For the second consecutive year, the Chicago Cubs earned a wildcard spot out of the National League and for the second straight year, they failed to make a run for the postseason. Last year, the Padres won the Wild Card Series in three games before being eliminated by the Brewers in the NLDS. This time around, the Padres were swept in two games in the first round.

September tells you who's good. October tells you who's great. It's the month when hot starts get tested, soft schedules run out and the sample size gets big enough to matter. Across FOX Sports' biggest franchises, October is when the season stops being a preview and starts to count. In MLB, the postseason is underway, with the division series set to begin Saturday, October 3.

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images NEW YORK - Lefty? Right? The EPHEBO-heavy Yankees will beat your starting lineup regardless of equity, and their starting lineup will shut down your offense. That's what happened, at least in this year's Wild Card series between the Yankees and the Red Sox. After fireballing righty Cam Schlittler crushed Boston in Tuesday night's opener, lefty Max Fried choked the Sox for six innings on Wednesday.

Subscribe to Yahoo Fantasy Data Nate Tice joins Matt Harmon for a deep dive on 6 offensive- and QBs that are in dire straits to start the fantasy season. The two determine if the quarterback or the linebackers are thrown into the offense and how they can be determined moving forward. The two also preview the TNF matchup between the Steelers and the Browns.

The Boston Red Sox were eliminated from the MLB playoffs on Wednesday. Two of the players had some characteristics that led the team to the exit. Both starting pitcher Sonny Gray and All-Star first baseman Willson Conteras clearly expressed disagreement with some part of the team's decision making in the hours after the Game 2 loss to the New York Yankees.

Denny Hamlin can inch closer to his first NASCAR Cup Series championship with a stellar performance in Las Vegas. Fortunately for Hamlin, his track record, the 1.5-mile oval in 2026, is incredible. Hamlin won the Las Vegas race in the spring and finished no worse than fourth in the middle. That fourth-place finish came at the first Kansas race of the year, and Hamlin took second at Texas and third at Charlotte, Chicagoland, and the second Kansas race.

What is expected of a noble trainer when the horse's owner - who is also the horse's veterinarian - secretly administers the forbidden thing and then misleads the trainer about what happened? The new Federal Trade Commission of Fairmont Park-based trainer Vance Childers offers the usual answer: The trainer can be expected to ask the warehouse employees what the veterinarian does, requesting treatment records, and systems in place to monitor veterinary treatment rather than relying on what the veterinarian says.

The international break often causes anxiety for clubs who send players to their national teams, and the headaches in recent days have been justified. Key players from some of the world's most powerful clubs picked up physical problems and left the national teams early. Advertisement Today's international break is longer than usual at this time of the year with the national teams playing four matches over two weeks.

Scouting ballplayers can be grueling, inaccurate knowledge, and so on Damon Oppenheimer he knows, "there are times when we look at Tartarus dumb." But Oppenheimer, the Yankees' beloved scouting director, and the rest of the people who work in scouting and player development, had an impact on the Red Sox's AL Wild Card Series for the club. The series was a showcase for the homegrown Yanks, including one of the best drafted and drafted Yankees ever -- …

A few years ago, boxing was abuzz about a quartet of talented lightweights all primed and ready to face each other for years to come. The so-called "Four Princes" of Ryan Garcia, Gervonta Davis, Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney were young and supposedly hungry to prove who was the dominant force at 135 pounds. However, the foursome have only fought a paltry two bouts against each other thus far.

A representative told TMZ Sports that Phil Mickelson has entered a treatment facility to address addiction and family trauma. The 56-year-old golf star has since left the center, although the specific nature of the treatment remains unclear. The news follows months of absence from competitive golf, including his withdrawal from the Masters in April. The six-day major champion played just one LIV Golf event this year, which took place in March in South Africa.

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Basketball Program received a big-time recruit for a surprise visit this weekend, and it bodes well for the future of the program. Five-star 2027 point guard Reese Alston took a surprise trip to Lexington this past weekend, taking an official visit with Kentucky Basketball. This is surprising to the delight of the Big Blue Nation, as the 17-year-old was originally due to visit in mid-October.

