Category: NFL

What to Watch This Weekend: NBA Cup Semis, Army–Navy, NFL Chaos, UFC Fight Night, and College Football Playoffs

December 12–14, 2025 — The Remote Is Doing Cardio

December is not messing around. Every sport has decided “What if we all played at once?” and now your weekend looks like a bad multiverse timeline where football, basketball, lacrosse, soccer, hockey, and fistfighting all overlap on purpose.

This is Peak Remote Stress Season.
Let’s embrace it.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Three divisions. Twelve games. Zero mercy.

FCS Quarterfinals

Friday
• Stephen F. Austin at Montana State — 7:00 PM ET (ESPN)
Bozeman in December: where football dreams freeze before they die.

Saturday
• Villanova at Tarleton State — 10:00 AM ET (ESPN)
Breakfast football should always come with playoff implications.
• South Dakota at Montana — 1:30 PM ET (ABC)
Montana’s defense hasn’t allowed a clean breath since Week 2.
• Illinois State at UC Davis — 3:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
The “quiet” quarterfinal that will probably end up the wildest because FCS refuses to act normal.

Division II Playoffs — Semifinals (Corrected)

Saturday — ESPN+

• Newberry at No. 1 Ferris State — 10:00 AM
Ferris State is a machine built to ruin someone’s season every December.

• Harding at Kutztown — 1:30 PM
This is where it belongs — DII.
Harding runs more option than a 1997 playbook. Kutztown hits like they’re trying to win two games at once.

Division III Playoffs — Quarterfinals

Saturday — All ESPN+

• John Carroll at Berry — 10:00 AM
• Susquehanna at Johns Hopkins — 10:00 AM
• Bethel (MN) at North Central — 11:00 AM
• Wheaton at Wisconsin–River Falls — 1:00 PM

DIII football is an absolute fever dream. Someone is going to fake a punt from their own 12. Someone else is going to go for two simply because “why not?”

Army–Navy

Saturday — 3:00 PM ET (CBS)
The only game where eight total passes still feels like poetry.

NFL — SUNDAY

Meaningful December football, or at least something pretending to be.

• Bills at Patriots — 1:00 PM ET (CBS)
Buffalo should win. Which obviously means they might not.
• Packers at Broncos — 4:25 PM ET (CBS)
Two teams that flip a chaos coin every week.
• Rams at Lions — 4:25 PM ET (FOX)
A shootout disguised as a football game.
• Colts (Philip Rivers!!) at Seahawks — 4:25 PM ET (CBS/FOX)
Rivers is back to scream at safeties and throw touch passes no one else would attempt.

NBA CUP — SEMIFINALS

Vegas, where every franchise suddenly pretends this trophy matters more than their regular season.

Saturday — Prime Video

• Spurs vs Thunder — 7:00 PM ET
OKC is 24–1 and acting like this is their tournament.
• Knicks vs Magic — 8:30 PM ET
Knicks fans are already planning the parade. Orlando is here to ruin someone’s weekend.

NHL

Hockey: where chaos and skill hold hands and sprint into the boards.

Friday
• Lightning at Islanders — 7:00 PM ET (ESPN+)

Saturday
• Flyers at Hurricanes — 7:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
Philly brings chaos. Carolina brings structure. Something’s gotta give.

Sunday
• Kraken at Canucks — 8:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
• Coyotes at Kings — 10:30 PM ET (ESPN+)
For the real night owls.

NLL — WEEK 2

The most fun you can have watching grown men run into each other at 20 mph.

Friday
• Calgary at Vancouver — 10:00 PM ET

Saturday
• Rochester at Georgia — 6:00 PM
• Toronto at Albany — 7:00 PM
• Buffalo at Halifax — 7:00 PM
• Panther City at San Diego — 10:00 PM

Sunday
• New York at Colorado — 5:00 PM

Every game is a banger. No notes.

SOCCER

Morning caffeine delivery system.

• Chelsea vs Everton — Sunday, 9:00 AM ET (Peacock)
Chelsea are performing a long-term science experiment. Everton are performing a cry for help.

• Bologna vs Juventus — Sunday, 2:45 PM ET (Paramount+)
Juve wins by not losing. Bologna plays like they’re tired of that narrative.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT — ROYVAL VS KAPE

Saturday — Prelims 7:00 PM, Main Card 10:00 PM (ESPN2/ESPN+)

Royval fights like he’s double-parked.
Kape fights like he’s here for the performance bonus.
This one might not last long — but neither will your nerves.

THE REMOTE PLAN

Your survival depends on discipline.

FRIDAY

7:00 — FCS: SFA at Montana State
10:00 — NLL: Calgary at Vancouver
Side screen: NHL if your heart rate drops

SATURDAY MORNING

10:00 — Villanova/Tarleton
Second screen — DIII madness
Third screen — Ferris State being Ferris State

SATURDAY AFTERNOON (UPDATED)

1:30 — South Dakota/Montana (Main)
Second — Harding at Kutztown (DII Semifinal)
Third — Any DIII game refusing to end
3:00 — Army–Navy takes over the main screen
Second — Illinois State/UC Davis

SATURDAY NIGHT CHAOS

7:00 — Spurs/Thunder (Main)
8:30 — Knicks/Magic (Main 2 if you have picture-in-picture)
Second — NLL early games
Third — UFC Prelims
10:00 — UFC Main Card (Main), NLL late game (Second)

SUNDAY

9:00 AM — Chelsea/Everton
1:00 — Bills/Patriots
4:25 — Rams–Lions OR Colts–Seahawks (flip if Rivers is cooking)
5:00 — NLL: New York at Colorado
8:00 — Kraken/Canucks
10:30 — Coyotes/Kings to finish the weekend off a cliff

What to Watch This Weekend: October Kings and Contact Sports: Dodgers, Jays, and Everyone Else Fighting for Oxygen

It’s one of those weekends that looks like the remote’s about to sprain a thumb. We’ve got the World Series, the NBA back in full swing, and a football slate that runs wall-to-wall with a side of chaos. F1 rolls through Mexico City, NASCAR bangs fenders in Martinsville, and there’s just enough combat and global flair to keep you from pretending you’ll get anything productive done.

