Overview
- ESPN labels World Series Game 7 as a once-in-a-century classic, citing 51 million viewers and a record nine plays that swung the title odds by at least 15%.
- The Dodgers secured a second straight championship as Shohei Ohtani delivered a rare three-homer, 10-strikeout NLCS Game 4 and Freddie Freeman won an 18-inning World Series Game 3 with a walk-off home run.
- The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina open on February 6, launching an unusually tight global sports calendar.
- The 2026 FIFA World Cup will stage matches across 11 U.S. cities with the final set for July 19 at MetLife Stadium, and the United States opens Group D play on June 12 against Paraguay.
- The World Baseball Classic returns in March with rosters still forming as U.S. stars such as Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal and Aaron Judge are reported to be in, and Shohei Ohtani says he intends to play for Japan, while Dana White has confirmed a first-of-its-kind UFC card on the White House South Lawn with fighters yet to be announced.