the .

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When you think of greatness on the mound over the past 20 years, you probably think of Clayton Kershaw. Whether it was his signature windup or his iconic curveball, the longtime Dodgers ace has been the best starting pitcher of his generation.

And after 18 seasons in L.A., Kershaw announced Thursday that he intends to retire at the end of the 2025 season. He will make his final regular-season start at Dodger Stadium on Friday against the San Francisco Giants.

Kershaw’s career has been marked by consistent excellence, and the numbers speak for themselves. The Dodgers’ southpaw is a three-time NL Cy Young Award winner. He has been named an All-Star 10 times. He won the ERA title five times and led the NL in strikeouts three times. He won the pitching Triple Crown and a Gold Glove in 2011. He threw a no-hitter and won the NL MVP Award in 2014. And, not to be forgotten, he’s a two-time World Series champion.

Kershaw captured the last crowning achievement of his soon-to-be Hall of Fame career in July, notching his 3,000th career strikeout against the Chicago White Sox. He is the 20th member of the illustrious club and just the fourth left-hander.

But perhaps this stat tells it best: Since the mound was lowered in 1969, no qualified MLB starter has a lower career ERA than Kershaw’s 2.54.

When Kershaw came into the league as a 20-year-old in 2008 — naturally, he struck out the first batter he faced, Skip Schumaker of the Cardinals — baseball had many Hall of Fame workhorses, such as CC Sabathia and Roy Halladay. And from the time he debuted, Kershaw took that baton from the legends who came before him and ran with it for 18 years.

Of all his accomplishments and awards, what will define Kershaw’s career — one that will almost certainly be honored with induction into Cooperstown in 2031 — is the consistent dominance he displayed for almost 20 years.

Kershaw has been the true definition of a generational talent. He has recorded a sub-3.00 ERA in 13 of his 18 seasons, including three seasons with a sub-2.00 ERA. Even this season, at the age of 37, the Dodgers’ left-hander has a 3.53 ERA in 102 innings. He has been a stabilizer in the team’s rotation as they’ve gotten healthier over the course of the year. Given those numbers, Kershaw could’ve chosen to pitch for another season or perhaps longer, but it seems he wanted to finish strong with the team that drafted him.

Throughout their storied history as a franchise, the Dodgers have employed many remarkable players, including some of the best pitchers ever. That list includes Don Drysdale, Don Sutton, Fernando Valenzuela and Sandy Koufax, who is considered by many one of the best pitchers to ever pick up a baseball. From 2008 to today, Kershaw has emphatically added his name to that roster, building his legacy start by start.

Beyond the numbers, spending an entire career with one organization in this day and age is something that should be celebrated. For 18 seasons, Kershaw has donned Dodger Blue. There were times when it seemed he might depart as a free agent, perhaps to return to his native Texas, but over the past several seasons, he became increasingly vocal about his desire to remain in L.A.

Many legends of the game have that same desire, but it isn’t always something that comes to fruition. Fortunately for Dodgers fans, the team was able to make that happen. And now Kershaw might represent one of the last MLB players to spend his entire career with one franchise.

[Get more Los Angeles news: Dodgers team feed]

With 10 days left in the regular season, the Dodgers’ postseason future is unknown, along with their postseason starting pitching plans. As such, Kershaw’s start on Friday could be the last time we see No. 22 on the mound at Dodger Stadium.

But as the Dodgers gear up for another postseason run, you can rest assured that the other 25 players in L.A.’s clubhouse are going to try to make it a truly storybook ending for their ace.

When you think of greatness on the mound over the past 20 years, you probably think of Clayton Kershaw. Whether it was his signature windup or his iconic curveball, the longtime Dodgers ace has been the best starting pitcher of his generation.

And after 18 seasons in L.A., Kershaw announced Thursday that he intends to retire at the end of the 2025 season. He will make his final regular-season start at Dodger Stadium on Friday against the San Francisco Giants.

Kershaw’s career has been marked by consistent excellence, and the numbers speak for themselves. The Dodgers’ southpaw is a three-time NL Cy Young Award winner. He has been named an All-Star 10 times. He won the ERA title five times and led the NL in strikeouts three times. He won the pitching Triple Crown and a Gold Glove in 2011. He threw a no-hitter and won the NL MVP Award in 2014. And, not to be forgotten, he’s a two-time World Series champion.

Kershaw captured the last crowning achievement of his soon-to-be Hall of Fame career in July, notching his 3,000th career strikeout against the Chicago White Sox. He is the 20th member of the illustrious club and just the fourth left-hander.

But perhaps this stat tells it best: Since the mound was lowered in 1969, no qualified MLB starter has a lower career ERA than Kershaw’s 2.54.

When Kershaw came into the league as a 20-year-old in 2008 — naturally, he struck out the first batter he faced, Skip Schumaker of the Cardinals — baseball had many Hall of Fame workhorses, such as CC Sabathia and Roy Halladay. And from the time he debuted, Kershaw took that baton from the legends who came before him and ran with it for 18 years.

Of all his accomplishments and awards, what will define Kershaw’s career — one that will almost certainly be honored with induction into Cooperstown in 2031 — is the consistent dominance he displayed for almost 20 years.

Kershaw has been the true definition of a generational talent. He has recorded a sub-3.00 ERA in 13 of his 18 seasons, including three seasons with a sub-2.00 ERA. Even this season, at the age of 37, the Dodgers’ left-hander has a 3.53 ERA in 102 innings. He has been a stabilizer in the team’s rotation as they’ve gotten healthier over the course of the year. Given those numbers, Kershaw could’ve chosen to pitch for another season or perhaps longer, but it seems he wanted to finish strong with the team that drafted him.

Throughout their storied history as a franchise, the Dodgers have employed many remarkable players, including some of the best pitchers ever. That list includes Don Drysdale, Don Sutton, Fernando Valenzuela and Sandy Koufax, who is considered by many one of the best pitchers to ever pick up a baseball. From 2008 to today, Kershaw has emphatically added his name to that roster, building his legacy start by start.

Beyond the numbers, spending an entire career with one organization in this day and age is something that should be celebrated. For 18 seasons, Kershaw has donned Dodger Blue. There were times when it seemed he might depart as a free agent, perhaps to return to his native Texas, but over the past several seasons, he became increasingly vocal about his desire to remain in L.A.

Many legends of the game have that same desire, but it isn’t always something that comes to fruition. Fortunately for Dodgers fans, the team was able to make that happen. And now Kershaw might represent one of the last MLB players to spend his entire career with one franchise.

[Get more Los Angeles news: Dodgers team feed]

With 10 days left in the regular season, the Dodgers’ postseason future is unknown, along with their postseason starting pitching plans. As such, Kershaw’s start on Friday could be the last time we see No. 22 on the mound at Dodger Stadium.

But as the Dodgers gear up for another postseason run, you can rest assured that the other 25 players in L.A.’s clubhouse are going to try to make it a truly storybook ending for their ace.