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‘Totally get why he resigned’: Jemele Hill defends journalist who resigned over Sophie Cunningham

NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 17: Jemele Hill attends the 2017 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 17, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Jemele Hill has weighed in on sports columnist Matt Calkins, and her take on the situation may surprise you.

Calkins announced Thursday he was resigning from The Seattle Times after 11 years. His decision was based on the newspaper spiking a column he had written defending Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever and her belief that transgender women don’t belong in women’s sports.

Calkins also claimed The Seattle Times previously refused to run several other pieces he wrote that challenged prevailing newsroom narratives and likely would have triggered the outrage mob.”

“One was a piece questioning whether players for the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team were really the victims of discrimination in their equal-pay lawsuit. Another was a more general column on cancel culture in sports. The last, written shortly after George Floyd’s death, implored people to listen to state-champion basketball coach Mike Bethea — a black man urging the public not to stereotype cops,” he explained.

‘Let him have to defend his sh*tty opinions’

In a tweet Thursday night, Hill made it clear she didn’t agree with Calkins’ takes, but still believed the newspaper had a duty to run his columns unless they were “not meeting journalistic standards.”

“It’s not the first column of his to be spiked and while I strongly disagree with all of the columns the Times didn’t run, they should have published them,” Hill said. “Unless these columns were factually inaccurate or not meeting journalistic standards, run it and deal with the fallout.

“If people get pissed, so be it. Let him have to defend his sh*tty opinions in the public square. I totally get why he resigned.”

Hill, who is currently a contributing writer for The Atlantic, has been a columnist for several outlets, including ESPN. She knows what it is like to say something that draws backlash, and that hasn’t prevented her from sharing her opinions.

Clearly, Hill doesn’t think Calkins should be stopped from writing what he believes in, even if she doesn’t concur.

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Little League World Series games on TV today: Updated schedule, times, channels, live streams for 2026 LLWS originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Williamsport, Pennsylvania, is the center of the baseball universe once again, as the 2026 Little League World Series is underway.

Twenty teams from around the world will fight through U.S. and international brackets over a week and a half to try and take home the most coveted championship in youth sports.

Thursday's entire slate was washed out, leading to wall-to-wall baseball Friday, weather permitting. Eight games are on tap beginning at 9 a.m. ET, though only six will be televised.

Here's when and where to watch every game.

Little League World Series games on TV today

Here are today's LLWS games. See the full schedule of upcoming games below.

Friday, Aug. 21

Note: Due to the rescheduling after Thursday's postponements, the first two games Friday will not be broadcast.

GameMatchupTime (ET)Watch5Mexico vs. Australia9 a.m.N/A6Mountain vs. Great Lakes9 a.m.N/A7 Curacao vs. Japan12 p.m.ESPNU, fubo8Midwest vs. West12 p.m.ESPN, fubo9Panama vs. Latin America3 p.m.ESPN2, fubo10Southwest vs. Northwest3 p.m.ESPN, fubo11Europe-Africa vs. Asia-Pacific6 p.m.ESPNU, fubo12Mid-Atlantic vs. Metro7 p.m.ESPN, fuboWhat channel is the Little League World Series on today?

TV channels: ESPN
Live streams:fubo

All of today's Little League World Series games will be broadcast on ESPN and can also be streamed live on fubo, which offers a free trial to new users.

Stream ESPN, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and 100+ top channels of live TV and sports without cable. (Participating plans only. Taxes and fees may apply.)

