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2026–27 Los Angeles Clippers season
2026–27 Los Angeles Clippers season: NBA season at Intuit Dome under Tyronn Lue, led by Darius Garland and Brandon Ingram after the Harden, Zubac, and Leonard departures, with the franchise serving a $30 million cap-circumvention penalty and five forfeited first-round picks.
2026–27 Los Angeles Lakers season
2026-27 Los Angeles Lakers season: the franchise's 79th NBA campaign, first without LeBron James, built around Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves under JJ Redick; tips off Oct 21, 2026 vs Golden State, hosts Philadelphia on Christmas, after a $12.5B Kushner-Iger purchase.
2026–27 Memphis Grizzlies season
2026-27 Memphis Grizzlies season: first post-rebuild NBA campaign after Ja Morant was traded to Portland; Cameron Boozer drafted third overall, Aldama traded to Dallas, following a 25-57 season.
2026–27 Miami Heat season
The 2026–27 Miami Heat season is the Heat's 39th NBA season (Oct 21, 2026–Apr 11, 2027), defined by the July 2026 trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis, a projected 46.5 wins, and WPLG Local 10 as the new local TV home.
2026–27 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 2026–27 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represents Michigan State University in the Big Ten under Tom Izzo, coming off a 27–8 Sweet 16 season.
2026–27 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
2026-27 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team: defending NCAA champions (37-3, 69-63 over UConn) under new head coach Mike Boynton Jr. after Dusty May left for the Dallas Mavericks; 20-game Big Ten slate.
2026–27 Milwaukee Bucks season
2026-27 Milwaukee Bucks season: first post-Giannis year; Antetokounmpo and Portis traded to Miami for Herro, Ware, Jaquez Jr., Jakucionis and picks; Taylor Jenkins coaches a rebuilding 32-50 team.
2026–27 Minnesota Timberwolves season
2026-27 Minnesota Timberwolves season, NBA franchise's 38th; first with LaMelo Ball (traded from Charlotte for Naz Reid and picks). Opened Oct. 21 at Miami; first home Christmas game vs. Thunder; 27 national TV games.
2026–27 NBA season
2026–27 NBA season, the league's 81st, Oct. 20, 2026–April 11, 2027; defending champion Knicks; Giannis to Miami, Brown and James to Philadelphia; cap $164.961M, second apron $221.686M.
2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season: first contests November 2, 2026; first 76-team March Madness with March Madness Opening Round; Final Four April 3 & 5, 2027 at Ford Field, Detroit; new 5-in-5 eligibility rule and NCAA lawsuit against Ohio's governor.
2026–27 New Orleans Pelicans season
2026-27 New Orleans Pelicans season: NBA campaign under new coach Jamahl Mosley after a 26-56 year; opens Oct 21 vs Indiana, with Paris and Manchester games vs the Spurs.
2026–27 New York Knicks season
2026-27 New York Knicks season: the defending NBA champions' 81st season after beating the Spurs in the 2026 Finals. Opens Oct 20, 2026 with banner raising vs Philadelphia; lost Robinson and Hukporti under the second apron.
2026–27 Oklahoma City Thunder season
2026–27 Oklahoma City Thunder season, OKC Thunder's NBA campaign following the 2025 title and a 64-18 2025-26 season ended by San Antonio in the West finals; opens Oct 20, 2026 at the Spurs, with Dort, Wiggins, and Joe traded and Aday Mara added.
2026–27 Orlando Magic season
2026-27 Orlando Magic season: the NBA franchise's 38th season, first under head coach Sean Sweeney after Jamahl Mosley was fired in May 2026; core of Banchero, Wagner, Bane, Suggs; additions Vučević and Nelson; opener Oct 21 vs Atlanta.
2026–27 Philadelphia 76ers season
2026-27 Philadelphia 76ers season: 81st NBA campaign under Nick Nurse, opened Oct 20, 2026 at New York. Jaylen Brown (trade from Boston) and LeBron James (two-year, $8M deal) joined Embiid and Maxey; 45-37, 7th in East the prior season.
