UEFA Nations League Northern Ireland 0 - 0 Georgia FT Northern Ireland remain the only team not to concede in the 2026-27 Nations League, but were unable to draw in a 0-0 draw with Georgia after Isaac Price missed a penalty for the home side. Advertisement Michael O'Neill's outfit came close in the first half of the B2 group competition when Patrick Kelly found himself across the finish line but hesitated, giving him time to clear his defenses.

Northern Ireland's first nine points in the UEFA Nations League have been accumulated over a total of 17 games. Completing the stalemate against Georgia on Monday night, Michael O'Neill's side earned eight in just 11 days. Advertisement It says a lot about the growing mentality around this young side that, even after what was arguably the best ever Nations League window, the fans left Windsor Park frustrated that there wasn't more.

Jason Kidd has announced that he is "in advanced discussions" to join ESPN for the next chapter of his career. According to Athletics and NBA reporter Marc Stein on Monday, Oct. 5, the Court of Fame point guard is close to a deal to become an ESPN studio analyst and member of "NBA Countdown." The show now features Brian Windhorst and Kendrick Perkins with Malika Andrews hosting.

Week 5 in the Big 12 could best be described as an eye opener and event. There were six conference meetings, while Kansas was beaten by Middle Tennessee in its only non-conference upset. Houston blew a 17-0 deficit against UCF over the final 19 minutes. Iowa State and West Virginia provided one of the most active young shoots of the season.

David Frerker-Imagn Images Ty Gallia was just about to fail as the hero in the ninth inning of Saturday night's Division Series opener between the Padres and Brewers, and on Sunday in downtown San Diego his performance would have been greater if not for Mason Miller's ninth-inning meltdown. The 32-year-old first baseman has swung a hot bat in the auto, building off of an impressive campaign in which he returned to the team that drafted him in 2015 and rediscovered his swing after more than two years of sliding around the replacement level and through four teams' rosters.

What should I expect this winter? It's almost like that again; The 2026-27 men's college basketball season is right around the corner. In fact, it won't be long before the games in the Big East are officially put to sleep, with teams like UConn, Villanova, and all the funny stuff crowned in the St. John's conference. Advertisement The initial matchups have already been set; they promise to be full of exciting moments and electrifying action.

In Episode 586, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Costco jeans and Friday weddings and then the five topics are mostly baseball. 1. Brother F*** ed: Two losses in Milwaukee was tough for the Padres2. Ooooh that Pindarus, can't you Pindarus that Pindarus?: meanwhile Atlanta suggested the split of Los Angeles.3. One down, four to go (if needed): How will Game(s) go in the AL?

United States men's national team striker Folarin Balogun hasn't given up on a return to the Premier League, a month after his deadline-day move to Everton fell apart. Asked by talkSPORT whether a Premier League move still interested him, the 25-year-old called it a possibility. "I was close to a transfer," Balogun said. "It didn't materialise, but for sure it's definitely an option."

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres may be catching waves at the beach in their spare time, some of the new home-made pearls in Old Town and the views on the floor are mirrored, but they're not rustic, and they're certainly not stupid. They know what's up. Advertisement They know they trail the Milwaukee Brewers 2 games to 0 in the National League's best-of-five division series, and the odds are heavily stacked against them.

Apparently, in the towns of Karl-Anthony and the New York Knicks, someone is going to be the first shot. What is clear, however, is that there is a lot of work to be done to keep the star of their franchise locked in for the long term, and the prospect of him being able to suddenly play in the final month for the Knicks is a real possibility.

The race is controlled from start to finish, but the driver's ability to drop back into the lap and still finish second is the true mark of a champion. Kyle Larson just did it in Las Vegas, and it's further testament to how dominant the No. He was the 5th Hendrick Motorsports driver in the Chase. Larson has a 2.2 average finish in the Chase with wins at Gateway and Kansas, and second-place finishes at Bristol and Vegas; An absolute fifth place at Darlington is the only outlier.

The 2026 Baycurrent Series brings one of the strongest FedExCup Fall fields to Japan this week, as defending champion Xander Schauffele tries to accomplish something no player in tournament history has done: successfully defend the title. It is not easy for them. Advertisement MORE: Jackson Koivun Joins Brooks Koepka On TGL's Motor City Roster For 2017 World No. 5 Wyndham Clark arrived at Yokohama Antipolis as the last player in the field after winning three times this season, including the US Open.

The Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints meet in a Week 4 NFC South matchup at 8:15 p.m. on "Monday Night Football" at the Caesars Superdome, airing on ESPN and ABC. Both teams enter 1-2, and the winner will move into a tie with the Carolina Panthers (2-2) atop the division. A Falcons win does come with a catch, though: Carolina beat Atlanta in Week 2 and would hold the top of the league.

