Week in Review

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Oct 19 to Oct 25, 2026. The 10 biggest sports stories of the week, 7 days of coverage from every major outlet, the weekend results, and who won Pick’Em. Each headline links to the original article.

Story of the week

NFL · Yahoo Sports +10 more

Titans get first win of 2026, beat Colts 26-20

Daniel Jones loses matchup vs Gus Bradley, winless Titans as fans boo Colts off field in 26-20 loss

Read it at: Yahoo Sports · Pro Football Talk · Yahoo Sports NFL · The Athletic · The Athletic NFL

The week in numbers

• 1,500stories tracked
• 1,500big stories (5+ outlets)
• 7days covered
• 162outlets on the most-covered story

Most-covered story: Have Tampa Bay Rays ever won World Series? (MLB).

The rest of the top 10

2. NBA · Yahoo Sports NBA +9 more · 8 outlets

   Spurs struggle to defend 3-point line in season-opening loss to Thunder

   Victor Wembanyama opened the game missing his first 12 shots in what was the worst shooting start to any contest in his career.

3. MLB · MLB Trade Rumors +12 more · 8 outlets

   Angels Make Final Decision on Kurt Suzuki's Job for 2027

   Kurt Suzuki’s tenure as Angels’ skipper will last only one season. The team announced Wednesday that it has declined a 2027 club option on Suzuki and will commence a search for a new manager and coaching staff.

4. MLB · The Athletic +8 more · 8 outlets

   Jacob Misiorowski sets World Series velocity record with first pitch of Game 1

   It took all of one pitches for the record, which was set in 2016, to be broken by The Miz in Game 1 of the 2026 World Series.

5. CFB · The Athletic +9 more · 8 outlets

   NC State fires Dave Doeren with Wolfpack scuffling halfway through his 14th season

   The Wolfpack lost Friday at Stanford to fall to 3-4 overall.

6. NFL · Fox Sports +5 more · 6 outlets

   49ers WR Departs Early vs. Commanders Due To Achilles Injury, Ruled Out

   49ers wide receiver Mike Evans headed to the locker room in the second quarter of Monday night’s game against the Washington Commanders.

7. NHL · Sportsnet Hockey +21 more · 8 outlets

   Ben Kindel suffers "medical episode" on Penguins plane, team says

   The team plane had to return to Salt Lake City, with Kindel being taken to a nearby hospital.

8. NBA · ESPN +9 more · 8 outlets

   Mavericks' Cooper Flagg exits vs. Pacers with sore left shoulder after hard foul

   Cooper Flagg suffered an injury during the Dallas Mavericks’ game against the Indiana Pacers.

9. NBA · ESPN +5 more · 6 outlets

   Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's record 20-point streak ends in Thunder win over Nuggets

   The longest 20-point scoring streak in NBA history has come to an end.

10. NFL · Fox Sports NFL +4 more · 5 outlets

    QB stock report, Week 7: Is C.J. Stroud back? Josh Allen loses top spot to top rival

    Breaking down the best and worst of NFL Week 6, featuring Josh Allen's epic TD flip, Caleb Williams' triumphant return and more Rams woes.

More from each league

Players who dominated the headlines

• LeBron James76ers · 12 stories
• J.J. McCarthyGiants · 10 stories
• Jalen HurtsEagles · 6 stories
• Mike Evans49ers · 6 stories
• Caleb WilliamsBears · 6 stories
• Chris BallardColts · 5 stories
• Night FootballPatriots · 5 stories
• Luka DoncicLakers · 5 stories

About this page: the Week in Review is built every Monday morning from the previous Monday through Sunday. A story scores more the higher it ranked each morning, the more outlets covered it and the more days it stayed in the news. Once published, a week does not change.