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The NFL has scrapped the Pro Bowl as a standalone game and will instead award Pro Bowl designations to 88 players, with an in-person roster celebration planned for February, a move reflecting years of player opt-outs and a flag-football format introduced to reduce injuries.
The NFL will discontinue the Pro Bowl Game and instead honor 88 Pro Bowl players in Los Angeles before the Super Bowl, citing player input and concerns that the game isn’t up to NFL standards. The move follows discussions about improving how players are honored and acknowledges the long-standing, non-contact flag-football format that began in 2023, which hadn’t boosted interest or participation.
The NFL is eliminating the Pro Bowl after 75 years but will still name 88 all-stars through standard voting and invite them to a February celebration in Los Angeles; there will be no alternates, as the league seeks to restore the Pro Bowl’s prestige while continuing to honor top players.
Major League Baseball has awarded the 2028 All-Star Game to the San Francisco Giants, to be played at Oracle Park and marking the club’s fourth hosting and first since 2007. The 2027 game is expected to go to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. MLB cited Oracle Park, SF’s fanbase, and a possible link to the Los Angeles Olympics as factors, though no formal Olympic agreement is in place. Giants officials say they’re honored to host and will deliver an unforgettable All-Star Week.
Nneka Ogwumike became the WNBA All-Star scoring leader as Dominique Malonga dunked for the first time in an All-Star game, helping Team Spoon defeat Team Coop 129–122 before a record 19,783 at Chicago’s United Center. Jonquel Jones earned the All-Star MVP, dedicating it to a late aunt, while the Chicago Sky were absent from the All-Star roster and commissioner Cathy Engelbert was booed during the trophy handoff, underscoring a weekend that felt celebratory despite league challenges.
Jonquel Jones poured in 22 points with 13 rebounds and 8 assists to fuel Caitlin Clark’s Team Spoon to a 129-122 win over Team Coop in the WNBA All-Star Game at Chicago’s United Center, a high-scoring affair featuring eight Spoon players in double figures, a milestone dunk by Dominique Malonga, and a record crowd of 19,783, with Jones earning MVP honors.
At All-Star Weekend, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert dodged questions about remaining as commissioner past 2027 amid labor tensions and off-court controversies; NBA commissioner Adam Silver said there will be ongoing discussions about her future, and ESPN reported insiders expect this could be her last season.
Live updates from the 2026 WNBA All-Star in Chicago show Caitlin Clark and Jonquel Jones pacing Team Spoon to a 105-93 lead over Team Coop after three quarters, each with 17 points. Marina Mabrey leads Team Coop with 23 points, though she was quiet in the third. Nneka Ogwumike became the All-Star Game’s all-time leading scorer with 124 career points. Halftime stood 81-64 for Team Spoon, with Clark at 14 in the first half. Earlier, Clark started strong (11 in Q1) and Dominique Malonga dunked to rally the crowd. No four-point shot is being used this year.
MLB released the Chicago Cubs' 2027 regular-season schedule. The Cubs open March 25 at Wrigley against Cleveland, have a 10-game homestand Sept. 9–19 (vs. Cincinnati, Baltimore and New York–N.L.), and host the All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 13. A three-city West Coast road trip will take them to Colorado, San Diego and San Francisco (with a June 22 Padres doubleheader). Interleague play includes AL teams, plus a White Sox home-and-home, and three holiday games at Wrigley (Easter, Mother’s Day, Independence Day); times are TBD and subject to change.
In Philadelphia, the 2026 All-Star Game belonged to unheralded arms who silenced the NL, helping the AL to a 4-0 win after a three-run first and a late Miguel Vargas homer. With many big-name stars unavailable due to injuries or workload, first-time All-Stars and solid veterans like Dylan Cease, Parker Messick, Michael Wacha, Joe Ryan, Nick Martinez, Cade Smith, Drew Rasmussen, Louis Varland, Jacob Latz and Bryan Baker excelled, and closers Mason Miller, Joan Duran and Aroldis Chapman finished it out.
Kate Upton and Justin Verlander stepped out with their kids Genevieve, 7, and Bellamy Brooks, 1, for the 2026 MLB All-Star Red Carpet Show in Philadelphia, marking Verlander’s last pre-All-Star appearance before retirement at the end of the 2026 season; Upton wore a white off-the-shoulder mini dress, Verlander wore a periwinkle suit while holding Bellamy, and Genevieve matched her mother in white, as the couple navigates Verlander’s impending retirement and Upton’s lower-profile years.
The American League shut out the National League 4-0 in the All-Star Game, fueled by strong pitching (Cease and a bullpen that totaled 15 strikeouts) and a bases-loaded two-run single from Cody Bellinger for MVP. Junior Caminero escaped injury after being hit by a pitch, and the AL has now won five straight All-Star games in an alternating sequence with the NL.
In the 96th MLB All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, the American League defeated the National League 4-0. Cody Bellinger and Ben Rice drove in three AL runs in the first inning, and Bellinger earned MVP honors as AL pitching shut down the NL. The starting matchups featured Dylan Cease for the AL against Cristopher Sánchez for the NL. Several top stars were sidelined by injuries or scheduling, but the event still highlighted star power and the celebration of baseball amid a hometown crowd and the nation’s 250th birthday.
The American League defeated the National League 4–0 in the 2026 MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia, the AL’s first shutout in 13 years, as its pitching staff limited NL to three hits and a record 15 strikeouts. Highlights included a patriotic 250th-anniversary lineup-card signing, Cristopher Sánchez’s rocky start, Dylan Cease’s mic’d-up dominant first inning, Caminero’s scary HBP but safe return, Bryce Harper’s ABS challenge for fun, Miguel Vargas’s 433-foot homer, and a Sandlot-inspired pregame tribute with fireworks.
The American League defeated the National League 4-0 in the 2026 MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia, aided by a three-run first inning and Miguel Vargas' 433-foot homer. Cody Bellinger earned MVP after driving in two runs with a first-inning single, as the AL used 11 pitchers to complete the first All-Star shutout in 13 years. The NL managed just three hits, and Junior Caminero left the game after being struck by a pitch but said he’s fine.