Little League World Series schedule 2026Saturday, Aug. 22GameMatchupTime (ET)Watch13Canada vs. Game 5 loser1 p.m.ESPN, fubo14New England vs. Game 6 loser3 p.m.ESPN, fubo15Caribbean vs. Game 7 loser5 p.m.ESPN, fubo16Southeast vs. Game 8 loser7 p.m.ESPN, fuboSunday, Aug. 23GameMatchupTime (ET)Watch17Game 6 winner vs. Game 10 winner9 a.m.ESPN, fubo18Game 5 winner vs. Game 9 winner11 a.m.ESPN, fubo19Game 8 winner vs. Game 12 winner1 p.m.ABC, fubo20Game 7 winner vs. Game 11 winner2 p.m.ESPN, fuboMonday, Aug. 24GameMatchupTime (ET)Watch21Game 9 loser vs. Game 13 winner1 p.m.ESPN, fubo22Game 10 loser vs. Game 14 winner3 p.m.ESPN, fubo23Game 11 loser vs. Game 15 winner5 p.m.ESPN, fubo24Game 12 loser vs. Game 16 winner7 p.m.ESPN, fuboTuesday, Aug. 25GameMatchupTime (ET)Watch25Game 18 loser vs. Game 23 winner1 p.m.ESPN, fubo26Game 17 loser vs. Game 24 winner3 p.m.ESPN, fubo27Game 20 loser vs. Game 21 winner5 p.m.ESPN, fubo28Game 19 loser vs. Game 22 winner7 p.m.ESPN, fuboWednesday, Aug. 26GameMatchupTime (ET)Watch29Game 18 winner vs. Game 20 winner1 p.m.ESPN, fubo30Game 17 winner vs. Game 19 winner3 p.m.ESPN, fubo31Game 25 winner vs. Game 27 winner5 p.m.ESPN, fubo32Game 26 winner vs. Game 28 winner7 p.m.ESPN, fuboThursday, Aug. 27GameMatchupTime (ET)Watch33Game 29 loser vs. Game 31 winner3 p.m.ESPN, fubo34Game 30 loser vs. Game 32 winner7 p.m.ESPN, fuboFriday, Aug. 28

No games scheduled

Saturday, Aug. 29GameMatchupTime (ET)Watch35International championship: Game 29 winner vs. Game 33 winner12:30 p.m.ABC, fubo36U.S. championship: Game 30 winner vs. Game 34 winner3:30 p.m.ABC, fuboSunday, Aug. 30GameMatchupTime (ET)Watch37Third place: Game 35 loser vs. Game 36 loser10 a.m.ESPN, fubo38Championship: Game 35 winner vs. Game 36 winner3 p.m.ABC, fuboLittle League World Series teams 2026United States bracket

Great Lakes: Hamilton, Ohio
Metro: Bayonne, New Jersey
Mid-Atlantic: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Midwest: Davenport, Iowa
Mountain: Henderson, Nevada
New England: Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Northwest: Tacoma, Washington
Southeast: Phenix City, Alabama
Southwest: Boerne, Texas
West: Bonita, California

International bracket

Asia-Pacific: Seoul, South Korea
Australia: Sydney
Canada: Vancouver
Caribbean: Santiago, Dominican Republic
Curacao: Willemstad
Europe-Africa: Brno, Czechia
Japan: Tokyo
Latin America: Leon, Nicaragua
Mexico: Tijuana
Panama: Chiriqui

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Indiana Fever schedule 2026: Dates, times, TV channels, live streams to watch Caitlin Clark WNBA games originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The WNBA is officially back, and as always, the Indiana Fever are the talk of the town.

Even entering her third season in the league, women's basketball fans can't get enough of Caitlin Clark. The point guard was plagued with injury throughout her sophomore campaign, only playing 13 total games. Clark is surely returning to the court with redemption top of mind.

Despite navigating a myriad of team injuries last year, the Fever were still able to push the eventual champion Aces to five games in the league semifinals. With the core of Clark, Aliyah Boston, Sophie Cunningham and Kelsey Mitchell all back in action, Indiana looks like it could be a top franchise in the WNBA this season.

Be sure to tune in for this team.

Here's everything you need to know about the Fever's 2026 schedule, including TV channel and streaming options for each matchup.

Indiana Fever schedule 2026

The Fever open their 2026 campaign at home against the Wings on Saturday, May 9. They'll wrap it up against Minnesota on Thursday, Sept. 24.

Below is a complete look at their schedule for the season.

