Milwaukee’s First World Series, a WNBA Game 7 and Three More Sports Moments to Know

5 Milwaukee finally claims its first World Series

The Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the first World Series championship in franchise history. Milwaukee had reached the Fall Classic once before, in 1982, but lost that series. This time, the Brewers closed it out and turned a long-awaited title into the week’s biggest baseball story.^[1]

4 The WNBA Finals head to a winner-take-all Game 7

The Atlanta Dream kept their championship hopes alive with an 80-69 win over the Golden State Valkyries in Game 6. Allisha Gray scored 23 points and Rhyne Howard added 21 as Atlanta tied the series 3-3. The result set up the first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history, with both teams chasing their first title.^[2]

3 Samoa reaches a first women’s rugby league semi-final

Fetu Samoa beat England 24-6 to reach the women’s Rugby League World Cup semi-finals for the first time. Freedom Crichton Ropati scored a hat-trick, helping Samoa take control and secure a meeting with the Kiwi Ferns. The result ended England’s run of four straight World Cup semi-final appearances.^[3]

2 Sovereignty wins the Breeders’ Cup Classic

Sovereignty surged past Knightsbridge and held off The Puma to win the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by 1¾ lengths at Keeneland. The victory came a year after a fever kept the horse out of the race. Sovereignty covered the 1¼-mile distance in 2:00.36, giving trainer Bill Mott his third Classic victory.^[4]

1 Anton Lundell’s hat trick powers Florida past Winnipeg

Anton Lundell scored three times as the Florida Panthers defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Friday. Seth Jones added a goal and two assists, finishing October with 18 points—two goals and 16 assists—to set a franchise record for most points by a Florida defenseman in a calendar month. It was a standout night for both the scorer and the blue line.^[5]