The first big weekend of college football is bursting with storylines and intrigue.

NEW YORK — Gavin Lux and the Los Angeles Dodgers quieted Timmy Trumpet at least for now, edging the New York Mets 4-3 Tuesday night in a matchup of NL division leaders.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — General manager John Lynch broached the idea a few weeks ago with coach Kyle Shanahan about keeping Jimmy Garoppolo in place as the backup quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.

NEW YORK — Maybe it makes sense that Emma Raducanu would try to find something positive from becoming only the third woman in the professional era to lose in the U.S. Open’s first round one year after winning the championship.

NEW YORK — Serena Williams now can say she has won a U.S. Open match in her teens, her 20s, her 30s and — with her daughter on hand — her 40s.

ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler has experienced so much new this year. He won his first PGA Tour title in Phoenix. He won his first major at Augusta National. And now he’s at East Lake for the Tour Championship for another strange sensation.

DALLAS — Ryan Poles knew pretty quickly he was interested in the path that led to his hiring as general manager of the Chicago Bears, while Dallas Cowboys personnel man Will McClay toiled in arena football before scouting beckoned.

NEW YORK — Every major league team will play each other in the same season for the first time next year as the sport switches to its first balanced schedule since 2000.

LAS VEGAS — There is no roster of players. No schedule for games, either. USA Basketball hasn’t even qualified for next year’s World Cup yet, and probably won’t be able to clinch one of the 32 spots in that field until November at the earliest.

Kekoa Payanal homered on Tennessee’s second pitch of the game and Honolulu’s dominant run through the Little League World Series will continue into Saturday’s U.S. championship game after it rolled Nolensville, Tenn., 13-0, in four innings today in South Williamsport, Pa.

HOUSTON — Justin Verlander was pulled after pitching six no-hit innings in his major league-leading 16th win and the Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 Tuesday night in Carlos Correa’s return to Houston.

TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady returned to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday, ending what has been described as an 11-day, prearranged break from training camp for personal reasons.

PHOENIX — The rough-and-tumble days of Pete Rose bowling over Ray Fosse at home plate of the 1970 All-Star Game are long gone. Most believe that’s a change for the better.

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge connected off Max Scherzer for his major league-leading 47th home run, Andrew Benintendi drove in two runs and the New York Yankees beat the Mets 4-2 Monday night for their first Subway Series win this season.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Marcus Mariota is feeling — and playing — like a starter again.

Daly Watson and Jaron Lancaster today hit two-run homers and Honolulu used three pitchers to throw a one-hitter, beating Texas 6-0 in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.