Chicago’s backup stuns Philadelphia, MLB Wild Card rivalries open, Giants acquire J.J. McCarthy
Chicago’s backup stuns Philadelphia!
This is The Sports Reset for Tuesday September 29th
In the NFL, the Chicago Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27 to 7 on Monday night. Case Keenum, starting with Caleb Williams sidelined, threw two touchdown passes and added a one-yard rushing score in his first start in nearly three years. He finished 24 of 34 for 247 yards, while Chicago forced three turnovers and held Jalen Hurts to 153 passing yards. Both teams are now 2-and-1.
Looking ahead, MLB’s best-of-three Wild Card round opens with four Game 1s: Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees, and Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres. The Yankees earned the American League’s top wild-card seed with 93 wins, and their reward is an immediate rivalry series against an 87-win Boston team. In the WNBA playoffs, two seasons are on the line in Game 2: the Las Vegas Aces visit Indiana Fever after A’ja Wilson’s 38-point, 16-rebound opener, while the Minnesota Lynx visit New York Liberty with both teams facing elimination. In the NHL, the regular season starts with Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, and Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights. Beyond the scoreboard, in the NFL, the Minnesota Vikings traded 2024 top-10 pick J.J. McCarthy to the New York Giants for a 2027 fifth-rounder after New York lost Jaxson Dart for the season.