2026–27 Phoenix Suns season
2026-27 Phoenix Suns season, the NBA franchise's 59th campaign under coach Jordan Ott. After going 45-37 and a first-round sweep, Phoenix added Miles Bridges and Luke Kennard, drafted Koa Peat, and hosts NBA All-Star 2027.
2026–27 Portland Trail Blazers season
2026-27 Portland Trail Blazers season: 57th NBA season, first under head coach Micah Nori and owner Tom Dundon; opener Oct 21, 2026 vs Phoenix; Ja Morant added; coming off a 42-40, seventh-seed 2025-26.
2026–27 Premier Volleyball League season
2026–27 Premier Volleyball League season: 10th PVL season, opened October 10, 2026 in Cebu; three-series All-Filipino format (Siklab, Sigla, Sinag) crowning a Philippine Grand Champion; 10 teams after Petro Gazz and Chery Tiggo exits.
2026–27 Sacramento Kings season
2026-27 Sacramento Kings season, the NBA franchise's campaign at Golden 1 Center under coach Doug Christie, following a 22-60 season; drafted Darius Acuff Jr. 7th overall, waived DeMar DeRozan, signed Ben Simmons.
2026–27 San Antonio Spurs season
2026-27 San Antonio Spurs season: NBA season following the Spurs' 62-20, Finals-losing 2025-26 campaign. Opens Oct 20, 2026 vs Oklahoma City; Wembanyama extended through 2031-32; additions include Tobias Harris and Tarris Reed Jr.
2026–27 Toronto Raptors season
2026–27 Toronto Raptors season: 32nd NBA campaign under returning coach Darko Rajaković, headlined by Kawhi Leonard's trade from the Clippers after a 46-36 fifth-place finish in the East.
2026–27 UConn Huskies men's basketball team
2026–27 UConn Huskies men's basketball team: UConn's BIG EAST squad under Dan Hurley, defending national runner-up, preseason BIG EAST favorite with Silas Demary Jr. as Preseason Player of the Year.
2026–27 Utah Jazz season
The 2026–27 Utah Jazz season is the NBA franchise's 53rd season and fifth under coach Will Hardy, built around Darryn Peterson, Keyonte George, and Lauri Markkanen at the Delta Center.
2026–27 Washington Wizards season
2026-27 Washington Wizards season: 66th NBA season, opener Oct. 21, 2026 vs Milwaukee. Features No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa, Trae Young, Anthony Davis after a 17-65 2025-26 and draft-lottery win.
2026–27 Women's EHF Champions League
2026–27 Women's EHF Champions League, 34th edition of Europe's top women's club handball competition; 16 teams in two groups of eight, drawn 26 June 2026 in Vienna, started 5 September 2026, Metz defending champion.
2027 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
2027 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, men's U19 world championship in Pardubice, Czechia, June 26 to July 4, 2027; 16 teams, USA reigning champion from 2025.
2027 FIBA Women's AmeriCup
FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2027: women's basketball championship of the Americas, July 3–11, 2027 in San Salvador, El Salvador; ten qualified teams; top four reach 2028 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.
2027 FIBA Women's Asia Cup
2027 FIBA Women's Asia Cup (Division A), 32nd edition, July 11-18, 2027 at SM Seaside Cebu Arena, Cebu City, Philippines; Australia defend the title won by beating Japan 88-79 in the 2025 Shenzhen final.
2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup
2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup: the renamed Women's World Championship, held August 20–September 5, 2027 in the USA and Canada; 32 teams, eight pools, LA28 Olympic berths for the top three unqualified teams, $1.75M prize money.
2027 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
2027 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, March Madness, first 76-team edition after 2026 expansion from 68; 32 automatic qualifiers, 44 at-large, 12-game Opening Round in Wichita and Dayton, Final Four April 3 and 5, 2027 at Ford Field, Detroit.