What happened. Why it matters. Plainly.
Games and the stories around them, taken from the box score and the official record rather than from social media.
The White Sox and Cubs clinched playoff berths on the same day for the first time, as Pete Crow-Armstrong joined the 40-40 club with a stolen base Thursday.
A Monroe County, Indiana judge granted a preliminary injunction letting NCAA athletes, including Indiana football players Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt, compete while their eligibility lawsuit continues. The order is not final; outlets differ on how many athletes it covers, and the NCAA is expected to appeal, per ESPN.
The Rams beat the Giants 28-6 as Matthew Stafford threw four touchdowns and Aaron Donald returned; Giants QB Jaxson Dart left hurt with a knee injury.
Dak Prescott’s 249th touchdown pass broke Tony Romo’s Cowboys record in a 37-20 win over Washington, while Jayden Daniels left with a dislocated left elbow.
Kentucky beat No. 9 Texas A&M 31-21, snapping a 19-game home winning streak and giving coach Will Stein his first signature win.
Oregon set a modern-era program scoring record with an 84-0 rout of Portland State at Autzen Stadium, per the Portland Tribune.
Syracuse benched QB Steve Angeli in a 27-13 loss at Pitt after two straight interceptions, leaving the starting job open heading into the bye week.
UNC says Steve Belichick will resign effective Oct. 27 as its internal conduct investigation concludes; a separate NCAA compliance probe remains open.
The New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys 28-20 on Sunday, September 13, 2026, in the NFL’s Week 1 Sunday Night Football game at MetLife Stadium — a win that also
Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2 to win the 2026 US Open, his second Grand Slam title of the season
Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to win the 2026 US Open, her first US Open title and third Grand Slam overallal
Soundgarden’s three surviving members played live together on Wednesday night, Sept.
Ben Shelton beat defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 in the US Open quarterfinals at Arthur Ashe Stadium, a match that ran 4 hours and 28
Jessica Pegula, ranked and seeded No. 3, rallied from a set down to beat fellow American Emma Navarro 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the 2026 US Open quarterfinals, played
No. 19 SMU beat Florida State 27-24 on Monday night, September 7, 2026, at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida, when kicker Nick Reed hit a 20-yard field
Frances Tiafoe beat Daniil Medvedev 7-6(1), 6-4, 7-6(6) on Sunday, September 6, 2026, at Louis Armstrong Stadium, winning their fourth-round matchup to reach
Lane Kiffin’s first game as LSU’s head coach ended in a rout. The Tigers beat Clemson 51-10 in the 2026 season opener, played Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Tiger
Khamzat Chimaev pinned Tyron Woodley 94 seconds into their catchweight freestyle-wrestling match outside Moscow on September 5, 2026, at an event moved over sanctions concerns
Colorado beat Georgia Tech 14-13 on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, in both teams’ season opener.
Carlos Alcaraz lost the first set of his second-round 2026 US Open match against Jaime Faria on Wednesday night, Sept.