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2026 Big 12 Conference football season
2026 Big 12 Conference football season: 30th Big 12 football season, 16 teams playing nine conference games; title game Dec. 4 on ABC at AT&T Stadium; Texas Tech defends; Union Jack Classic at Wembley.
2026 Big Ten Conference football season
2026 Big Ten football season: 18-team college football season, Aug 29 opener (USC vs San Jose State), Dec 5 title game at Lucas Oil Stadium; defending champion Indiana, Ohio State preseason No. 1, four new coaches.
2026 Billie Jean King Cup
2026 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals, Shenzhen, 22-27 September 2026: Czechia beat Ukraine 2-0 in the final for a 12th title, its first since 2018, under first-year captain Barbora Strycova.
2026 Bledisloe Cup
2026 Bledisloe Cup: two-Test rugby union series, New Zealand v Australia. All Blacks won Game 1 50-19 at Eden Park on 10 October 2026, retaining the Cup for a 24th year; Game 2 at Accor Stadium, Sydney, 17 October.
2026 BNP Paribas Open
2026 BNP Paribas Open, 50th edition of the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000/WTA 1000 tournament, 4-15 March 2026. Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka won their first titles there; record 527,626 attendance and $887m economic impact.
2026 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles
2026 BNP Paribas Open men's singles, Indian Wells Masters 1000, 4-15 March 2026: Jannik Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev 7-6(6), 7-6(4) for his first title, without dropping a set, completing all six hard-court Masters 1000 trophies.
2026 Boston College Eagles football team
2026 Boston College Eagles football team, the Boston College Eagles' ACC season under head coach Bill O'Brien at Alumni Stadium; picked 16th of 17 in the ACC preseason poll and 2–3 (0–2 ACC) through five games.
2026 Boston Red Sox season
2026 Boston Red Sox season: AL East club managed by Alex Cora under CBO Craig Breslow. Finished 87-75, lost AL Wild Card Series 2-0 to the Yankees; signed Ranger Suárez, traded for Adley Rutschman.
2026 Bowling Green Falcons football team
2026 Bowling Green Falcons football team, MAC member coached by Eddie George in his second season. Played at Doyt Perry Stadium; 2-4 overall, 2-0 MAC through Oct. 10, 2026, with wins over Miami (OH) and Sacramento State.
2026 Buffalo Bills season
The 2026 Buffalo Bills season is the NFL franchise's 57th season in the Buffalo, New York area, its first under head coach Joe Brady, standing 4-1 through five weeks.
2026 BWF season
2026 BWF season: the Badminton World Federation calendar, 6 January to 13 December 2026, with 29 World Tour events, Thomas & Uber Cup in Horsens, World Championships in New Delhi, 3x15 scoring ratified, and World Tour Finals in Hangzhou.
2026 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles
2026 BWF World Championships men's doubles, New Delhi, 17-23 August 2026: China's Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang won gold, beating Malaysia's Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik 21-17, 21-16; bronze to Kim/Seo (KOR) and Lee/Yang (TPE).
2026 BWF World Championships – Men's singles
2026 BWF World Championships men's singles, New Delhi, Indira Gandhi Arena, 17–23 August 2026; 64-player draw won by Alex Lanier of France, who beat Kodai Naraoka 21–11, 21–11 in the final.
2026 BWF World Junior Championships
2026 BWF World Junior Championships (VICTOR BWF World Junior Championships 2026), 26th edition, held 5-17 October 2026 in Cairo, Egypt after Indonesia withdrew as host. Team event (Suhandinata Cup) used a new 3x55 relay format; China won its 16th team title, Malaysia took silver, Indonesia bronze.
2026 BYU Cougars football team
2026 BYU Cougars football team: BYU's Big 12 FBS season under Kalani Sitake, 12-game schedule announced Jan 21, 2026, No. 15 preseason coaches poll, 5-0 start, Notre Dame game Oct 17.
2026 California Golden Bears football team
2026 California Golden Bears football team (Cal Bears), ACC FBS program in first season under head coach Tosh Lupoi; 3-3, 2-1 ACC through six games at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, with 129th Big Game vs Stanford.
2026 Canadian Baseball League season
2026 Canadian Baseball League season: first pro season of the CBL, formerly the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL). Nine Ontario teams, 48 games each, opened May 10, 2026; Welland Jackfish won the Dominico Cup.
2026 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season
2026 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season: won Australian Open (career Grand Slam, youngest ever) and Doha, then wrist injury from April; returned at US Open QF loss to Shelton, won Tokyo title, 27th career title.
2026 Carolina Panthers season
2026 Carolina Panthers season, NFL team's 32nd year, third under coach Dave Canales with OC Brad Idzik play-calling. Defending NFC South champions; 3-1 preseason, 2-2 regular season through Week 5 bye; signed Jaelan Phillips and Devin Lloyd.
2026 CFL draft
The 2026 CFL draft was the Canadian Football League's selection of National players, held April 28, 2026, where the Ottawa REDBLACKS chose Purdue offensive lineman Giordano Vaccaro first overall.
2026 CFL global draft
2026 CFL Global Draft: April 29, 2026, two rounds, 18 picks of non-Canadian/non-American players; Ottawa took South African punter Aidan Laros first overall; 18 players from 12 countries, Australia leading with six.
2026 CFL season
2026 CFL season: the Canadian Football League's nine-team 2026 campaign, opened June 4 (Hamilton vs Montreal), with rule changes including a 35-second play clock, playoffs from October 31, and the 113th Grey Cup on November 15 at McMahon Stadium, Calgary.
2026 Challenge Cup
The 2026 Challenge Cup (Betfred Challenge Cup) was rugby league's knockout cup; Wigan Warriors beat holders Hull KR 40-10 in the Wembley final on 30 May 2026 for a record 22nd title, with Jack Farrimond winning the Lance Todd Trophy.
2026 Charlotte 49ers football team
2026 Charlotte 49ers football team: UNC Charlotte's FBS program in the American Conference, coached by Tim Albin in year two, opened 0-6 after a 1-11 2025 season, with a $70 million stadium expansion underway.
2026 Chicago Bears season
2026 Chicago Bears season: NFL team's 107th season, second under Ben Johnson, defending NFC North champs at 3-2 through Week 5; Caleb Williams hamstring injury, Hammond Indiana stadium focus, Mike Ditka died October 9, 2026.
2026 Chicago Cubs season
2026 Chicago Cubs season: MLB season under manager Craig Counsell; Cubs finished 89-73, second NL Central, swept 2-0 by Padres in Wild Card Series; Alex Bregman signed, 850 runs scored led MLB.
2026 Chicago White Sox season
2026 Chicago White Sox season: 84-78, second in AL Central, first playoff berth since 2021 after three straight 100-loss seasons; swept Astros in Wild Card, lost ALDS Game 5 to Guardians.
2026 China Open (badminton)
The 2026 China Open (中国羽毛球公开赛) was a BWF Super 1000 badminton tournament held July 21–26, 2026, in Changzhou, China, with a $2,000,000 prize pool, won by Chou Tien-chen and Akane Yamaguchi in singles.
2026 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
2026 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, University of Cincinnati's Big 12 squad in Year 4 under Scott Satterfield. Opened 4-1 with wins over Boston College, Western Carolina, Miami (OH), and Kansas State before losing at Arizona; Nippert Stadium hosts Texas Tech, Utah, and Colorado for the first time.
2026 Cincinnati Open
The 2026 Cincinnati Open was a joint ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Mason, Ohio, crowned by Arthur Fils and Coco Gauff.