Penn State quarterback Drew Allar is set to play in Saturday's key Big Ten matchup against No. 4 Ohio State.

Allar missed the second half of last week's win over Wisconsin after suffering a left knee injury, but he was not listed on the injury report for the No. 3 Nittany Lions on Saturday morning.

Penn State coach James Franklin said earlier this week that Allar could be a game-time decision and that backup Beau Pribula would take snaps with Allar in practice.

Allar ranks 10th nationally with a QBR of 83.6. He has completed 71.3% of his passes for 1,640 yards and totaled 15 touchdowns with four interceptions.

Penn State starting defensive lineman Dani Dennis-Sutton will be a game-time decision, a source told ESPN's Pete Thamel. Dennis-Sutton, who is listed as questionable, is expected to warm up and try to play.

Ohio State left tackle Zen Michalski will not play Saturday due to an unspecified injury. Buckeyes coach Ryan Day had said Wednesday that Michalski, who entered the starting lineup last week, was "trending" not to play.

Information from ESPN's Jake Trotter was used in this report.

The first College Football Playoff rankings are just days away. But first, two of the Big Ten's top teams -- the No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions and No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes -- meet in Happy Valley. The game comes with huge stakes in both the Big Ten race and CFP standings.

The Buckeyes, with a loss to the No. 1 Oregon Ducks, must win to stay near the top of the conference. The Nittany Lions, despite some close finishes, remain undefeated. James Franklin & Co. haven't beaten Ohio State since 2016, and Penn State's performance against the Big Ten's other blue bloods is what has kept it out of the conference title game and the playoff.

According to the Allstate Playoff Predictor, Penn State would have a 97% chance of reaching the playoff with a win Saturday. That drops to 76% with a loss. With the loss already on the books, the Buckeyes, meanwhile, really need to win. Beating Penn State would give Ohio State an 88% chance of reaching the playoff while a loss would drop its chances to 49%.

Here are the best moments from this Big Ten showdown:

LOS ANGELES -- With Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto making their first appearance, the World Series averaged 12.9 million viewers in Japan, making it the most-watched Fall Classic in the nation's history.

Along with the United States ratings, the five-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees had a combined 28.7 million average in the two countries.

The Dodgers' 4-2 victory in Game 2 averaged 15.9 million in Japan, making it the most-watched postseason game in the nation's history, according to Major League Baseball. Yamamoto was the Dodgers' starting pitcher and allowed only one run and one hit in 6 1/3 innings.

Tokyo is 19 hours ahead of New York and 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles, meaning the games started around 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday morning in Japan. The games were carried through Fuji TV, NHK BS and J Sports.

The Series also delivered record viewership in Canada, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Taiwan, according to MLB.

The World Series averaged 15.8 million viewers in the U.S. on Fox, Fox Deportes and streaming, its best performance since 2017. That is a 67% increase over last year, when the Texas Rangers' victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games averaged only 9.11 million, which was the lowest-recorded Series average.

Los Angeles was the top market with a 18.9 rating and 53 share while New York was third with a 12.4 rating and 41 share. San Diego was second at 12.4 and 41.

The rating is the percentage of television households tuned in. The share refers to a percentage of the audience viewing it at the time.

Fox and FS1 averaged 7.49 million for the postseason, a 42% jump over last year, and its best average in seven years.

NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees have declined Anthony Rizzo's $17 million club option for the 2025 season, the team announced, making the veteran first baseman a free agent.

By not exercising the clause, the Yankees will pay Rizzo a $6 million buyout. Rizzo had signed a two-year, $34 million contract with the team option in November 2022.

"To wear this jersey is something special that I wish every baseball player gets to feel because it's a different feeling wearing this jersey," Rizzo said after the Yankees' season-ending loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday. "And I loved every second of it."

The Yankees initially acquired Rizzo in a trade with the Chicago Cubs in July 2021. Rizzo slashed .234/.326/.409 with 60 home runs across three-plus injury-plagued seasons in New York.

Rizzo, a three-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove winner, was limited to 99 games in 2023 because of post-concussion syndrome. This year, he missed more than two months with a fractured forearm and posted the worst offensive season of his career, batting .228 with eight home runs and a .637 OPS in 92 games. He then missed the American League Division Series after breaking two fingers on his right hand when he was hit by a pitch on the penultimate day of the regular season.

Rizzo, 35, returned for the ALCS against the Cleveland Guardians and started each of the Yankees' five World Series games against the Dodgers. He went 8-for-30 (.267) with a .721 OPS in the two rounds.

The Yankees on Friday exercised the $2 million option on closer Luke Weaver's contract.

Dragons also finished 15th in 2022-23 and last season.

In a statement Dragons said: "We thank Dai for his contribution, professionalism, and dedication to Dragons RFC throughout his time at the club and wish him and his family well for the future."

Tiatia, who has been named interim head coach, will be "supported by the current coaching staff".

Flanagan left his role as Scarlets backs coach to become Dragons head coach in June 2022, when Dean Ryan was director of rugby.

During Ryan's protracted departure, which was finalised in January 2023, Flanagan took charge and remained in place from that point on.

Despite continued expressions of optimism that Dragons would become more competitive - and occasional wins to savour - they remain the least successful of the four professional sides.

With the autumn internationals prompting a break in URC fixtures, Dragons are next in action against Cardiff at Rodney Parade on Saturday, 30 November (17:15 GMT).

Christine Sinclair scored in her celebratory retirement match and the Portland Thorns clinched a playoff spot with a 3-0 victory over Angel City on Friday night.