MLB — World Series (Dodgers vs Blue Jays)

Game 1 — Fri 8:00 PM ET (FOX)
Game 2 — Sat 8:00 PM ET (FOX)

Toronto’s trying to prove they belong with baseball’s heavyweights; Los Angeles is looking to repeat

NBA — Opening Weekend Highlights

Fri: Celtics at Knicks — 7:30 PM ET (Prime Video)
A great NBA rivalry with one of the favorites in the East taking on the Celtics looking to compete without Tatum.
Fri: Warriors at Trail Blazers — 10:00 PM ET (NBA TV)
Portland’s in post-scandal mode; Golden State’s in perpetual drama mode.
Sat: Suns at Nuggets — 9:00 PM ET (League Pass)
Denver looks the part; Phoenix looks like a team still learning each other’s names.
Sun: Bucks at Cavaliers — 6:00 PM ET (NBA TV)
Milwaukee’s size, Cleveland’s speed—whoever blinks first loses.

NFL — Week 8 Headliners

Bills at Panthers — Sun 1:00 PM ET (FOX)
Buffalo’s firepower meets Carolina who are a surprising team over .500.
Cowboys at Broncos — Sun 4:25 PM ET (CBS)
Denver’s altitude vs. Dallas’ attitude; something’s getting gassed.
Packers at Steelers — Sun 8:20 PM ET (NBC / Peacock)
Classic uniforms, classic bruises—bring an ice pack.

NHL — Saturday Showcase

Avalanche at Bruins — Sat 3:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
Two Cup contenders in October form, which means both already look terrifying.
Golden Knights at Panthers — Sat 6:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
A pair of Stanley Cup hopefuls, including one looking to repeat.

College Football — Rivalries & Ranked Clashes

Ole Miss at Oklahoma — 12:00 PM ET (ABC)
Points everywhere. Defenses optional.
Missouri at Vanderbilt — 3:30 PM ET (ESPN)
Vandy looking like a genuine football school suddenly.
Illinois at Washington — 3:30 PM ET (BTN)
Two teams who have had some ups and downs, need this one big.
Texas A&M at LSU — 7:30 PM ET (ABC)
Baton Rouge at night—equal parts football and exorcism.
Michigan at Michigan State — 7:30 PM ET (NBC / Peacock)
Hate runs deep, records don’t matter, neighbors don’t speak.
Houston at Arizona State — 8:00 PM ET (ESPN)
Expect points and coaches who age a decade by halftime.

NASCAR — Martinsville Playoff Weekend

Truck Series (“Slim Jim 200”) — Fri 6:00 PM ET (FS1)
Xfinity (“IAA & Ritchie Bros 250”) — Sat 7:30 PM ET (The CW)
Cup (“Xfinity 500”) — Sun 2:00 PM ET (NBC / Peacock)

The paperclip where patience dies and bumpers retire early.

F1 — Mexico City Grand Prix

FP1 — Fri 2:30 PM (ESPNU)
FP2 — Fri 5:55 PM (ESPNEWS)
FP3 — Sat 1:25 PM (ESPNEWS)
Qualifying — Sat 5:00 PM (ESPN2)
Race — Sun 4:00 PM (ESPN)

No Perez this year to soak up the cheers, but the Foro Sol grandstand will still sound like a jet engine. Altitude kills grip and lap times—and usually someone’s strategy.

Combat Sports — Day Violence, Night Violence

UFC 321 — Abu Dhabi

Prelims: Sat 10:00 AM ET (ESPN+)
Main Card: Sat 2:00 PM ET (ESPN+ PPV)
Aspinall vs Gane for the heavyweight title—lunch with left hooks.

Boxing — Joseph Parker vs Fabio Wardley

Undercard: Sat 1:30 PM ET (DAZN PPV)
Main Event: ~5:30 PM ET
London heavyweights with bad intentions and worse defense.

Soccer — World and Club Action

Women’s U-17 World Cup (Morocco) — Group stage through the weekend on FOX Sports platforms and FIFA+.

Men’s Club Highlights

Fri: Inter Miami vs Nashville SC — 7:30 PM ET (MLS Season Pass)
Sat: Chelsea vs Sunderland, Napoli vs Inter Milan (Paramount+), Lens vs Marseille (beIN)
Sun: Real Madrid vs Barcelona — El Clásico (ESPN)

🧠 The Stain Remote Plan

Friday: World Series G1 → Celtics-Knicks → Warriors-Blazers → Martinsville Trucks if sleep is overrated.
Saturday: Ole Miss-OU brunch → F1 qualifying → UFC 321 main card → World Series G2 → Xfinity night race.
Sunday: Mexico City GP → Martinsville Cup race → NFL double (Cowboys-Broncos, Packers-Steelers) → El Clásico cool-down.

Your couch is the MVP.

What to Watch This Weekend: NFL Week 8, F1 in Austin, MLB Playoffs, and a Regatta of Pumpkins

If you thought last weekend was busy, this one’s an all-you-can-eat buffet of sports chaos. We’ve got international football that starts before your coffee, college rivalries that spill into the night, playoff baseball holding America hostage, and an F1 sprint weekend deep in the heart of Texas.

