Quick Hits

• The Rays are one win from the World Series. Tampa Bay beat Cleveland 3-1 in Game 5 of the ALCS (baseball's American League finals) to take a 3-2 series lead, capping a wild weekend.
• College football has a new No. 1 — again. For the second straight week, the top spot changed hands after an upset-filled Saturday: Miami is now No. 1 and BYU surged to No. 2 after beating Notre Dame.
• NFL Week 6's headline teams: the Browns and the struggling Colts. Cleveland took control of the AFC North, per CBS Sports, while Indianapolis blew a 13-0 lead in a loss to the previously winless Titans.
• Basketball is back in the air. The NBA season tips off this week with the Knicks as defending champions, and the WNBA Finals are underway after Golden State stole Game 1.

Minnesota Teams

A quiet weekend for the local crews in this batch of news. The Wild were on the ice Sunday as one of just two NHL games on the slate, facing Columbus (no score in hand from our roundup). The Timberwolves' season gets going this week as the NBA returns — the defending champs, notably, are the Knicks, not the Wolves. As for the Twins, their offseason is effectively here: the American League pennant will be decided by Rays-Guardians. Nothing from the Gophers, Lynx or United made national headlines today.

NFL

The Browns are the feel-good story of Week 6, taking control of the AFC North division race, and the Steelers graded out well too — Aaron Rodgers threw a game-winning touchdown in overtime at Tampa Bay, then called on the NFL to investigate the Buccaneers' playing surface, where he says he's suffered two injuries before.

It was ugly in Indianapolis: the Colts blew a 13-0 lead against a Titans team that hadn't won a game all season, drew an "F" from CBS Sports' weekly grades, and prompted CBS to ask whether it's time to clean house. One bright spot — receiver Keenan Allen passed Terrell Owens and Anquan Boldin to move into ninth place all-time with 1,081 career catches.

Elsewhere, the Giants benched quarterback Jameis Winston and running back Cam Skattebo at points in a disappointing home loss, and CBS is also raising eyebrows about New England's trade for receiver A.J. Brown.

NBA

The season starts this week, and the big questions, per ESPN's expert panel: Spurs or Thunder in the West, and can the Knicks — the reigning champs — get back to the Finals? New York finalized its roster by giving the last spot to James Wisman, a former No. 2 overall pick, over Bruce Brown to add frontcourt depth.

Over in the WNBA Finals, the Golden State Valkyries took Game 1 from Atlanta, winning 68-64 despite shooting just 32.1% — they clamped down defensively when it mattered.

MLB

The Rays beat the Guardians 3-1 Sunday night in Cleveland to go up 3-2 in the ALCS, meaning one more win sends them to the World Series. The pitching story is Freddy Peralta: after a disastrous stint with the Mets, Tampa Bay took a chance on the two-time All-Star and got an ace in return — and ESPN notes he now has a chance to pitch them into the Series.

NHL

The early season goalie story belongs to the Rangers: 24-year-old Dylan Garand has been living the dream in net with Igor Shesterkin and Joonas Korpisalo injured, though ESPN wonders how long the run can last. Monday brings four games around the league.

College Sports

The new AP Top 25 is out, and it's chaos: Miami takes over at No. 1 with BYU right behind at No. 2 following the Cougars' win over Notre Dame — a change at the top for the second consecutive week. CBS also ranked which teams have piled up the most wins over currently ranked opponents at the season's midway point. Looking ahead, early Week 8 odds make Texas a favorite against Ole Miss.

Other Sports

Soccer: Brighton thrashed Crystal Palace 5-0 and remain the Premier League's pleasant surprise in CBS Sports' power rankings, with Aston Villa also surging. Defending champion Arsenal were toothless in attack at Nottingham Forest — ESPN argues that might actually be fine. Champions League play resumes this week with Barcelona vs. PSG and Arsenal at Bayern Munich headlining; CBS sees Barcelona and Bayern trending up and Manchester United in trouble.

MMA: UFC's Fight Night card from Edmonton was headlined by a welterweight clash between Joaquin Buckley and Mike Malott, streaming on Paramount+.