1. Guardians at White Sox ALDS Game 4 matchup graphic
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    Games to Watch — Thursday, October 8: White Sox host Guardians in ALDS Game 4

    White Sox can close out the Guardians tonight in ALDS Game 4 at Rate Field (8pm ET, -186 on the run line). Also tonight: Bucs-Cowboys on Thursday Night Football and NHL opening night across six games, including the Utah Mammoth franchise debut.

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  2. MLB playoff action ahead of tonight's Dodgers-Braves NLDS game
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    Games to Watch — Wednesday, October 7: Glasnow and the Dodgers try to solve Atlanta

    Dodgers at Braves leads a four-game MLB Division Series slate tonight, with Glasnow a -135 favorite at Truist Park. Rays-Yankees and Brewers-Padres round out the baseball, plus NHL and WNBA action.

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  3. Dodgers at Braves NLDS Game 3 matchup graphic
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    Games to Watch — Tuesday, October 6: Yamamoto vs. Sale headlines two NLDS Game 3s

    Yamamoto faces Sale as the Dodgers and Braves play NLDS Game 3 at Truist Park (6pm ET), with Brewers-Padres Game 3 later at Petco Park. Islanders-Rangers headlines a young NHL season on ESPN.

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  4. Yankees and Rays players during the 2026 ALDS
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    Games to Watch — Monday, October 5: Yankees-Rays ALDS swings to Game 2

    Yankees at Rays ALDS Game 2 tops tonight's slate (8 PM ET, TBS), with New York -130 on the moneyline. White Sox-Guardians Game 2, three NHL openers, and Falcons-Saints on Monday Night Football round out the night.

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  5. Golden State Valkyries and Las Vegas Aces players in action during the 2026 WNBA regular season
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    Games to Watch — Sunday, October 4: Valkyries host Aces in WNBA semifinals

    The expansion Valkyries host A'ja Wilson and the Aces in WNBA semifinals Game 1 (1 p.m. PT, NBC). Also today: Padres-Brewers and Braves-Dodgers NLDS Game 2s, and Jets-Bears on FOX.

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    Games to Watch — Saturday, October 3: Braves-Dodgers open the NLDS on FOX

    The Braves and Dodgers open the NLDS at 4pm ET on FOX, with Tarik Skubal on the mound for LA as the betting favorite. Yankees-Rays and Padres-Brewers also open their Division Series matchups today, on TBS and FS1.

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  7. Braves and Phillies play Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series
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    Games to Watch — Thursday, October 1: Phillies-Braves Game 3 decides the NL Wild Card

    Braves host Phillies in a winner-take-all Game 3 for the NL Wild Card. Fever-Aces also play a deciding Game 3, and the NHL opens its season tonight.

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  8. Yankees celebrate after Game 1 win over the Red Sox in the AL Wild Card Series
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    Games to Watch — Wednesday, September 30: Red Sox face elimination at Yankee Stadium

    All four MLB Wild Card series are 1-0 heading into Game 2, with Red Sox-Yankees (8pm ET) the marquee. Braves, Astros and Padres also play with a chance to close it out tonight.

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  9. Indiana Fever and Las Vegas Aces players during a WNBA playoff game
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    Games to Watch — Tuesday, September 29: Fever face elimination as MLB's Wild Card round opens

    Fever host Aces in a win-or-go-home Game 2 (6:30pm ET, Fever -1.5), while MLB opens the Wild Card round with Red Sox at Yankees and three other series.

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  10. Interior view of the Houston Astros' downtown ballpark, now Daikin Park, from the upper deck
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    Astros Win AL West at 81-81, Lowest Winning Percentage for a Full-Season Playoff Team

    Houston clinched the AL West at 81-81 on the season's final day when Texas lost to Minnesota, setting a record low for a playoff team in a non-shortened season. The Astros host the White Sox in a best-of-three Wild Card Series starting Tuesday.

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  11. ESPN graphic previewing the 2026 WNBA playoffs
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    Games to Watch — Sunday, September 27: WNBA playoffs begin, Fever visit the Aces

    Game 1 of Fever at Aces tips at 4 p.m. ET on ABC with Las Vegas a 3.5-point favorite at DraftKings. Liberty at Lynx opens the WNBA playoffs at 2 p.m., Ravens and Cowboys play in Rio at 4:25 p.m., and all 30 MLB teams play game 162.

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  12. ESPN MLB playoff race illustration
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    Games to Watch — Saturday, September 26: Rays at Phillies, AL West and AL Central races

    Rays at Phillies (7:15 PM ET, FOX) is a pick'em on the moneyline as Philadelphia defends a one-game lead for the final NL wild card over Arizona, which plays San Diego at 8:40 PM ET. Texas and Houston, tied at 79-81, both play for the AL West.

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