Oh — and if none of that moves the needle, there’s a regatta featuring people racing in hollowed-out pumpkins. Let’s dive in.

NFL — Week 8

Rams vs Jaguars (London, Wembley) — Sunday 9:30 AM ET, NFL Network
The NFL international games roll on. Stafford vs. Lawrence with tea and scones.
Patriots at Titans — Sunday 1:00 PM ET, CBS
Mike Vrabel faces his old team, and Tennesse plays its first game since firing his replacement. You can practically smell the awkward.
Eagles at Vikings — Sunday 1:00 PM ET, FOX
Two of the best receiving duos in the NFL, if Hurts decides to use his receivers again.
Colts at Chargers — Sunday 4:05 PM ET, CBS
Two teams with plenty of talent, let’s just hope nobody on the Colts has to go to the hospital pregame.
Falcons at 49ers — Sunday 4:25 PM ET, FOX
Motion on motion on motion. Somewhere, an analytics intern is having a breakdown.
Monday Night Football Doubleheader — 7:00 PM ET (Buccaneers @ Lions, ABC) and 10:00 PM ET (Texans @ Seahawks, ESPN)
Baker and Dan Campbell sure to bring plenty of entertainment. Texans still trying to figure out who they are while Darnold is looking legit in the Pacific Northwest.

College Football — Rivalries and Ranked Drama

Louisville at Miami (FL) — Friday 7:30 PM ET, ESPN
Friday-night humidity meets ACC volatility.
LSU at Vanderbilt — Saturday 12:00 PM ET, ESPN
Vandy is no longer the SEC dormat of the past, this is no cakewalk for LSU.
Ole Miss at Georgia — Saturday 3:30 PM ET, CBS
Rebels air raid vs. Bulldogs brick wall.
Tennessee at Alabama — Saturday 7:30 PM ET, ABC
The Third Saturday in October: cigars, grudges, and one coach crying in the tunnel.
USC at Notre Dame — Saturday 7:30 PM ET, NBC/Peacock
Not Catholics vs. Convicts, but the tension’s familiar.
Utah at BYU (Holy War) — Saturday 10:15 PM ET, FOX
You’ll be watching at midnight. Don’t lie.

MLB Postseason — One Ticket to Toronto, One to L.A.

Friday, Oct 17

Blue Jays @ Mariners — Game 5 (ALCS) — 6:08 PM ET, FS1
Brewers @ Dodgers — Game 4 (NLCS) — 8:38 PM ET, TBS/truTV/Max

Saturday, Oct 18 — Game 5 Brewers–Dodgers (if necessary)

Sunday, Oct 19

Blue Jays vs. Mariners — Game 6 (ALCS) — 6:03 PM ET, FS1

October baseball — because your blood pressure wasn’t high enough already.

NHL — Early-Season Showdown

Bruins vs Avalanche — Saturday 8:00 PM ET, ABC/ESPN+
Two heavyweights skating like it’s April already. Someone’s goalie gets embarrassed.

Soccer — Cups, Classics, and Chaos

U-20 World Cup: Third Place — Colombia vs France — Saturday 2:00 PM ET, FS2
*Final — Argentina vs Morocco — Sunday 4:00 PM ET, FS2
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund — Saturday 12:30 PM ET, ESPN+
Premier League: Liverpool vs Manchester United — Sunday 11:30 AM ET, NBC/Peacock

Racing — Two Flavors of Mayhem

NASCAR Playoffs — Talladega Superspeedway

Sunday 2:00 PM ET, NBC/USA Network
Restrictor-plate roulette: half the field finishes upside down, the other half finishes furious.

Formula 1 — United States Grand Prix (COTA, Austin)

Sprint Weekend Schedule (ET):

Friday: Practice 1 (1:30 PM, ESPN2), Sprint Quali (5:30 PM, ESPN)
Saturday: Sprint Race (1:00 PM, ESPN), Grand Prix Qualifying (5:00 PM, ESPN/ABC)
Sunday: Grand Prix (3:00 PM, ABC)

McLaren’s dominance, Ferrari’s optimism, Mercedes’ confusion — all served with brisket.

Wildcard Window — West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta (Tualatin, Oregon)

Sunday, Oct 19 — Heats at 3:00 PM & 5:00 PM ET
Competitors climb into 1,000-pound pumpkins and paddle across the lake in costume.
Part race, part fever dream, all glory

The Stain Viewing Plan

Friday: Louisville–Miami, then Game 5 in Seattle.
Saturday: Ole Miss–Georgia, F1 Sprint, and nighttime chaos in South Bend and Tuscaloosa.
Sunday: London football breakfast → Talladega mayhem → F1 COTA → MLB ALCS → Pumpkin boats.
Your remote deserves hazard pay.

What to Watch this Weekend: Football at Breakfast, Baseball for Dinner, and Beer for the Weight of Your Wife

We’re deep into October, that stretch where every screen in your house wants attention and the remote is one bad decision from becoming a weapon. NFL mornings in London, college football heat, playoff baseball drama, NASCAR in Vegas, and yes—a weekend where people literally carry their spouses for beer while others float peacefully over Albuquerque. Balance, baby.

NFL — Sunday Stack + MNF Double Shot

Broncos vs Jets (London, Tottenham) — Sun 9:30 AM ET, NFL Network. Brunch football and jet lag—London’s favorite export.
Seahawks at Jaguars — Sun 1:00 PM ET, FOX. Sunshine, humidity, and enough fourth-quarter weirdness to melt fantasy lineups.
49ers at Buccaneers — Sun 4:25 PM ET, CBS. West Coast grit meets Florida man energy.
Lions at Chiefs (SNF) — Sun 8:20 PM ET, NBC/Peacock. Arrowhead after dark. Loud enough to make your ribs vibrate.
MNF Doubleheader — Mon 7:15 PM ET (ESPN) & 8:15 PM ET (ABC). Two helpings for your Monday misery.

