Tuesday night refused to end quietly, with Tampa Bay rallying for two runs in the 12th inning to beat Milwaukee 4-3 and force a World Series Game 5 tonight instead of a Brewers sweep, Jayson Tatum hitting an overtime buzzer-beater for Boston, the defending champion Knicks finally winning, and Stan Wawrinka closing a 24-year career in Basel, while the NFL’s Colts fire sale reshaped the NFC West, Golden State moved one win from a first WNBA title ahead of Thursday’s early Game 6 in Atlanta, and tonight brings World Series Game 5, Carabao Cup ties including Liverpool against Chelsea, UEFA Women’s Champions League action, and final college basketball exhibitions before the regular season.
- MLB, World Series Game 4: Tampa Bay beat Milwaukee 4-3 in 12 innings, after rookie Cooper Pratt’s solo homer put Milwaukee ahead 3-2 in the top of the 12th, before a Joey Ortiz throwing error opened the door for Jonny DeLuca’s tying single and Ben Williamson’s walk-off single.
- MLB, World Series Game 5 tonight: Milwaukee still leads 3-1, with Game 5 on Wednesday, October 28 at 8:00 p.m. ET at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, on FOX, and Game 6 if necessary Friday in Milwaukee.
- MLB, injury watch: Rays star Junior Caminero left Game 4 limping after reaching on the 12th-inning error and bursting from first to third, and his status for Game 5 was not immediately available, though manager Kevin Cash said he would play with one leg.
- NFL, Colts trades: Indianapolis, sitting at 2-5, traded eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to Seattle and three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner back to San Francisco, ahead of the November 10 trade deadline.
- NFL, Buckner details: San Francisco sent a 2027 fourth-round pick to Indianapolis for Buckner, who has 75.5 sacks in 11 seasons and is expected to debut in Week 9 against Las Vegas after the 49ers’ bye.
- NFL, injuries and moves: The Giants placed running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. on injured reserve with a hamstring injury, Cincinnati lost tight end Erick All to another potentially serious knee injury, and Baltimore rookie guard Vega Ioane suffered an MCL sprain.
- NFL, Vikings and trade talk: Minnesota, at 6-0 the NFL’s last unbeaten team, has the league’s 29th-ranked offense and is planning to inquire about Colts running back Jonathan Taylor, according to reports.
- NFL, other notes: Kansas City signed five-time All-Pro kicker Justin Tucker to its practice squad, and Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson, out since October 4 with a high ankle sprain, is expected to return Sunday.
- NCAAF, Tuesday result: Delaware beat Western Kentucky 35-21, scoring 21 points in the second quarter and holding the Hilltoppers scoreless after halftime, leaving both teams 2-2 in Conference USA.
- NCAAF, tonight: Jacksonville State visits New Mexico State on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2, with Jacksonville State favored by 3.5 points.
- NBA, Celtics 125, Nets 124 (OT): Jayson Tatum hit an elbow jumper at the overtime buzzer, scored a game-high 40 points, and made a career-high 18 free throws, as Boston won its third straight and Brooklyn fell to 0-4.
- NBA, Knicks 111, Pistons 97: Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points with a season-high 20 rebounds, including 13 points in a decisive 37-13 third quarter, as defending champion New York avoided opening 0-4.
- NBA, Spurs 130, Kings 103: Victor Wembanyama had 29 points and 10 rebounds in 27 minutes, and Julian Champagnie hit eight first-half three-pointers for 26 points, as San Antonio set season highs for first-half points, assists and threes.
- NBA, Trail Blazers 135, Lakers 129: Portland won its third straight and handed Los Angeles its first defeat of the season, despite 41 points from Luka Doncic.
- WNBA, Finals Game 6 Thursday: Golden State leads Atlanta 3-2 and can clinch its first championship in Game 6 on Thursday, October 29 at 12:30 p.m. ET, 9:30 a.m. PT, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, moved from Gateway Center Arena to accommodate the Hawks that evening.
- WNBA, Game 5 recap and stars’ plea: Kiah Stokes had 13 points and three blocks in Golden State’s 64-55 Game 5 win, holding Angel Reese to seven points, and Stokes and Veronica Burton jokingly urged West Coast fans to call in sick for the early Thursday tip.
- NCAAB, tonight: Kentucky plays its third and final exhibition against UCF at 6:00 p.m. ET at Rupp Arena on SEC Network, after slow starts and rebounding issues in wins over Little Rock and Texas Tech.
- NCAAB, tonight: No. 13 Arkansas hosts Memphis at 7:00 p.m. CT at Bud Walton Arena, John Calipari facing his former club, after Arkansas edged Gonzaga and Memphis beat Mississippi State 75-58 in exhibitions.
- WNCAAB, tonight: Wisconsin opens its season with an exhibition against UW-Eau Claire at 6:30 p.m., in Robin Pingeton’s second season after a 16-18 campaign and a WBIT semifinal run.
- WNCAAB, tonight: Auburn hosts Columbus State at 6:00 p.m. CT at Neville Arena in its final exhibition, after beating UCF 65-59 on October 14 behind Ja’Mia Harris’s 23 points.
- NHL, Panthers 5, Jets 1: Carter Verhaeghe scored twice and Matthew Tkachuk had four assists, with Akira Schmid stopping 24 of 25 shots, as Florida scored three goals in the first period in Winnipeg.
- NHL, Golden Knights 4, Senators 1: Raphael Lavoie scored his first NHL goal at 8:01 of the third period to break a tie, as Vegas snapped a three-game skid, with Adin Hill making 25 saves in place of the injured Carter Hart.
