We waited seven long months for NFL football to return, but a historic Week 1 made the wait well worth it. Records fell across the league as several of the game’s biggest stars delivered unforgettable performances to begin the season. Josh Allen came through when the Bills needed him most, Derrick Henry further cemented his…
The Los Angeles Dodgers marked their record-tying 14th consecutive trip to MLB’s postseason with a toast of bubbly after Monday night’s 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The bigger celebrations will come later. “It’s hard to say it ever feels routine, but it is the expectation here,” third baseman Max Muncy said. “I always laugh…
Chaos. That’s the only way to describe Week 1 across the NFL, and not just because the superteam Rams went down, down under. Some of the best teams in the league struggled to find their early footing. Meanwhile, the Jets, the Raiders and the Cardinals all won their openers! It has made an absolute mess…
The vaunted Rams … What happened?! Drake Maye … What are you doing?! Brian Flores … brings the heat! That Cowboys defense … yikes! After Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season, I know you have strong reactions from the football you watched — both positive and negative. And it’ll be that way all year…
The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched their 14th consecutive playoff berth with a 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night behind Tarik Skubal’s seven shutout innings and home runs by Kyle Tucker and Teoscar Hernandez. Los Angeles tied the record set by Atlanta from 1991 through 2005. The two-time defending World Series champions cut…
Jalen Hurts delivered another signature Week 1 performance for the Philadelphia Eagles in their victory over the Washington Commanders, and he credited part of it to a conversation with Tom Brady before kickoff. The game marked the return of FOX’s Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady calling America’s Game of the Week. When asked about taking…
Deshaun Watson’s struggles won’t cost him his starting job. Well, at least not yet. Despite a 34-10 blowout loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Cleveland Browns are sticking with their quarterback. Anyone expecting a quarterback controversy in Cleveland will have to wait. Speaking to reporters Monday morning, head coach Todd Monken stood firmly behind Watson,…
When the Toronto Maple Leafs completed their 2018-19 season, they had failed once again to get past the dreaded Boston Bruins during the first playoff series. When the season concluded, general manager Kyle Dubas had some heavy lifting to do. His defense was weak, and as the general manager, he faced salary-cap problems brought on…
The 2026 NFL season opened with two of the NFC North’s rising stars putting together performances that had the league buzzing, and Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski were paying close attention. On the debut episode of FOX Sports’ “Gronk & Jules,” Edelman and Gronkowski handed out their Week 1 “Employees of the Week” honors, and…
By comparison, predicting the United States men’s national team’s 26-player roster before the 2026 FIFA World Cup was a breeze. There were a couple of minor surprises — Alex Zendejas and Miles Robinson in! Diego Luna and Tanner Tessmann out! — but by and large, the players Mauricio Pochettino selected for the eventual round of 16…