Following UFC 332, Natalia Silva is the brand new UFC women's flyweight champion after defeating Wang Cong in the main event. While we await word on when Valentina Shevchenko could return to action, Silva says she plans to be an active champion. So will "The Bullet" be Silva's first title challenger? In a completely new edition To the nextMMA Fights' Mike Heck and Alexander K.

Brett Davis-Imagn Images When I focus on the present, I like to repeat the mantra: no past, no future. I don't want to dictate my personal philosophy to you, but it makes a big difference to me. It's a reminder to focus now, experiencing what's happening in this moment is bigger than whatever mental baggage I'm carrying, or whatever I'm worried about, might happen next week.

Peter Jacobsen claimed that Vijay Singh was so good at playing the ball that he could actually hit the ball better than Phil Mickelson. Singh is undoubtedly one of the greatest international golfers the game has ever seen. The Fijian won three major championships, including the Masters in 2000. It was, of course, the only major Woods Tigers did not win that year.

Here are the latest news and updates from the NBA preseason and training camp to help you prepare for your fantasy basketball draft. Start spots up for grabs in the clippers Isaiah Jackson started Sunday's opener and finished with 4 points (2-3 FG), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks over 17 minutes. He's been running with the first unit in training camp, and looks to be on track to open the year as the Clippers' starting quarterback, 38-year-old Brook Lopez.

Subscribe to the Kevin O'Connor Show Kevin O'Connor joined Ku Khahil in previewing that the Detroit Pistons' now Jalen Duren contract extension is finally official. What can Pistons fans expect from Duren this season and how will Detroit's other offseason additions impact their lineups and team chemistry? Later, the pair also reacted to Karl-Antony Town's comment that the deal with the New York Knicks was nowhere near done.

Image credit: IMAGE IMAGES via Reuters Connect New York Yankees (3), Tampa Bay Rays (1), 8:00 PM EDT NYY: RHP Cam Schlittler (14-6, 1.95 ERA, 66 DRAWS); TB: RHP Freddy Peralta (10-11, 4.42 ERA, 108 DRA- but 5-2, 3.25 ERA, 112 DRA- at Tampa Bay) There was a time when, if you said Tampa Bay was beating the Yankees with Drew Rasmussen on the mound, who started Gerrit Cole in the first game of a playoff series, you'd think the Yankees were struggling.

The Seattle Mariners were among the biggest disappointments of the 2026 MLB season. After winning the American League West in 2025, the Mariners crashed and burned this year, finishing 10 games under .500. Turns out, there were a few reasons for the team's struggles. Both Cal Raleigh and Josh Naylor were playing through injuries during the season that required offseason surgeries, the team announced Monday.

There has been plenty of anticipation for Daniil Medvedev's match against Novak Djokovic at the Beijing Open on Monday. They were thought to be two of the greatest players in one encounter, most exciting to the point, much to the delight of the spectators. But that match ended earlier than expected after Medvedev, in which it seemed to be a frustration, the ball stands.

Karl-Anthony Towns was on top of the world this summer after helping free New York to its first NBA title in more than 50 years. The New Jersey native was sensational in the playoffs, and taken that performance would be easy to a peace deal this summer to stay with the Knicks long-term. With the start of the 2026-27 season on the horizon, that proved to be no fluke and the Knicks' star big man is ahead of an offensive renewal in extension talks on Monday ahead of the arrival of the New York City opener in Philly.

Image credit: IMAGE IMAGES via Reuters Connect Desperation - noun. Loss of hope, despair; A state of desperation leading to recklessness *** The 2022 Pennant-winning Phillies were a famous team. Led by interim manager Rob Thomson, the Wild Card did not do them justice: they had caught fire in the summer and kept the flame alive and well, dominating the NL playoffs before the dynastic Astros won a real battle in their last World Series.

Image credit: IMAGE IMAGES via Reuters Connect Chicago White Sox (4) at Cleveland (2), 5:00 PM EDT CHW: LHP Anthony Kay (10-9, 4.44 ERA, 126 DRA-) follows RHP Sean Burke (11-7, 3.34 ERA, 97 DRA-); CLE: RHP Gavin Williams (14-8, 3.76 ERA, 69 DRA-); Again, Chicago starts against lefties against the Rangers, whose OPS against southpaws was 31 points lower (.675) than against righties (.706).

