St. Louis CITY’s Unbeaten Run Reaches 12 Matches
St. Louis CITY SC extended their MLS unbeaten streak to 12 matches following a 3-3 draw against FC Dallas at Energizer Park on August 30.
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32 published posts · last post 31 Aug 2026
From Slump to Surge: Guardians Win 7 Straight
Following a 6-0 road trip through Denver and Anaheim, the Cleveland Guardians have pushed their winning streak to seven games.
2 min read Cleveland Guardians
Dodgers' Six-Game Surge Ended in Atlanta
Before Tuesday’s loss in Atlanta, the Dodgers won six straight, capping back-to-back sweeps of Colorado and Pittsburgh.
2 min read Los Angeles Dodgers
Eight Game Win Streak Reshapes Royals’ Stretch Run
Kansas City Royals have won 8 consecutive games, capped by a three-game sweep of Detroit that pushed the streak through late August.
1 min read Kansas City Royals · Detroit Tigers
Valkyries vs Sky: August 21, 2026 Preview
Golden State and Chicago sit tied 1-1 in their season series as the Valkyries head to Wintrust Arena. Here's what the history says about Friday's matchup.
2 min read Golden State Valkyries W · Chicago Sky W
Portland Timbers Games Keep Hitting Over 2.5 Goals
Portland Timbers have gone 8 straight matches with over 2.5 goals, including a 5-2 win over Puebla and a 3-1 loss to Club America.
2 min read Portland Timbers
Reds vs Cardinals: A Look at the Rivalry Ahead of the Next Meeting
Cincinnati Reds host St. Louis Cardinals in a rivalry game with the Cardinals holding a 12-8 edge in the last 20 meetings and riding a one-game win streak.
3 min read Cincinnati Reds · St.Louis Cardinals
Blunt Attack, Leaky Defense: Inside Sporting KC’s 2026 Crisis
Sporting Kansas City have gone 2 straight matches without a goal, extending a drought that mirrors a season defined by leaky defending and low scoring.
2 min read Sporting Kansas City
Athletics vs. Tampa Bay Rays: Series Finale Preview
Riding an 8-game win streak, the Rays seek a sweep against an Athletics squad trailing 8-12 in their last 20 meetings.
4 min read Athletics · Tampa Bay Rays
Four Is the Floor: Phillies’ 11-Game Streak
The Phillies have scored four or more runs in 11 consecutive games, a stretch that includes wins over the Orioles, Nationals and Blue Jays.
2 min read Philadelphia Phillies · Toronto Blue Jays
Leagues Cup Win Offers Hope Amidst Sounders' Deepening Slump
Seattle Sounders snapped a seven-match losing streak with a 3-0 Leagues Cup win. A breakdown of the numbers behind their summer slump and ongoing MLS struggles.
4 min read Seattle Sounders
Aces Demolish Dream Behind Young’s Triple-Double While Bizarre Scoring Streak Survives
Jackie Young’s historic triple-double fuels an Aces blowout as Las Vegas keeps one of basketball's wildest 21-game statistical streaks alive.
6 min read Las Vegas Aces W
Braves' Win Streak Climbs to 5 After Taking Four Straight From Nationals
The Atlanta Braves extended their winning streak to five games, taking four straight from Washington while outscoring the Nationals 23-11 across the series
2 min read Atlanta Braves · Washington Nationals
Lynx Carry WNBA’s Top Win Streak Into Late July
Minnesota Lynx W have won eight straight, the latest a 100-93 win over Toronto Tempo, extending their best run of the season.
2 min read Minnesota Lynx W
Flawless July for Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles FC has won four consecutive MLS matches, outscoring opponents 11–1 since late May.
4 min read Los Angeles FC
Will the Cleveland Guardians Break Their 5-Game Losing Streak?
The Cleveland Guardians have dropped five straight, capped by a sweep in Tampa Bay. Can their cold offense turn things around in today’s doubleheader against Cincinnati?
