Happy Friday, everyone!Let's get right to it.THE Almost all come down to a few crucial plays. A mi sed a signment here, a drop there, a turnover there and wins become lo ses -- and vice versa. On Thursday, in the crucial moments, the Chiefs were the ones who made those plays, .The biggest play of the night came with the game tied 17-17 early in the fourth quarter, with the facing 1st-and-Goal at the 3-yard line: Rookie cornerback took advantage of a miscommunication between and , intercepting the pa s and returning it 99 yards for a pick-six.Later, Clyde-Edwards-Helaire ripped off a career-long 52-yard run to set up Tyler Ennis Jersey a field goal that extended the lead to 10 points. It was the longest run by a Chiefs running back since 2019. was somewhat quiet but still solid: 24 for 35, 235 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions.Since 2018, Mahomes is 8-7 (.533 win pct) in games in which he trails by 10+ points at any point; all other quarterbacks are 141-796-4 (.152 win pct) in those games over that span.The Kansas City defense stood out as well. had two sacks, and the team as a whole registered eight hits on Herbert. The secondary held up remarkably well and is allowing 6.3 yards per attempt this season despite facing talented quarterbacks in Herbert and . It allowed 7.3 yards per attempt last year.If Jones can continue to make this type of impact and the secondary can continue to hold up well, the Chiefs won't nece sarily Jose Calderon Jersey need huge games from Mahomes, and that's a good thing.Honorable mentions first-rounder is .The Rays started the on Roberto Clemente Day.THE LOS ANGELES CHARGERSThe Chargers will rue their mi sed opportunities in a game that was eminently winnable. Herbert's red-zone turnover was a devastating blow. From 1st-and-goal at the 3-yard line, the Chargers had an expected points value of 5.8 (a.k.a. the Chargers are expected to finish that po se sion with 5.8 points). Instead, they gave six points to the other team.Los Angeles went just 5 for 16 on 3rd down, and just 5 for 11 on 3rd-and-2 or shorter.Pro Football Focus marked the Chargers for three dropped interceptions.That's how you lose a game in which you out-gained your opponent by over 80 yards and ran 20 more plays than the other team, which is exactly what the Chargers did.In the proce s, another i sue popped up: Herbert took a ton of Kurt Rambis Jersey big hits and even had to leave the game for a play. While head coach Brandon Staley the QB wasn't available to speak postgame because of his ribs/abdomen i sue. Even if he does prove just fine for the long haul, seeing your star quarterback banged up this early in the season is no fun.It's the end of an era in tennis, this time on the men's side. After the Laver Cup next weekend, Roger Federer will retire,. Federer's 20 career Grand Slam titles are third all-time by a man, only behind Rafael Nadal (22) and Novak Djokovic (21). Federer's eight Wimbledon titles are most all-time by a man, and he also won six Australian Opens, five US Opens and one French Open.In addition, Federer's 368 Grand Slam matches won is a record. Overall, he won 103 ATP titles, second toJimmy Connors(109) and 1,245 ATP matches, also second to Connors (1,275).Federer spent 310 weeks -- including a record 237 consecutively from Jan. 2004 to Sept. 2008 -- at ATP No. 1.Federer has been plagued by knee i sues recently -- this will be his first event since Wimbledon in 2021 -- and he cited injuries as a major reason for his decision.Federer's announcement comes just over a month after Serena Williams and le s than two weeks Larry Nance Jr. Jersey after (though Thursday). As our Matt Norlander writes, Norlander: What I'll mi s most about Federer is his grace and gracefulne s: always humble in victory or the rare defeat, always gliding around the court, dispatching opponent after opponent with deft touch, creative shotmaking and laser-like precision.There will be no sweep in the WNBA Finals. The Sun made sure of that in emphatic fashion within which the Connecticut offense finally came to life. Six Sun players scored in double figures, with Aly sa Thomas registering the (16 points, 15 rebounds, 11 a sists) andJonquel Jonesleading the scoring charge with 20 points.After shooting just 8 for 30 (26.7%) on 3-pointers in the first two games combined, the Sun knocked down 8 of 15 from deep (53.3%) in Game 3. It helped them outscored the Aces, 28-7, in the fourth quarter.The Sun improve to 4-0 in elimination games this postseason.Game 4 is set for Sunday.In case you mi sed it, officially approved implementing in 2023:a pitch clock, larger bases and shift restrictions. Those first two are pretty self-explanatory. :Upon release of each pitch, there must be a minimum of four defenders -- other than the battery -- with both feet within the outer boundary of the infield dirt.Upon release of the pitch, there must be two of the four infielders on each side of second base.The team must designate two infielders for each side of second base, and they cannot switch back and forth based on the batter. Our MLB experts answered that in , and R.J. Anderson says...Anderson: We're watching Serie A all weekend. Same with the NWSL on . Friday Florida State at Louisville, 7:30 p.m. on ESPNSaturday No. 1 Georgia at South Carolina, Noon on ESPN No. Jordan Clarkson Jersey 6 Oklahoma at Nebraska, Noon on FOX No. 12 BYU at No. 25 Oregon, 3:30 p.m. on FOX No. 22 Penn State at Auburn, 3:30 p.m. on CBS No. 13 Miami at No. 22 Texas AM, 9 p.m. on ESPNSunday Aces at Sun, 4 p.m. on ESPN Dodgers at Giants, 7 p.m. on ESPN