Well, Here It Is...

The San Francisco 49ers' 2026 regular season schedule, which was released on Thursday:

Thursday, September 10:

@ Los Angeles Rams (at Melbourne, Australia), 5:35 PM Pacific Time (Netflix)

Sunday, September 20:

vs. Miami Dolphins, 1:25 PM Pacific Time (FOX)

Sunday, September 27:

vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1:05 PM Pacific Time (FOX)

Sunday, October 4:

vs. Denver Broncos, 1:25 PM Pacific Time (CBS)

Sunday, October 11:

At Seattle Seahawks, 1:25 PM Pacific Time (FOX)

Monday, October 19:

vs. Washington Commanders, 5:15 PM Pacific Time (ESPN/ABC)

Sunday, October 25:

at Atlanta Falcons, 10:00 AM Pacific Time (FOX)

November 1-2: Bye

Sunday, November 8:

vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1:05 PM Pacific Time (CBS)

Sunday, November 15:

at Dallas Cowboys, 1:25 PM Pacific Time (FOX)

Sunday, November 22:

vs. Minnesota Vikings (at Mexico City), 5:20 PM Pacific Time (NBC)

Sunday, November 29:

vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1:25 PM Pacific Time (FOX)

Sunday, December 6:

at New York Giants, 10:00 AM Pacific Time (FOX)

Sunday, December 13:

vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1:25 PM Pacific Time (FOX)

Thursday, December 17:

at Los Angeles Chargers, 5:15 PM Pacific Time (Prime Video)

Sunday, December 27:

at Kansas City Chiefs, 1:25 PM Pacific Time (CBS)

Sunday, January 3:

vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 5:15 PM Pacific Time (NBC)

To be deternined:

at Arizona Cardinals, network or streaming service to be deternined

 

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Golden Knights Oust Ducks, Get Avalanche Next; Habs Take 3-2 Series Lead On Sabres

 The Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Thursday with two games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York:

Cole Caufield, Alexandre Tower, John Anderson, Jake Evans, Nick Suzuki (power play), and Ivan Demidov (power play) each scored once as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the homestanding Buffalo Sabres 6-3.

The Habs, now up three games to two in their conference semifinal series, can finish off the Sabres with  a game-six home victory on Saturday at 5:00 PM Pacific Time on ABC.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Honda Center, Anaheim, California:

Pavel Dorofayev scored twice in the third period while goalie Carter Hart saved 31 of 32 shots as the Vegas Golden Knights roasted the hosts Anaheim Ducks 5-1 and wrapped up their conference semifinal series in six games.

The Golden Knights will take on the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Final, which will open at the Ball Arena in Denver this coming Wednesday at 5:00 PM on ESPN.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Avalanche Roar Back To Knock Off Wild And Win Series

 At Ball Arena, Denver:

In the lone Wednesday Stanley Cup Playoff match, Brett Kulak scored the winning goal at 3:52 of overtime as the Colorado Avalanche came back from three goals down to shock the visiting Minnesota Wild 4-3 in game five of their Western Conference semifinal series and win it four games to one.

Parker Kelly, Jack Drury, and Nathan MacKinnon each scored in regulation for the Avs.

Colorado will face the winner of the Vegas-Anaheim series (in which the Golden Knights lead three games to two) in the Western Conference Final.

NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers Knock Off Pistons In OT, Take 3-2 Series Lead

 At Little Caesars Arena, Detroit:

In the lone Wednesday NBA Playoff contest, James Harden scored 30 points and grabbed eight rebounds while Donovan Mitchell added 21 and Max Struss, off the bench, added 20 (to go with eight rebounds) as the traveling Cleveland Cavaliers upended the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in game five of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Cade Cunningham paced the Pistons with 39 points while dishing out nine assists and grabbing seven rebounds.

Now up three games to two, the Cavaliers can finish this series and advance to the Eastern Conference final against the New York Knicks by defeating Detroit, this time at home on Friday at 4:00 PM PDT on Prime Video.

Fire Knock Off Visiting Liberty For First Victory

With Bridget Carelton scoring 26 points and Carla Leite adding 21, the Portland Fire won their first game of the season on Tuesday night, upending the visiting New York Liberty 98-96.

Pauline Asher paced New York with 24 points while all five starters scored in double-figures.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Sabres Even Series With Habs; OT Goal Gives Golden Knights 3-2 Series Lead On Ducks

 The Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Tuesday with two games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Bell Centre, Montreal:

Mattias Samuelsson, Tage Thompson (power play), and Zach Benson (power play) each scored once as the Buffalo Sabres evened their conference semifinal series with the Montreal Canadiens with a 3-2 road victory.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Honda Center, Anaheim, California:

Pavel Doroleyev scored the winning goal at 4:10 of overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the homestanding Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in game five of their conference semifinal series.

