Here’s what’s trending in Tuesday sports:
NCAAF
Nevada Wolf Pack football gearing up for a Friday night showdown with rival Boise State. It’ll be Nevada’s homecoming game, but the bettors don’t seem to care much, listing the Pack as 22-point underdogs heading into the matchup. Coach Jeff Choate has the keys to victory.
Nevada is coming off a 24-22 loss to New Mexico this past Saturday and is 1-6 on the season. Meanwhile, Boise State is 5-2 coming off a 56-31 win over UNLV.
Kickoff from Mackay Stadium is at 7 p.m.
NBA
The NBA regular season is finally here. The Association tips off with a doubleheader on Tuesday. Kevin Durant dons Rocket red for the first time in a game of consequence when Houston tries to spoil the defending champion Thunder’s banner-raising party in Oklahoma City. The nightcap features a Golden State showdown between Luka Doncic and the Lakers against Steph Curry’s Warriors from Los Angeles. Most of the league returns to action on Wednesday with a dozen games on the slate. That includes the Sacramento Kings, who visit the Phoenix Suns at 7 o’clock.
MLB
The Toronto Blue Jays are going to the World Series. The Blue Jays advanced to the 2025 Fall Classic after rallying for a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners in Game Seven of the ALCS from Toronto. George Springer slugged a go-ahead three-run homer for the Jays in the bottom of the seventh inning. Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh each went deep for Seattle. Toronto will now take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series beginning Friday night.
Los Angeles Angels player Mike Trout will take the witness stand today during a wrongful death lawsuit against the team. The suit alleges that the Angels knew there was a drug problem in their organization and failed to stop it before pitcher Tyler Skaggs died from an overdose. The suit was filed by Skaggs’ widow and Skaggs’ parents. Back in 2019, the pitcher got the deadly drugs from Angels communications manager Eric Kay. He’s now serving a 22-year federal prison sentence in Texas for selling Skaggs the fatal pill. The Angels maintain Kay was not acting in his professional capacity when he delivered the drugs.
NFL
The Seahawks took down the Texans 27-19 on Monday Night Football at home. Sam Darnold completed 17 of 31 passes for 213 yards, a touchdown and two turnovers for Seattle. Zach Charbonnet rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns and Jaxon Smith-Njigba led the way with 123 yards and a score through the air. The Seahawks are now 5-and-2 this season. C.J. Stroud completed 23 of 49 passes for 229 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the Houston setback. Dalton Schultz caught nine of those passes for a team-high 98 yards. Will Anderson Jr. forced and recovered a fumble for a touchdown in the loss. The Texans had their two-game winning streak snapped to fall to 2-and-4 on the year.
