BASEBALL
Thanks to a three-run home run in the 9th inning from Pete Alonso, the NY Mets shocked the Milwaukee Brewers to win the NL Wild Card Series and will head to the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Mets 4, Brewers 2
Here is the lineup for the Divisional Series:
ALDS: Yankees vs Royals, Guardians vs Tigers
NLDS: Dodgers vs Padres, Phillies vs Mets
FOOTBALL
On Thursday Night Football, quarterback Kirk Cousins threw for a whopping 509 yards (setting a franchise record) and led the Atlanta Falcons over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36-30 in a thrilling overtime.
BASKETBALL
To no one’s surprise, Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark won WNBA Rookie of the Year. The vote was almost unanimous, with 66 votes for Clark and one vote for Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese.