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2026 Atlanta Falcons season
2026 Atlanta Falcons season: first year under coach Kevin Stefanski and GM Ian Cunningham after an 8-9 2025 finish; Tua Tagovailoa signed to compete with Michael Penix Jr.; six-pick draft, Madrid game vs Cincinnati, 2-4 start.
2026 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
The 2026 ACC football season is the conference's first under a nine-game league schedule, opening August 29 with games in Brazil and Ireland and ending with the December 5 championship game in Charlotte.
2026 ATP Challenger Tour
2026 ATP Challenger Tour: second-tier men's professional tennis circuit, also called ATP Challenger, below the ATP Tour. Record $32.4 million prize money, up 167% since 2022, with expanded Next Gen Accelerator entry and Challenger 50–175 categories.
2026 ATP Finals
2026 Nitto ATP Finals: year-end men's tennis championship, 15-22 November 2026 at Turin's Inalpi Arena, sixth Turin edition; eight-player round-robin field led by early qualifiers Sinner, Zverev, and Alcaraz.
2026 ATP Masters 1000 tournaments
The nine 2026 ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournaments: seven 12-day, 96-draw events (Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati, Shanghai) plus one-week Monte-Carlo and Paris; 1,000 ranking points, 50-50 profit-sharing, and a tenth Saudi event planned for 2028.
2026 ATP Tour
2026 ATP Tour: the men's professional tennis season, 59 tournaments in 29 countries plus four Grand Slams, nine Masters 1000s, Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, OneVision reforms, Sinner-Alcaraz rivalry.
2026 Auburn Tigers football team
2026 Auburn Tigers football team: Auburn University's FBS season under first-year head coach Alex Golesh, opened with a 17-16 Aflac Kickoff win over Baylor; first nine-game SEC schedule, Iron Bowl at Alabama Nov. 28.
2026 Austin Peay Governors football team
2026 Austin Peay Governors football team: Austin Peay State University's FCS United Athletic Conference season under Jeff Faris, 5-2 through Oct 10, ranked 14th, with a program-record nine-game home win streak at Fortera Stadium.
2026 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina
2026 Australia rugby union tour of Argentina: two-Test Puma Trophy series under Les Kiss; Wallabies beat Los Pumas 27-21 in Jujuy and drew 28-28 in Mendoza for a 1-0 series win.
2026 Australian Open
2026 Australian Open, Melbourne Park, 12 January to 1 February 2026. Alcaraz beat Djokovic for his first AO title and youngest career Grand Slam; Rybakina beat Sabalenka; record 1,368,043 attendance.
2026 Australian Open – Men's singles
2026 Australian Open men's singles (18 Jan–1 Feb, Melbourne Park): Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5 for his first AO title, completing the career Grand Slam at 22 years 8 months; Sinner lost a five-set semifinal.
2026 Australian Open – Mixed doubles
2026 Australian Open mixed doubles: Australian wild cards Olivia Gadecki and John Peers defended their title, beating Kristina Mladenovic and Manuel Guinard 4-6 6-3 [10-8], the first defense since 1988-89.
2026 Australian Open – Women's doubles
2026 Australian Open women's doubles: fourth seeds Elise Mertens (BEL) and Shuai Zhang (CHN) beat Danilina/Krunic 7-6(4) 6-4 in the Melbourne final for their first Grand Slam title as a team.
2026 Australian Open – Women's singles
2026 Australian Open women's singles: Elena Rybakina (fifth seed) beat top seed Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the 31 January 2026 final for her first AO title and second major; Sabalenka's fourth straight AO final.
2026 AVC Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship
2026 AVC Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship, 16th Asian under-18 boys' volleyball tournament, held 12-18 July 2026 in Haikou, China. Iran won its eighth title, first since 2014, beating Japan 3-1 in the final; Chinese Taipei took bronze.
