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| Axios Sports |
| By Kendall Baker · Oct 03, 2022 |
| 👋 Happy Monday! Welcome back. Today's word count: 1,308 words (5 minutes). Let's sports... |
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| 1 big thing: 💔 125 dead at soccer match |
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| Fans and police clash on the pitch. Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images |
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| At least 125 people died at an Indonesian soccer match on Saturday, marking one of the deadliest crowd disasters in human history. What happened: Fans of Arema FC flooded the Kanjuruhan Stadium field after losing 3-2 at home to rival Persebaya. - Arema fans threw bottles and other objects at players and officials on the field, per AP. They also toppled and set ablaze at least five police vehicles outside the stadium.
- Riot police responded by firing tear gas, causing panic. As the crowd rushed to the exit, some people were trampled and others suffocated. Officials confirmed 17 children died.
What they're saying: "I remember a mother looking for her son. There was lots of screaming. I tried to help but she disappeared. I do not know whether the boy survived. But I do know lots of children died," an on-site sports journalist told The Athletic (subscription). The fallout: Indonesia's soccer association has suspended play and banned Arema from hosting games for the remainder of the season. - FIFA, which prohibits the use of tear gas, has demanded the Indonesian soccer league, known as PSSI, investigate what happened and report back.
- Indonesian President Joko Widodo has requested an independent inquiry into the tragedy — specifically whether laws were broken and how to compensate victims.
The big picture: This is the latest soccer tragedy to come as a result of an overzealous style of policing that treats large crowds as a threat, notes NYT's Rory Smith. - In January, eight people died in a crush at the Africa Cup of Nations after police left them with nowhere to run, disaster nearly struck at the Champions League final in May when police and fans clashed.
- The on-field chaos was also reminiscent of the bloody brawl between opposing soccer fans in Mexico back in March. Police weren't able to maintain control that day, which, oddly enough, may have saved lives.
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| 2. 🏈 Scoop: Trump lawyer to represent Favre |
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| Photo illustration: Allie Carl/Axios. Photo: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images |
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| Eric Herschmann, a top White House lawyer to President Trump, confirms to Axios he is now lead counsel to Brett Favre, who's at the center of Mississippi's biggest-ever public corruption case. What he's saying: "I only agreed to represent Brett Favre after I did my independent due diligence and was convinced that he did nothing wrong," Herschmann told Axios' Mike Allen. - "Brett enthusiastically tried to help his alma mater, a public university, that needed and wanted his help," Herschmann added.
- "Brett had no idea that welfare funds were being used or that others were involved in illegal conduct."
Context: Favre, 52, endorsed Trump in 2020 with a tweet that said in part: "My Vote is for what makes this country great." - Herschmann, 60, was one of Trump's most trusted aides, and represented him at his first impeachment trial.
- He's been subpoenaed by the federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6 attack.
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| 3. 🏈 AP poll: Bama back on top, Kansas in |
 Data: AP. Table: Axios Visuals Alabama reclaimed No. 1 from Georgia in this week's AP college football poll, and six teams made their season debuts. - Georgia is the first team since Alabama in 2019 to have the most first-place votes but not be ranked No. 1. The Bulldogs trail the Tide by just two points.
- Kansas is ranked for the first time since Oct. 18, 2009, ending the longest Power 5 drought. That honor now belongs to Illinois, which was last ranked in 2011.
- Oklahoma (55-24 loss to TCU) is one of five teams to drop out of the rankings for the first time this season, joined by Baylor, Arkansas, Texas A&M and Pitt.
Conference call: The SEC leads the way with seven ranked teams, followed by the Pac-12 (5), ACC (4), Big 12 (4), Big Ten (3), American (1) and Independent (1). |
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| 4. ⚡️ Lightning round |
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| Collin McHugh reacts after a strikeout. Photo: Adam Hagy/Getty Images |
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| 🧹 Huge sweep: The Braves swept the Mets over the weekend, moving two games ahead of New York and inching closer to their fifth straight NL East title. 🏈 Tua doc fired: The NFLPA has dismissed the independent doctor who cleared Tua Tagovailoa to keep playing last Sunday. 🎣 Fishing scandal: Scandal has rocked the fishing community after two competitors were found to have stuffed fish with lead balls to add heft during the weigh-in. 🏀 Suns shocker: The Suns lost their preseason opener to Australia's Adelaide 36ers, becoming the first team to lose a preseason game against a non-NBA team since the 2016 Thunder lost to Real Madrid. ⚾️ Ohtani deal: Shohei Ohtani has agreed to a one-year, $30 million deal with the Angels for the 2023 season, avoiding a potentially complicated arbitration case. |
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| 5. 🏈 NFL Sunday: Double doink! |
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| Tottenham Hotspur Stadium prior to Saints-Vikings. Photo: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images |
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| Four Sundays down, 14 more to go. Some headlines from around the league: - Double doink: The Saints lost 25-22 to the Vikings in London after Will Lutz's 61-yard field goal attempt hit off the left crossbar and the bottom goalpost.
