If you love sports, October 26, 2026 will be hard to beat.
Five North American professional leagues are in action at the same time Monday night, a phenomenon known as the sporting equinox.
Major League Baseball and the NFL will compete for the most viewers, while the NBA, WNBA and NHL will give their die-hard fans games to watch.
Monday marks the 33rd sporting equinox, the first since October 27, 2025 and the fourth with women’s professional basketball included, according to Sportradar.
Here is a guide to try to taste a little of this and that in the sports assortment:
The Tampa Bay Rays will host the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 of the World Series with first pitch scheduled for 8 p.m. EDT on Fox.
The Brewers won the first two games by one run, taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series.
Even though the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys are both 2-4, there is still plenty of interest in the NFL and millions of people will be watching the NFC East game when it kicks off at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN.
The Eagles have lost four in a row, reeling from quarterback Jalen Hurts on injured reserve with blood clots. The Cowboys have won just one of their last four games.
By the time the baseball and football game begins, we’ll know if reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg returns to the lineup after an injury that’s expected to include Kyrie Irving for the Dallas Mavericks on the road against the Miami Heat. The match begins at 7:30 p.m. on NBA TV.
In the midst of the World Series and “Monday Night Football,” the NBA will have an intriguing matchup for attention. Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors travel to take on Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets at 10 p.m. on NBCSN and Peacock.
The WNBA is battling the MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL for the first time since 2000, when the league did so three times in September of that year.
The Golden State Valkyries host Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals at 8 p.m. on USA Network, CNBC and Peacock. The best-of-7 series is tied at two games apiece.
The NHL will see some of its best scorers skate through three games.
The New York Rangers, led by Alexis Lafrenière, will host one of their former stars, Artemi Panarin, and the Los Angeles Kings at 7 p.m. on the NHL Network.
Edmonton star Leon Draisaitl of Germany has a chance to become the first NHL player born outside of North America to score at least two goals in four consecutive games when Connor McDavid and the Oilers host the Detroit Red Wings at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN+ and Sportsnet.
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