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SportsXplain StaffThe first round of the WNBA playoffs is a best-of-three series using a 1-1-1 home-court format. That means a team needs two victories to advance, and the teams alternate home courts throughout the series. The higher-seeded team hosts Game 1, the lower-seeded team hosts Game 2, and the series returns to the higher seed for … Read more
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed suffered a frightening neck injury on the second offensive play of a September 20 game against the New York Jets, forcing medical personnel to immobilize him on a spine board and take him from MetLife Stadium by cart. The encouraging news is that Reed had movement in his … Read more
Nneka Ogwumike has retired from the WNBA after 15 seasons, ending a career that included a league MVP award, a championship, 11 All-Star selections and a place among the WNBA’s all-time leaders in scoring, rebounding and steals. Ogwumike played her final game on September 24, 2026, finishing with 17 points, 15 rebounds and five assists … Read more
Steve Alford is retiring from college basketball after the 2026-27 season, ending a head-coaching career that has lasted 36 seasons and taken him from Division III Manchester College to major programs including Iowa, New Mexico, UCLA and Nevada. Alford announced on September 24 that his eighth season at Nevada will be his last. The 61-year-old … Read more
Lucas Spence is a 23-year-old Houston Astros outfielder who went from an undrafted college player to the center of the American League West race with one of the most unusual three-home-run games in MLB history. Spence hit the first three home runs of his major-league career in Houston’s 7-5 victory over the Athletics on September … Read more
Elly De La Cruz has officially joined Major League Baseball’s 30-30 club. The Cincinnati Reds shortstop recorded his 30th stolen base of the 2026 season against the Toronto Blue Jays on September 25, giving him at least 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in the same season for the first time in his career. … Read more
The Connecticut Sun are leaving Connecticut after 24 seasons and moving to Houston, where the franchise will become the Houston Comets beginning with the 2027 WNBA season. The move follows the Mohegan Tribe’s decision to sell the Sun to Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta. Fertitta’s company agreed to purchase the franchise for $300 million, and … Read more
The Chicago White Sox completed one of the most dramatic turnarounds in MLB history in 2026, clinching a playoff berth just one year after finishing 60-102 and two years after setting the modern-era record with 121 losses. Chicago beat the Kansas City Royals 9-1 on September 24 to secure its first postseason appearance since 2021. … Read more
Philadelphia Flyers forward Trevor Zegras received one of the NHL’s most unusual penalties during a September 24, 2026 preseason game against the Boston Bruins: a two-minute minor because his jersey was tucked into his hockey pants. The penalty was not the result of a new ban specifically created for jersey tucking. Instead, the NHL is … Read more
San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk was fined $14,926 by the NFL for a touchdown celebration that the league interpreted as him pretending to chug a beer. There is one problem with that interpretation: Juszczyk says he was pretending to drink juice. The longtime 49ers fullback is nicknamed “Juice,” and he says he has used … Read more