World Series, WNBA Finals and Monday Night Football Share the Bill on the 2026 Sports Equinox
Monday night brings games from Major League Baseball, the NFL, the NBA, the WNBA and the NHL, including World Series Game 3 between Milwaukee and Tampa Bay and Game 5 of the WNBA Finals between Atlanta and Golden State.
Monday, Oct. 26, is the 2026 sports equinox, a night when Major League Baseball, the NFL, the NBA, the WNBA and the NHL all play. According to theScore, citing Sportradar, it is the 33rd such night and the first since Oct. 27, 2025, and the fourth to include women’s professional basketball.
Fifteen games are on the schedule across the five leagues: one each from MLB, the NFL and the WNBA, nine from the NBA and three from the NHL.
Two championship series lead the night
Game 3 of the World Series starts at 8 p.m. ET on FOX, with the Milwaukee Brewers visiting the Tampa Bay Rays. Milwaukee won the first two games by one run each and leads the best-of-seven series 2-0, according to theScore.
Game 5 of the WNBA Finals also starts at 8 p.m. ET, on USA Network, CNBC and Peacock, with the Atlanta Dream visiting the Golden State Valkyries. The best-of-seven series is tied 2-2.
Monday Night Football kicks off at 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC, with the Dallas Cowboys visiting the Philadelphia Eagles.
The rest of the board
The NBA has nine games: Washington at Charlotte and Minnesota at Cleveland at 7 p.m. ET; Chicago at Boston and Dallas at Miami at 7:30 p.m.; Indiana at Milwaukee and Phoenix at Oklahoma City at 8 p.m.; Atlanta at Houston at 8:30 p.m.; Memphis at Utah at 9 p.m.; and Golden State at Denver at 10 p.m.
The NHL has three games: Los Angeles at New York at 7 p.m. ET on NHL Network; Toronto at Calgary at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN+; and Detroit at Edmonton at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
Reporting based on coverage by USA Today and theScore.
