A'ja Wilson brought home more hardware last week when her Las Vegas Aces became the first team in 21 years to win back-to-back WNBA Championships. Wilson won first her WNBA Finals MVP Award. It's Wilson's college/professional teammate Alaina Coates' first professional championship.

Jordan Montgomery and Christian Walker are still alive in the MLB Playoffs, with Montgomery's Rangers punching their ticket to the World Series after winning two on the road in Houston in Game 6 and 7. Walker and the Diamondbacks have a decisive Game 7 in Philadelphia tonight.

In the NFL, one veteran Gamecock found his way back in the league on a NFC South practice squad and another rookie was elevated from a practice squad to a new team's 53-man roster. Six NFL teams were on bye in Week 7 and Deebo Samuel was ruled out with a shoulder injury so it was light week for the Gamecocks in the NFL. Stats and highlights are below.

Practice Squad Guys: Kevin Harris (Patriots), Chris Lammons (Colts), Shi Smith (Titans), and Damiere Byrd (Falcons). Big news from the practice squad ranks is that Byrd in back in the NFL with a familiar team, we could easily see him getting elevated to the 53-man before the end of the season. Also, Darius Rush was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers to their 53-man roster but he was inactive this week.

Inactives that have yet to debut this season: Nick Muse (Vikings) and Darius Rush (Steelers).

Players on presently on the IR: Jaycee Horn (Panthers), Adam Prentice (Saints) and Rashad Fenton (Cardinals).

Jadeveon Clowney - Baltimore Ravens: Clowney had one tackle in the Ravens big win over the Lions. For the season, he has 14 tackles, 3.5 sacks and one pass defended.

Cam Smith - Miami Dolphins: Smith was active this week. He played ten snaps on special teams in the Dolphins loss to the Eagles on Sunday Night. He did not register a stat.

Taylor Stallworth - Tennessee Titans: The Titans were bye in Week 7.

Nate Adkins - Denver Broncos: Adkins caught his only target for three yards in the Broncos win over the Packers. He has four catches for 22 yards on the season.

Zack Bailey - Chargers: Bailey was inactive in Week 7.

Stephon Gilmore - Dallas Cowboys: The Cowboys had a Week 7 bye. On the season he has 23 tackles, six passes defended and two interceptions.

Rico Dowdle - Dallas Cowboys: The Cowboys had a Week 7 bye. On the season he has 28 carries for 107 yards and five catches for 50 yards and a touchdown.

Jalen Brooks - Dallas Cowboys: The Cowboys had a Week 7 bye. He played five snaps on offense and 11 on special teams.

Israel Mukuamu - Dallas Cowboys: The Cowboys had a Week 7 bye He played 19 snaps on special teams. He has a recovered fumble on the season.

Keisean Nixon - Green Bay Packers: Keisean had two tackles in the Packers Week 7 loss. He also returned two punts for 17 total yards. Nixon has 23 tackles on the season with one defended pass.

Kingsley Enagbare - Green Bay Packers: Kingsley had three tackles and a QB hit. Enagbare has 20 tackles, a defended pass and a sack on the season.

Zacch Pickens - Chicago Bears: Pickens had one tackle and played 20 snaps in the Bears win over the Raiders. He has nine tackles and .5 of a sack on the season.

D.J. Wonnum - Minnesota Vikings: Wonnum had a nice game in the Vikings win over the 49ers with four tackles, one coming for a loss, and a QB hit. He has 27 tackles on the season, two sacks , two passes defended and a defensive touchdown.

Hayden Hurst - Carolina Panthers: The Panthers had a Week 7 bye. On the season he has 14 catches for 116 yards and a touchdown.

Jovaughn Gwyn - Atlanta Falcons: Gwyn has yet to make his NFL debut as he was inactive in the Falcons Week 7 win over Tampa.

Dennis Daley - Arizona Cardinals: Daley was active but did not appear in the Cardinals Week 7 loss to the Seahawks.

Ernest Jones - LA Rams: Jones had a quieter week from a tackling standpoint with four in the Rams Week 7 loss to Pittsburgh. He leads the Rams with 67 tackles on the season and he has one sack and a pass defended.

Javon Kinlaw - San Francisco 49ers: Kinlaw played 25 snaps on defense and recorded one total tackle. He has six tackles and two passes defended on the season.

Deebo Samuel - San Francisco 49ers: Samuel was ruled out this week with a hairline fracture in his shoulder. He will miss the 49ers next game as well and return after their bye week. Deebo has 20 catches for 302 yards and a score and 18 carries for 95 yards and a score on the season.

A'ja Wilson: Wilson was named the WNBA Finals MVP after the Aces defeated the Liberty in Game 4 to capture their second consecutive championship. In the Aces Game 4 win, Wilson had a game-high 24 points and 16 rebounds while shooting 11-21 from the field. She also added a block and a steal. She averaged over 21 points per game in the Finals to along with an average of over 12 rebounds a game. The Aces are the betting favorite to three-peat next season.

Alaina Coates: Coates did not appear in Game 4. She is still a WNBA Champion and one of the few players to win both a NCAA and WNBA Championship.

Jordan Montgomery: Jordan and the Rangers are headed to World Series after defeating the three teams with the best records in the American League through the first three rounds of the playoffs. Monty started Game 5 and pitched well throwing 5.1 innings allowing five hits and two runs with three strikeouts and two walks. Monty also picked up the win in Game 7 pitching 2.1 scoreless innings of relief. In the relief appearance he struck out one and allowed three hits but no runs. Monty has now pitched 25 innings in the postseason and allowed only six earned runs with four walks to 17 punch outs. He's 3-0 with a 2.16 ERA in the Rangers October run. He's likely to get the Game 2 World Series start for Texas.

Christian Walker: Walker and Diamondbacks forced a decisive Game 7 in the NLCS. First pitch is scheduled for 8:07 from Philadelphia tonight. Walker has been quiet at plate in the NLCS going 2-19, but he has drawn six walks, scored two runs, and stolen a base. He has not committed an error and was nominated for a Golden Glove in 2023. Christian is hitting .194 in the postseason thus far.