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.
- 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.
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