USMNT World Cup Star Makes Long-Awaited Return to Philadelphia Union The 27-year-old from Bear, Del. is headed back to his roots. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
Every Man Utd Injury in Fall 2026 International Break The first international window of the season has not been kind to the Red Devils. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
Pep Guardiola Ignores Old Promise With Bold Message on Man City Charges The club’s boss of a decade broke his silence after an independent commission’s historic ruling on financial regulation breaches. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
How England Return Can Boost Trent Alexander-Arnold With Real Madrid The right back shone on his international comeback. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
SI:AM | Caitlin Clark Saves Fever’s Season With Historic Game The Fever forced a decisive Game 3 with a win over the Aces, while the top-seeded Lynx had their season end with a historic loss to the Liberty. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
Vikings Super Bowl Market on Kalshi Spiking, Eagles Trending Down The Minnesota Vikings Super Bowl price on Kalshi is trending up. The Philadelphia Eagles are trending down after Week 3. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
The 10 Youngest USMNT Goalscorers of All Time—Ranked Mauricio Pochettino’s youth revolution with the USMNT means records are tumbling. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
USMNT vs. Chile Ended in a Brawl—and Mauricio Pochettino Thought It Was ‘Amazing’ Both benches emptied in a scuffle which ignited minutes after Mathis Albert’s record-breaking goal for the U.S. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
‘I Need Some Confidence’—Vinicius Junior Opens Up on Form Struggles The Real Madrid superstar has admitted the World Cup hit him hard. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
Caitlin Clark Played Lights Out in Fever’s Playoff Win Over Aces. Then, She Took Aim at the Refs. Clark put up historic numbers in Tuesday night’s win over the Aces, but she wasn’t able to finish the game on the court after fouling out. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
MLS Power Rankings: No Cavan Sullivan, No Problem for Philadelphia Union After Matchday 28 The race for the MLS Cup continued even though a host of star players broke off to play in the ongoing international break. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
Notre Dame’s Roman Tip-off Will Be Full-Circle Moment for Hannah Hidalgo After kicking off her college career in Paris, the Fighting Irish senior will play Villanova in Rome, a fitting setting for the Catholic institutions. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
Two Things the Protect College Sports Act Gets Right, and Three Things It Doesn’t Here's where the bill could be successful, and where it may not be. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
Drafting the Ultimate 2026 Postseason Pitching Staff We had two of our baseball writers each draft a five-man pitching staff from this year’s playoff participants. Who was the better GM? Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
Sports Illustrated · Sep 30 Why Two 2022 World Cup Champions Won’t Attend Lionel Messi’s Final Argentina Match Every player from Argentina’s 2022 World Cup winning side was invited to attend Lionel Messi’s final match with La Albiceleste.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 30 ‘Tense, Uncomfortable’—How Portugal Addressed Fireworks of Cristiano Ronaldo Standoff Portugal’s aging icon was left unhappy by his snub in the last match against Norway.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 30 Kalshi Tabs New College Football National Champion Favorite (And it's a Surprise) The Georgia Bulldogs are the new favorites on Kalshi's National Championship market.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 30 Heisman Rankings Week 4: Trinidad Chambliss Takes Loss, Jeremiah Smith Explodes As Race Remains Wide Open Florida’s win over the Rebels has the Heisman race wide open one month into the season.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 30 Man Utd Legend Clashes With Former Teammates Over Man City Guilty Verdict Wayne Rooney surprisingly did not share the same opinion as the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Roy Keane and David de Gea.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 30 Lamine Yamal Surpasses Real Madrid Legend As Spain Enter Unchartered Territory La Roja continued their staggering unbeaten run against Croatia.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 30 NFL Rookie Report: New York is Home to a Host of Promising Talent The Giants and Jets have each hit on a pair of impact players, while the Cowboys ended up with a couple of starters on their defense.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 30 Predicting the 2026–27 NBA Award Winners: MVP, Rookie of the Year and More Sports Illustrated’s picks to take home some hardware in the upcoming 2026–27 NBA season.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 30 Buccaneers Need Their Own J.J. McCarthy–Like Trade After Baker Mayfield’s Injury Gilberto Manzano’s Fact or Fiction also looks at why we shouldn’t be surprised by the Lions’ defense or the Chargers’ 0–3 start.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 30 Padres Look Like World Series Contender in Game 1 Blowout of Cubs Michael King carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Fernando Tatis Jr. sparked San Diego’s offense in an 8–0 win.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 30 Mexico Player Ratings and Takeaways From Underwhelming Draw With Peru Rafa Márquez’s decision to field a completely different starting XI backfired with a poor showing against a weaker rival.