Sports news summaries — Page 17
Essential facts and source links for recent sports stories.
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Giants-Titans get-in tickets hit $7, about 97% below season opener
On Sept. 27, the Giants-Titans get-in price at MetLife Stadium was $7 on the secondary market, about 97% below the season opener’s price two weeks earlier. The article cited rain and the matchup and suggested Jaxson Dart’s injury may have dampened demand. -
Watson gets cheers, not boos, in Browns' Week 3 home opener
Deshaun Watson was not booed by Cleveland Browns fans in the team's Week 3 home opener, unlike during the offseason. Instead, the crowd cheered after his early scrambles, marking a warmer reception in the Browns' first home game of the season. -
Freeland and Kay set to start as Rockies visit White Sox for Game 162
Colorado visits the White Sox for the 2026 regular-season finale at 1:10 p.m. MDT, with Kyle Freeland facing Anthony Kay. The Rockies need a win to finish their fourth straight season with at least 100 losses and earn their first series win since September began. -
Gore and Kremer scheduled to start as Rangers visit Twins for Game 162
The Texas Rangers visit the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Sunday, Sept. 27, in Game 162, scheduled for 2:10 p.m. CDT. MacKenzie Gore is listed to start for Texas against Minnesota’s Dean Kremer; the listed broadcasts are KRLD 1080 and the Rangers Sports Network. -
Astros can clinch postseason berth with win over A’s in finale
Houston can clinch a postseason berth by beating Oakland in the season finale: the Astros are tied with Texas at 80-81 atop the AL West and hold the tiebreaker. Texas needs a win paired with an Astros loss. The 64-97 A’s seek a 65th win to close their season. -
FCS Week 4 sees Cornell, North Carolina A&T and Northern Iowa upset ranked foes
FCS Week 4 featured several upsets: Cornell beat No. 17 Yale, North Carolina A&T topped No. 19 Rhode Island, and Northern Iowa edged No. 3 Illinois State 28-21. Montana routed No. 10 UC Davis 62-22, while No. 1 Montana State extended its streak to 19 wins. -
Rangers must beat Twins and have Astros lose to reach playoffs
Texas visits Minnesota at 3:10 p.m. ET Sunday, Sept. 27, in the regular-season finale; the Rangers must win and have Houston lose to the Athletics to reach the postseason. Coverage includes Rangers Sports Network and Twins.TV, with streaming on Fubo. -
Jets' Kenyon Sadiq returns against Lions after medical-tent visit
Jets tight end Kenyon Sadiq returned to the Week 3 game against Detroit after leaving in the second quarter for evaluation in the medical tent. No diagnosis was reported; before exiting, he had two catches for 29 yards and a touchdown. -
Browns rookie Denzel Boston is active but quiet early against Panthers
Cleveland Browns rookie wide receiver Denzel Boston is active and healthy against Carolina, but had one target and no catch early in Week 3. Cleveland also started slowly and leaned on the run through a quarter-plus, limiting his chances. -
Rays clinch AL East, first-round bye and home field for AL playoffs
The Tampa Bay Rays clinched the AL East, a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs. They were 98-63 before their road finale against Philadelphia and had gone 55-26 at Tropicana Field, the AL’s best home record. -
Astros can clinch AL West with win over Athletics in finale
Houston can clinch the AL West with a win over the Athletics on Sunday: the Astros are tied with Texas but hold the head-to-head tiebreaker. The Sept. 27 game starts at 3:05 p.m. ET; coverage is on MLB.TV, NBC Sports California and Space City Home Network, with streaming on Fubo. -
Nor’easter shifts Red Sox-Cubs finale to Tropicana Field
The Red Sox-Cubs finale moved to Tropicana Field because a nor’easter threatened New England. Both teams are locked into the fifth seed, so the game won’t change their playoff positions but could affect World Series home-field advantage if they meet. -
Michigan's second-best PFF grade came in 20-19 loss to Iowa
Iowa beat Michigan 20-19 on a touchdown as time expired, handing the Wolverines their first loss of the season. Pro Football Focus gave Michigan an 83.5 overall grade, its second-highest of the season; the Wolverines had led 19-14 with less than two minutes left. -
Drake Maye fumbles while trying to pass against Jaguars
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye lost a fumble while attempting a pass against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, with no Jaguars defender pressuring him, and the play quickly became a meme. Through three weeks, he has five turnovers, including four interceptions. -
AP names Caitlin Clark WNBA Comeback Player of the Year after 2026 rebound
Caitlin Clark won the Associated Press’ WNBA Comeback Player of the Year award after injuries limited her to 13 games in 2025. In 2026, she missed only four of 44 games, averaged 22.3 points and shot career highs of 44.5% from the field and 36.1% from three. -
Only 10% of Bucs fans see team on track; NFL poll ranks it second for playoffs
Tampa Bay entered Week 3 at 0-2, with just 10% of Buccaneers fans saying the team was headed in the right direction. In a poll of NFL fans asking which 0-2 team was likeliest to make the playoffs, Tampa Bay ranked second with 21%, behind Houston at 53%. -
Mississippi State's fourth-quarter scores erase Mizzou lead in 31-24 win
Mizzou lost 31-24 to Mississippi State on Saturday after overturning an early 14-0 deficit with a 24-3 run across the second and third quarters. The Tigers were shut out in the fourth, allowing 14 points and turning a late red-zone drive over on downs. -
Northwestern rallies against No. 5 Indiana but loses by six
Northwestern rallied from a two-score deficit but lost by six to No. 5 Indiana, the defending national champion, in Bloomington after missing a fourth-quarter two-point try. Aidan Chiles threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns in the Wildcats' comeback. -
Taylor reaffirms Mississippi State commitment after Saban’s portal remark
Mississippi State quarterback Kamario Taylor reaffirmed his commitment after Nick Saban said he would try to get him into the transfer portal if he were still coaching. Taylor threw three touchdown passes in the Bulldogs’ 31-24 upset of No. 19 Missouri. -
Phillies can clinch playoff spot with Game 162 win over Rays
A Game 162 win over the Rays sends the Phillies to the playoffs; a loss leaves them needing the Padres to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks for the final Wild Card spot. Zack Wheeler is scheduled to face Nick Martinez at 3:05 p.m.; NBCSP will air the game locally. -
Luis Díaz says he would have welcomed a Bayern wing backup
Luis Díaz said he would have welcomed a Bayern backup on the wing but considers the squad good enough without one. Bayern could not sign another left winger; fans suggested his heavy minutes for Bayern and Colombia last season may have contributed to his rough start this season. -
Jacob Harris posts Wisconsin's top offensive PFF grade in Penn State win
Wisconsin rallied from a 17-0 deficit to beat Penn State in Week 4, improving to 3-1. Tight end Jacob Harris was the Badgers’ highest-graded offensive player, with a PFF grade of 89.2 on 35 snaps; he caught five passes for 105 yards and a touchdown. -
Jaguars rally lifts Broncos fans’ confidence in team direction to 88%
After Denver’s comeback win over Jacksonville, the share of Broncos Country confident in the team’s direction rose from 38% to 88%. Ahead of tonight’s game against the Rams, the fan base’s biggest concern is quarterback Matthew Stafford. -
Why football finishing is hard to define and measure
The first installment of a planned football series argues finishing skill exists but is hard to isolate: goals above expected goals (xG) combine shooting, goalkeeping and luck, while xG baselines may reflect skilled scorers and seasonal results are highly noisy.
