Why Bills are atop first NFL power rankings of season plus Sue Bird has played her final WNBA game

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Why Bills are atop first NFL power rankings of season plus Sue Bird has played her final WNBA game

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Hope you're well.Let's get right to it. Good morning to everyone but especially to... THE BUFFALO BILLS...It's that time of year again. The NFL is back this week -- tomorrow night(!) to be specific -- and it'll feature the number one and number four teams in . That's right: The have taken over the top spot, while the reigning Super Bowl-champion are fourth.Prisco: Here's the top five:1. Bills2. 3. Chiefs4. Rams5. The Aaron Loup Jersey are the biggest leapers since Pete's last Power Rankings, going from 23rd to seventh. The , meanwhile, are one of the most hyped teams this season after acquiring, but they're down from eighth to 17th. "I still see them as the fourth team in the division," Pete says. That's a bit of a surprise to me, but we'll find out soon enough!... AND ALSO A GOOD MORNING TO THE GEORGIA BULLDOGSIt's clear that no one left a better impre sion in Week 1 than Georgia. The Bulldogs, after , are up from No. 3 to No. 2 in , leapfrogging Ohio State despite the Buckeyes' .Here's the top five, with first-place votes and last week's rank in parentheses:1. Alabama (44) (previous rank: 1)2. Georgia (17) (prev: 3)3. Ohio State (2) (prev: 2)4. Michigan (prev: 8)5. Clemson (prev. 4)Oregon, meanwhile, fell completely out of the top 25 and Utahwent from No. 7 to No. 13 after . The Gators -- unranked a week ago -- are now 12th ahead of a big clash with No. 20 Kentucky. Florida is also No. 14 in . Dodd: Oh, and as well. Honorable mentionsGiannis Antetokounmpo for Greece at EuroBasket.Montrezl Harrell the 76ers.Red Sox rookie Triston Casas .Wake Forest star Sam Hartman .Aces advance to WNBA Finals; Sue Bird plays final game of career Chelsea Grayis the Ace up Las Vegas' sleeve. She has ice in her veins, and, now, Jose Castillo Jersey she has her team one series away from a title.After scoring a playoff career-high 29 points in Game 3 Sunday, she upped that to 31 in the to send the Aces to their second WNBA Finals in the last three years.Gray became the first player in WNBA playoff history to have 30 points and 10 a sists in a game. She's now averaging 24 points on 63 percent shooting (59 percent from three) this postseason.Las Vegas won despite an WNBA playoff record-tying 42 points from Breanna Stewart, who will now enter free agency. This also marks the end of Sue Bird's legendary career, as she'll retire. Her 13 All Star appearances are most ever.For the Aces, A'ja Wilsonalso continued her stellar play with 23 points and 13 rebounds.The Aces' 90.4 points per game led the WNBA this regular season, and , writes WNBA expert Jack Maloney. The Aces will meet the winner of tomorrow night'sSun-Sky Game 5 after the Sun kept their season alive with . The Sun set a franchise playoff record for points in a game. UEFA Champions League: Manchester City flex muscles; Dinamo Zagreb stuns Chelsea The first day of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League is in Manny Machado Jersey the books, and it was dramatic, surprising, star-studded and everything else you'd want in soccer at the highest level.Let's start with the good, and that means Erling Haaland, who is very, good. He scored twice as Manchester City romped over Sevilla 4-0Haaland now has an astonishing 12 goals in his first eight games for City, and he's likely to lead the charge throughout the competition.As for defending champ Real Madrid, Los Blancos easily defeated Celtic 3-0, but the win didn't come without a price: Karim Benzema left the match fewer than 30 minutes in after an apparent knee injury. The superstar Frenchman was a vital part of Real Madrid's title last year, and he's absolutely nece sary if they want to repeat.As for another French Matt Szczur Jersey star,Kylian Mbappe's first-half brace led PSG to . American midfielder Weston McKennie was able to get a goal back for Juventus, though, and , opines soccer reporter Jonathan Johnson.Johnson: PSG will certainly take their result over that of Chelsea, though, who shockingly fell 1-0 at Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel for"lack of hunger, intensity, a lack of determination to win duels to actually do the things on the highest level" and, , "something is not right at Stamford Bridge." For all of the day's scores and takeaways, check out our summary . In the meantime, there are eight more matches today, .Ajax vs. Rangers, 12:45 p.m.Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Sporting CP, 12:45 p.m.Atltico Madrid vs. Porto, 3 p.m.Barcelona vs. Viktoria Plzen, 3 p.m.Inter Milan vs. Bayern, 3 p.m.Napoli vs. Liverpool, 3 p.m.Tottenham vs. Marseille, 3 p.m.Club Brugge vs. Bayer Leverkusen, 3 p.m.Minor-league baseball union gaining steam Last month, the Major League Baseball Player's A sociation . It hasn't taken long to gain momentum. On Tuesday, the MLBPA announced . This is a big step for several reasons, writes our baseball expert Mike Axisa.Axisa:So, what happens next?Well, there's no firm deadline for MLB to voluntarily recognize a Francisco Mejia Jersey minor-league union, nor is there a firm timeline for the proce s to move forward. There is, however, plenty of momentum on the minor league union's side.What we're watching Wednesday UEFA Champions League, 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Diamondbacks at Padres, 8:40 p.m. on FS1
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