Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney is undergoing ankle surgery after suffering a high ankle sprain in practice. The Heisman Trophy contender will miss Saturday night's showdown against Notre Dame, though Miami hopes to have him back in time for the College Football Playoff. The injury dampens one of the best college football weekends in recent memory, but Notre Dame quarterback C.J. Carr still faces enormous stakes in the matchup.
Quarterback issues continue to dominate the NFL. The Eagles are turning to Joe Milton after starting Tanner McKee in three straight losses, a move that comes ahead of a pivotal matchup against the Giants. In the NFC West, the Seahawks are returning to Drew Lock while Sam Darnold battles a quad injury. Jacoby Brissett is also headed to the Ravens in a trade from the Cardinals, though he won't arrive in time to start against the Jaguars tonight. That leaves rookie Joe Fagano in charge, since second-string quarterback Tyler Huntley is done for the season.
In MLB, one executive described the sport's offseason as "really operating under uncertainty" amid the possibility of a lockout and an unsettled free-agent pitching market. The league is looking to ease a new collective bargaining agreement by delaying salary cap implementation until 2028.
LIV Golf may be nearing its end after private capital firm BC Partners pulled its large financial bid to keep the league running. The move is the latest blow to a tour that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September and has lost high-profile talent such as Jon Rahm.
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