Nearly 300 events are listed on the BallerTube events page between Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 25. Here is the week, day by day, with a note on who runs each event and where to get in. Times are local as listed.
Saturday, Oct. 17: WNBA Finals, HBCU Homecoming, High School Cheer
NJAYF Jersey Shore Cheer and Dance Championships, 9 a.m., CURE Insurance Arena, Trenton, NJ. The New Jersey American Youth Football and Cheer conference's shore-area championship brings youth and junior high squads to the arena for a full day of routines. Tickets.
WNBA Finals Game 1: Atlanta Dream at Golden State Valkyries, 12:30 p.m., Chase Center, San Francisco. The second-year Valkyries, coached by 2025 Coach of the Year Natalie Nakase, host the Dream after sweeping Las Vegas. Game 2 is Monday at 5 p.m. Game 1 tickets.
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Jackson State vs. Florida A&M, 2 p.m., Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, MS. JSU's homecoming against its SWAC rival; the Tigers are 5-1 and unbeaten at home. Tickets. Later, Morgan State at Tennessee State (5:30 p.m., Nissan Stadium, Nashville) puts a 5-1 Morgan State team in an NFL stadium. Tickets.
Return of the MAC IV: Boxing Against Gun Violence, 2 p.m., Berglund Hall, Roanoke, VA. A community pro boxing card built around an anti-violence message. Tickets.
College football: Alabama at Tennessee (3:30 p.m., Neyland Stadium), Auburn at Georgia (3:30 p.m., Sanford Stadium), Penn State at Michigan (3:30 p.m., Michigan Stadium), Notre Dame at BYU (5:30 p.m., Provo) and Florida State at Miami (7 p.m., Hard Rock Stadium). Miami-FSU tickets.
412 Football Classic: Hopewell vs. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 7 p.m., F.N.B. Stadium, Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh-area high school showcase under the lights. Tickets.
Also Saturday: Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians, ALCS, 8 p.m., Progressive Field (tickets); Copa Las Vegas: USA vs. Mexico, 7:30 p.m., Orleans Arena; Premier Boxing Champions: Fundora vs. Hadribeaj, 3:30 p.m., The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas; Atlanta United vs. Inter Miami, 7:30 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Stadium; Lightning vs. Canucks (4 p.m., Tampa) and Panthers vs. Kraken (6 p.m., Sunrise); AEW WrestleDream, 7 p.m., Addition Financial Arena, Orlando.
Sunday, Oct. 18: Steelers at Bucs, Pop Warner, Fists of Fury
Garden State Pop Warner Cheerleading, 9 a.m., CURE Insurance Arena, Trenton. The New Jersey regional qualifier for Pop Warner's Eastern Region championships. Tickets.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m., Raymond James Stadium. Tickets. Fists of Fury Series boxing, 4 p.m., Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL (tickets). Golden State Warriors open practice, 3 p.m., Chase Center, a rare free-form look at an NBA team before opening week. ALCS Game 3 in Cleveland, 5 p.m. Orlando Solar Bears ECHL opening night vs. Florida Everblades, 5 p.m., Kia Center.
Monday to Thursday, Oct. 19 to 22: NBA Tips Off in Florida
WNBA Finals Game 2, Monday 5 p.m., Chase Center. UConn vs. Texas women's basketball, Monday, PeoplesBank Arena, Hartford, an early-season heavyweight matchup. FIU vs. Middle Tennessee, Tuesday 7 p.m., Pitbull Stadium, Miami, Conference USA football under the lights (tickets).
Wednesday is NBA opening week in Florida: Orlando Magic vs. Atlanta Hawks, 7 p.m., Kia Center, and Miami Heat vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 7:30 p.m., Kaseya Center. The same night, the U.S. Open Cup Final, Columbus Crew vs. St. Louis City SC, 8 p.m., ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in Columbus, decides American soccer's oldest trophy (tickets). Thursday brings Creighton vs. UConn volleyball in Omaha and WWE's Road to Survivor Series in Palm Desert.
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23 to 24: World Series Opens in Milwaukee
World Series Game 1, Friday 7 p.m., American Family Field, Milwaukee, the first Fall Classic game ever played in the ballpark, with Game 2 Saturday (Game 1 tickets). Worlds 2026, the League of Legends World Championship Swiss stage, runs Friday through Sunday at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen (tickets). Friday night in Florida: Heat vs. Pistons (8 p.m.), Magic vs. Timberwolves (7 p.m.), Florida vs. LSU volleyball in Gainesville, and Island Fights 100 MMA in Pensacola.
Saturday, October 24: UCF vs. BYU homecoming at the Acrisure Bounce House (tickets); USA Rugby doubleheader, USA Women vs. Italy and USA Men vs. Australia XV, GEODIS Park, Nashville; Top Rank Boxing, Navarrete vs. Foster, Frost Bank Center, San Antonio; the Mike Tyson Invitational 3 at Foxwoods; Florida State vs. LSU men's basketball exhibition in Tallahassee; and Orlando City vs. NYCFC, 7:30 p.m. Also that day: MADE Hoops' Fear the Future camp with Cam Wilder at Spooky Nook (see our separate story).
Sunday, Oct. 25: Pop Warner Eastern Region Cheer
Eastern Region Pop Warner Cheerleading, Tiny Mites and Mitey Mites, 8 a.m., CURE Insurance Arena, Trenton, the youngest divisions of Pop Warner's regional championships (tickets). SEC volleyball closes the week with Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt, Florida vs. Ole Miss and Kentucky vs. Texas A&M, all at 1 p.m.
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