DateMatchupTime (ET)Watch/ResultSat., May 9vs. Wings1 p.m.Wings 107, Fever 104Weds., May 13at Sparks10:30 p.m.Fever 87, Sparks 78Fri., May 15vs. Mystics7:30 p.m.Mystics 104, Fever 102 (OT)Sun., May 17vs. Storm6 p.m.Fever 89, Storm 78Weds., May 20vs. Fire7 p.m.Fever 90, Fire 73Fri., May 22vs. Valkyries7:30 p.m.Fever 90, Valkyries 82Thurs., May 28at Valkyries10 p.m.Valkyries 90, Fever 88Sat., May 30at Fire8 p.m.Fire 100, Fever 84Thurs., June 4vs. Dream7 p.m.Fever 83, Dream 71Sat., June 6at Liberty8 p.m. Liberty 83, Fever 75Mon., June 8at Mystics7 p.m.Fever 78, Mystics 76Thurs., June 11vs. Sky7 p.m.Fever 114, Sky 106 (OT)Sat., June 13at Sun6 p.m.Fever 85, Sun 75Tues., June 16vs. Tempo7 p.m.Fever 113, Tempo 91Thurs., June 18vs. Dream7:30 p.m.Dream 108, Fever 101Sat., June 20at Dream1 p.m.Dream 113, Fever 96Mon., June 22vs. Mercury8 p.m. Fever 86, Mercury 77Weds., June 24vs. Mercury7:30 p.m.Mercury 111, Fever 109Sat., June 27vs. Sparks8 p.m.Fever 111, Sparks 87Sun., July 5at Aces7 p.m.Fever 84, Aces 68Weds., July 8at Sparks10 p.m.Sparks 106, Fever 92Thurs., July 9at Mercury10 p.m.Fever 92, Mercury 89Sun., July 12at Aces9 p.m.Fever 109, Aces 75Weds., July 15vs. Valkyries8 p.m.Valkyries 88, Fever 75Fri., July 17vs. Storm7:30 p.m.Fever 110, Storm 107Sat., July 18vs. Liberty8 p.m.Fever 108, Liberty 88Weds., July 22vs. Sun8 p.m.Fever 123, Sun 88Tues., July 28at Storm9:30 p.m.Fever 105, Storm 95Fri., July 31at Fire10 p.m.Fever 112, Fire 98Sun., August 2at Lynx1 p.m.Lynx 108, Fever 100Thurs., August 6vs. Aces7 p.m.Aces 86, Fever 84 (OT)Sat., August 8at Sky3:30 p.m.Fever 90, Sky 86Tues., August 11vs. Liberty7:30 p.m.Fever 106, Liberty 92Fri., August 14vs. Wings7:30 p.m.Fever 98, Wings 87Sun., August 16at Dream5 p.m.Fever 95, Dream 91 (OT)Tues., August 18at Tempo7 p.m.Fever 101, Tempo 95Thurs., August 20at Wings8 p.m.Wings 91, Fever 85Sat., August 22at Liberty7 p.m.Prime VideoSun., August 23at Sky7 p.m.NBC, fubo, Peacock, DIRECTVFri., August 28vs. Sun7:30 p.m.ION, fubo, DIRECTVFri., Sept. 18at Tempo7:30 p.m.ION, fubo, DIRECTVSun., Sept. 20vs. Mystics4 p.m.NBA TV, fubo, DIRECTVTues., Sept. 22vs. Lynx8 p.m.ESPN, fubo, ESPN app, DIRECTVThurs., Sept. 24at Lynx8 p.m.USA Network, DIRECTVWhere to watch Fever games in 2026

TV channels: ABC, ESPN, ION, CBS, NBC, NBC Sports Network, NBA TV
Live streams:DIRECTV, fubo, Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock, ESPN app

Fever games will be broadcast across a plethora of channels throughout 2026, which means cord-cutters will also have several options to stream matchups.

Fans can stream the action on DIRECTV, fubo, Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock or the ESPN app, several of which offer a free trial for new users.

A handful of games will be streamed on Prime Video. Games on ABC, ESPN, NBA TV, ION and CBS can be streamed on fubo, with the ABC and ESPN games also on the ESPN app. Games on CBS can also be streamed on Paramount+. Games on NBC are streamable on Peacock, and games on USA Network on DIRECTV.

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