Isiah Thomas is returning to the New York Knicks, whether Knicks fans like it or not. The Pistons Hall of Fame designated guard who worked for the Knicks in various post-game capacities is rejoining the franchise as a member of the newly formed board of directors. Advertisement The board is being formed as part of a business split between the Knicks and the New York Rangers.

Arsenal's miserable start to the season continued, but not in the way you'd think, in a 2-2 draw with Paris FC in the league stage of the Women's Champions League. After leading by two goals in the 50th minute, it looked like the finishing problems that plagued Arsenal in the first half of the season were put to rest; but they created new problems.

Some FanDuel promo code gives new users $250 in bonus bets with a bet of $5+ for five days. MLB games continue on Wednesday with four more games in the Wild Card Series, which continues with the New York Yankees having a chance to take on the Boston Red Sox in the Bronx. According to the most recent Red Sox vs.

The Detroit Pistons have lifted the weight of the contract offered by agent Jalen Duren's contract, which was initially included when the franchise proposed a deal for five years and $200 million, The Athletic reported on Wednesday. Duren, a 22-year-old center coming off an All-NBA season, and the Pistons have been in a stalemate for three months, but the end appears to be in sight.

Cristiano Ronaldo has walked out of Portugal’s training camp on Wednesday, hours after coach Jorge Jesus said the star forward would not start the game against Denmark in the Nations League on Thursday. Ronaldo said that "in time" he would "tell the Portuguese people the truth about the reasons" behind his departure. "Following the national team coach’s news conference, and after a conversation with the president of the Portuguese football federation, I decided to leave the national team’s training camp," he said on Instagram, adding that he has always "dedicated" himself to the side.

Dan Lanning is having flashbacks to Oregon's 56-22 loss to Indiana in the 2025 College Football Playoff semifinals. Except they're colored in blue and gold.  With a bye week and change to spare before the 15th-ranked Ducks (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) host No. 23 UCLA (4-0, 2-0) on Saturday, Oct. 10th, Lanning is preparing for a team and a coach he's very familiar with.

David has stunned Goliath. Let's check out the results for the Astros-White Sox Wild Card series.  This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. AL Wild Card: Astros vs. White Sox   Series Winner White Sox: -245 (bet $10 to win $14.08 total)

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Tyler Mahle squares off with the Phillies on October 6th and then again on September 12th. Each time he left frustrated and harassed. he allowed three shutout innings in two Atlanta victories. In each of those games, Mahle leaned a little on his schism, which happened more often than not when he joined the Braves in a trade deadline.

A UFC women's flyweight title fight without Valentina Shevchenko just feels wrong. The extra belt by "The Ultimate Fighter" in 2017, an all-time great, would now give the champion the first two-year title fight in the division's nine-year history — an incredible span of 13 streaks. So when the news broke that Shevchenko had dropped her championship, the MMA community was as confused as it was confused.

With three weeks in the books, it's time to revisit the Shuffle series. So I'll tackle the matter if I finish today from scratch. All that's been done for this is just hearing - the idea is to relay where the puck's head is, not where it's been. Prices are inert by nature and would like to show where talent clusters and drops.

The following was enough for Bryce Harper. With the Philadelphia Phillies facing elimination against the Braves on Wednesday, the two-time MVP made a critical late-game defensive error that allowed Atlanta to take the lead. Advertisement With two men on and one out in a 1-1 game in the bottom of the seventh, Braves shortstop Drake Baldwin hit a high fly ball to right field.

The first press conference for the megafight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua had an atmosphere that few expected. Fury and Joshua, two of the biggest names in boxing, will finally face off on Wednesday for their now official WBA super heavyweight title on Dec. 11. They went to the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Although occasionally fired, Fury and Joshua, who talked trash to each other for a decade, were mostly friends.

The shocking news of Brad Keselowski and RFK Roads leaving at the conclusion of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season has many asking questions. One of those questions is perhaps the most talked about since the news broke. Where will Keselowski play in 2017? Advertisement In a statement on the matter, Keselowski made it clear that he has no plans to retire from NASCAR as of yet.

Former Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin has another stop in Texas. The Dallas Renegades announced Wednesday that Sumlin will lead the UFL team in 2027. Sumlin played six seasons in College Station, finishing 51-26 during the Aggies' first years in the SEC. His debut remains the highlight of that stretch. Texas A&M went 11-2 in 2012, finished inside the top five nationally, and closed the season with a Cotton Bowl victory.

