Quick Hits

• Milwaukee is one win from the World Series. The Brewers beat the Dodgers 6-2 in Game 3 of the NLCS (baseball's penultimate round) behind Jake Bauers' go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning. Milwaukee now leads the best-of-seven series 3-0.
• The WNBA Finals are set — with a big injury cloud. The Golden State Valkyries will meet the Atlanta Dream, guaranteeing a first-time champion. But Atlanta's Allisha Gray just had surgery, and CBS says her status — and perhaps the Dream's title chances — hang in the balance.
• The NFL's game in France is still on despite protests in Paris. The league says it's addressing safety concerns around Steelers-Saints but plans to play as scheduled.
• PSG thumped Manchester City in Champions League (European club soccer's elite competition), with CBS citing a backfired tactical gamble and a rough night in goal for the damage.
• NFL drama alert: Dallas star Micah Parsons called Washington QB Jayden Daniels' overtime blunder "disgusting" and said it "probably cost Dan Quinn his job."

Minnesota Teams

An honest check-in: it was a quiet day locally. Nothing surfaced today on the Vikings, Twins, Timberwolves, Lynx, United or Gophers. The one loose thread: the Wild were among all 32 NHL teams in action Tuesday night for the league-wide "Frozen Frenzy" slate — no Wild-specific details made this roundup, but they were back on the ice.

NFL

Week 6 opens Thursday night with Seattle at Denver, and the Broncos will be without Patrick Surtain and Talanoa Hufanga. Elsewhere on the injury front, CBS notes Lamar Jackson, Caleb Williams and Michael Penix Jr. could all be back at quarterback this week, while the Eagles hope to get Saquon Barkley back.

The Steelers-Saints game in France is proceeding amid the Paris protests — the NFL says it's addressing safety concerns while keeping the game on schedule.

Chicago's Montez Sweat was suspended for violating the league's performance-enhancing drugs policy and will miss two games before returning in November.

The soap opera of the week: Parsons publicly ripped Daniels over Washington's overtime mistakes against the Giants, defending Commanders coach Dan Quinn — who was Parsons' first defensive coordinator in Dallas.

What to watch: CBS's upset alert flags the still-winless Titans as a live threat against a Colts team favored by a touchdown or more, plus a rested Buccaneers squad over the Steelers. Another CBS column floats a Trevor Lawrence meltdown at Wembley (the NFL's London game) and the Giants padding their NFC East lead. Meanwhile, CBS's Super Bowl stock report crowns the 49ers as the new title favorites.

NBA

The season tips off within days — ESPN published its preseason rundown of all 30 teams, and the NBA Cup (the in-season tournament) returns Oct. 30–Dec. 11, with all 30 clubs unveiling special court designs for it.

Boston locked up a fan favorite: Payton Pritchard signed a two-year, $44.2 million extension that CBS calls a bargain — he already owns a championship and the Sixth Man of the Year award (given to the league's best reserve) and is set for a bigger role this season.

On the WNBA side: Golden State vs. Atlanta guarantees a first-time champion, and as noted above, Allisha Gray's availability after surgery is the series' biggest question mark.

MLB

The Brewers' 6-2 Game 3 win over the Dodgers — sealed by Bauers' seventh-inning, two-run blast — leaves Milwaukee one victory from its first World Series trip in this run. The Dodgers now need to win four straight to survive.

In the ALCS, Tampa Bay visits Cleveland for a rescheduled afternoon Game 3 on Thursday, and CBS's pick piece frames it as likely decisive: whichever side wins probably takes control of the series.

NHL

Tuesday was the fourth annual "Frozen Frenzy" — every one of the league's 32 teams played on the same night, with Bruins-Sharks as the late-nightcap matchup.

For the charming story of the day: Ducks rookie Roger McQueen, who wears No. 95 (yes, Lightning McQueen's number from "Cars"), made his NHL debut after meeting the actual character at Disneyland on draft night. The synergy wrote itself.

Looking ahead, Thursday's 11-game slate is headlined by the "Battle of the Hudson" — Rangers vs. Devils. And ESPN's "Wysh List" profiled hockey exec Sunny Mehta, a former derivatives trader and poker player who grew up rooting for the Devils, in a piece about an NHL front office "being run by a fan."

College Sports

Week 7's marquee matchups: Ohio State–Indiana, Alabama–Tennessee and Notre Dame–BYU. SportsLine's computer model likes Penn State and Auburn this week. Midweek appetizers include Kennesaw State–Missouri State on Wednesday and Georgia Southern at Old Dominion on Thursday.

Other Sports

Golf: Will Zalatoris, once one of the sport's fast-rising stars, will miss the entire 2027 PGA Tour season after another back surgery — he managed only four events in 2026.

Soccer: Beyond PSG's rout of Manchester City, Inter lost 4-3 at home to Club Brugge in a stunner CBS attributes to a leaky back line and goalkeeping mistakes — now seven losses in Inter's last eight European games. And per CBS's preview, Manchester City gets a crack at revenge soon when PSG visits the Etihad in a "high-pressure" rematch.