Sean O'Malley says there is no discussion about any Payton Talbott fight at the White House. Prior to UFC 332, Talbott (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) claimed that he had hinted at this in talks to potentially face O'Malley (20-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) at UFC Freedom 250 this past June and that he had knocked down the former UFC bantamweight team.

Players who leave the NFL to return to college won't be allowed to come back to the league this season. NFL executive Troy Vincent reiterated the longstanding policy at the league's meetings Wednesday, saying players who go back to college will be ineligible to play in 2026. Vincent said any player who does that would instead become a free agent for the 2027 season.

LOS ANGELES — Ray Kerr is becoming an unlikely retirement hero for the Atlanta Braves. The former convenience store and movie theater operator hit four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani on a four-seam 95-mph fastball in the Braves' 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers that clinched their National League Division Series game. Advertisement "He did it again for us, just amazing," Braves manager Walt Weiss said.

Payton Talbott's ex-UFC champion's scars are quickly crushing — and now he wants another one. Talbott added to his collection of spectacular performances Saturday night at UFC 332, knocking out two-time flyweight title holder Deiveson Figueiredo with a spectacular white-hot performance in just two minutes at the downtown Salt Lake City Delta Center. Advertisement Fighting for the first time since the December 2025 demolition of former two-division champion Henrique Cejudo, Talbott (12-1) wasted no time in discovering that the flow was wasted.

While very similar events on paper, the Presidents Cup is very different from the Ryder Cup. Wyndham Clark felt the difference on Thursday when the US team took a 3-2 lead over the international team at Medinah Antipolis. It was quiet in Chicago. "They're kind of dead," Clark said Thursday night. "I felt like the moment could be better to be honest, because the fans don't feel, I think, as much as right."

State Games silver medalist Connor Williams feels there is no better time to fulfill a lifelong ambition as he prepares to begin his professional boxing career. For the Welsh champions, the game provided much more than success. He gave him a portion. Advertisement "I feel like I've found my place in the boxing world," Williams said. Having established himself as one of Wales' most famous amateur talents, now twenty-four years on he is ready to prove himself in the professional ranks.

It is difficult to rise from OG Anunoby. The man who made one of the greatest plays in NBA Finals history and helped New York win its first title in over half a century didn't do much. While he was enjoying his offseason, a few months removed from the Knicks' championship glory, he was asked to evaluate the New Sixers' roster.

The submission-only fight between Jose Aldo and Marlon Vera on Sunday night in Quito, Ecuador ended after neither MMA veteran managed to reach the finish line for 10 minutes. A local star returning to his home country of Ecuador for his first competition in the country since 2012, Vera scored a try in the first five minutes as he stood in the corner of the Brazilians, denying them every chance.

Image credit: IMAGE IMAGES via Reuters Connect Players sometimes announce themselves to the baseball world. Last year, Cam Schlittler threw eight shutout innings against Boston in his first hour outing, giving him the nod for this season's Cy Young campaign. So far in the 2026 playoffs, the breakout stars have been a gift for Taylor. The White Sox have played in all three playoff games, and two of them thanks to Taylor's dominant pitching to close the games.

October's FloRacing kicks into high gear this week with five straight days of racing on Friday and Saturday with a huge slate of dirt, drag and pavement races. No Mercy 17 The week started on Wednesday and runs through Sunday, but the schedule is actually heading into the weekend. High Limit Racing heads to Lakeside Speedway for the two-night Heartland of America Showdown, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series visit to Eldora Speedway and racing from tracks across the country fill out loaded Saturday.

Denver Nugget star Nikola Jokic is often compared to Larry Bird, which is only partially fair. The funny part is, when people talk about Bird, they often suggest that he would be too slow to play in today's NBA, but Jokic is far slower than Bird has ever been, and he's doing just fine. The first reason is compared, because they both have visible vision and passing skills.

It's easy to know everything when you're cheeky, but when you are from- you are a fool, you know better. UFC 332 didn't look like an unimaginative dud by any stretch, as it appeared at the top of the card with impostor syndrome. Wang Cong and Natalia Silva didn't fit the bill as natural headliners for the event, which made it difficult for the former perts to see beyond the duct tape.

DODGER STADIUM (Los Angeles) – With Chris Sale unavailable, and with the Braves needing two bullpen games to get through the first two games of the National League Division Series on the road against two Cy Young Award winners, they still found a way to return to Atlanta with the series tied at one game apiece. Dodgers deadline addition Tarik Skubal came "as advertised" in Game 1, but Blake Snell couldn’t pick up where Skubal left off. 