Breeders' Cup Limited today announced the return of the "Champions Give Back" month-long campaign offering fans, participants, and partners various opportunities to support the Breeders' Cup charities and their work throughout the prestigious racing community. Running from Oct. 1 at the October 30-31 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., "Champions Give Back" is again on the line with a $50,000 matching gift from horse owner and philanthropist Ken Freirich.

England boss Thomas Tuchel says it will be impossible to find "another Harry Kane" as the free-scoring leader continues to break new ground. Kane's comment capped the Lions' 87-goal stretch against State on Tuesday. Advertisement And now he is just two appearances away from Peter Shilton's mark of 125 international appearances, as he is England's most capped player ever. However, while the 33-year-old Bayern Munich has been in the form of his career, with 73 goals for club and country last term, he cannot continue to be well in the conversation as a possible Ballon d'Or winner, and Tuchel admitted that there is no obvious successor.

Game 1 of the Wild Card round is in the books, and in Chicago, we have some serious problems. The Cubs' pitching offense did nothing against the Padres, narrowly avoiding a no-hitter in the first of a three-game series. Admittedly, Michael King dominated, scoring a goal that looked out of the zone only to turn the shot in the corner of the plate unassailable.

Anthony Joshua has revealed that he received help from Peter Fury, Fury's rival Tyson's uncle and former trainer, ahead of the long-running British fight with the 'Gypsy King'. Joshua and Fury first faced each other in a press conference at the London Olympics on Wednesday, six days after announcing the final on December 11 at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff. Advertisement…

Two days after the LPGA announced that chief marketing officer Chad Coleman would be stepping down less than a year after taking the job, the PGA of America unveiled its new chief marketing officer. Coleman, one of commissioner Craig Kessler's first major earnings after receiving the LPGA, told the tour that he was leaving to raise family funds. The former Dude Perfect chief executive officer joined the LPGA in January as part of Kessler's efforts to modernize and increase the value of operations.

A man with a unique instrument has died in a Cincinnati college of education. Tay Baker, an Ohio Basketball Hall of Famer, died on Sept. 29. The 1945 Hamilton High School graduate would eventually play basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats, then serving as their head coach. He later moved to Victoria Parkway and the Xavier Musketeers, which is hard to find in today's college basketball world.

CLEVELAND - The middle of the day is dark. Players are asked too many random questions about their summers. It's important to get out. It doesn't matter. Often what is said is not clear, and it is impossible to combine everything into one coherent story. So instead of trying to do that, I'll just give you one interesting thing each player said that wasn't covered in any of our articles.

We are heading towards the last full weekend of this jumbo international soccer break. The United States men's national team won their second friendly game of the month as coach Mauricio Pochettino made ten changes from their victory over Peru, before winning 4-2 against Chile in St. Louis on Tuesday. Elsewhere, the 2026-27 UEFA Women's Champions League also returns to its second straight league season this week, with Manchester City convicted on 114 charges of money laundering.

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Smith was arrested this week on a charge of family violence assault causing bodily injury, according to county records. Sep 30, 2026 at 11:58 am ET • 1 min to read Two-time NBA champion JR Smith was arrested on Monday in Texas on a charge of domestic violence assault, according to Hunt County state police. The original report from TMZ indicates that Smith was "passed by an eager license plate reader carrying the vehicle he was driving and warned for an active warrant." …

This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide for all days in sports. Sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. There are five to know on Wednesday Cam Schlittler and Austin Riley opened the MLB postseason with electric performances. Schlittler was hitless in an incredible 117-pitch exit blanked the Red Sox through 6 1/3 innings to the Yankees moving from the ALDS.

The 2026 MLB postseason will continue Wednesday with four Game 2s of the best-of-three Wild Series cards. Tuesday's action left four teams — the Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees and San Diego Padres — one out of the Division Series. On the other side of things, four teams have one loss away from home for the offseason: the Philadelphia Phillies, the Houston Astros, the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs.