With a three-games-to-one series lead, the Golden Knights can wrap up the series with a game-six home victory on Thursday (6:30 PM PDT, TNT, TruTV, HBO Max).

NBA Playoffs: Wemby Returns As Spurs Lead Wolves 3-2

 At Target Center, Minneapolis:

In the lone NBA Playoff Tuesday contest, Victor Wembanyama scored 27 points and pulled in 17 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs upended the homestanding Minnesota Timberwolves 126-97 in game five of their Western Conference semifinal series.

The Spurs, now up three games to two, can close out this series with a game-six home victory on Friday at 5:00 PM PDT on NBC and Peacock.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Avalanche Too Much For Wild, Go Up 3-1

 At Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota:

In the lone Monday Stanley Cup Playoff contest, Nazim Kadri (power play), Ross Cotton, Parker Kelly, Nathan MacKinnon (empty net), and Brock Nelson (empty net) each scored once as the Colorado Avalanche took care of the homestanding Minnesota Wild 5-2 in game four of their Western Conference semifinal series.

With the Avalanche now up three games to one, they can wrap up the series with a home win back in Denver on Wednesday at 7:00 PM Pacific Time (TNT/TruTV/HBO Max)

NBA Playoffs: Thunder Complete Series Sweep Of Lakers; Cavaliers Deadlock Series With Pistons At 2-2

Two games were played on Monday as the NBA  Playoffs continued. 

EASTERN CONFERENCE:  

At Rocket Arena, Cleveland:  

Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points while James Harden added 24 (to go with his 11 assists) as the Cleveland Cavaliers leveled their conference semifinal series with the Detroit Pistons at two games apiece after their 112-103 home win. 

Caris LeVert led Detroit with 24 points off the bench while Cade Cunningham added 19.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles:

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander popped in 35 points and dished out eight assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder completed a four-game conference semifinal series sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers with a 115-110 road win.

Ajay Mitchell added 28 points to the OKC cause.

Austin Reaves led Los Angeles with 27 points while Rui Hachimura added 25, and LeBron James, in what might have been his final NBA game (that to be determined at a future date) popped in 24 while grabbing 12 rebounds.

The Thunder will host the opening game of the Western Conference Final against the San Antonio-Minnesota series (currently tied at two games apiece) with the date and time to be determined (NBC/Peacock).

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Habs Top Sabres To Lead Series 2-1; Ducks Even Series With Golden Knights At Two Games Apiece

Two more Sunday games were played in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

 EASTERN CONFERENCE:  

At Bell Centre, Montreal:  

The Montreal Canadiens, with two power-play goals (one each from Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky, both taking place in the second period), defeated the visiting Buffalo Sabres 6-2 to take a two-games-to-one conference semifinal series lead.  

Alex Newhook scored twice for Les Habitants.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Honda Center, Anaheim, California:

Bennett Sennecke (power play), Mikael Granlund, Alex Killorn (power play), and Ian Moore each scored once as the Anaheim Ducks leveled their conference semifinal series with the Vegas Golden Knights at two games apiece after their 4-3 home victory.

NBA Playoffs: Knicks Complete Sweep Of Sixers, Advance To East Final; Wolves Even Series With Spurs

The NBA Playoffs resumed on Sunday with two games. 

EASTERN CONFERENCE: 

At Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia: Miles McBride scored 25 points while Jalen Brunson added 22 as all five starters scored in double-digits as the New York Knickerbockers competed a four-game sweep of their conference semifinal series by manhandling the host Philadelphia 76ers 144-114.  

Next up for the Knicks, the Eastern Conference Final against the winner of the Detroit-Cleveland series (which Detroit leads two games to one).  Opening date, time, and network and/or streaming service to be determined.

WESTERN CONFERENCE: 

At Target Center, Minneapolis: 

Anthony Edwards scored 36 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the visiting San Antonio Spurs 114-109 to square their conference semifinal series at two games apiece.  Six Wolves, including all five starters, scored in double-figures.  

As for San Antonio, D'Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper (off the bench) each scored 24 points while Stephon Castle added 20. Meanwhile, Victor Yembanyama was ejected for the first time in his NBA career in the second quarter for elbowing Minnesota's Naz Reid.

Not Exactly A Triumphant Return...

