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Championship series open tonight; Zverev finishes year at number one

Yamamoto starts for the Dodgers and Rasmussen for the Rays as both league championship series open, while Zverev becomes Germany's first year-end world number one; it's a busy Monday.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield on The Five O'Clock
Published 4:17 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from The Five O'Clock at 4:17 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance

First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Alexander Zverev has another mission to complete after sealing year-end number one over Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 4:17 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Carlos Alcaraz.
BBN covered this story before: Zverev ends year at No 1 after Alcaraz loses in Shanghai (October 12).

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Yahoo SportsAlexander Zverev has another mission to complete after sealing year-end number one over Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner
Yahoo SportsLCS, Game 1/2: Schedule, probable pitchers, and open thread, 10/12/26
Yahoo SportsWhere can I watch Monday Night Football tonight? Who plays, what time

What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe mill is not on the schedule, Kenji. Pitchers are, and a Game One starter carries a whole series on his arm.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSequel title: Yamamoto Two, Electric Boogaloo.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorTennis now, where Alexander Zverev becomes the first German ever to finish a calendar year as world number one, ahead of Alcaraz and Sinner.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAhead of them? Did they get fired?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThey finished second and third, and for those two it is a family in crisis.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAnd the NFL today is Monday Night Football, so check your channel.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBefore the top of the hour, what did a comedian run into on a short California stop? Also, Zverev: The Year of Living Numerically.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBest title I've heard all day, and I hate that I mean it.

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