STATE FARM STADIUM (Glendale, Ariz.) – What a way to get your first start for the U.S. men’s national team. A week after making his senior international debut in the second half of the USA’s 4-1 win over Peru, 20-year-old Barcelona goalkeeper Diego Kochen was named in coach Mauricio Pochettino's lineup for Saturday’s high-profile exhibition with blood rivals Mexico just outside of Phoenix, where a sellout crowd of 64,000 fans is expected at the home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals.

All good things come to an end. Such is life and such is football. Lionel Messi has been the best footballer of his generation, and probably beyond that, with very few others standing on the same hill as him. Now we bid farewell to the GOAT, at least in international football. October 6th, 2026, will be the last time any of us can watch the diminutive Argentine in the La Albiceleste No.

Atlanta Braves ace left-hander Chris Sale will not start Game 2 of the NLDS on Sunday, the team announced. Sale made four outs and sent 21 pitches to shut out Game 3 of the Wild Card Series on Thursday. "At the end of the day, we want the full strength of Chris Sale," Braves manager Walt Weiss said ahead of Game 2.

The 2026 MLB postseason continues Sunday with Game 2 of the National League. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers emerged victorious on Saturday in Game 1 over the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres, respectively, and will take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best division series on Sunday. Since the best-of-five Division Series happened in 1995, the team that won Game 1 won the series 73% of the time, and 32% of the time the series ended in a sweep.

One of college basketball’s cathedrals is getting a corporate makeover. Duke is slated to announce a four-year sponsorship deal with Edward Jones that will see the company’s logos added to the floor at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The agreement will also include Edward Jones being designated a "Champion Partner of Duke Athletics" and becoming the presenting sponsor of the Duke Champions Club.

In Follow The Money, Ben Portnoy will bring you into a weekly deep dive into the business of college sports. Before we jump in, I thought it would be helpful to briefly explain what we’re doing here. College sports have never experienced a more topsy-turvy era. Longtime traditions and the increased need for commercialization are clashing at every turn. Quarterbacks are signing multi-million dollar deals.

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images They opened the roof. That's the first thing you need to know about Game 2 of the NLDS between the Milwaukee Brewers and the San Diego Padres. No one was worried about the beating of the ball belt or the wire or the catwalk or the dangling chain of sausage links hanging from the ceiling. More importantly, no one was worried about the damn thing in the bottom of the ninth, when Jackson Chourio, one of the batters in the loss, turned in a 10-mph Mason Miller fastball for the game-winning, two-RBI single.

UFC middleweight prospect Ateba Guatier has issued a statement following his upset TKO loss against Roman Kopylov at UFC 332. In what was the only upset of the night on a card filled with dominant talent, Gautier lost for the first time in the UFC when veteran Kopylov knocked him out in the first round. Advertisement The loss drops Gautier's UFC record to 5-1, and 11-2 overall in his MMA career.

The Colorado Buffaloes football quarterback carousel continues to go round and round. This will be the second season that Deion Sanders and his offensive coordinator have changed the starting linebacker due to a lack of success in the game. Coach First has said in the past that he knows what he looks like, but he still knows what a quarterback looks like, which Shedeur Sanders isn't.

Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will invite US President Donald Trump to enter the ring ahead of his clash with British rival Anthony Joshua. Fury and Joshua are fighting in Cardiff on December 11 and the "Gypsy King" is keen for Trump to join the procession to the ring at the 80,000 capacity Principality Stadium. Advertisement Fury Trump met at UFC Freedom 250 at the White House in June and wore a hat emblazoned with the words "Donald Trump for Prime Minister" after lifting an 80-year-old ban in the United States.

Michael Harris II should not have been 90 feet away from the runner in first place. But it was Atlanta star Teoscar Hernandez who left the field after the Dodgers took a bad route to his triple-double. Then, to make matters worse, he lost control of Kris Bubic's anal fist with his left hand. It flew high and outside, the ball was caught by Will Smith and landed on the grass bank behind home plate.

The five-round co-main event of UFC 335 will see boxer Sergei Pavlovich take on former two-division champion Alex Pereira, who is looking for his first Octagon victory at heavyweight. Sergei Pavlovich Alex Pereira preview Pereira (13-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) came up short in his bid to become the first in UFC history to claim a title in three weight classes when he suffered a second-round TKO loss to Cyril Gane at UFC Freedom 250 in June.

Britain's lightweight Ben Whittaker survived a dramatic late attack by Conor Wallace to take a step closer to a world title shot with a points victory in Birmingham. The 29-year-old ruled much of the fight with a display of his skill and superior boxing skills in the Utilita Arena before Wallace came roaring around the ball. Advertisement The Northern Irishman Whittaker drove sixteenth and came close to a remarkable turn 12, with the home team forced to hold on until the final bell.