The series-clinching Lynx-Dream WNBA Finals Game 3 drew 5,040 fans to Gwinnett Center last night. The Dream, who were forced to move from Philips Arena to Gwinnett for the WNBA Finals because the club’s normal home was already hosting Disney on Ice, averaged 5,853 during the regular season. Games 1 and 2 drew 13,804 and 12,313 fans, respectively, to Target Center (THE DAILY).

The Lynx won their second championship in three years, with G Maya Moore winning MVP. Both the Minneapolis Star Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press go with Lynx stories above the fold on the front page. The Star Tribune's Kent Youngblood writes, "Let the dynasty talk begin." The Pioneer Press' Tim Leighton writes under the header, "Minnesota Lynx Return To WNBA Throne With Sweep Through Postseason." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Doug Roberson writes under the header, "Dream Swept By Maya Moore, Minnesota."

Fox Networks Distribution President Mike Hopkins is leaving the company to become Hulu CEO, sources confirmed. Bloomberg broke the story last night. Hopkins is leaving as Fox enters critical carriage negotiations with Time Warner Cable over YES Network. Fox also has big deals with cable operators Cox and Charter ending soon for networks that include FS1 and RSNs, sources said. It is not clear how Fox plans to replace Hopkins, but Exec VP Michael Biard is considered the clear front runner to take over.

Hopkins is the second senior exec to leave Fox' distribution group in a month. Senior VP/Distribution & Marketing Sean Riley left the company in September after nearly 16 years. Hopkins also joined Fox' cable affiliate group around 16 years ago. He took over as the group's top exec in '07, replacing Lindsay Gardner. During that time he negotiated to get Big Ten Network launched and convinced distributors to switch from Speed to FS1 earlier this year.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel "has decided that football games and other sports will go on at the service academies this weekend and continue through the end of the month" despite the government shutdown. Pentagon spokesperson Col. Steve Warren said that Hagel "will reassess the issue later this month if Congress still has not passed a budget to fund the federal government." Game expenses are "largely paid for with funds that come from outside sources and are not approved through Congress" (AP, 10/10).

The controversy over the Redskins' name continues to have traction in the national media. USA Today runs a front-page piece that highlights Graylan Hagler, the DC preacher who "has denounced the team name" for the past 20 years. Also in USA Today, columnist Christine Brennan writes under the header and sub-head, "Make No Mistake: Snyder's On The Clock ... Redskins name will change sooner, not later." The WASHINGTON POST's Sally Jenkins parodies Redskins Owner Dan Snyder's recent letter to fans under the header, "Another Letter, The Same Spirit."

The Cleveland PLAIN DEALER covers the controversy as it relates to the Indians' moniker and logo. Jeff Darcy writes, "Time to strike out Chief Wahoo and sack the Redskin name. It's 2013." Mark Maymik writes, "The Indians and Chief Wahoo could be next. At least I hope so."

A Chargers team source said a local TV blackout is "very likely" for Monday's home game against the Colts, as more than 9,000 general tickets remained unsold as of yesterday. This would be the first "MNF" game blacked out since the Falcons hosted the 49ers on Jan. 3, 2000. An announcement on the blackout "could come as early as the Friday deadline at 5:40pm PT" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 10/11). Chargers TE Antonio Gates said, "It's unfortunate. You want to think that you have true fans. ... It's crazy that it's hard to sell out a Monday Night game" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 10/11).

Nate Silver offers a preview piece of the new FiveThirtyEight.com today on Grantland and writes about the government shutdown. He writes the site “will officially relaunch in very early 2014 in cooperation with ESPN. I've been spending most of my time recruiting and interviewing job candidates for the new site. It's a labor-intensive process, and we hope that your patience will be rewarded as we begin to tell you more about our plans” (GRANTLAND.com, 10/10).

ING N.Y. Marathon officials said that they are "considering other staging sites" for the Nov. 3 race because Fort Wadsworth, where the race launches, is "closed due to the federal government shutdown." N.Y. Road Runners is "about 70% finished with a contingency plan for a second staging location." NYRR CEO Mary Wittenberg said that the location "would still be in Staten Island" and that the organization next week will "decide whether to proceed with two separate plans for staging" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 10/11).

Meanwhile, Wittenberg said that "as many as 3,000 charity spots remain available for would-be runners" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 10/11).

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne today is set to unveil a plan for the province to inject C$400M over five years into Ontario's "cash-strapped horse racing industry, with most of that going to purse money" (TORONTO STAR, 10/11).

The Tigers clinched the ALDS in last night's Game 5 with a defeat of the A's in Oakland, making them the "first team to advance to the ALCS in three consecutive years since the Yankees did" from '98-'01 (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 10/11).

Japan-based Uniqlo parent company Fast Retailing reported a 26% increase in annual net profit to $928.6M in FY '13 (WSJ.com, 10/10).