2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League
The 2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League (AVC Champions League 2026), held 13-17 May in Pontianak, Indonesia, was won by Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi, 3-1 over Foolad Sirjan Iranian; JTEKT Stings Aichi took bronze.
2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Continental Championship
2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Continental Championship (Kaitori Daikichi AVC Men's Volleyball Continental Fukuoka 2026), 12-team Asian volleyball tournament in Kitakyushu, Japan, September 4-13, 2026; Japan beat Iran 3-0 for an 11th title and LA28 berth; Korea took bronze.
2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Cup
2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Cup, formerly AVC Challenge Cup/Nations Cup, sixth edition, 20–28 June 2026 in Ahmedabad, India. Indonesia won its first gold, beating Korea 3-0 in the final; India took bronze.
2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Continental Championship
2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Continental Championship, Asian women's volleyball tournament in Tianjin, China, August 21-30, 2026. Thailand beat China 3-2 in the final for a fourth title and first Olympic qualification; Japan took bronze.
2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Cup
2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Cup, also AVC Women's Cup 2026: fifth edition of the AVC's second-tier women's continental tournament, 6–14 June 2026 in Candon, Philippines; Korea won its first title, beating Chinese Taipei in the final, with Vietnam taking bronze.
2026 Badminton Asia Championships
2026 Badminton Asia Championships, or BANK OF NINGBO Badminton Asia Championships 2026, continental badminton championship held 7-12 April 2026 in Ningbo, China; US$550,000 prize money; men's singles final Ayush Shetty vs Shi Yu Qi.
2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships
TSINGTAO Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026, continental men's and women's team badminton tournament, 3–8 February 2026, Qingdao Conson Gymnasium, China; ties of 3 singles and 2 doubles; semifinalists qualified for Thomas & Uber Cup Finals; men's final China vs Japan.
2026 Ball State Cardinals football team
2026 Ball State Cardinals football team: Ball State University's MAC FBS squad, 102nd season, second under Mike Uremovich. Opened 1-5, 0-2 MAC, with a 56-3 loss at No. 1 Ohio State and new MAC foes Sacramento State and UMass.
2026 Baltimore Orioles season
The 2026 Baltimore Orioles season, the first under manager Craig Albernaz, ended with a second consecutive last-place American League East finish, a 75–80 record, and no postseason berth.
2026 Baltimore Ravens season
2026 Baltimore Ravens season: franchise's 31st NFL year, first under head coach Jesse Minter after John Harbaugh's firing; 4-1 start, Trey Hendrickson signing, Week 3 game in Rio de Janeiro.
2026 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Singles
2026 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell singles (73rd Trofeo Conde de Godó, ATP 500 clay, 13-19 April 2026): Arthur Fils beat Andrey Rublev 6-2, 7-6(2) in the final for his first title since Tokyo 2024; distinct from the wheelchair TRAM Barcelona Open won by Tokito Oda.
2026 Barranquilla Open
2026 Barranquilla Open covers two Barranquilla tennis events: the XV ITF WC-50 wheelchair tournament (July, 50 players, nine countries) and the Kia Open WTA 125 (September, won by Claire Liu), formerly named Barranquilla Open.
2026 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
2026 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting: Carlos Beltrán (84.2%) and Andruw Jones (78.4%) elected by the BBWAA; Jeff Kent (14/16 votes) by the Contemporary Era Committee; Class of 2026 inducted July 26, 2026.
2026 Baylor Bears football team
2026 Baylor Bears football team, Big 12 program under Dave Aranda at McLane Stadium; QB DJ Lagway (Florida transfer). 4-1, 2-0 Big 12 after 16-17 opener loss to Auburn and four straight wins.
2026 BC Lions season
2026 BC Lions season: Vancouver CFL franchise's 73rd season, second under Buck Pierce. Nathan Rourke (MOP) signed through 2028; team recovered from a 1-5 start to 10-6, chasing a first Grey Cup since 2011.