The UTAH Hockey Club has played its first game as a franchise! It was at home, and they got the W! What a day for Hockey and more importantly, UTAH! In other news, Robert Saleh is OUT, and Jeff Ulbrich is IN as Head Coach of the New York Jets! The METS have gone up 2-1 against the Phillies, and the Padres have done the same thing against the Dodgers! What a Wednesday we have in store today! FOUR Divisional Series games!

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⚾ In 1905, the first league-sanctioned baseball World Series began! The Philadelphia A’s (AL) took on the New York Giants (NL, and yes, we’re talking baseball), as the Giants won 3-0 in game 1 at Columbia Park. The Giants won the series 4 games to 1.

The A’s were managed by legendary baseball manager Connie Mack, while the Giants were led by John McGraw. NY’s Christy Mathewson pitched three shutouts in the span of six days!

When a head coach gets fired, people often spend a lot of their time focusing on the guy who left, never the guy who replaced him. That feels pretty natural, as a midseason firing is a pretty monumental move. But for the Jets, the new guy in town might just be the guy for the job.

When the Jets decided to move on from Robert Saleh yesterday afternoon, the sports world was lit on fire. All signs pointed towards a rift between star QB Aaron Rodgers and the aforementioned Saleh, but it was the Jets owner, Woody Johnson, who worked alone on the decision.

Johnson’s interest was piqued in 2023 when the 49ers came calling about Jeff Ulbrich, who spent the last few seasons as the defensive coordinator in New York. The Niners wanted Ulbrich in the same position he had in NY. Ulbrich is a Cali boy who spent his whole playing career in San Fran, but the Jets denied the interview request.

Johnson, who probably denied the Niners request himself, named Ulbrich their new head coach, replacing Saleh.

Ulbrich is 47 years old, he played his college ball at the University of Hawai’i, and this is his first head coaching role. Ulbrich began his coaching career the year after his early retirement following a significant concussion. He started with the Seahawks, moved to UCLA, and then joined the Falcons staff in 2015 during the Dan Quinn era and was hired as the Jets defensive coordinator in 2021.

Since his hire, the Jets have been one of the NFL’s best defenses, but one of the reasons he’s been so successful is what people think of him as a man. Ulbrich is intense but highly respected, “He cares for us as players and you can tell as a player, the way we go out there and play for him…it’s not by accident.”

Maybe that’s what this team needs. A guy who will literally run through a wall for his squad. Ulbrich, according to the players, is the same guy every day. He’s consistent, he’s steady, and he’s intense. In a world of extreme inconsistency, maybe Ulbrich can calm the seas.

The 2-3 Jets are currently on their bye week but will take on their division rival the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football on the 14th of October.

⚾ The New York Mets answered the bell in Queens with a 7-2 win over the Phillies in game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead. Polar Bear Pete Alonso started the scoring early with a solo shot in the second inning. The Mets never looked back… game 4 today. (More: Link)

🏀 Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx hammer the Connecticut Sun to advance to the WNBA Finals and a date with the New York Liberty. Game One of the finals will take place Thursday night. (More: Link)

🏒 The Florida Panthers raised the banner on their home ice yesterday before their season opener against the Bruins. Panthers put up 6 goals and flew by the Bruins, 6-4. (More: Link)

🏒 The first game in franchise history for the Utah Hockey Club ended with a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks! It was a close game until two goals within the last minute to extend the lead! Utah has kicked off its campaign with a WIN at home! (More: Link)

🤑 USC women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins reached a massive extension with Nike to keep her as one of the faces of their future stars. It’s a multiyear contract that will give her one of the richest shoe endorsement deals in women’s basketball. (More: Link)

⚾ Padres def. Dodgers, 6-5! An ELECTRIC first three innings! The game was over after a 6-run 2nd inning from the Padres…UNTIL a Teoscar Hernandez GRAND SALAMI in the 3rd! The score was 6-5 Padres after three and it stayed there the rest of the game! The Padres are a game away from the NLCS! (More: Link)

🏈 The Patriots are officially turning over the reigns to their rookie first-round draft pick Drake Maye after just four games. The decision has been met with some interesting feedback, but all I know is we’ll see Drake Maye, and not Jacoby Brissett, as the starter moving forward. (More: Link)

💯Top Performers:

🏒 The FIRST goal in Utah Hockey Club history

⚾ Grimace in the house at Citi Field

🏈 Tackling the QB and RB at the same time seems… awesome

⚾ Teoscar Tries His Best for LA!

⚾ Baseball. Is. Art.

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C. Texas Christian University. TCU has been involved in many conferences in it’s day, but it’s never quite managed to wiggle into the SEC. TCU currently resides in the Big12 Conference.

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