- Sunday funday: The average margin of victory for Sunday's 14 games was just six points. Lots of close contests and thrilling finishes.
- Tragedy in Pittsburgh: A fan at the Steelers-Jets game died after falling from an escalator inside Pittsburgh's Acrisure Stadium.
- Last one standing: The Eagles beat the Jaguars, 29-21, to improve to 4-0. They're the only unbeaten team left.
- Go Geno go: Geno Smith led the Seahawks to a 48-45 win over the Lions and has completed 77.3% of his passes, the best completion percentage ever through four games (min. 125 attempts).
Go deeper: Winners and losers (The Ringer) |
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| 6. 🙏 Poll: Prayer and sports |
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| Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios |
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| Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe prayer can play a role in determining who wins a sporting event, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. By the numbers: Among fans of professional sports, 23% say they have prayed about the outcome of a contest. - Religion plays a factor: 35% of evangelical fans say they have done so, compared with 21% of fans of other religious faiths.
- Yes, but: Religion isn't everything. 15% of nonreligious fans say they too have prayed for the outcome of a game.
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| 7. 🌎 The world in photos |
| Photo: Scott Kane/Getty Images ST. LOUIS — On April 9, 2001, Albert Pujols homered in his first at-bat at Busch Stadium. On Sunday, he homered in his final regular season at-bat at Busch Stadium. Poetic. Photo: Michael Regan/Getty Images MANCHESTER, England — Erling Haaland and Phil Foden each had a hat trick on Sunday to lead Manchester City past Manchester United, 6-3. - 🤯 Wild stat: Haaland is on pace for 60 Premier League goals. The record is 34.
Photo: Matt King/Getty Images SYDNEY, Australia — The U.S. cruised past China, 83-61, on Saturday to win its fourth consecutive gold medal at the Women's Basketball World Cup. Photo: Clive Mason/Getty Images SINGAPORE — Max Verstappen's F1 title celebration was put on hold after he placed seventh at a chaotic Singapore Grand Prix, won by his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez. |
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| 8. 📺 Watchlist: Three days left |
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| Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios |
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| All 30 MLB teams are in action today as we hurtle toward the Wednesday finish line. Only a few more chances to watch your team play before the postseason begins. - Where it stands: All six AL spots have been clinched, and the Phillies and Brewers are battling for the final NL berth.
- Judge watch: Aaron Judge has one series left (four games against the Rangers in Texas) to pass Roger Maris.
More to watch: |
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| 9. 🏆 Playoff trivia |
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| Photo: Steph Chambers/Getty Images |
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| The Mariners are in the playoffs for the first time since 2001, ending the longest drought in the four major sports leagues. - Question: Which Big Four franchise now has the longest active playoff drought?
- Hint: State capital.
Answer at the bottom. |
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| 10. 🍿 Top plays: Weekend edition |
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| Photo courtesy of Liberty Athletics |
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- 🏈 Catch of the year?
- ⚾️ Sensational play
- 🏈 Mahomes magic
- ⚽️ Beautiful bicycle
- ⚾️ Gold Glove Goldy
- 🏒 Airborne!
- 🏈 Great concentration
- ⚽️ Messi, top shelf
- 🏈 Lamar escapes
- 🏀 Kuzma poster
Watch all 10. |
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| Talk tomorrow, Kendall "Happy for the Mariners" Baker Trivia answer: Sacramento Kings (since 2005) 🙏 Have a great day! Follow us for more (@kendallbaker and @jeffreytracy). Friends can sign up here. Thanks to Bryan McBournie for copy edits. |
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