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SportsXplain StaffBenjamin Satterley, the English professional wrestler known to millions of fans as PAC in All Elite Wrestling and Neville in WWE, has died at age 40. All Elite Wrestling announced Satterley’s death on September 27, 2026, describing the Newcastle upon Tyne native as an internationally traveled performer whose innovative aerial offense and extraordinary in-ring ability … Read more
The Washington Commanders entered Week 3 without injured starting quarterback Jayden Daniels, carrying an 0-2 record and facing the defending Super Bowl champions riding a 12-game winning streak. They left with one of the biggest upsets of the young NFL season. Backup quarterback Marcus Mariota threw three touchdown passes without an interception, Washington’s defense forced … Read more
When two Major League Baseball teams finish the regular season with identical records, they no longer play an extra game to decide who reaches the postseason. Since MLB expanded the playoffs in 2022, ties involving division championships, Wild Card berths and postseason seeding have been settled using a series of mathematical tiebreakers. The first — … Read more
Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever assistant coach Briann January have become the center of a growing controversy after cameras captured another animated exchange between them during Indiana’s 96-77 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on September 22, 2026. The video showed January speaking emphatically and pointing while addressing Clark during a timeout. Clark listened briefly, appeared … Read more
Major League Baseball is exploring one of its most unusual special-event games yet: playing a regular-season game inside a United States national park. MLB has approached the federal government about whether such a game would be possible, with Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming emerging as a potential location. National Park Service officials have reportedly … Read more
Stephen Curry has made his future with the Golden State Warriors much clearer. Curry and the Warriors agreed to a two-year, $116 million contract extension that can keep the franchise icon in Golden State through the 2028-29 NBA season — what would be his 20th season with the organization. The deal includes a player option … Read more
Targeting is one of college football’s most important — and frequently misunderstood — player-safety rules. Under NCAA rules, targeting generally involves a player making prohibited forcible contact with the crown of his helmet or making forcible contact to the head or neck area of a defenseless opponent. A confirmed targeting foul carries a 15-yard penalty … Read more
Justin Verlander has thrown the final pitch of one of the greatest pitching careers of the modern era. The 43-year-old Detroit Tigers right-hander made his final MLB start on September 26, 2026, against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Comerica Park. Despite having gone nearly six months without pitching in a major-league game because of hip and … Read more
Cavan Sullivan is one of the most highly regarded young American soccer players of his generation, and the Philadelphia Union midfielder reached another milestone on September 26, 2026, when he made his senior United States men’s national team debut at just 16 years old. Sullivan did not merely come off the bench. Coach Mauricio Pochettino … Read more
Raoni Barcelos was hospitalized after a frightening and unusual finish to his fight against Raul Rosas Jr. in the main event of UFC Vegas 121 on September 26, 2026. Barcelos suddenly went unconscious during a fifth-round takedown by Rosas, prompting referee Herb Dean to immediately stop the fight. Barcelos remained on the canvas for an … Read more