College Football — Ranked vs Ranked & Rivalry Flavor (Sat)

No. 1 Ohio State @ No. 17 Illinois — 12:00 PM ET, FOX. Trap-game vibes in Champaign.
No. 8 Alabama @ No. 14 Missouri — 12:00 PM ET, ABC. The Tide rolls into Columbia needing points and answers.
No. 7 Indiana @ No. 3 Oregon — 3:30 PM ET, CBS/Paramount+. Ducks at home with two of the top QBs in college football.
Texas vs Oklahoma (Red River Rivalry, Dallas) — 3:30 PM ET, ABC. Hate in the Cotton Bowl, as it should be.

MLB Postseason — Win or Go Home

Friday (Oct 10) — Tigers @ Mariners, Game 5 (ALDS) — TBS/truTV/Max. Winner gets Toronto on Sunday in the ALCS opener.
Saturday (Oct 11) — Cubs @ Brewers, Game 5 (NLDS) — FOX/FS1. Winner heads west to face the Dodgers in the NLCS.
Sunday (Oct 12) — ALCS Game 1: Blue Jays vs Tigers/Mariners Winner, Rogers Centre.

October baseball—where heart rates go to die.

NHL — Opening Weekend

First full weekend of the new season. ESPN, TNT, and ESPN+ all carry national windows, but every fan base thinks their team’s goalie looks sharper than last year. (He doesn’t. No one’s does.)

NASCAR Playoffs — Viva Las Vegas (Round of 8 Opener)

Xfinity: Focused Health 302 — Sat 7:30 PM ET, The CW. Desert night race.
Cup: South Point 400 — Sun 5:30 PM ET, USA Network. Eight drivers, one ticket to Phoenix.

Soccer — U-20 World Cup + Senior Action

U-20 World Cup Quarterfinal: USA vs Morocco — Sun 4:00 PM ET, FS2. The Americans are alive and kicking into the quarters.
USMNT vs Ecuador (Friendly, Austin) — Fri 8:30 PM ET, TNT/truTV/Peacock/Universo/HBO Max. South American pace, Texas humidity.
World Cup Qualifying — Ongoing across UEFA, CAF, and CONMEBOL. If you wake up at odd hours, there’s soccer on.

Wildcard Window — Nonsense, Elevation, and True Romance

North American Wife Carrying Championship — Newry, Maine

Sat, Oct 11 (late morning ET) — Sunday River Ski Resort
Couples sprint an obstacle course while one carries the other—preferably Estonian-style—for her weight in beer and five times her weight in cash. Romance isn’t dead; it’s just wheezing at the finish line.

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta — Albuquerque, NM

Fri–Sun, Oct 10–12, Balloon Fiesta Park
Dawn Patrol (~6 AM MT / 8 AM ET) and Night Magic Glow each evening. Hundreds of balloons, thousands of burners, zero logical reason not to look up.

The Stain Remote Plan

Saturday: Bama-Mizzou brunch → Texas-OU and Indiana-Oregon chaos → Xfinity under the lights.
Sunday: London breakfast football → Cup chaos in Vegas → Lions-Chiefs primetime → U-20 Yanks vs Morocco closer.
Anytime: Balloon Fiesta streams for zen; Wife Carrying for comedy; MLB for palpitations.

What to Watch This Weekend: Flush the Excuses, Strap In, and Pray for Your Plumbing

The Stain Sports was born out of bathroom humor, so it’s only fair the weekend ahead feels like a marathon Taco Bell run — fast, messy, and guaranteed to test your guts. What is a Taco Bell run you wonder? Well Denver’s most deranged ultramarathon makes Taco Tuesday look like a spa day. NFL goes abroad, college football brings service-academy swagger in fighter-jet threads, F1 lights the streets of Singapore, NASCAR chews up the ROVAL, and UFC straps up for a title brawl.

NFL — Week 5 Headlines

Vikings vs Browns (London) — Sun 9:30 AM ET, NFL Network/ESPN+
Breakfast football, defense vs. Jefferson, and another chance for London to politely clap for punts.
Broncos at Eagles — Sun 1:00 PM ET, CBS
Philly’s trench dominance against Denver’s pass rush.
Buccaneers at Seahawks — Sun 4:05 PM ET, FOX
Baker’s chaos in one of the loudest stadiums in sports.
Commanders at Chargers — Sun 4:25 PM ET, CBS
Washington’s front four trying to collapse SoFi.
Patriots at Bills — Sun 8:20 PM ET, NBC/Peacock
Bills are supposed to own the division, but divisional dogs always bite harder in primetime.

College Football — Rivalries and Flyovers

Boise State at Notre Dame — Sat 12:00 PM ET, NBC/Peacock
Blue turf toughness hits the golden helmets.
Air Force at Navy — Sat 12:00 PM ET, CBS Sports Network
Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy opener. Forget “whiteout” — Air Force is rolling out F-16 inspired uniforms built for supersonic option football that go entirely too hard.

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Vanderbilt at Alabama — Sat 3:30 PM ET, CBS
Last year Vandy shocked Bama; Tuscaloosa hasn’t stopped muttering since. Revenge tour or repeat nightmare?
Virginia at Louisville — Sat 3:30 PM ET, ABC/ESPN App
ACC undercard with bite.
Miami (FL) at Florida State — Sat 7:30 PM ET, ABC
Sunshine State spite in primetime.

