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Good morning, sports fans! It's Austin Nivison greeting you on this lovely Tuesday. The MLB trade deadline has passed, and a handful of contenders made big moves in their push for a World Series. How did the deadline affect our latest batch of MLB Power Rankings? Keep reading to find out.
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Plus, our top 10 NFL coach rankings are here, and there were some very tough calls.
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Let's get to that and a lot more, shall we?
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🤯 Five things to know Tuesday
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Contenders loaded up at the MLB trade deadline. If you logged off for more than a minute yesterday, you missed a flurry of trades. Luckily, we have you covered. The scorching Red Sox went all-in on a deal for All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman. The Cubs got yet
another arm for their rotation with the acquisition of Clay Holmes. The Yankees added more offensive pop in the form of Heliot Ramos. And the Padres
landed Casey Mize at the buzzer. Boston and Chicago
made our list of the biggest winners -- but the Bronx Bombers weren't as fortunate after failing to address major needs. Check out the complete list of deadline deals to get caught up on what you may have missed.
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Bijan Robinson becomes NFL's highest-paid running back. The Atlanta Falcons have reached an agreement with Robinson on a
historic three-year extension with a maximum value of $75 million, according to ESPN. The deal includes $51 million guaranteed, which is the highest ever for a running back. Robinson's average annual value on the new deal sits at $25 million, which exceeds Saquon Barkley's $20.6 million AAV.
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Bears safety Coby Bryant will miss 8-10 weeks. Chicago avoided the worst-case scenario after Bryant was carted off the field during Monday's practice, but the team still didn't get good news. Bryant will be
out for 8-10 weeks while he recovers from a hyperextended knee. The Bears were hoping that Bryant could be a lynchpin in their secondary after signing him to a $40 million contract in the offseason, but now he could miss at least the first month of the 2026 season.
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USC and Notre Dame will renew their rivalry. Don't lock the Jeweled Shillelagh into a vault just yet. USC and Notre Dame announced that they have
scheduled a four-game series that will begin in 2030 -- which will keep the historic rivalry alive after an upcoming four-year hiatus. To make this happen, Notre Dame and Indiana canceled their home-and-home series set for 2030 and 2031. That will only increase the criticism the Hoosiers are facing for their
soft non-conference schedules
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Mauricio Pochettino will stay on as USMNT coach through 2030. Following a strong run in the 2026 World Cup -- albeit with a disappointing ending -- Pochettino and the USMNT have agreed to a new deal that runs through the 2030 World Cup. This summer, Pochettino became the first coach in team history to notch three World Cup victories, and he has four years to work toward an improvement. Can he push the USMNT into the quarterfinals next time around?
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🏈 Do not miss this: Top 10 NFL coaches
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Coaching can make a world of difference in the NFL. Just look at what Mike Macdonald has done for the Seahawks, or how quickly DeMeco Ryans got the Texans back on track. Nothing is more important than having talented players, but coaching makes the biggest impact in football, and it shows every season.
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With that in mind, our team of experts put their heads together to rank the top 10 NFL coaches. Winning a Super Bowl wasn't enough to push Macdonald into the top spot, but he's awfully close. Elsewhere, Mike Vrabel landed at No. 8 despite the off-field drama that has followed him this summer.
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Pereles: "Vrabel's value can be seen in how organizations perform when he's not there. Vrabel went 54-45 and made the postseason three times in six years with the Titans before being fired. The Titans are an NFL-worst 6-28 since. The Patriots went 4-13 in 2024, hired Vrabel and went 14-3 and made the Super Bowl last year. Numbers don't lie. Vrabel's off-field involvements
have been the topic du jour this offseason, but make no mistake: He can really coach."
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- Dan Campbell, Lions
- John Harbaugh, Giants
- Kevin O'Connell, Vikings
- Mike McCarthy, Steelers
- Liam Coen, Jaguars
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If you're hankering for more coach rankings, I have some good news. Here are our 2026 SEC coach rankings. (Spoiler: The two-time national champ is the top dog dawg.)
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⚾ Post-deadline MLB Power Rankings
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Or is it?
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Snyder: "There's also this: Projection odds right now have the Dodgers as the heavy favorites to win the World Series again. Not surprising. Any guesses as to what percentage chance they have, though? Per Fangraphs, 29.8%. C'mon now, do some math. That means there's more than a 70% chance that someone else wins it all."
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Here's a quick peek at the rest of this week's rankings:
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11. Padres (+8)
12. Astros (+9)
13. Marlins (+9)
14. Guardians (-1)
15. Pirates (-3)
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Roughly 20 spots below the Dodgers are the Orioles, a team that just shipped off some of its best players while still in the midst of the wild card race. Baltimore has now waved the white flag on a rebuild that didn't even yield a single playoff win.
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👍👎 The best (and not-so-best) of the rest
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📺 What we're watching Tuesday
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⚽ Pachuca at FC Cincinnati, 7:45 p.m. on FS1
⚾ Dodgers at Cubs, 8 p.m. on TBS
⚽ Tigres UANL at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m. on FS1
🏀 Tempo at Valkyries, 10 p.m. on LeaguePass
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