October 3, 2026

Giants trade for J.J. McCarthy after Jaxson Dart’s season-ending injury, the Valkyries reach their first-ever WNBA semifinal, and Kawhi Leonard debuts for Toronto in the NBA’s first game in Quebec City

NFL

Giants trade for J.J. McCarthy after Jaxson Dart’s season-ending injury

New York acquired quarterback J.J. McCarthy from the Vikings for a 2027 fifth-round pick, a move that followed Jaxson Dart suffering a season-ending knee injury early in Week 2 against the Rams. McCarthy lost Minnesota’s starting job to Kyler Murray after just 10 starts in two seasons, and was coached at Michigan by Jim Harbaugh, brother of Giants head coach John Harbaugh. The Giants are 2-1 after a Week 3 win over the Titans behind Jameis Winston, and host the Cardinals on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Source: NBC Sports

Colts and Commanders head to London both chasing a bounce-back

Indianapolis and Washington meet Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the first of three NFL London games this season, with the Commanders designated as the home team. Colts quarterback Daniel Jones, working back from a season-ending Achilles tear suffered last December, is reportedly ahead of schedule as both clubs try to shake off disappointing 2025 seasons.

Source: WRTV

CFB

South Carolina's Dylan Stewart suspended after punching an Alabama player

Edge rusher Dylan Stewart, a preseason All-American and projected first-round NFL pick, was suspended indefinitely by coach Shane Beamer and then hit with an additional one-game ban from the SEC after punching an Alabama player in the helmet during last Saturday's blowout loss. Stewart will sit out today's game against No. 24 Kentucky as a result.

Source: Associated Press

Louisville's Lincoln Kienholz a game-time call for Week 5

Cardinals quarterback Lincoln Kienholz, who was hit late and limped off the field in Louisville's previous game, is listed as a game-time decision for this weekend's matchup at NC State. Coach Jeff Brohm declined to detail the injury beyond saying "it'll be a game-time decision."

Source: RotoBaller

NBA

Kawhi Leonard debuts for Toronto in the NBA's first-ever game in Quebec City

The Raptors host the Heat tonight at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, the league's first game ever played there, marking Kawhi Leonard's preseason debut in Toronto after a trade that followed the NBA's cap-circumvention investigation into his former team. That probe ended with the Clippers fined $30 million and stripped of five future first-round picks, owner Steve Ballmer suspended a year, and Leonard himself fined $700,000. Leonard called himself "a distraction for the past 70 days" at Raptors media day while declining further questions on the case.

Source: TSN

NCAAM

Quiet day on the men's college hoops front

Nothing substantial and fresh to report today — other programs' own preseason tip-off events, like Kansas's Late Night in the Phog and Duke's Countdown to Craziness, are still weeks away.

WNBA

Valkyries complete a 16-point comeback to reach their first-ever semifinals

Golden State erased a 16-point deficit to beat Dallas 77-73 in Friday's decisive Game 3, sending the expansion Valkyries to the WNBA semifinals for the first time in franchise history. Gabby Williams led the comeback with 19 points as Golden State moves on to face the top-seeded Aces.

Source: WNBA.com

WNBA semifinal matchups are set: Aces-Valkyries, Dream-Liberty

With Golden State's win, the semifinal picture is complete: the Aces face the Valkyries in one best-of-five series while the Dream meet the Liberty in the other, with Game 1s starting Sunday. The semifinals are scheduled to run through Oct. 14 if either series needs a deciding Game 5.

Source: CBS Sports

NCAAW

Quiet day on the women's college hoops front

Nothing substantial and fresh to report today beyond this week's Big East Media Day — the ACC's media day isn't until Oct. 8 and the Big 12's not until Oct. 21-22.

MLB

Division Series round finally gets underway

After a scheduling gap since the Wild Card round wrapped up, Saturday brings Game 1 of all four Division Series across both leagues. Each ALDS and NLDS matchup is a best-of-five, with the round running as late as Oct. 9-10 if any series needs a deciding Game 5.

Source: MLB.com

NHL

Quiet day as the young season rolls on

Nothing substantial and fresh to report beyond the early-season storylines already covered — the league plays a full slate across the continent tonight as the season that opened Sept. 29 continues.

UFC

Shevchenko's injury explains UFC 332's reshuffled main event

Two-time former women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko vacated her title after an injury expected to sideline her roughly a year, clearing the way for tonight's Natalia Silva-Wang Cong bout for the vacant belt headlining UFC 332 in Salt Lake City. The late change to the marquee matchup has drawn pushback from fans who feel the reshuffled card doesn't live up to a numbered pay-per-view.

Source: LowKick MMA

Boxing

Quiet day on the boxing front

Nothing substantial and fresh to report today — the next wave of major fight news, including Canelo Alvarez's Oct. 31 title defense, is still weeks out.

Golf

Quiet day on the golf front

Nothing substantial and fresh to report beyond the Bank of Utah Championship and LPGA's LOTTE Championship already covered — both events continue through the weekend without a confirmable new development today.

Horse Racing

Keeneland's Fall Meet opens with three stakes worth $1.45 million

Keeneland opened its 2026 Fall Meet on Friday with three stakes races — the Grade 1 Darley Alcibiades, Grade 2 Phoenix, and Grade 2 Jessamine — kicking off a 22-stakes, $10.7 million meet that runs through Oct. 24. Eight of those races double as "Win and You're In" qualifiers for the Breeders' Cup, which comes to Keeneland Oct. 30-31.

Source: Keeneland