- NHL, Hurricanes 2, Bruins 1: Sebastian Aho scored the third-period winner and Pyotr Kochetkov, who entered the night 7-0-0, made 14 saves for Carolina.
- NHL, other Tuesday results: The Islanders beat Nashville 4-3 in a shootout, with Kyle Palmieri scoring the winner after squandering a 3-0 lead, and New Jersey beat Dallas 5-1 behind Connor Hellebuyck’s winning Devils debut.
- NHL, Canucks rally: Vancouver halted a 10-game skid with a late three-goal rally and an overtime win over Anaheim, after trailing 5-2 in the third period.
- Soccer, England tonight: The Carabao Cup features Manchester City against Brighton, Liverpool against Chelsea, and Bournemouth against Aston Villa on Wednesday, October 28.
- Soccer, MLS tonight: Inter Miami faces FC Cincinnati, as MLS clubs continue a busy late-season schedule.
- Women’s soccer, UEFA Champions League tonight: Bayern Munich faces Real Madrid, Chelsea faces Roma, and Arsenal faces Benfica at 8:00 p.m. at Meadow Park, with Arsenal fifth on four points after a 2-1 north London derby win at Tottenham.
- Women’s soccer, WSL: Manchester United returned to the top of the Women’s Super League with a 2-1 win at Tottenham, despite Ella Toone being sent off, after Molly Bartrip turned a Lucia Garcia cross into her own net.
- Women’s soccer, NWSL: Croix Bethune set the NWSL single-season assists record with the decisive pass for Gotham FC, as Denver’s Janine Sonis and Kaleigh Kurtz kept Denver’s playoff hopes alive heading to Decision Day.
- World Cup, youth: The FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup is among Wednesday’s fixtures, while no senior World Cup final was scheduled for October 28 in the searches checked.
- ATP, Wawrinka farewell: Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, 41, played his final match Tuesday in Basel, losing 7-5, 7-6(2) to Jiri Lehecka, ending a 24-year career with 16 titles, Olympic doubles gold in 2008, and a Davis Cup title in 2014.
- ATP, Race to Turin: Lorenzo Musetti won Lyon, Daniil Medvedev defended Almaty, and Tallon Griekspoor won Brussels on Sunday, moving Medvedev to fifth in the Race to Turin, with Frances Tiafoe provisionally eighth and at least 17 players still in contention.
- WTA, Tokyo: Naomi Osaka beat Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 7-6(4) in the first round in Tokyo, saving three consecutive set points in the second set.
- Grand Slams: No Grand Slam final was scheduled for October 28 in the searches checked, with the focus on the indoor ATP swing and the Tokyo WTA event.
- ICC and cricket: Day three of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match between Tamil Nadu and Railways was played in Chennai on Wednesday, with no headline international ICC final in the searches checked.
- NASCAR, Martinsville weekend: Cup, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Craftsman Truck series all head to Martinsville Speedway for the penultimate Chase race of 2026, with paint schemes released October 28.
- NASCAR Xfinity: No separate Xfinity headline result was in the searches checked, with the series grouped into the Martinsville Chase weekend preview.
- F1 and IndyCar: No F1 or IndyCar race final was scheduled for October 28 in the searches checked.
- MotoGP, Malaysia: Marc Marquez leads Jorge Martin by 10 points and Marco Bezzecchi by 50 heading to Sepang for Round 19, after the Australian Grand Prix was cancelled for visibility concerns and Martin crashed in the Phillip Island Sprint, sustaining a non-displaced wrist fracture.
- Golf, PGA Tour: The VidantaWorld Mexico Open starts Thursday at Vidanta Vallarta for $6 million, with defending champion Brian Campbell, Wyndham Clark, Max Homa and Tom Kim in the field, and John Daly II making his professional debut.
- Women’s golf, LPGA: The Maybank Championship runs October 29 to November 1 at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club for $3 million, with defending champion Mayu Yamashita.
- MMA, UFC Fight Night 292 Saturday: Tom Nolan moved permanently from Australia to New Zealand to train at City Kickboxing in Auckland ahead of his first UFC main event against Renato Moicano, after Moicano moved on from two failed Brian Ortega bookings.
- MMA, UFC 336 booking: Carlos Prates will face Michael Morales for the interim welterweight title at UFC 336 on January 30, 2027 in Toronto, while Islam Makhachev remains undisputed champion.
- Boxing and combat sports, Wednesday cards: Tokyo hosts Dynamite Glove boxing, Shymkent hosts Alash Pride 133 and 134 MMA, and Bucharest hosts Colosseum Tournament 51 kickboxing on October 28.
- Rugby Union: Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi will return to the Stormers from the Sharks, Kurtley Beale earned a Wallabies recall at 37, and Cheslin Kolbe, Eben Etzebeth, Andre Esterhuizen and Handre Pollard were ruled out of South Africa’s Nations Championship squad through injury.
- Rugby League: No headline Rugby League final was in the searches checked for October 28.
- Track and Field, Swimming, Cycling: No headline World Athletics, Olympic track, or Tour de France final was in the searches checked; Bangladesh’s national swimming, diving and water polo championships opened October 28 in Dhaka with nearly 1,000 participants.
- Volleyball: SEC women’s volleyball features Texas against Georgia at 8:00 p.m. ET in Austin, while Merritt Island swept Academy of the Holy Names to reach Florida’s Class 3A state semifinals.
- Gymnastics: Canada’s artistic gymnasts Nikita Theodat, Taya Macey, Maryam Saber and Jaydon De Silva are preparing for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, October 31 to November 13, the first Olympic event held on the African continent.
- Esports, Judo, Taekwondo, Karate: No headline global final in esports or those combat sports was in the searches checked for October 28.
