Rex Ryan, Bills face Mission Improbable: Beating the Patriots twice in a season; A fake former Nebraska football coach explains college football fandom; In Philadelphia, the love affair between Joel Embiid and 76ers fans is underway; The Seahawks’ new left tackle last started a game in Pee Wee football; Cubs uber-fan Bill Murray is ready to ‘root, root, root’ for Chicago; College football Week 9 TV schedule: Jim Harbaugh might not be kidding around anymore; 76ers apologize to national anthem singer who wanted to wear ‘We Matter’ jersey; Forget the rivalry: Lionel Messi is the player Cristiano Ronaldo admires most; Former NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer has Alzheimer’s disease; Ratings for Bill Simmons’s HBO show have hit rock bottom; The Jaguars embarrassed themselves, but their coach will keep his job; Richard Sherman says Roger Goodell needs to ‘give up some of his power’; Pitt fools Virginia Tech with reverse touchdown by 300-pound lineman; Michigan all-purpose standout Jabrill Peppers has a case for the Heisman   National sports stories and blog updates   The Seahawks’ new left tackle last started a game in Pee Wee football George Fant didn't play football in high school and barely played in college. By Matt Bonesteel  •  Early Lead  •  Read more » Cubs uber-fan Bill Murray is ready to ‘root, root, root’ for Chicago The actor will show off his pipes by leading a “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” singalong at Game 3. By Marissa Payne  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   College football Week 9 TV schedule: Jim Harbaugh might not be kidding around anymore The Wolverines seem to be quite good. By Matt Bonesteel  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   76ers apologize to national anthem singer who wanted to wear ‘We Matter’ jersey They hope to have Sevyn Streeter back to sing the anthem at a future game. By Matt Bonesteel  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Forget the rivalry: Lionel Messi is the player Cristiano Ronaldo admires most The 31-year-old Portuguese forward said the pair's rivalry is made up by members of the media. By Marissa Payne  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Rex Ryan, Bills face Mission Improbable: Beating the Patriots twice in a season Teams have beaten the Bill Belichick-coached Patriots twice in the same season eight times. But it's happened only twice in the same regular season, and not since 2000. By Mark Maske  •  Read more »   Former NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer has Alzheimer’s disease He learned of his early-onset diagnosis five years ago, but his wife says he's still doing well. By Matt Bonesteel  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Ratings for Bill Simmons’s HBO show have hit rock bottom The most recent episode of “Any Given Wednesday” drew just 82,000 viewers, down more than 75 percent from the series high. By Matt Bonesteel  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   A fake former Nebraska football coach explains college football fandom The once-dynastic Cornhuskers are back in the top 10 at 7-0, but many fans are unconvinced. Allow the author of the Twitter account Fake Bo Pelini to explain. By Chuck Culpepper  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Jaguars embarrassed themselves, but their coach will keep his job Gus Bradley says his team didn't quit. Instead, they were trying too hard. By Matt Bonesteel  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Michigan all-purpose standout Jabrill Peppers has a case for the Heisman A defensive player has placed in the top five in Heisman voting just 11 times in the past 45 years. By Josh Planos  •  Fancy Stats  •  Read more »   In Philadelphia, the love affair between Joel Embiid and 76ers fans is underway In his first regular season NBA action, the Sixers' big man delighted the hometown faithful, giving them a preview of better things to come. By Tim Bontemps  •  Read more »   Richard Sherman says Roger Goodell needs to ‘give up some of his power’ The Seahawks cornerback in unsparing in detailing the league's hypocrisy. By Jake Russell  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Pitt fools Virginia Tech with reverse touchdown by 300-pound lineman Brian O'Neill, a former high school tight end, scored his second touchdown of the season Thursday night. By Jake Russell  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Redskins & NFL Roundup Recapping the week's NFL action. Sign Up »         Share Sports Break:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Sports. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071