Sports this 'n' that

 The Houston Astros may be without a valuable piece of their bullpen as they return home to try to clinch the ALCS tonight against the Texas Rangers.

Pitcher Bryan Abreu was suspended for 2 games, pending appeal, for intentionally hitting Texas' Adolis Garcia in game 5 on Friday, touching off a bench-clearing incident that also saw Garcia and Astros manager Dusty Baker ejected from the game, along with Abreu.

I say, screw the appeal, serve the suspension, because if the Astros have to go 7 games to advance to the World Series, they will be at full strength when they get there.

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WWE's Grayson Waller firmly believes in the late Andy Warhol's prophesy that everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. The problem is, the Australian-born wrestler may have picked the wrong target.

Waller, a former school teacher in Australia before turning to wrestling, decided to use social media to take a few cheap shots at the fan base of singer Taylor Swift. Now, you & I know that the Swifties won't like getting dissed by a man getting himself over at their expense.

I think you know where this is going. Come January, depending on how far the Kansas City Chiefs go in the playoffs, a certain paramour of Swift's might show up at the Royal Rumble, gunning for Waller.

It isn't like Travis Kelce's been everywhere lately, though, what with endorsement deals with Pfizer, Experian, State Farm, DirecTV......!

And, there are fans on reddit who think Swift will don a leotard & tights and get in the ring herself. Nah.

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Meanwhile, at the end of last night's Bound For Glory PPV, Impact Wrestling made an interesting announcement, featuring a number of current talents, including Eric Young, Jordynne Grace, Frankie Kazarian, and Eddie Edwards. The f-bombs have been muted.

Apparently, TNA-Impact's Canadian owners are tired of seeing the company as the #3 promotion in the country, behind WWE & AEW. Well, here's a thought. How about finding a broadcast network that will take a chance on you? CW's out, unless they're willing to add TNA to the NWA deal they just signed earlier this week. The change takes effect in January.

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You've heard by now that the USFL & XFL are merging together for 2024 and beyond. It may be the only thing that keeps both brands alive. They're still negotiating to find a new name for the combined league. Stay tuned.