ESPN and Florida Atlantic Univ. today are expected to formally announce the launch of the Boca Raton Bowl, which will be "held at the Owls' home stadium starting in 2014" (SUN-SENTINEL.com, 10/10).

“In my time, I’ve never seen an ownership group so focused. There’s no question there’s a new swagger, a new energy. It’s a new franchise” – NBA Kings President & COO Chris Granger, on the team’s new ownership (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 10/11).

"We've been pretty saturated with concussion information and studies. I think everyone's aware of the risks, and I just think that the medical improvements have gotten to a point now where it's better than ever" – Redskins DT Barry Cofield (WASHINGTON TIMES, 10/11).

"We are not doing this because we have lost everything and need the money. Media, talk shows, newspapers you have once again tried to humiliate my husband and my family" – Shonda Schilling, wife of Curt Schilling, on the estate sale the couple are holding tomorrow (BOSTON HERALD, 10/11).

Toronto-based CJCL-AM’s Greg Brady: “So desperate in Toronto for playoff baseball, yet if your team loses 6 of 7 ALDS series - & u can't handle the big clubs, is that ‘winning’?”

The Bills’ official Twitter feed: “#Bills owner Ralph Wilson, Jr. has guaranteed the purchase of all remaining tickets for Sunday's game against the Bengals. No blackout.”

Awful Announcing’s official Twitter feed: “Rich Eisen is too busy to give a tease, because he's staring deeply into my soul.”

CBSSports.com’s Jon Heyman: “in heart of hearts MLB got season it wanted. proof of parity with Pittsburgh Oakland Tampa thriving but big market final 4.”

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U.S. swimmer Cullen Jones will begin hosting the three-day Cullen Jones Diversity Invitational swim meet at Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center in Charlotte.

Last night's "Final Jeopardy!" category was "Literary Illustrations."

"Emile Bayard's illustration of this character seen here first appeared in the 1860s."

Clippers G Chris Paul, F Blake Griffin and C DeAndre Jordan appeared on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last night, and host Jimmy Kimmel introduced them by saying, "Our next guests have transformed their once-dismal franchise into something that is much, much harder for me to make jokes about." Griffin said when Doc Rivers was hired as the Clippers coach, he left a voicemail for Griffin and "he was like, 'Hey, this is Doc Rivers, your new coach,' and I was like, 'Yeah.'" Paul said, "I didn't get a call. Only Blake got a call." Kimmel said Rivers "knows Blake from all the commercials probably." Kimmel said the Clippers' new uniforms with sleeves "look like pajamas to me." Jordan said of a picture of the three players wearing the new uniforms, "I think I look like a big soccer player." Kimmel: "You look like the biggest soccer player ever." Kimmel said of Halloween, "With all these jerseys and all this stuff going on, why don’t you wear costumes? Wouldn't it be great to watch a game and all the players are in costumes for Halloween?" Paul asked, "So you want to see a bunch of men playing in costumes?" Kimmel said, "Yes I do, and I'd like to shower with you guys also" ("Jimmy Kimmel Live," ABC, 10/10).

The Wall Street Journal's Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell, co-authors of the book "Wheelmen," appeared on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" last night. Host Stephen Colbert said, "My guests tonight broke the Lance Armstrong cheating scandal. Big deal. Let's see them do it six more times." Colbert said that Armstrong "is a friend and I stick by my friends. I am loyal to the end, so my first question is, do people still like him? How's his popularity doing?" O'Connell said, "Not so great." Colbert asked, "What did Lance do that was so bad? Honest to God, it's just a bicycle race. … It's not the Tour de America, it's the Tour de France. Who (EXPLETIVE) cares? He fooled some French people." Albergotti: "It's really not just about cheating in cycling. Cheating in sports, you're right, is not a crime in the U.S. But what this book is really about is the whole conspiracy around covering up for the cheating in that race and all the people who sort of told the truth over the years and who were confronted with lawsuits, threats from Lance and people around him" ("The Colbert Report," Comedy Central, 10/10).

Last night’s Top Ten list was “Top Ten CIA Code Names For The 400-Pound Terrorist." CBS' David Letterman said, “There is a guy down there named Tariq al-Sawah and he has doubled his weight during his 11-year incarceration. So his original weight was 210 pounds. He doubled his weight, he is now 420 (pounds). He weighs more than a Dodge” (“Late Show,” CBS, 10/10).

10) “Ayman Al-Za-Waffle.”
9) “Khalid Shake Shack.”
8) “The 57-Inch-Waist-Underwear Bomber.”
7) “Ji-Haagen-Daz.”
6) “The Bloated Sheik.”
5) “Al-Queso Fundido.”
4) “The Chew Bomber.”
3) “Kebab’s Big Boy.”
2) “Fat-Wa.”
1) “O-Cinnabon Laden.”

"Who is Cosette?" Cosette is a character from "Les Misérables" by Victor Hugo.