2 min read Cleveland Guardians · Tampa Bay Rays
Searching for a Spark: Toronto Tempo Offense Stalls in Eight-Game Skid
The Toronto Tempo haven't scored more than 95 points in eight straight games, a stretch that features just a single win.
3 min read Toronto Tempo W
Five in a Row: Giants Swept in KC
The Giants' losing streak has reached five games following a tough road trip, capped by three frustrating one-run losses to the Royals in Kansas City.
3 min read San Francisco Giants
Astros Preview: Houston Carries 3-Game Streak to Chicago
Houston carries a 3-game win streak—fresh off a sweep of Miami—into their weekend road matchup against the Chicago White Sox.
5 min read Houston Astros · Miami Marlins
Winning Ugly: How the Valkyries’ 95-Point "Ceiling" is Their Secret Weapon
Golden State Valkyries W have not topped 95 points in 21 consecutive games, a stretch that includes several wins despite the offensive struggles.
4 min read Golden State Valkyries W · Washington Mystics W
Red Sox Win Streak Hits 13 After Sweeping Rays and Mets
Boston Red Sox have won 13 straight, including a doubleheader sweep of the Rays on July 17 that featured a 10-0 shutout.
3 min read Boston Red Sox · Tampa Bay Rays
What a 10-Game Losing Streak Revealed About the Athletics
The Athletics have lost 10 consecutive games, capped by a 23-4 defeat to Washington. A look at the skid and what comes next.
1 min read Athletics
A 90-minute preview: friendlies between 2026 group opponents
Some of the teams that will face each other in the group stage have already played warm-ups against each other. Here's what those friendlies looked like. And what they don't tell us.
4 min read
Meet the World Cup 2026 debutants
Forty-eight teams means countries who've never been to a World Cup will finally play in one. Who they are, who they're drawn against, and how the new format gives them a path past the group stage.
5 min read Cape Verde · Curaçao
World Cup penalty shootouts: who chokes, who delivers
Germany have never lost one. England have rarely won. Every World Cup penalty shootout since they were introduced in 1982, the team records they've built, and why 2026's larger bracket guarantees more of them.
5 min read Germany · Argentina
Disciplined and dirty: the World Cup's card kings
Argentina rack them up. Switzerland barely get them. The national teams with the worst (and best) World Cup discipline, the players with the longest rap sheets, and the matches that still hold the record for sheer chaos.
5 min read Argentina · Uruguay
The Group of Death, then and now
A 'group of death' is a group where every team has been there before. And the World Cup wins to prove it. The historical groups with the deepest combined pedigree, and which of 2026's twelve groups deserves the title this time.
5 min read
Hungary 10-1, Brazil 1-7: anatomy of a World Cup blowout
The biggest goal differences in World Cup history. And what makes 2026's expanded knockout bracket more likely to produce another knockout-round humiliation.
5 min read Brazil · Germany
Why second-half goals dominate modern World Cups
Before 1990, World Cup goals split roughly evenly between the two halves. Since then they haven't. The data on every tournament going back to 1930, and why the second-half share keeps creeping up.
4 min read
Each country's top World Cup scorer. And who's chasing them in 2026
Messi sits on thirteen for Argentina. Ronaldo sits on eight for Portugal. Mbappé has twelve for France. Five countries whose all-time WC scoring record could fall in 2026. And one where the ghost is untouchable.
4 min read Argentina · Portugal
Hosts in the World Cup opener: 8 unbeaten, then Qatar
Mexico opens 2026 against a South Africa returning after sixteen years. Nine times a host has played their tournament's opening match. Eight times they didn't lose. Then Ecuador beat Qatar.
4 min read Mexico · South Africa
Four World Cup records 2026 could break (and one that won't)
48 teams, 104 matches, and a generation of scorers within striking distance. Four records to watch in 2026, and one that isn't going anywhere.
4 min read Argentina · France