Chicago Fire goalkeeper Chris Brady (1) makes a save in the second half of an Eastern Conference wild-card playoff game against Orlando City at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview on Oct. 22, 2025.

To begin the 18-team playoff field, there are two single-game elimination matches (Eastern Conference No. 8 vs. No. 9; Western Conference No. 8 vs. No. 9). The Wild Card winners advance to a Round One ...

There’s no Saturday on the MLS calendar quite like Decision Day. With eight games kicking off at 6 pm ET and seven others set for 9 pm ET, the sheer chaos is unmatched. But while the simultaneous ...

MLB’s wild-card round of the playoffs last week on ESPN “averaged 4.6 million viewers,” which is “up 64%” from last year’s games and a “record in the history” of the three-game wild card format, ...

Baseball fans couldn’t get enough Wild Card Series action last week. The four series in the opening round of MLB’s postseason set viewership records and saw huge spikes in interest among younger ...

ESPN’s final year with Major League Baseball’s wild-card round was a historic one. The network announced Monday that the wild-card round of the playoffs last week averaged 4.6 million viewers. That’s ...

MLB viewership numbers are off to a strong start this postseason, as the Wild Card Series recorded its highest ratings since adopting the best-of-three format in 2022. According to ESPN (which aired ...

In the Yankees' biggest, and potentially last, game of the season, it was a rookie who stole the show. Flame-throwing righty Cam Schlittler shined in his postseason debut in a decisive Game 3 of the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Chicago Cubs’ Dansby Swanson leaps over San ...

A multitude of factors led to the demise of the San Diego Padres in their defeat in the NL Wild Card Series against the Cubs. It was a forgone conclusion as the Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego ...