1. WNBA action from the 2026 season ahead of Lynx at Valkyries
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    Games to Watch — Wednesday, August 19: Lynx at Valkyries, Yankees at Orioles

    The 29-7 Minnesota Lynx visit the 25-9 Golden State Valkyries at 10pm ET on USA Network, with Minnesota favored by 2.5. Plus the Yankees at Baltimore on Prime Video, a crosstown afternoon at Wrigley, and fourteen MLB games across the board.

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  2. Milwaukee Brewers players during a 2026 season game
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    Games to Watch — Tuesday, August 18: Mariners visit the MLB-best Brewers

    The MLB-best Brewers (77-48) host Seattle at 7:40 p.m. ET as a -145 favorite, Kyle Harrison against Bryce Miller. Also on: Yankees at Orioles, Blue Jays at the 75-49 Rays, and the 23-12 Fever visiting expansion Toronto.

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  3. Major League Baseball action photo from MLB.com's series-to-watch feature for the week of August 17, 2026
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    Games to Watch — Monday, August 17: Crosstown Classic at Wrigley, Braves at Twins

    The White Sox and Cubs open the Wrigley half of the Crosstown Classic at 8:05 PM ET, with Chicago holding first in the AL Central and the top NL wild card at once. Atlanta visits Minnesota, and Dallas plays Golden State at 10 PM ET in the night's only WNBA game.

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    Games to Watch — Sunday, August 16: Monday's slate, a Cardinals-Reds doubleheader and White Sox at Cubs

    Sunday's games have all started or ended, so this one looks ahead. Monday opens with a Cardinals-Reds doubleheader at 1:40pm ET, runs through White Sox at Cubs at Wrigley, and closes with Wings at Valkyries at 10pm ET.

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  5. Las Vegas Aces in action during a WNBA game
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    Games to Watch — Saturday, August 15: Lynx at Aces on CBS, Yankees at Blue Jays

    Minnesota at Las Vegas headlines Saturday, 8pm ET on CBS, with the Lynx laying 1.5 and a 182.5 total. The Yankees open a set in Toronto at 3:07, the first-place Rays host Baltimore at 6:10, and seven NFL preseason games run from 1pm on.

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  6. Dodger Stadium ahead of the Brewers and Dodgers series opener
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    Games to Watch — Friday, August 14: Brewers at Dodgers, NFL preseason opens at 7 ET

    The two best records in the National League meet in Los Angeles: Brewers at Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. ET on ESPN, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound and the Dodgers listed at -193. Cardinals at Cubs opens the day at 2:20 p.m. ET, and three NFL preseason games kick at 7.

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  7. Roki Sasaki pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers
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    Games to Watch — Thursday, August 13: Brewers at Dodgers, Field of Dreams on Netflix

    The two best records in baseball meet at Dodger Stadium at 10:10 p.m. ET, with Roki Sasaki on the mound and Los Angeles a -149 favorite. Earlier, the Phillies and Twins play the Field of Dreams game on Netflix, and the Sparks visit the Liberty at Barclays.

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  8. Caitlin Clark in an Indiana Fever uniform
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    Games to Watch — Tuesday, August 11: Liberty at Fever on ESPN, 15 MLB games

    Caitlin Clark's technical was rescinded, so she plays when the Liberty visit the Fever at 7:30 pm ET on ESPN with Indiana favored by 4.5. Fifteen MLB games follow, including the Brewers at the Padres and Royals at Dodgers.

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  9. Ozzie Guillén in a Chicago White Sox cap and sunglasses on the field before a game
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    White Sox Retire Ozzie Guillén's No. 13, First Manager Honored in Franchise History

    The Chicago White Sox retired Ozzie Guillén's No. 13 on August 8 at Rate Field. He is the 13th person the club has honored and the first manager in franchise history, 21 years after managing Chicago to its first World Series title since 1917.

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  10. Las Vegas Aces players during a WNBA game against the Minnesota Lynx
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    Games to Watch — Sunday, August 9: Aces at Liberty on ABC, 15 MLB games

    The Aces and Liberty open Sunday on ABC at 12:30 p.m. ET with New York laying 9.5 points, followed by Braves at Yankees in the Bronx and Astros at Padres to close the night on NBC. Fifteen MLB games in between.

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  11. Napheesa Collier on the court for the Minnesota Lynx
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    Games to Watch — Saturday, August 8: Aces at Lynx on CBS, Braves at Yankees

    The WNBA's two best teams meet at 1pm ET on CBS, with Minnesota favored by 5.5 in Napheesa Collier's return window. Atlanta takes the best record in the National League into Yankee Stadium at 3:05, and thirteen more MLB games follow.

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  12. Yankees left-hander Max Fried on the mound
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    Games to Watch — Friday, August 7: Braves at Yankees, Valkyries visit the Wings

    Max Fried faces the Braves, the team he pitched for through 2024, at 7:05 PM ET on ESPN with the Yankees at -156. Zack Wheeler starts in Philadelphia at 6:40, and the 21-9 Valkyries visit the Dallas Wings at 9:30.

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