This is why "decision day" around the NFL will go down to the wire. Entering Week 9, 13 teams have recorded at least five wins this season -- the third-most through Week 8 since 1970. There's a lot of parity in the league, as is evidenced by how the playoff races are panning out throughout the divisions.

The government shutdown means the latest job numbers haven't been released, but the Fed is still likely to cut.

The college football Week 9 schedule is headlined on Saturday with Missouri at Vanderbilt. See the college football schedule for Week 9 here.

Lamar Jackson playing this week status takes turn for the worse with new injury news from NFL insider originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Baltimore Ravens ' quarterback situation may not be as clear as it was hoped.

The next FOMC meeting kicks off today, with the culmination on Wednesday, when the central bank announces its latest interest-rate decision. The Fed is overwhelmingly expected to cut rates by 25 basis points, followed by a press conference from Chair Jerome Powell.

First, on Oct. 29, the long-awaited second season of "Hazbin Hotel" premieres with its first two episodes. Following the battle with Heaven, Charlie's hotel is rebuilt and booming, but she now faces a new problem: sinners are checking in to gain power, not redemption, while the sinister Vees' plot to capitalize on how crazy everything is.

Sabrina Carpenter is performing at Madison Square Garden right now, beginning her official run on Oct. 26, and she has four more shows left. Her remaining shows will take place on Oct. 28-Nov. 1, and her Carpenters fanbase is trying to get their hands on any remaining tickets that are left.

Many Head Start programs across the country could be forced to close at the end of this week if the federal government shutdown continues, jeopardizing free child care and other services for tens of thousands of families with young children.