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Giants' McCarthy impresses; Doncic drops 52; Parsons slams refs
Giants coach Harbaugh is calling his team legitimate at the halfway mark of his first season, thanks to a new starting quarterback; hope returns to New York.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield, Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte on this story, from Late Night BBN at 11:01 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are New York Post's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “J.J. McCarthy’s impressive first start gives Giants back what was crushed by Jaxson Dart injury”, with reporting from Yahoo Sports, Bleacher Report, Silver Screen and Roll and Pro Football Network.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 11:01 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield, Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte.
- Topics: Doncic, Lakers, Sixers, Giants, LeBron James.
- BBN covered this story before: Doncic scores 52 as Lakers beat Jazz; Lula wins Brazil (October 25).
The real story
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- New York PostJ.J. McCarthy’s impressive first start gives Giants back what was crushed by Jaxson Dart injury
- Yahoo SportsDoncic dominates for Lakers as James' Sixers fall to Pistons
- Yahoo Sports‘Let’s Just Go To Flag Football’ — Packers Superstar Micah Parsons Takes Aim at Refs’ Questionable Decisions in Favor of Lions
- Bleacher ReportLuka Scores 52 as Lakers Beat Jazz, Box Score Stats, Highlights for Peterson, Kessler, Ace, More October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
- Silver Screen and RollLakers survive slow start, silence Jazz behind Luka Dončić 52-point game October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
- Pro Football Network‘Let’s Just Go To Flag Football’ — Packers Superstar Micah Parsons Takes Aim at Refs’ Questionable Decisions in Favor of Lions October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's eleven Eastern, eight Pacific, and the football headlines come first. J. J.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMcCarthy made his first start for the Giants after the Jaxson Dart injury, and the New York Post says he gave the team back some hope.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLuka Doncic poured in fifty-two points, eight of them from deep, and the Lakers topped the Jazz one thirty-two to one twenty-three to start three and oh without LeBron James.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentBleacher Report notes he hit nearly as many threes as the whole Utah roster, which made ten.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe Lakers also trailed by eighteen in the first quarter.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEight threes, while the Jazz needed an entire roster for ten. That's a group project where one guy did the work.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPackers star Micah Parsons is angry after the Lions won twenty to seventeen on a twenty-two-yard field goal as time expired.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe wrote, "Let's just go to flag football if every time a QB gets touched it's roughing the passer."

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentGreen Bay was flagged eight times for eighty-one yards, Detroit five times for fifty.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd the Ravens led Cincinnati thirteen to nothing at halftime, then lost thirty-five to thirteen.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThirty-five straight points in one half. The Ravens didn't lose that game, they lent it out.
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