1. Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams in uniform during a 2025 NFL game
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    Bears Beat Panthers 59-37 in the Highest-Scoring Season Opener in NFL History

    Chicago beat Carolina 59-37 on September 13 in the highest-scoring season opener in NFL history, with Caleb Williams accounting for 334 yards and four touchdowns and D'Andre Swift running for three scores.

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  2. John Harbaugh on the New York Giants sideline ahead of his Week 1 debut against the Dallas Cowboys
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    Games to Watch — Sunday, September 13: NFL Week 1 Sunday and a full MLB slate

    The NFL season opens with 13 games, capped by Cowboys at Giants on NBC at 8:20 PM ET with Dallas favored by 3 in John Harbaugh's Giants debut. Washington visits Philadelphia at 4:25, and MLB plays a full 15-game Sunday slate.

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  3. Wide view of a full Melbourne Cricket Ground, the venue that hosted the NFL's first regular-season game in Australia
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    49ers Beat Rams 27-7 in NFL's First Regular-Season Game in Australia

    The San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the first NFL regular-season game ever played in Australia, in front of 100,021 fans. Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes and Myles Garrett went without a tackle in his Rams debut.

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  4. Rams and 49ers ahead of the NFL's first regular season game in Australia
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    Games to Watch — Thursday, September 10: Rams and 49ers open in Melbourne, Rays visit Braves

    The Rams host the 49ers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground at 8:35 ET on Netflix, the first NFL regular season game in Australia, with LA a 3.5-point DraftKings favorite. Earlier, the 87-58 Rays visit the 85-61 Braves at 12:15 ET.

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  5. NFL football on the field ahead of the 2026 season opener between the Patriots and Seahawks
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    Games to Watch — Wednesday, September 9: NFL opens with a Super Bowl rematch, Cubs at Brewers

    The 2026 NFL season starts on a Wednesday. New England visits Seattle at 8:20 ET on NBC in a Super Bowl LX rematch, with the Seahawks favored by 3. Underneath it, a full 15-game MLB slate led by Cubs at Brewers, where Milwaukee sits nine games up in the NL Central.

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  6. Aaron Donald in a Los Angeles Rams uniform during a 2020 game against Washington
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    Aaron Donald Unretires, Signs One-Year, $20 Million Deal With Rams

    Aaron Donald is returning to the Los Angeles Rams for 2026 after two seasons away, on a one-year deal worth $20 million and up to $30 million with incentives. He joins Myles Garrett, whom the Rams acquired from Cleveland in June.

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  7. The Melbourne Cricket Ground at night, host of the 49ers-Rams Week 1 game
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    NFL Moves 53-Man Cutdown Deadline to Sunday for First Time Since 2004

    NFL rosters must be cut from 90 players to 53 by Sunday, August 30 at 6 p.m. ET, the first Sunday deadline since 2004. A by-law passed in March let the league move it up 46 hours for the 49ers-Rams game in Melbourne.

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  8. Yankee Stadium, where the Yankees host the Red Sox on August 28, 2026
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    Games to Watch — Friday, August 28: Red Sox open four games at Yankee Stadium

    Boston opens a four-game set at Yankee Stadium at 7:15 pm ET on Apple TV, with New York laid -147 and the total at 7. The Rangers visit the majors-best Brewers at 7:40, and the Fever host Connecticut at 7:30.

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  9. Dodgers and Braves meet in Atlanta with National League seeding on the line
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    Games to Watch — Thursday, August 27: Dodgers at Braves, NFL preseason wraps

    The two best records in the National League meet in Atlanta at 7:15 PM ET, with Chris Sale against Yoshinobu Yamamoto and a first-round bye on the line. Also on the board: Astros at Yankees, the 27-11 Valkyries in Brooklyn, and the last of the NFL preseason.

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  10. Milwaukee Brewers players celebrate during a win over the Atlanta Braves
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    Games to Watch — Sunday, August 23: Brewers go for the sweep, Fever visit the Sky

    Atlanta visits Milwaukee at 7pm ET on ESPN with the Brewers going for the sweep and holding the best record in baseball. Indiana visits Chicago on NBC, and the WNBA runs a four-game slate.

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  11. Indiana Fever and New York Liberty players compete during a WNBA game
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    Games to Watch — Saturday, August 22: Fever at Liberty, 15-game MLB slate

    The Fever and Liberty close their season series at 7pm ET in Brooklyn with New York favored by 3.5. Atlanta visits a Milwaukee team that owns baseball's best record at 80-49, and the NFL runs its final preseason weekend.

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  12. Braves and Brewers players ahead of their August 2026 series
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    Games to Watch — Friday, August 21: Braves at Brewers, Yankees host Toronto

    Chris Sale faces Jacob Misiorowski and his 1.75 ERA when the Braves visit the 79-49 Brewers at 4:10 p.m. ET on ESPN. Blue Jays at Yankees follows at 7:05, and the 30-7 Lynx play the Mystics on ION at 7:30.

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