CLOSE SportsPulse: The Nationals are going to their first ever World Series and in the process had one of most historic turnarounds we’ve ever seen in baseball.USA TODAY WASHINGTON — October used to be football season in the nation’s capital. I remember those days. I was introduced to them the moment I moved here in the…

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CLOSE SportsPulse: Drama surrounded Dallas this week but after demolishing the Eagles on Sunday night it’s clear they’re still the class of the division. That and more in Trysta Krick’s Week 7 overreactions.USA TODAY Week 7 was something of a wild one in the NFL, one that saw some quarterbacks light up the box scores,…

CLOSE SportsPulse: The Houston Astros are returning to the World Series for the second time in three years after defeating the Yankees, but must go through a red-hot Nationals team if they want to hoist the trophy.USA TODAY Morganna Cottrell, a busty blonde known as ‘The Kissing Bandit’ because she ran onto major league baseball fields…

CLOSE SportsPulse: Drama surrounded Dallas this week but after demolishing the Eagles on Sunday night it’s clear they’re still the class of the division. That and more in Trysta Krick’s Week 7 overreactions.USA TODAY CHICAGO — There’s no fixing these Chicago Bears. Oh, coach Matt Nagy and his players talked a good game after their abysmal…