Back in 2022, the MLB introduced a new playoff format focused on two key areas: more teams and an expanded Wild Card round. Here's everything you need to know about the MLB postseason format: Twelve ...

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The UEFA Champions League is back and, as we prepare for the second season of the "League Phase" format, it's worth a refresher of how it plays out. Some changes that were made were simple, others ...

On paper, the WNBA playoffs began on Sunday, when all eight teams took to the court for a quadruple-header of Game 1s. But, in spirit, the postseason really began on Tuesday night, when the No. 6 ...

That's a wrap on the 2025 WNBA Finals, after the No. 2 Las Vegas Aces swept the No. 4 Phoenix Aces in the first best-of-seven Finals series in league history. With the win, the Aces have officially ...

Indie band The Format played their first show in nearly two decades to a sold-out crowd in Phoenix. The band performed fan favorites and debuted two new songs during the 19-song set. Jim Adkins of ...

There's nothing quite like postseason baseball. It's the stage where Reggie Jackson earned the nickname "Mr. October" after a historic three-home-run performance in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series. It ...

The 2025 Major League Baseball regular season is down to its final couple of weeks, with plenty of teams hoping for a spot in the playoffs. Entering play Friday, Sept. 12, no team had qualified for ...

The Minnesota Lynx, Las Vegas Aces, Atlanta Dream, Phoenix Mercury, New York Liberty, Golden State Valkyries, Indiana Fever, and Seattle Storm made the 2025 WNBA Playoffs. The Valkyries became the ...

The NASCAR Cup Series playoff committee has concluded its meetings to discuss the championship format, but any changes won't be announced until after the current season concludes on Nov. 2 in Phoenix.

With only a couple of weeks to go in the regular season, MLB fans are understandably turning their attention toward the postseason. We don't officially know each of the teams set to participate in ...

The best players in the world hardly ever play foursomes except in Cup competitions, and in recent Ryder Cups home teams have dominated the format. Tyrrell Hatton (left) and Jon Rahm were one of ...