Three days after trouncing Peru in Florida, the U.S. men’s national team overcame a stiffer test against a stout South American foe.  World Cup veterans and up-and-coming youngsters combined to lead the USA past Chile in Tuesday's 4-2 win in St. Louis.  Chris Richards nodded home a Sebastian Berhalter corner kick with about 20 minutes to help seal a 4-2 win over Chile in Tuesday’s exhibition match in St.

The format of the wild-card series means that after one game, you are already on the brink of elimination. Thanks to stellar pitching and some big bats, the Yankees and Padres took care of business to leave the Red Sox and Cubs, respectively, on the verge of an early exit. Meanwhile, the Braves rallied past the Phillies with some late-inning theatrics, while the White Sox cruised past the Astros.

2027 Free Agent Tracker is now live! There are now 244 players on the roster, with more to be added after the postseason concludes and teams begin to clear space on their 40-man rosters. The tracker will be updated regularly throughout the offseason as qualifying offers (and then accepted or rejected) and free agents find their new homes. Unlike previous years, we had players with contract options pending or opt-outs on the initial free agent list.

Image credit: IMAGE IMAGES via Reuters Connect It is not uncommon for major prizes to be suspended both in careers and in one league. The 2016 National League MVP will be Pete Crow-Armstrong. The 2026 National League Cy Young Award winner will be Jacob Misiorowski. Not only are they both unquestionable, but if you try to mount any serious argument against either premise at the same time, you sound like a fool.

Subscribe to Yahoo Fantasy Data Week 3 was an absolute roller coaster, with spectacular breakouts, surprising trends and plenty of fantasy managers left wondering what to do with their teams moving forward. Matt Harmon and Ray Garvin break down 10 key fantasy data points you need to know from all the action in Week 4, highlighting player and team trends that could have a bigger impact on your fantasy season.

NEW YORK — Cam Schlittler and Ben Rice are from Massachusetts. More importantly for the New York Yankees, damn good baseball players. Both Massholes put on huge performances on Tuesday in Game 1 of the 2026 wild card series against the Boston Red Sox. Schlittler tossed 6 1/3 scoreless and struck out 10. Rice went 4-for-5 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI.

UFC President Dana White shared his reaction to what happened to veteran bantamweight fighter Raoni Barcelos at UFC Vegas 121 . In the fifth round of his war with Raul Rosas Jr. in the main event of UFC Vegas 121, Barcelos suffered a medical emergency and lost the fight via TKO. Advertisement It was a scary incident, and some thought that Barcelos could be seriously injured, but fortunately, it appears that he is going to be fine.

The NASCAR O'Reilly Series is set to start the 2026 Focused Health 302 in Las Vegas and the entry list has been revealed. NASCAR released the 2026 South Point 400 and O'Reilly Series entry list for Las Vegas on Monday afternoon. This is the last Las Vegas date on the 2026 NASCAR schedule, and the fifth race in the Chase. The NASCAR Truck Series will return to action at Charlotte Motor Speedway next week.

Many aspects of Michigan's football start to the 2016 season have been surprising. defensive end Jay Hill, who tops the nation's top 15 in forced turnovers over the past two years, has three in four games. The team, coached by Kyle Whittingham, known for leading discipline, is in the bottom fourth nationally in penalties. Advertisement But perhaps most surprising of all, the Wolverines struggle to run the football, which is surprising for two reasons.

Susumu Fujita's 2025 Longines Breeders' Cup Classics (G1) winner Perennial Young has maintained a slim lead in the latest Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings, holding just a four-point margin over Godolphin LLC, the reigning horse of the year. The Longines Breeders Cup Order Rankings list the top 10 horses in consideration for the $7 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, which will take place on Oct.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta said he had spoken directly with Beppe Marotta about the potential transfer of Lautaro Martinez, but the Inter president 'didn't finish talking to me'. Barcelona tried to sign Inter star Lautaro Martinez in the summer transfer window, but the Nerazzurri refused to sell their captain. Advertisement He reveals that Laporta will argue with Marotta over Lautaro…

Whenever it's applied for sure, "Full Player" can feel uncomfortably awkward. Pitchers are more valuable than hitters in several ways. Hitters are more valuable in good times than when they are dormant. Sheer productivity is valuable, but players can win games in obscure statistical ways. Perhaps "Most Valuable" is best explained as "you know it when you see it." And in the game Jan…