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• Bernstein: A Fan's Longest Day The anticipation for fans is unbearable, as the Cubs and Indians get ready to play the deciding game 7 of the World Series tonight.
• Massarotti: Baseball Needs The Cubs To Lose If the Cubs lose, then baseball wins. The team's quest for a World Series would continue into next season, keeping attention high.
• Lawrence: Halfway Home, The NFL Season After Week 8 From the rise of the NFC East and AFC West to sagging TV ratings, what's trending after eight weeks of the 2016 NFL season?
• Keidel: Raiders Have Found Franchise QB In Derek Carr Raiders QB Derek Carr threw for a franchise-record 513 yards against the Bucs, while his team committed an NFL-record 23 penalties.
• Keidel: Rex Ryan Is Back... Or Is He? Charismatic head coach Rex Ryan is good for the NFL. And with with his Bills surging, he seems to be good for Buffalo... for now.
• DA: Aaron Rodgers Slump Is Biggest Mystery In Sports DA tries to break down the struggles of Aaron Rodgers this season.
• Massarotti: Terry Francona And Managing Baseball's Subtle Mind Game The Cleveland Indians manager understands that the real fight often happens between players' ears as much as on the field.
• Bernstein: Cubs Making People Forget White Sox The White Sox, Chicago's other baseball team, won the World Series in 2005, as so many seem to have forgotten amidst all the Cubs hype.
• Lawrence: Sticks And Stones The NFL and other sports leagues police the language used during games. And they should, because words can do a lot of damage.
• Team Protests Don't Work Team protests offer a watered-down sentiment at best. Athletes looking to make a statement, and a difference, should speak out individually.
• Keidel: Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions' Forgotten Star Matthew Stafford is producing for the Detroit Lions and representing his team and town with nobility and enthusiasm.
• Keidel: Can Steelers Win Without Big Ben? Tom Brady and Pats visit Pittsburgh this weekend to face a Steelers team led by Landry Jones, who replaces the injured Ben Roethlisberger.
• DA: The NFL's Fatal Flaw In Domestic Violence DA talks about the NFL's trouble dealing with domestic violence cases.
• Massarotti: Championship Or Bust For Chicago Cubs The Cubs spent most of the 2016 season leading their division. How will they respond to trailing the Dodgers 2-1 in the NLCS?
• Bernstein: Broadcaster Tells An Uncomfortable Truth NFL TV ratings are down for many reasons. But the low quality of play and officiating, as we saw last Monday night, isn't helping.