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SportsXplain StaffNick Chubb is returning to the Cleveland Browns, but he is not making an NFL comeback. The four-time Pro Bowl running back will return to Cleveland on Friday, September 25, 2026, to sign a one-day contract that allows him to officially retire as a member of the Browns. Chubb had already announced his retirement from … Read more
Jonquel Jones gave the New York Liberty another major injury concern just days before the start of the 2026 WNBA playoffs when she rolled her left ankle during the team’s regular-season finale against the Atlanta Dream. Jones left the game late in the third quarter and did not return. Liberty coach Chris DeMarco said afterward … Read more
The Seattle Storm have set a new WNBA record for the most losses in a single season. Seattle finished the 2026 regular season with an 8-36 record, giving the Storm 36 losses — two more than the previous league record of 34. The record reflects both Seattle’s difficult season and the WNBA’s longer 44-game schedule, … Read more
Shohei Ohtani is back in the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup, but fans should not expect to see him on the mound during the 2026 playoffs. The Dodgers activated Ohtani from the injured list on September 23 after he spent two weeks recovering from lingering problems with his left knee and right biceps. He returned as … Read more
Ben Rice has joined one of the most exclusive power-hitting groups in New York Yankees history — and set a particularly unusual franchise mark in the process. Rice hit his 40th and 41st home runs of the 2026 season against the Tampa Bay Rays on September 23, becoming only the second player ever drafted by … Read more
Gregg Popovich has remarried, and his new wife has a long-standing connection to the San Antonio Spurs. The former Spurs head coach married Mary Barth Budenholzer on September 16, 2026, in Texas, according to a marriage license obtained by TMZ. Mary was previously married to Mike Budenholzer, Popovich’s longtime assistant coach in San Antonio who … Read more
Paige Bueckers has added several major records to her WNBA résumé while helping transform the Dallas Wings from one of the league’s worst teams into a playoff team. Bueckers finished the 2026 regular season with 878 points, breaking the Wings’ single-season scoring record previously held by Arike Ogunbowale. She also became the highest-scoring player through … Read more
NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip is stepping further away from public life after being diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration, or FTD, a progressive neurological disease that affects areas of the brain involved in behavior, personality, language and other functions. Waltrip’s family announced the diagnosis on September 23, 2026. They also said the 79-year-old former driver … Read more
Angel Reese gave the Atlanta Dream an injury scare just days before the 2026 WNBA playoffs when she was hit in the face by New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu during Atlanta’s regular-season finale. Reese left the game and did not play in the second half, but the immediate news was encouraging. Dream coach Karl … Read more
Lonzo Ball has not retired from the NBA. The 28-year-old guard sparked retirement speculation after speaking candidly about his injury-plagued career during an episode of the Ball in the Family podcast. Some reports interpreted Ball’s comments as a retirement announcement, but Ball quickly denied that he was walking away from basketball. Ball remains an NBA … Read more