1. Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, where the Cubs and Red Sox play a doubleheader
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    Games to Watch — Friday, September 25: Cubs and Red Sox Play Two at Fenway

    The Cubs and Red Sox play a weather-shifted doubleheader at Fenway (1:05 and 6 p.m. ET), with the Cubs favored in both. Rays at Phillies and Diamondbacks at Padres shape the NL wild card order, and Tarik Skubal pitches for the Dodgers in San Francisco.

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  2. The White Sox home ballpark, then Guaranteed Rate Field (now Rate Field), in Chicago before a 2019 game
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    White Sox Clinch Playoff Berth Two Years After a Modern-Record 121 Losses

    The Chicago White Sox clinched a 2026 playoff berth with a 9-1 win at Kansas City on Sept. 24, two years after a modern-record 121-loss season. At 82-77, they trail Cleveland by one game in the AL Central.

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  3. Split image of the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers ahead of Thursday Night Football
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    Games to Watch — Thursday, September 24: Falcons at Packers on TNF, Rays visit the Yankees

    Michael Penix Jr. returns as the Falcons visit the Packers on Thursday Night Football (8:15 PM ET, Packers -4.5). Paul Skenes opens the day at 12:35 PM ET, the Rays visit the Yankees, and the Padres play the Dodgers with an NL wild-card spot at stake.

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  4. Boston Red Sox players and staff pose on the field at Tropicana Field in postseason clinch shirts
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    Games to Watch — Wednesday, September 23: Guardians at Red Sox, Rays at Yankees

    The Guardians, one game up in the AL Central, visit Fenway on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET with Boston a -137 favorite. The Rays play the Yankees on Prime Video at 7:05, and the Padres visit the Dodgers at 10:10.

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  5. Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees game graphic, September 22, 2026
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    Games to Watch — Tuesday, September 22: Rays-Yankees doubleheader, Padres at Dodgers, Lynx at Fever

    Tampa Bay needs one win at Yankee Stadium to clinch the AL East, with Game 1 at 1:05 PM ET and Max Fried vs. Drew Rasmussen in the 7:05 PM nightcap on TBS (Yankees -132). Also on the slate: Padres at Dodgers at 10:10 PM and Lynx at Fever at 8 PM on ESPN.

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  6. New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams Monday Night Football matchup graphic
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    Games to Watch — Monday, September 21: Giants at Rams on Monday Night Football, WNBA doubleheader

    The 1-0 Giants visit the 0-1 Rams on Monday Night Football at 8:15 ET, with Los Angeles a 6.5-point favorite. The Dream visit the Liberty at 8 ET and the Wings play at Phoenix at 10 ET.

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  7. Kansas City Chiefs players ahead of the Week 2 Sunday night game against the Indianapolis Colts
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    Games to Watch — Sunday, September 20: NFL Week 2 Sunday, Colts at Chiefs on SNF

    Colts at Chiefs closes NFL Week 2 on Sunday Night Football, with Kansas City -6 and a 46.5 total. Brewers at Orioles fills the 7:20 window on Peacock, and the Mystics and Fever meet at 4 with the WNBA playoff picture tightening.

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  8. Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays series preview art
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    Games to Watch — Saturday, September 19: Red Sox at Rays leads 15 MLB games

    Payton Tolle and the wild-card Red Sox visit the AL East-leading Rays at 4:10 p.m. ET, with Tampa Bay a -157 favorite at DraftKings. The Yankees play in Arizona at 8:10 p.m. ET, and the Wings host the Mercury at 1 p.m. ET on CBS.

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  9. Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays matchup graphic, September 18, 2026
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    Games to Watch — Friday, September 18: Red Sox at Rays leads a 15-game MLB slate

    Friday's slate is led by the Red Sox (83-70) at the Rays (93-59), 7:10 p.m. ET on ESPN, with Tampa Bay a -136 favorite. Also tonight: Phillies at Mets on Apple TV, Gerrit Cole in Arizona, and the Liberty at the Lynx at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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  10. Angel Stadium of Anaheim, home of the Los Angeles Angels
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    Stan Kroenke Agrees to Buy the Angels From Arte Moreno at a Record $4 Billion

    Rams owner Stan Kroenke agreed to buy the Los Angeles Angels from Arte Moreno at a reported MLB-record $4 billion valuation. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027, and Moreno keeps a minority stake.

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  11. Detroit Lions vs Buffalo Bills Thursday Night Football matchup graphic
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    Games to Watch — Thursday, September 17: Lions at Bills on Thursday Night Football, nine MLB games

    Two 1-0 teams meet on Thursday Night Football as the Lions visit the Bills, with Buffalo favored by 5.5. Phillies at Mets airs on FOX at 7:15 ET, and the 95-win Brewers open the day in Pittsburgh at 12:35 ET.

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  12. Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs matchup graphic
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    Games to Watch — Wednesday, September 16: Braves at Cubs Rubber Game

    The Braves and Cubs play a rubber game at Wrigley at 7:40 ET, with Chicago -157 on ESPN. Blake Snell starts for the Dodgers in Cincinnati, and the 94-win Brewers visit Pittsburgh.

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