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This Date in Baseball - Eric Gagne set a major league record with his 44th straight save this season
Aug. 28
1918 - Tris Speaker was suspended for the rest of the season because of his assault on umpire Tom Connolly following a dispute at home plate in Philadelphia.
1926 — Emil Levsen of …
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8/27/26
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Aug. 28
1886 — Richard Sears beats R. Livingston Beeckman 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 to win his sixth straight U.S. national tennis championship.
1888 — Henry Slocum defeats Howard Taylor 6-4, …
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8/27/26
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(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Friday, Aug. 28
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S)
5:30 a.m.
FS2 — AFL Postseason: Collingwood at Western, First …
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8/27/26
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The reincarnated Pac-12 will try to flex its way into the College Football Playoff.
No longer an automatic-bid Power Five conference, the Pac-12 will use an unusual “flex” schedule during the …
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By JOHN MARSHALL
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8/27/26
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North Carolina vs. TCU, at Dublin, Ireland, Saturday, noon EDT
How to watch: ESPN
Key stats
North Carolina (2025):
Total offense: 288.8 yards per game (129th in FBS)
Passing: …
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8/27/26
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San Jose State vs. No. 14 Southern California, Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT
How to watch: NBC
Key stats
San José State (2025)
Overall offense: 402.2 yards per game (51th in FBS)
Passing: …
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8/27/26
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Hawaii at Stanford, Saturday 7 p.m. EDT
How to watch: ACC Network
Key stats
Hawaii (2025)
Total offense: 393.8 yards per game (63rd in FBS)
Passing: 290.6 yards per game (8th). …
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8/27/26
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N.C. State at Virginia, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EDT
How to watch: ESPN.
Key stats
N.C. State (2025):
Overall offense: 391.2 yards per game (64th in FBS)
Passing: 245.7 yards per game …
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8/27/26
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Guendouzi at center of wild post-match scenes as mass brawls mar Lyon-Fenerbahce in Champions League
Fenerbahce’s first Champions League qualification for 17 years ended with a mass brawl that got both players and staff involved after a win over Lyon.
Matteo Guendouzi was at the center of it …
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By STEVE DOUGLAS
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8/27/26
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Colorado Rockies (52-81, fifth in the NL West) vs. Washington Nationals (62-73, fourth in the NL East)Washington; Thursday, 1:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Gabriel Hughes (0-5, 6.54 ERA, …
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8/27/26
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Los Angeles Dodgers (80-53, first in the NL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (78-55, first in the NL East)Atlanta; Thursday, 7:15 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7, 2.61 ERA, 0.90 …
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8/27/26
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Baltimore Orioles (65-68, fourth in the AL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (66-68, third in the NL Central)St. Louis; Thursday, 2:15 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Trevor Rogers (0-0); Cardinals: …
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8/27/26
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Kansas City Royals (59-75, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (65-69, fifth in the AL East)Toronto; Thursday, 7:07 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (8-8, 4.02 ERA, 1.21 …
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8/27/26
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Houston Astros (66-67, first in the AL West) vs. New York Yankees (75-57, second in the AL East)New York; Thursday, 7:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hayden Wesneski (3-1, 4.23 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, …
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8/27/26
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Portland Fire (15-23, 6-12 Western Conference) at Atlanta Dream (25-13, 11-5 Eastern Conference)College Park, Georgia; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Portland Fire comes into the matchup with …
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8/27/26
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Connecticut Sun (10-28, 3-13 Eastern Conference) at Indiana Fever (25-14, 12-5 Eastern Conference)Indianapolis; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Indiana Fever plays the Connecticut Sun after Caitlin …
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8/27/26
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Toronto Tempo (11-27, 5-11 Eastern Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (26-13, 13-6 Western Conference)Las Vegas; Friday, 10 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Toronto Tempo takes on the Las Vegas Aces after Kiki Rice …
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8/27/26
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Golden State Valkyries (27-11, 11-7 Western Conference) at New York Liberty (23-15, 11-5 Eastern Conference)New York; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDTLINE: Liberty -2.5; over/under is 163.5BOTTOM LINE: New York …
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8/27/26
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SEC joins Big Ten in banning pros from returning to college, including basketball players
The Southeastern Conference has passed a rule banning players who have been drafted by NFL, NBA or WNBA …
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8/26/26
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All Times EDT
Thursday, Aug. 27
MLB
Colorado at Washington, 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.
Houston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Toronto, 7:07 …
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8/26/26
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