Sinclair, who is playing in her final season, scored in the 16th minute in front of 23,212 fans at Providence Park. Sophia Smith and Morgan Weaver also scored for Portland in its last regular-season match.

Sinclair's club career was extended with the victory, but Portland won't know its opening-round opponent until this weekend's final games are wrapped up.

The 41-year-old Sinclair, who retired from the Canada national team last year as international soccer's most prolific scorer (190 goals), helped the Thorns win the inaugural NWSL championship in 2013 and titles in 2017 and 2022.

She is among just three active players in the NWSL who have played for the same team since the league launched in 2013. The others are Jess Fishlock and Lauren Barnes of the Seattle Reign.

Sinclair has scored a club-record 66 regular-season goals, ranking third in league history. Friday night's game was her 200th appearance for Portland.

After Sinclair's goal, Smith added her 12th of the season in the 26th minute and Weaver scored in first-half stoppage time.

Sinclair was subbed out in the 83rd minute to a lengthy ovation and toasted in a post-game ceremony.

"Some of the best moments of my life have been on this pitch. So just a massive thank you," she said to the crowd.

She finished her international career last year as the world's top goal scorer among both women and men with 190 goals. Sinclair won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and bronze medals at the 2012 and 2016 Games.

She's also among just five players to appear in six Women's World Cups, and one of three players to score in five.

A native of Burnaby, British Columbia, Sinclair won NCAA championships with the University of Portland in 2002 and 2005.

Elsewhere, Gotham earned a comfortable 4-1 win over the Utah Royals on Friday with Esther González scored a pair of goals.

Yazmeen Ryan scored in the 16th minute for Gotham, which has already clinched a playoff spot. Mandy Freeman added her first NWSL goal some two minutes later.

Hannah Betfort's goal for Utah in the 74th made it 2-1 before Esther got two goals to close it out.

Utah was already eliminated from the playoffs.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick dismissed the idea his side have replaced Real Madrid as favourites to win LaLiga after last weekend's 4-0 Clásico win.

Barça's victory against Madrid at the Bernabéu, their 10th in 11 league games under Flick, moved them six points clear at the top of the table.

They face Espanyol on Sunday in the Catalan derby at the Olympic Stadium and could extend their lead to nine points with Madrid's trip to Valencia this weekend postponed due to the deadly flooding in the east of Spain.

"There is a long, long way [to go]," Flick said in a news conference on Saturday when asked if Barça, unfancied at the start of the campaign, were now the favourites to lift the title.

"A lot of things can happen that we don't expect. We are in a good mood and we have a flow. We have to keep going on. This is our plan. It's like we always acted, we prepare well for the next match.

"When we win, it's also positive to celebrate this, but then we have to focus on the next match. It's a long, long road to the end of the league."

After ending October with a 100% record in all competitions, which saw him named LaLiga's Manager of the Month, Flick is now preparing for his first Catalan derby.

Frenkie de Jong, Dani Olmo and Gavi, who all came off the bench in the win against Madrid, are all pushing for their first starts after returning from long injury layoffs.

"I know what it means, a derby, Espanyol against Barça," Flick added. "I think it will be a tough match. After a really great week, it's very important to give 100% like normal with the focus, intensity and quality we have.

"I am happy with [Saturday's] training. The team showed the quality and the things we want to see [against Espanyol]. If they do that, the fans will be happy.

"We have one more night so we will see what happens about the [starting lineup], but I appreciate what I see from Frenkie. You can see in the second half in Madrid, he gave us stability, also ball control.

"He's a fantastic player. We will see. He also had huge injury, a lot of months not playing, so now we start with him and it helps us to have more options, more possibilities."

Madrid's game at Valencia is one of two matches suspended in LaLiga this weekend due to the floods which have taken the lives of over 200 people.

Villarreal's game against Rayo Vallecano has also been called off.

Flick sent a message of support to those affected by the storms in Spain and suggested that all of the games in the country's top flight should have been halted this week.

"It's a tragedy," he said. "We have this in Germany three years ago. It's really horrible to see. If we can support the region we will do that, of course, but the other things the league has to decide that.

"If I could make the decision maybe I would [postpone all the games] because it's a tragedy for this region, also for Spain. Maybe yes."

British number one Katie Boulter came through a tough test against Chinese sixth seed Yue Yuan to win 6-2 5-7 6-2 and reach the final of the Hong Kong Open.

Boulter will play either Russian top seed Diana Shnaider or Canada's defending champion Leylah Fernandez on Sunday as she bids for a third WTA title of the year.

The second seed, who is currently 29th in the world but will move up to at least 23rd when the rankings are next updated, is aiming to add to previous tournament victories in Nottingham and San Diego.

"I just wanted to finish my year on a career high, which is why today meant so much to me," said Boulter, who reached her previous best ranking of 27th in March.

"I have actually done that, so I have got nothing to lose tomorrow. I am just going to swing free and enjoy it."

Boulter, 28, edged a competitive opening set and the two players shared four breaks of serve at the start of the second before 26-year-old Yuan broke her again in the 12th game to force a deciding set.

The Briton cranked up the intensity in the opening game of the final set, clinching it with a forehand winner on her fourth break point, and stormed into a 3-0 lead after Yuan served up a double fault to gift her the double break.

Boulter then showed real grit to fend off Yuan in a marathon fourth game before closing out the set against the world number 45 with her sixth ace of the match.

Whoever she faces in the final will pose a tough test - Boulter has never played world number 14 Shnaider before, while she lost her only previous encounter against 32nd-ranked Fernandez.