USA men's basketball is in danger of losing its No. 1 world ranking for the first time since the FIBA rankings were created nearly 20 years ago.
State of play: The U.S. is just 1.8 points ahead of Spain in the latest rankings thanks to the Americans' third-place finish at the AmeriCup earlier this month and Spain's EuroBasket championship days later.
Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hit his 61st home run on the season on Wednesday night, tying the longtime American League record set by Roger Maris in 1961.
The big picture: Judge continues an electric season, batting .314 with 173 hits and 130 RBI to go with his home run total.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday may be moved to Minneapolis as Hurricane Ian wreaks havoc in Florida, per the New York Times.
Driving the news: The prime-time game may be moved to U.S. Bank Stadium if there is too much damage from the storm to play at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, the NFL told ESPN.
Participation is down among the 10 most popular boys and girls high school sports compared to the last full pre-pandemic school year, save for two: boys golf and girls volleyball.
By the numbers: The top 10 for boys and girls is the same (albeit in a slightly different order) as it was in 2018-19, the last time the National Federation of State High School Associations compiled its annual survey.
