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The Houston Astros threw just the second no-hitter in World Series history last night, and they flexed their team-wide pitching muscle while doing so in a 5-0 victory over the Phillies that evens the series at two games apiece.

For Javier, it's the personal highlight of what has been an amazing season:

Cristian Javier • signed for $10,000 as international free agent • started season in Astros bullpen • earned spot in starting rotation • started combined no-hitter against Yankees in June • 6 no-hit innings in Game 4 of the World Series pic.twitter.com/X2t1SxNBjC

Obviously Larsen's individual perfect game is the gold standard when it comes to Fall Classic pitching, but Houston's team effort was simply marvelous. Javier threw his fastball on 70 of his 97 pitches. Then came Abreu, who used his wipeout slider to get two strikeouts and a 99.7-mph fastball to get the other. Then came Montero -- who threw almost exclusively fastballs -- and then Pressly, who didn't throw a single one.

With his team down two games to one against a Phillies team that hadn't lost at home this postseason, Javier delivered a performance for the ages, writes MLB reporter Matt Snyder . Every once in a while, we as sports fans get lucky enough to see a historic moment. Last night was one of those.

Tonight's Game 5 will feature Justin Verlander hoping to follow in Javier's shoes. Noah Syndergaard will get the ball for Philadelphia.

BILL SELF AND THE KANSAS JAYHAWKS

Kansas men's basketball has suspended head coach Bill Self and top assistant Kurtis Townsend for the first four games of the season and self-imposed recruiting restrictions amid an ongoing investigation from the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP).

This dates all the way back to 2017, when the NCAA started investigating Kansas after the Jayhawks were mentioned in the FBI's investigation of bribery and corruption in college basketball. KU received its Notice of Allegations from the NCAA in September 2019 that included multiple Level I violations -- the harshest in the NCAA rulebook -- regarding recruiting improprieties, a lack of institutional control and a head coach responsibility charge levied against Self.

Self and Townsend were already held off the recruiting trail this summer , and the program announced the following on Wednesday:

While Kansas seems to be admitting some guilt here, the Jayhawks may also be doing this with the hope of avoiding a postseason ban , writes college basketball expert Kyle Boone.

Commanders owner Dan Snyder has hired Bank of America Securities to consider "potential transactions" regarding the franchise .

Snyder has owned the team since 1999, and since then, not only has the team struggled on the field, but the organization has been rife with off-field issues as well. Mary Jo White is currently investigating the team for a variety of issues, including workplace misconduct, sexual harassment and financial improprieties.

The news of Snyder exploring "potential transactions" comes just a few weeks after Colts owner Jim Irsay said "there's merit" to removing Snyder as owner  in light of an explosive report that said, in part, that Snyder has defied punishments from Roger Goodell and is supposedly collecting "dirt" on other owners .

The Philadelphia Eagles have never been 8-0 before. They're 60 minutes away from changing that. The Eagles take on the Texans tonight in a game that features arguably the best and arguably the worst team in the NFL.

Long story short, there's a reason the Eagles are huge favorites. But can they cover a 13.5-point spread? Betting expert Jordan Dajani says ...

For more on this game, check out our full preview

I may be a long way removed from grade school, but I still remember the heart-pounding nature of report cards. You couldn't wait to bring a good one home to mom and dad. You couldn't stand to show them a bad one. For NFL teams, there's still over half a season to improve -- or, on the other hand, to fall apart -- as our Jeff Kerr hands out his midterm grades for every team .

Let's start with the good. Nine teams earned "A" grades, including, unsurprisingly, the Bills.

On the other end, six teams are failing so far, including the 3-5 Broncos.

You can check out every team's grade here .

Not much can stop the Boston Bruins right now. Not injury, and certainly not (most) other NHL teams. The Bruins are a ridiculous 9-1-0 to start the season, with their only loss coming over two weeks ago against the Senators.

Thanks to the hot start, Boston finds itself atop our NHL expert Austin Nivison's Power Rankings .

? UTEP at Rice, 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network ? Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina, 7:30 p.m. on ESPN ? Nuggets at Thunder, 8 p.m. on NBA TV ⚾ Astros at Phillies, 8:03 p.m. on FOX ? Eagles at Texans, 8:15 p.m. on Prime Video

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