 Of the WNBA in Portland.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Hurricanes Complete Sweep Of Flyers; Wild Too Much For Avalanche, Cut Colorado Lead To 2-1

 Two games were contested on Saturday in the Stanley Cup Playoffs' second round.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia:

Jackson Blake scored twice, including the game----and series-winning goal at 5:31 of overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes finished off the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 at win their conference semifinal series in four straight games.

The Canes will face the winner of the Montreal-Buffalo series (currently deadlocked at one game apiece) with date, time, and network yet to be determined.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota:

Kirill Kaprizov, Quinn Hughes (power play), Ryan Hartman (power play), Brock Faber, and Matt Boldy (empty net) each scored once while Jesper Wallstedt saved 35 of 36 shots as the Minnesota Wild defeated the visiting Colorado Avalanche 5-1 in game three of their conference semifinal series.

This cut Colorado's series advantage to two games to one.

NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers Win One Against Pistons; OKC On Verge Of Closing Out Lakers

 The NBA Playoffs continued on Saturday with two games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Rocket Arena, Cleveland:

Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and pulled in ten rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the visiting Detroit Pistons 116-109, ending Detroit's five-game playoff winning streak.

The Cavaliers have cut the Pistons' conference semifinal series lead to two games to one.

James Harden scored 19 points to help the Cleveland cause.

Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 27 points, while grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out 10 assists for his second career playoff triple-double (Detroit has now lost both of those games).  Tobias Harris added 21 points.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles:

Ajay Mitchell scored 24 points and dished out ten assists while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 23 points (to go with nine assists) as the Oklahoma City Thunder proved too much for the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 131-108.

Rui Hachimura paced the Lakers with 21 points while LeBron James added 19, to go with his eight assists.

The Thunder, now leading their series three games to none, can finish off Los Angeles and advance to their second straight conference final with a game-four road victory on Monday at 7:30 PM Pacific Time on Prime Video.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Canes On Verge Of Closing Flyers; Habs Win Game Against Sabres; Avalanche Up 2-0 On Wild, Vegas Take 2-1 Lead On Ducks

The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Thursday and Friday:

Thursday's Game: 

EASTERN CONFERENCE: 

At Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia: 

Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov each scored a power-play goal while Jalen Chatfield added a shorthanded tally and Nikolaj Ehlers added an even-straight goal as the Carolina Hurricanes outdistanced the hosts Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 in game three of their conference semifinal series.

The Canes will go for the four-game sweep on Saturday in Philadelphia at 3:00 PM Pacific Time over TNT, TruTV, and HBO Max.

Friday's Games:

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York:

Alex Newhook scored twice while goalie Jakob Dobes saved 28 of 29 shots as the Montreal Canadiens squared their conference semifinal series with the Buffalo Sabres at one game apiece with a 5-1 game-two road win.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Honda Center, Anaheim, California:

It was a hat trick for Mitch Mamer (who counted a power-play goal amongst the scores) as the Vegas Golden Knights regained home-ice advantage after their 6-2 road win over the Anaheim Ducks for a two-games-to-one conference semifinal series lead.

NBA Playoffs: Knicks On Verge Of Eliminating Sixers; Pistons, Thunder Build 2-0 Series Leads; Spurs Lead Timberwolves 2-1

 The NBA Playoffs continued on Thursday and Friday.

Thursday's Games:

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Little Caesars Arena, Detroit:

Cade Cunningham scored 25 points and dished out 10 assists as the Detroit Pistons won their fifth straight playoff game, 107-97 over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers to stretch their conference semifinal series lead to two games to none.

Tobias Harris added to the Detroit cause with 21 points.

Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 31 points while Jarrett Allen added 22.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Paycom Center, Oklahoma City:

Chet Holmgren (nine rebounds) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander each scored 22 points while Ajay Mitchell added 20 as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 125-107 to build up a two-games-to-none conference semifinal series advantage.

Austin Reaves scored 31 points to lead the Lakers while LeBron James added 23.

Friday's Games:

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia:

Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and dished off nine assists as the New York Knickerbockers again defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, this time on the road, 108-94.

Mikal Bridges added 23 points to the Knicks' cause.

Kelly Oubre, Jr. led the Sixers with 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds.  All five of Philadelphia's starters each scored in double-figures.

The Knickerbockers, up three games to none in their conference semifinal series, will go for the four-game sweep of the Sixers on Sunday at 12:30 PM Pacific Time on ESPN in the City of Brotherly Love on Mother's Day.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Target Center, Minneapolis:

Victor Wembanyama scored 39 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs reclaimed home-court advantage after defeating the homestanding Minnesota Timberwolves in game three of their conference semifinal series 115-108.

Anthony Edwards paced Minnesota with 33 points and 14 rebounds.