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SportsXplain StaffThe NFL’s overtime rules changed significantly before the 2025 season, and those rules remain in effect for the 2026 NFL season. The biggest change is simple: an opening-drive touchdown no longer automatically ends a regular-season overtime game. Both teams now generally get an opportunity to possess the football at least once, whether the first team … Read more
Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz defeated Nestor Bravo by sixth-round knockout in a rough, foul-filled fight on September 19, 2026, at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. Cruz retained his interim WBC super lightweight championship after dropping Bravo with a powerful left hook at 1:30 of Round 6. The knockout was only part of the story. The fight … Read more
If you watch an Indianapolis Colts game, you may notice team owner and CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon standing on the sideline wearing a coaching-style headset, often with a play-call sheet and notebook in her hands. She is not calling plays and she is not telling Colts coaches what to do during the game. Irsay-Gordon wears the … Read more
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce suffered a left heel injury during the first quarter of the Colts’ 33-30 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on September 20, 2026. Pierce was unable to put weight on his left leg, was carted to the locker room and later left Arrowhead Stadium wearing a walking boot … Read more
Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman suffered multiple facial fractures after being struck near his left eye by a foul ball while standing in the on-deck circle during Chicago’s September 20, 2026 game against the Cincinnati Reds. The accident initially raised concerns that Bregman could miss the postseason, but subsequent examinations produced encouraging news. His … Read more
Ryan Blaney and Carson Hocevar fought on pit road after the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway after contact between their cars sent Blaney crashing into the wall while the two drivers were battling for second place. Blaney believed Hocevar failed to lift and simply wrecked him. Hocevar disputed that interpretation, saying he … Read more
NC State appeared to have Vanderbilt beaten on September 19, 2026. The Wolfpack led 31-28, had possession of the football and were down to the final six seconds. Instead, one of the most unlikely endings in recent college football history turned an almost certain NC State victory into a 35-31 Vanderbilt win. The deciding mistake … Read more
Gable Steveson suffered the first loss of his professional MMA career at UFC 331 when heavyweight Sean Sharaf knocked the Olympic wrestling champion out just 12 seconds into the first round. The result was one of the biggest surprises of the 2026 UFC season. Steveson entered the fight as an enormous betting favorite and one … Read more
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow for the second time in less than a year during Washington’s 37-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on September 20, 2026. The initial news contained one encouraging sign: X-rays showed no fracture. Daniels is undergoing additional testing to determine whether the latest dislocation damaged ligaments or … Read more
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams suffered a right hamstring injury during the Bears’ 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on September 20, 2026. Williams was hurt on a non-contact scramble in the fourth quarter and eventually was carted to the locker room. He is scheduled to undergo an MRI to determine the severity of the … Read more