MLB Postseason — Division Series Begin

American League

New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays — Game 1 Sat Oct 4, Rogers Centre, Toronto (FOX/FS1)
Classic AL East blood feud, now with October stakes. The Bronx Bombers ride momentum into a hostile Canada.
Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers — Game 1 Sat Oct 4, T-Mobile Park, Seattle (TBS/TruTV/Max)
Mariners’ power vs. Detroit’s arms. Two fan bases starving for October glory collide.

National League

Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers — Game 1 Sat Oct 4, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia (FOX/FS1)
Two heavyweights. Two stacked lineups. One ticket to the NLCS.

Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs — Game 1 Sat Oct 4, American Family Field, Milwaukee (TBS/TruTV/Max)
NL Central neighbors turned October enemies. Wrigley vs. Milwaukee taps straight into Midwest baseball heartache.

Formula 1 — Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay)

Practice: Fri 5:30 AM & 9:00 AM ET (ESPN platforms).
Qualifying: Sat 9:00 AM ET, ESPN.
Race: Sun 5:00 AM ET, ESPN.
Support: F1 Academy + Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.

It’s hot, it’s humid, and if a driver sneezes in Turn 18, half the field’s in the wall.

NASCAR — Charlotte ROVAL Playoffs

Truck: EcoSave 250 — Fri 3:30 PM, FS1
Xfinity: Blue Cross NC 250 — Sat 5:00 PM, The CW
Cup: Bank of America ROVAL 400 — Sun 3:00 PM, USA Network/truTV

Half oval, half road course, all mayhem.

Combat Sports — UFC 320

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira II (Light Heavyweight Title) — Sat Oct 4
- Early Prelims: 6:00 PM ET, ESPN+
- Prelims: 8:00 PM ET, ESPN+/ESPNEWS
- Main Card: 10:00 PM ET, ESPN+ PPV

Ankalaev plays the long game, Pereira brings the sledgehammer.

Soccer — Euro Heavyweights & U-20 Spotlight

Saturday:

Chelsea vs Liverpool — 12:30 PM ET, NBC/Peacock/Universo
Dortmund vs RB Leipzig — 9:30 AM ET, ESPN+
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich — 12:30 PM ET, ESPN+
Real Madrid vs Villarreal — 3:00 PM ET, ESPN+/ESPN Deportes

Sunday:

Sevilla vs Barcelona — 10:15 AM ET, ESPN+/ESPN Deportes
Juventus vs AC Milan — 2:45 PM ET, Paramount+
Lille vs PSG — 11:45 AM ET, beIN/stream TBA
Porto vs Benfica — 11:15 AM ET, GolTV/Fubo

Youth Spotlight:

FIFA U-20 World Cup — South Africa vs USA — Sun 4:00 PM ET, FS2

WNBA Finals — Aces vs Mercury

Game 2 — Sun 3:00 PM ET, ABC
Las Vegas star power vs Phoenix grit. And yes, it comes after the league’s commissioner made headlines for all the wrong reasons this week — which only adds heat to a Finals already packed with it.

Taco Bell 50K Ultramarathon (Denver)

Forget Boston. Forget Berlin. The most sadistic race on Earth involves ten Taco Bells, nine required food items, and 31 miles of regret.

By Stop 4, you’ve got to hammer down a Chalupa or Crunchwrap. By Stop 8, it’s a Burrito Supreme or Nachos Bell Grande. All while running. All under 11 hours. Only one designated bathroom break (avoid Wash Park if you in Denver this weekend).

Optional bonuses include drowning everything in Diablo sauce or attempting to keep two liters of Baja Blast inside your body. Spoiler: it won’t work.

The prize? A commemorative token. The punishment? Your own digestive tract filing for divorce.

The Stain Remote Plan

Saturday: Boise-ND and AF-Navy at noon → ROVAL Xfinity mid-afternoon → Miami-FSU primetime → UFC 320 at night.
Sunday: London breakfast football → Singapore GP sunrise → ROVAL Cup chaos → NFL quadruple stack (Vikings-Browns, Broncos-Eagles, Bucs-Seahawks/Commanders-Chargers, Pats-Bills) → WNBA Finals G2 → and the Taco Bell 50K if you dare.
Saturday and Sunday: Baseball playoff action.

DFS Week 4 Builds: Herbert and Williams Lead Stacks, Skattebo Steps Into Expanded Role

The Week 4 builds lean on strong RB floors, dependable QB play, and wideout stacks designed to chase ceiling games. With value plays opening up and game environments to target, both lineups aim for balance between floor and upside.

DraftKings Lineup

Play Breakdown:
Caleb Williams leads this build, paired with Rome Odunze in a stack that’s becoming a weekly fixture. Odunze has fully established himself as Chicago’s WR1, and by adding Jakobi Meyers on the bring-back, this lineup bets on a high-scoring shootout with both sides contributing. Ricky Pearsall is a steady-value WR with strong usage, and Hunter Henry repeats as a budget-friendly TE who still brings touchdown equity.

In the backfield, James Cook has emerged as one of Buffalo’s most consistent weapons. Cam Skattebo is the value RB: with Tyrone Tracy sidelined, his playing time is up, and with mobile QB Jaxson Dart running the show, the read-option looks should open bigger lanes and boost his efficiency. Kyren Williams adds FLEX stability with a reliable workload. Buffalo’s defense slots in as a premium DST against a turnover-prone Saints offense.

FanDuel Lineup

Play Breakdown:
Justin Herbert headlines the FanDuel lineup, paired with Keenan Allen in a classic QB–WR stack against the Giants. Emeka Egbuka adds ceiling at WR, while Deebo Samuel provides a balanced all-around role. Rome Odunze appears again, this time in FLEX, doubling down on his WR1 role in Chicago.

