Sports, Entertainment & Culture — November 4, 2026

MLB proposes salary cap delay. The league offered to push a salary cap to 2028 while implementing other elements of its labor offer in 2027. A Dec. 1 deadline and possible lockout loom.

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Miami opens atop first CFP rankings. The 8-0 Hurricanes edged Georgia for No. 1 in the season’s first College Football Playoff rankings, with the SEC boosted by the committee’s new metrics.

Beyond the battle for the top spot, CBS Sports reported that the selection committee’s updated metrics worked in favor of Southeastern Conference programs throughout the initial top 25. The outlet also noted that Notre Dame’s position in the first rankings left the Fighting Irish with little margin for error, meaning the independent program’s playoff hopes could hinge on avoiding any slip-ups the rest of the way.

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Jets pull off record comeback. Winnipeg erased a four-goal deficit to beat Montreal 5-4 in overtime — the latest four-goal comeback in NHL history — and snapped a nine-game losing streak.

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‘Sister Brother Manhole Cover’ wins Tokyo’s top prize. Milcho Manchevski’s comic allegory about two siblings stripping scrap metal from the streets of Skopje took the Grand Prix at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival.

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