Wednesday night gave Milwaukee its first World Series title and set up a championship Thursday, with the Golden State Valkyries one win from their first WNBA crown in Atlanta at lunchtime, the Packers hosting the Panthers under the lights at Lambeau, and a full NHL and NBA slate tonight, while Liverpool and Manchester City survived Carabao Cup shootouts, Alessia Russo made Women’s Champions League history, Naomi Osaka’s season ended in Tokyo, and Jorge Martin was cleared to return at Sepang — and if Atlanta forces a Game 7 on Saturday and Milwaukee’s parade draws the expected huge crowd on Friday, the weekend’s biggest stories will be a first-time WNBA champion and a city still celebrating its first baseball title in 57 years.
- MLB, Brewers champions: Milwaukee beat Tampa Bay 4-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday night to win the series 4-1 and its first World Series title in franchise history, 44 years after its first World Series appearance in 1982.
- MLB, parade Friday: Milwaukee’s World Series parade is scheduled for Friday, October 30, in downtown Milwaukee, beginning on Wisconsin Avenue and ending at the lakefront, with an anticipated crowd of at least 400,000.
- MLB, dedication: Christian Yelich dedicated the title to longtime Brewers announcer Bob Uecker, who was the team’s voice for 54 seasons and died in 2025, saying, “This one’s still for Bob, this one’s still for Ueck.”
- WNBA, Game 6 today: Golden State leads Atlanta 3-2 and can clinch its first championship in Game 6 today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, on USA Network, E!, SYFY, and Peacock; an Atlanta win forces Game 7 on Saturday in San Francisco.
- WNBA, Game 5 recap: Golden State won Game 5 64-55 in San Francisco, holding Angel Reese to seven points, with Kiah Stokes posting 13 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks.
- NFL, tonight: Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers, Thursday Night Football, Week 8, 8:15 p.m. ET / 5:15 p.m. PT at Lambeau Field, on Prime Video; Green Bay is 4-3 and Carolina 3-3.
- NFL, Week 8 lookahead: Sunday’s slate includes Baltimore at Buffalo, Minnesota at Detroit, Kansas City at Denver, and Philadelphia at Washington in prime time, with Chicago at Seattle on Monday night.
- NCAAF, Wednesday results: Jacksonville State beat New Mexico State 24-0 for its fifth straight win, moving to 6-2 overall and 4-0 in Conference USA, with quarterback Caden Creel rushing for a career-high 211 yards; Kennesaw State beat Middle Tennessee 44-28.
- NCAAF, tonight: Florida Atlantic at North Texas at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, and Troy at James Madison at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
- NCAAB, exhibitions Wednesday: Kentucky survived UCF 90-76 in overtime at Rupp Arena, outscoring the Knights 19-5 in overtime to finish exhibitions 3-0, with Milan Momcilovic scoring 19; Arkansas beat Memphis 93-81.
- NCAAB, recruiting: Duke added a third 2027 commitment in 6’7″ wing Asa Montgomery, who chose Duke over LSU, UConn, Georgia Tech, and North Carolina.
- NBA, Knicks 133, Bulls 127: Jalen Brunson scored 38 points as New York rallied from 19 down in the third quarter, winning the fourth 43-31 in Chicago for its second straight win after an 0-3 start; Norman Powell led Chicago with 30.
- NBA, Jokic milestone: Nikola Jokic recorded his 200th career triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists as Denver beat New Orleans 104-91.
- NBA, other Wednesday finals: San Antonio beat Utah 117-111 in overtime behind Victor Wembanyama’s 36 points and 14 rebounds; Dallas beat Oklahoma City 120-96; Houston beat Milwaukee 132-100; Golden State beat Minnesota 119-114; the Lakers beat the Clippers 103-87; Detroit beat Charlotte 97-89 behind Cade Cunningham’s 30.
- NBA, tonight: Sacramento at New Orleans, Cleveland at Atlanta, and Memphis at Portland are among Thursday’s games.
