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DESHIELDS HONOR
KENT - The Mid-American Conference named Kent State junior quarterback Dru DeShields as the MAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Monday.
DeShields -- who was an All-Ohioan at West Branch High School -- had a masterclass performance in Saturday’s 35-20 rivalry win over Akron to keep the Wagon Wheel. DeShields accounted for all five of the Golden Flashes’ touchdowns, amassing 322 yards of total offense and committing zero turnovers. He completed 18 of 33 passes for 294 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 16.3 yards per completion with scoring strikes to Wayne Harris (1, 55, and 19 yards) and Streetsboro graduate Hunter Hopperton (2 yards).
DeShields added 28 rushing yards on eight carries, putting the game away late in the fourth quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run.
This marks the second time in his career that DeShields has scored five touchdowns against rival Akron in a rivalry game win.
Kent State (3-5, 2-2 MAC) will play at Sacramento State at 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
MATINEE GAME
ATLANTA (AP) -- The WNBA has moved Game 6 of the Finals between the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries to a 12:30 p.m. EDT tipoff Thursday at the home area of the Atlanta Hawks so that the NBA can keep its previously scheduled primetime contest that day.
The WNBA worked with the NBA to move the game to State Farm Arena, where Games 3 and 4 of the championship series were played.
The Hawks have a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers that night that couldn’t be moved to another date or place. The only way they could make it work was to play the early afternoon game. The Hawks’ game against the Cavaliers was moved back an hour.
“The sellout crowds and extraordinary atmosphere at State Farm Arena for Games 3 and 4 were a tremendous success, and we’re excited to give thousands more fans the opportunity to experience Game 6 with a championship on the line,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Monday. “We thank the NBA, Dream, Valkyries, Hawks, State Farm Arena and USA Network for the collaboration and flexibility that made this move possible. We look forward to delivering another unforgettable Finals experience in Atlanta.”
VALKYRIES UP 3-2
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Kiah Stokes had 13 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots as the Golden State Valkyries moved within one win of a championship in their second season, beating the Atlanta Dream 64-55 in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals on Monday night.
Angel Reese finished with seven points, 15 rebounds and five assists -- a big difference from her two standout performances in the first two games of the series at Chase Center. Reese shook her head when whistled for the second of her three offensive fouls with 7:43 to play.
Fans screamed and clapped thunder sticks following the final buzzer as Stokes spoke from the floor to chants of “MVP!”
“We appreciate you,” a smiling Stokes said. “We got one more.”
MOORE’S HAD ENOUGH
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon quarterback Dante Moore is not expected to return this season, coach Dan Lanning announced Monday night.
Moore has not played since getting concussed on a late hit at Southern California in late September. He resumed practicing earlier this month but remained in the concussion protocol.
Moore returned to school as a senior instead of declaring for the NFL draft when he could have been a top-10 pick. He threw for 926 yards and nine touchdowns with no interceptions in his first four games before the injury.
Dylan Raiola has started since Moore got injured. The Ducks, who opened the season ranked second, are 4-3 and have fallen out of the AP Top 25.
Oregon fired offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer on Sunday after losing to Illinois.
LINDOR WINS AWARD
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Francisco Lindor felt so honored to be given the Roberto Clemente Award, he showed up at World Series Game 3 in a Ferragamo tuxedo to accept it.
“We’ve been doing work without trying to be recognized, and here we are,” the New York Mets shortstop said Monday night.
A five-time All-Star, Lindor became the fifth recipient of Puerto Rican descent to receive the award after Edgar Martinez (2004), Carlos Delgado (2006), Carlos Beltrán (2013) and Yadier Molina (2018).
“I looked at them, and I was trying to follow in their footsteps,” Lindor said seated next to his wife, Katia. “Now just being here, it’s a complete honor to have a full-circle moment like this.”
Lindor and his wife have worked with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals; the SEEN Foundation, a disability advocacy group; Special Olympics Florida; and Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
SPORTS EQUINOX
(AP) -- If you love sports, Oct. 26, 2026, is tough to beat.
Five professional leagues in North America were in action at the same time on Monday night, a phenomenon known as a sports equinox.
Major League Baseball and the NFL were competing for the most viewers while the NBA, WNBA and NHL gave their diehard fans games to watch.
Monday marked the 33rd sports equinox, the first since Oct. 27, 2025, and the fourth instance with women’s professional basketball included, according to Sportradar.