Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

LSU appears to finally have the offense to compete with Alabama, and other things Dan Wolken learned from Week 7 of the college football season.

By the time the Braves came to bat in the bottom of the first, they were already facing a 10-0 deficit.

The Cardinals cruised to victory in Game 5 after scoring 10 runs in the first inning, securing their first trip to the NLCS since 2014.

Though the Braves have dialed back their direct ties to Native American imagery, the Tomahawk logo is still prominent on uniforms.

The Cardinals scored 10 runs in the top of the first in the winner-take-all Game 5, the most first-inning runs in postseason history.

The NBA is the only American sports league positioned to make an impact on every continent, and the financial implications of that are very real.

All in all, there’s real danger that this will be the worst University of Miami football season since 3-8 under Lou Saban in 1977.

Florida’s win over Auburn was proof you never really know what you’re going to get from college players, and other lessons learned from Week 6.

With his starting pitcher looking unhittable, Braves manager Brian Snitker made the move to pinch-hit in the seventh inning.

The Braves bounced back in a big way Friday, getting seven shutout innings from Mike Foltynewicz and a clutch pinch-hit homer from Adam Duvall.