The RB core matches DraftKings: James Cook is locked in as a high-floor, high-usage back, and Cam Skattebo continues to be the salary-saver who benefits from both Tracy’s absence and Jaxson Dart’s mobility at QB. Hunter Henry is a repeat play at TE, and the Bills defense anchors both builds.

FanDuel vs DraftKings

DraftKings: Caleb Williams–Rome Odunze stack with Jakobi Meyers on the bring-back for game correlation.
FanDuel: Justin Herbert–Keenan Allen stack carries ceiling, with Odunze again in the build.
Overlap: James Cook, Cam Skattebo, Hunter Henry, Rome Odunze, and Bills defense.

DFS Angle of the Week

This week is all about finding the right stacks and leaning on value to unlock stars.

Caleb Williams to Rome Odunze, plus Jakobi Meyers, forms a strong game-stack with upside.
Justin Herbert to Keenan Allen is one of the cleanest QB–WR stacks on the slate.
James Cook is a building block in both lineups, delivering consistency in Buffalo’s backfield.
Cam Skattebo is the sharp value: more playing time with Tyrone Tracy out, and a mobile QB in Jaxson Dart makes him more efficient on read-option looks.
Rome Odunze keeps appearing across lineups, locked in as Chicago’s WR1.

Profit Tracker

As always, results are tracked in units — each entry is worth $1, no matter what the actual buy-in is. Doesn’t matter if you’re in a $0.10, $1, or $100 contest, we track the units to show true performance.

Week 1 Results:

FanDuel: 2 units in → 11 units won (+9 units)
DraftKings: 2 units in → 3.6 units won (+1.6 units)
Total Week 1: +10.6 units

Week 2 Results:

FanDuel: 2 units in → 0 units won (–2 units)
DraftKings: 2 units in → 2 units won (0 net)
Total Week 2: –2 units

Week 3 Results:

FanDuel: 2 units in → 5.4 units won (+3.4 units)
DraftKings: 2 units in → 0 units won (–2 units)
Total Week 3: +1.4 units

Season Total: +10 units

DFS Week 3 Builds: Carson Wentz Gamble, Williams–Odunze Connection, and Jacobs Anchors

This week’s builds lean on young stars, high-volume backs, and a veteran QB reclamation project. The approach balances risk with stability and plenty of touchdown equity.

FanDuel Lineup

Play Breakdown:
Caleb Williams headlines the build, stacked with Rome Odunze in what projects as a shootout with Dallas. Odunze has quickly established himself as Chicago’s WR1, and the second-year duo already has chemistry worth betting on.

The RB combo is steady: Bucky Irving is earning consistent touches, while Jordan Mason provides salary relief. Josh Jacobs is the hammer in the FLEX, riding an 11-game streak with at least one rushing touchdown.

Nico Collins offers deep-ball upside, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba continues to rise in Seattle’s passing game. Juwan Johnson is a budget TE with touchdown potential, while Tampa Bay’s defense fills the last slot.

DraftKings Lineup

Play Breakdown:
Carson Wentz is the wild card at QB, and this is a bet on Kevin O’Connell’s track record of squeezing value from veteran quarterbacks. If Wentz clicks, the return at just $4,000 could be massive.

Bucky Irving and Josh Jacobs provide the backfield foundation, with Jacobs again a touchdown machine. Alvin Kamara adds balance as a pass-catching threat out of the FLEX.

At WR, Justin Jefferson is the superstar anchor, Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the breakout play, and Troy Franklin is the cheap punt with upside. Johnson stays the affordable TE, and Green Bay’s defense closes it out.

FanDuel vs DraftKings

FanDuel: Leans on the Williams–Odunze stack for ceiling and spends on stability with Jacobs, JSN, and Collins.
DraftKings: Gambles on Wentz at minimum salary, which opens space for Jefferson and Kamara alongside Jacobs.

The overlap: Bucky Irving, Josh Jacobs, Juwan Johnson, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

DFS Angle of the Week

This week is about two very different QB bets.

Caleb Williams to Rome Odunze is a ceiling stack in a projected shootout, and Odunze looks firmly entrenched as the Bears’ WR1.
Carson Wentz is the gamble, but in O’Connell’s system, there’s real precedent for veteran QBs producing. At $4K, it’s all upside.
Josh Jacobs remains a must-play centerpiece with 11 straight games finding the end zone.
The rest of the builds lean on volume (Irving, Kamara) and wideouts with big play upside (Smith-Njigba, Collins, Franklin).

Profit Tracker

I’m tracking results in units — each entry is worth $1, no matter what the actual buy-in is. It doesn’t matter if you’re playing in a $0.10 tournament, $1, $10, $100, or more — you scale to your comfort level. I spread my play around, but for this tracker, every tournament counts the same. This way, you’ll see a clear picture of success (or lack thereof) without dollar signs getting in the way.

Week 1 Results:

FanDuel: 2 units in → 11 units won (+9 units)
DraftKings: 2 units in → 3.6 units won (+1.6 units)
Total Week 1: +10.6 units

Week 2 Results:

FanDuel: 2 units in → 0 units won (–2 units)
DraftKings: 2 units in → 2 units won (0 net)
Total Week 2: –2 units

Season Total: +8.6 units

What to Watch This Weekend: NFC Perfection Tests, Derby Day Static, and Baku at Warp Speed

Two 2–0 NFC stare-downs, sneaky-spicy college tilts, playoff-grade baseball, three heavyweight EPL fixtures, F1 threading city walls under the shadows of the castle in Baku, NASCAR playoff elbows, first looks from NHL preseason, WNBA semifinals, plus world championships lifting the volume. All the windows, zero panic.

