by Roger Barkley | Oct 4, 2026
From big home runs to dominant pitching and confusing late-inning calls, the first four games of the Division Series had everything. After the Chicago White Sox opened the day with a win, the three home teams – the Dodgers, Rays and Brewers – held serve with wins. Los...
by Roger Barkley | Oct 4, 2026
STATE FARM STADIUM (Glendale, Ariz.) — The U.S. men’s soccer team trounced Mexico, its fiercest rival and FIFA’s No. 10 ranked nation, 3-0 in Saturday’s exhibition match here in front of a heavily pro El Tri crowd of more than 60,000 at the home of the NFL’s...
by Roger Barkley | Oct 4, 2026
MEMORIAL STADIUM (Clemson, S.C.) — The bodies crammed inside the Esso Club were packed tight, almost shoulder-to-shoulder as a line spilled from the bar, swerving toward the door and out into the courtyard. It was four hours before Dabo Swinney’s Tigers squad kicked...
by Roger Barkley | Oct 4, 2026
The Miami Dolphins will face the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday in a Week 4 NFL showdown on FOX. Minnesota is 3-0 and has won eight straight games dating back to last season, the longest active winning streak in the NFL. Its defense has led the way, allowing just 11.6...
by Roger Barkley | Oct 4, 2026
The SEC insists on cannibalizing itself, or so it would seem with Missouri upsetting a Florida team that looked destined — and could still be — to reach the College Football Playoff for the first time in its history. But that doesn’t help us find out just who is...
by Roger Barkley | Oct 3, 2026
TEMPE, Arizona — For any international soccer squad (or really a team in any sport at all), hitting the road for games in inhospitable environments is a fact of life. Home-field advantage is real. The flip side of that fact is that it also holds true for opponents....
by Roger Barkley | Oct 3, 2026
DODGER STADIUM (Los Angeles) – Before they took the field on Opening Day, Dodgers players had a gift waiting in their lockers, courtesy of their best player. Next to a brand-new Seiko watch was a note. “From Shohei Ohtani. Let’s three-peat.” The goal has...
by Roger Barkley | Oct 3, 2026
The Minnesota Golden Gophers host the Michigan Wolverines in a Big 10 showdown Saturday in a Week 5 college football matchup on FOX. Head coach Kyle Whittingham and the Wolverines were on the wrong end of a last-second touchdown last week, falling 20-19 to No. 14...
by Roger Barkley | Oct 3, 2026
The Wisconsin Badgers face the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday in a Week 5 college football matchup on BTN. The Badgers are 3-1 for the first time since 2023 after knocking off then-No. 13 Penn State. On the road at Beaver Stadium, head coach Luke Fickell’s team...
by Roger Barkley | Oct 3, 2026
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are back home to face the Maryland Terrapins on Saturday in a Week 5 college football matchup on FS1. Nebraska is 4-0 for the first time in a decade. Are the Cornhuskers back? Head coach Matt Rhule’s team still has plenty to prove, but a 5-0...
