Lynx's Cheryl Reeve Named WNBA Executive of the Year for Third Time

October 14, 2026 · 41 sources

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NFL drama alert: Dallas star Micah Parsons publicly ripped Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels for what he called a "disgusting" overtime blunder against the Giants — a mistake Parsons thinks "probably cost" Commanders coach Dan Quinn his job.
WNBA Finals are set: Atlanta Dream vs. Golden State Valkyries. The wrinkle: Atlanta's Allisha Gray just underwent surgery, and her availability for the series — and quite possibly Atlanta's title chances — is up in the air.
Hockey's Frozen Frenzy delivered: The Tkachuk brothers combined for nine points in a Panthers win on the night all 32 NHL teams played, with Brady Tkachuk scoring a natural hat trick (three goals in a row).
Big soccer midweek: Champions League continues Wednesday with a blockbuster doubleheader — Manchester City vs. PSG and Real Madrid visiting Roma — after Inter Milan was upset 4-3 at home by Club Brugge.
Suspension news: Bears pass rusher Montez Sweat was suspended for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drugs policy and will miss two important games before returning in November.

The Lynx snagged an award: Cheryl Reeve was named WNBA Executive of the Year — the league's honor for its top front-office decision-maker — for the third time in her career, narrowly edging out Atlanta's Dan Padover.
The Wild were in action Tuesday as part of the NHL's Frozen Frenzy, the annual night when all 32 teams play at once. With every team on the ice, Wild-specific details were scarce in today's roundup.
Otherwise, a quiet one locally: nothing notable on the Vikings, Timberwolves, Twins, United or Gophers fronts today.

More on the Parsons-Daniels feud: there's history here. Dan Quinn was Parsons' first NFL defensive coordinator when Parsons broke in with the Cowboys, and Parsons is firmly taking his old coach's side after Washington's overtime mistakes.
Desperate times in Dallas: after Thursday night's loss to Tampa Bay, Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer hired former NFL head coach and Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine to help fix a struggling defense.
Looking ahead to Week 6, CBS Sports' Pete Prisco likes the Seahawks over the Broncos on Thursday night, is calling for a Buccaneers upset of the Steelers, and picks the Packers over the Cowboys on Sunday Night Football. Predictions, not promises.
A juicy bit of gossip: Bill Belichick was conspicuously absent from the Patriots' celebration of their 2001 Super Bowl team — the club he coached to that first title — even though he recently attended a Giants championship reunion.

The Celtics locked up guard Payton Pritchard on a two-year, $44.2 million extension — a bargain, per CBS Sports, for a player with an NBA championship and a Sixth Man of the Year Award (the honor for the league's best bench player) already on his résumé. He's expected to take on an even bigger role in Boston this season.
All 30 NBA teams — Timberwolves included — unveiled special court designs for this year's NBA Cup, the league's in-season tournament known for its flashy courts, which runs Oct. 30 through Dec. 11.

The fourth annual Frozen Frenzy — every team in the league playing on the same night — wrapped with a late Bruins-Sharks matchup as the nightcap.
Wednesday is much quieter, with just two games on the schedule: Capitals-Canadiens and Stars-Avalanche.
New to hockey? ESPN published a team-by-team guide to what makes all 32 clubs worth watching this season, from star scorers to tantalizing rookies to genuine drama.

College basketball is creeping up, and the preseason polls have familiar names on top: Duke is the consensus favorite to win the ACC and Florida the favorite in the SEC — both coming off back-to-back No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament.
CBS Sports also served some spicy poll takes: Virginia and Clemson overrated and Miami underrated in the ACC, while Alabama and Georgia are overrated and LSU and Missouri underrated in the SEC.

European soccer's Champions League has a huge Wednesday. The headliner is Manchester City vs. PSG, which CBS describes as the ultimate tactical test for City manager Enzo Maresca against the back-to-back champions. The undercard is juicy too: Jose Mourinho brings Real Madrid to Roma, where fans still revere him.
And the week's "what in the world?" result: Inter Milan lost 4-3 at home to Club Brugge. CBS flags a leaky back line, costly goalkeeping mistakes, and seven losses in Inter's past eight European games — structural problems coach Cristian Chivu can't hide behind strong domestic form.