NFL — Undefeated Energy + Divisional Drama (Sun)

Rams at Eagles — 1:00 PM ET, FOX
One of two NFC 2–0 vs 2–0. Philly’s bully ball vs. L.A.’s spacing and timing.
Cardinals at 49ers — 4:25 PM ET, FOX
The other NFC 2–0 vs 2–0. Speed meets sledgehammer at Levi’s.
Broncos at Chargers — 4:05 PM ET, CBS
Divisional voltage; late-game weirdness is practically on the schedule.

College Football — Ranked/Rivalry Filter (Sat)

Texas Tech at Utah — 12:00 PM ET, FOX
Altitude, attitude, and a defense that punishes mistakes.
Auburn at Oklahoma — 3:30 PM ET, ABC
SEC horsepower visits a playoff-minded Sooners outfit.
Illinois at Indiana — 7:00 PM ET, NBC/Peacock
Big Ten primetime with tangible stakes.
Michigan at Nebraska — 3:30 PM ET, CBS/Paramount+
Memorial turns up the pressure; upset sensors on.

MLB — September With Teeth

Giants at Dodgers — rivalry heat under the lights.
Mariners at Astros — AL West division title stress test; bullpens decide somebody’s week.
Watch: Check local listings (regional sports nets / national windows vary by market).

Prospect Spotlight — Prep Baseball All-Star Game (Sat)

First pitch 1:15 PM ET, streamed on the Prep Baseball YouTube channel
Top prep talent on one field—premium velo, loud barrels, and plenty of draft chatter. 2027 vs. 2026

Soccer — Derby Day & Big-Six Theater

Liverpool vs Everton — Sat 7:30 AM ET, USA Network/Universo
Merseyside noise to start the day.
Manchester United vs Chelsea — Sat 12:30 PM ET, USA Network/Universo
Two giants under the microscope.
Arsenal vs Manchester City — Sun 11:30 AM ET, USA Network/Peacock
Pass-and-press chess with title scent.
Real Madrid vs Espanyol — Sat 10:15 AM ET, ESPN+
Bernabéu business trip; upset alarms always possible.

Formula 1 — Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Baku) + Support Races

Qualifying — Sat 8:00 AM ET, ESPN platforms
Race — Sun 7:00 AM ET, ESPN
Support — F2 Sprint: Sat morning ET; F2 Feature: Sun pre-dawn ET (U.S. coverage on ESPN+ / F1 TV).

NASCAR — Playoffs Grind (Sun)

Cup Series: Mobil 1 301 (New Hampshire) — 2:00 PM ET, USA Network
Track position matters, pit crews matter more, and one mistake is a week of explanations.

NHL — Preseason: First Looks

Sat 7:00 PM ET — Blues @ Stars, NHL Network
Sun 1:00 PM ET — Rangers @ Devils, NHL Network
Sun 5:00 PM ET — Wild @ Jets, NHL Network
Rookies forcing decisions, vets testing new combos—the trailers before the feature.

IFSC — World Championships (Seoul)

Lead Finals — Fri night local → Fri morning ET, IFSC YouTube
Weekend slate — Lead qualifications roll into Sunday (ET). Speed/Boulder highlights run throughout the championship window.

World Athletics Championships — Tokyo (through Sun)

Live sessions run overnight into U.S. mornings across Peacock with broadcast windows on NBC/USA/CNBC; key finals sprinkled Saturday–Sunday. Relays and field events will swing medals.

WNBA — Semifinals Begin (Sun)

Game 1 Doubleheader — 3:00 PM ET, ABC and 5:00 PM ET, ESPN
Four left standing, two tips on Sunday. Matchups locked after the first round, but the stakes are clear: five games to the Finals.

The Stain Remote Plan

Saturday: Liverpool–Everton → Tech–Utes → Prep Baseball ASG at 1:15 → Auburn–OU in the afternoon → prime-time Illinois–Indiana → late Giants–Dodgers.
Sunday: Baku lights out → Rams–Eagles early → Cards–Niners late while spot-checking Mariners–Astros → NHLN preseason hit.
Floaters: Michigan–Nebraska on CBS, IFSC finals overnight, World Athletics finale windows.

DFS Week 2 Lineups: Ricky Pearsall the Key Value Play Across Both Sites

This week’s builds lean on shaky secondaries, reliable target-getters, and running backs with touchdown equity. Two platforms, two lineups, one goal: balanced floor with upside ceiling.

FanDuel Lineup

Play Breakdown:
Drake Maye gets the call in this build. Miami’s secondary made Daniel Jones look good last week, and Maye has the chance to follow that script — though I’m not fully “all in” until New England dials up designed runs for him. Pairing him with Hunter Henry creates a cheap QB–TE stack.

At RB, Jahmyr Gibbs brings efficiency and receiving juice, while Derrick Henry is Baltimore’s workhorse, the focal point of their offense with multi-touchdown upside every week.

At WR:

Hollywood Brown carries shootout potential.
Ricky Pearsall projects as San Francisco’s WR1 with George Kittle out. Don’t be scared off by Mac Jones — he’s shown he can feed his top receivers. Last year Brian Thomas Jr. averaged 16 PPG with Jones compared to 12.5 with Trevor Lawrence. That’s the template for Pearsall.
Zay Flowers complements Henry in Baltimore’s offense as their top underneath weapon.

A.J. Brown fills FLEX as Philly’s alpha WR, while the Lions defense is the home value play.

DraftKings Lineup

Play Breakdown:
Dak Prescott leads this lineup, stacked with CeeDee Lamb for the classic QB–WR pairing. Against the Giants, this combination carries both safety and explosive upside.

Chase Brown and Kyren Williams are the midrange RB plays priced for steady volume.

At WR:

CeeDee Lamb is the alpha.
Ricky Pearsall ties the lineup together as San Francisco’s WR1 with Kittle sidelined. Mac Jones is an upgrade in this context, given his history of feeding WR1s.
Tyquan Thornton is the cheap dart throw.