- NHL, Wednesday results: Seattle beat Toronto 5-4 on Brandon Montour’s goal with 33 seconds left; Washington beat Philadelphia 5-2 behind two goals each from Jordan Kyrou and Alex Tuch; Edmonton shut out Calgary 4-0; Colorado beat New Jersey 5-2.
- NHL, McDavid record: Connor McDavid set an NHL record with at least one assist in a 13th consecutive game to start a season, finishing with 36 points in that streak as Edmonton returned to first in the West.
- NHL, tonight: Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, Utah at Pittsburgh, Columbus at Carolina, Chicago at Detroit, Boston at St. Louis, the Islanders at Minnesota, Montreal at Dallas, Washington at Nashville, Ottawa at Los Angeles, Vancouver at San Jose, and Buffalo at Anaheim.
- Soccer, Carabao Cup: Liverpool beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Anfield, and Manchester City beat Brighton 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw; Bournemouth beat Aston Villa 3-0, Sunderland beat Brentford 3-2, and Crystal Palace beat Fulham 1-0. Liverpool will host Bournemouth in the quarterfinals.
- Soccer, tonight: Everton vs. Newcastle United is the remaining Carabao Cup fourth-round tie, at 3:45 p.m. ET.
- MLS, Wednesday: Vancouver beat San Diego 4-1, Minnesota beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1, Houston beat Seattle 1-0, Columbus beat Dallas 2-0, Portland beat St. Louis 3-2, and Real Salt Lake beat Austin 2-1, with several other draws on a full Wednesday slate.
- Women’s soccer, UWCL: Alessia Russo scored a hat-trick in Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Benfica, becoming the highest-scoring English player in Women’s Champions League history with 23 goals, passing Fran Kirby’s 21; Lyon beat Inter 6-0, Bayern drew Real Madrid 2-2, and Chelsea beat Roma 2-0.
- Women’s soccer, today: Paris FC hosts Hacken Gothenburg in UWCL Matchday 3.
- Women’s tennis, Tokyo: Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka lost 6-3, 7-5 to 18-year-old Slovakian wildcard Mia Pohankova in the Pan Pacific Open second round, ending Osaka’s 2026 season; Pohankova faces Alycia Parks in the quarterfinals.
- Golf, LPGA: Pauline Roussin-Bouchard birdied her final three holes for an 8-under 64 and a one-stroke first-round lead at the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, ahead of Sophia Schubert and defending champion Miyu Yamashita at 65.
- Golf, PGA Tour: The VidantaWorld Mexico Open begins Thursday at Vidanta Vallarta for $6 million, with John Daly II making his first start as a professional, alongside Wyndham Clark and Max Homa.
- MotoGP, Sepang: Jorge Martin was cleared for Friday’s opening practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix after passing a medical on the right wrist he fractured at Phillip Island; he trails Marc Marquez by 10 points with four rounds remaining, and Raul Fernandez, Luca Marini, and Joan Mir are also set to return.
- NASCAR, Martinsville preview: Cup, O’Reilly Auto Parts, and Truck series head to Martinsville Speedway for the penultimate Chase weekend.
- MMA, tonight: UFC BJJ 13 is Thursday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, headlined by two vacant title bouts, with Mikey Musumeci relinquishing his bantamweight belt to focus on MMA training.
- MMA, Saturday preview: UFC Vegas 123 on Saturday features Jacobe Smith vs. Randy Brown, while Tom Nolan faces Renato Moicano in the UFC Fight Night 292 main event; Israel Adesanya has reportedly signed a bout agreement to face Shara Magomedov, ending a four-fight skid bid, though no date or venue has been announced.
- ICC / cricket: In Ranji Trophy Round 3, Bengal beat Kerala by 287 runs for a third straight win, Mumbai beat Haryana by 10 wickets behind Tanush Kotian’s 8/81, and Karnataka beat Tripura by an innings and 116 runs; Delhi’s Ayush Badoni hit a second straight double century in a rain-affected draw with Jharkhand.