Hunter Henry repeats as TE, Amon-Ra St. Brown locks in FLEX as a target machine, and the Rams defense rounds out the roster as the budget DST.

FanDuel vs DraftKings

FanDuel: Takes a swing on Maye against Miami’s secondary, but limits exposure until his designed run usage ticks up. Spends big at RB with Gibbs and Henry.
DraftKings: Relies on the Dak–CeeDee stack, balances out with Brown and Williams at RB, and still finds room for Pearsall as the glue play.

The overlap: Ricky Pearsall as the WR1 value, Hunter Henry as the TE anchor, and Derrick Henry as the workhorse RB centerpiece.

DFS Angle of the Week

This slate is about exploiting weak secondaries and trusting target roles.

Miami can’t stop the pass, which set up Jones last week and now gives Maye opportunity.
Derrick Henry is the engine of Baltimore’s offense and always in play for a heavy workload and multiple scores.
Dak Prescott to CeeDee Lamb is the clean DraftKings stack with volume and touchdown equity.
Ricky Pearsall is the breakout candidate — Kittle is out, Mac Jones is under center, and Pearsall is lined up to be the top option.

If Maye delivers through the air and Dak–Lamb connect, both builds have the stability of Henry and the upside of Pearsall to swing tournaments.

Profit Tracker

Week 1 Results:

FanDuel: 2 units in → 11 units won (+9 units)
DraftKings: 2 units in → 3.6 units won (+1.6 units)
Total Week 1: +10.6 units

Season Total: +10.6 units

What to Watch This Weekend: Big Fights, Border Battles, and a Bristol Nightlight

Clear the coffee table—the remote’s getting a workout. Between a true superfight in Vegas, SEC heat, Arrowhead vs. Philly fireworks, a Bristol brawl under the lights, Rugby World Cup knockouts, speed climbing at ludicrous velocity, two tasty MLB national windows, and the WBSC U-18 World Cup Final, this weekend is stacked. All times ET with U.S. viewing info.

Boxing — The Superfight

Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence “Bud” Crawford — Sat 9:00 PM, Netflix

No PPV tax—just log in and watch one of the decade’s pound-for-pound showdowns from Allegiant. Prelims on Netflix at 5:30 PM; main card at 9:00 PM. Crawford chases audacious history up at 168; Canelo defends the empire.

College Football — Brand Fights (Sat)

Georgia at Tennessee — 3:30 PM, ABC

Checkerboard tension, volume knob stuck at 11. Georgia tries to stay clinical; Neyland tries to melt faces.

Texas A&M at Notre Dame — 7:30 PM, NBC & Peacock (pregame 7:00 PM)

Gold helmets in prime time with two defenses that hit like rent’s due. Elko vs. Freeman is the chess inside the brawl.

NFL — The National Mood (Sun/Mon)

Eagles at Chiefs — Sun 4:25 PM, FOX

You’ve seen this movie; the ending’s never guaranteed in a Super Bowl rematch. Arrowhead humidity vs. Philly spite.

Sunday Night Football: Falcons at Vikings — Sun 8:20 PM, NBC/Peacock

Two young QBs with cannons and zero fear under the dome lights.

Monday Night Football Doubleheader — Mon 7:00 PM & 10:00 PM

Buccaneers at Texans — 7:00 PM, ABC/ESPN
Chargers at Raiders — 10:00 PM, ESPN
Two-screen night: precision at happy hour, chaos for the nightcap.

NASCAR — Playoffs Under the Coliseum Lights

NASCAR Cup: Bass Pro Shops Night Race (Bristol) — Sat 7:30 PM, USA Network

Short-track truth serum. Concrete, tire wear, tempers—someone’s title hopes leave with stripes.

Rugby World Cup (Women) — Quarterfinal Weekend

New Zealand vs. South Africa — Sat 8:00 AM, CBS Sports Network & Paramount+
Canada vs. Australia — Sat 11:00 AM, Paramount+
France vs. Ireland — Sun 8:00 AM, Paramount+
England vs. Scotland — Sun 11:00 AM, CBS Sports Network & Paramount+
Coffee, collisions, and bracket nerves.

IFSC — Speed World Cup Finale (Guiyang)

Speed Finals — Sat 7:30 AM, IFSC YouTube (geo-restrictions possible)

Blink-and-you-miss-it. Fifteen meters, sub-five seconds, overall titles on the line.

International Baseball — WBSC U-18 World Cup Final (Okinawa)

World Championship Final — Sun 3:00 AM, GameTime (PPV tournament pass)

Night-owl special: elite prospects, loud atmospheres, morning-coffee baseball.

Prospect Showcase — UA Next All-America Baseball Game (Baltimore)

Sat 1:00 PM, streaming on GameChanger

The nation’s top high-school talent takes over an MLB cathedral. Expect premium velocity, loud contact, and a handful of future first-rounders.

MLB — Two National Windows, Perfect Between-Football Bites

Cardinals at Brewers — Sat 8:15 PM, FOX
September baseball with playoff teeth.
Yankees at Red Sox — Sunday Night Baseball — Sun 7:00 PM, ESPN
Fenway. Lights. Volume.

The Stain Remote Plan

Saturday: Speed finals with coffee → UA All-America at 1:00 PM (GameChanger) → Georgia–Tennessee → Bristol under the lights → Canelo–Bud.
Sunday (pre-dawn): WBSC U-18 Final, 3:00 AM.
Sunday: Eagles–Chiefs late window → Yankees–Sox collide → SNF in Minneapolis.
Monday: Doubleheader damage control—hydrate and charge both screens.