With new Dallas Stars and Mavericks seasons right around the corner, we’re more than ready for a huge October of sports! Read on to discover some of the biggest events heading our way next month, plus see some great ways to close out September with Banana Ball, college football, FC Dallas and more.

Before you dive in, however, don’t miss out on your opportunity to kickoff October by catching a Texas-sized football showdown in style. Enter today for your chance to enjoy next weekend’s matchup between Dallas and Houston at Texas Live! with your very own table for 4 and $100 gift card! It’s the ultimate way to enjoy a Dallas football gameday!

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• Banana Ball is back! See the Savannah Bananas take on the Texas Tailgaters for a trio of zany matchups at Globe Life Field this weekend!

• The Mean Green serve up a pair of AAC showdowns on the court this weekend when the UNT volleyball squad faces Florida Atlantic tomorrow and Tulane on Sunday.

• Kevin Jennings and the SMU Mustangs meet Missouri State for a gridiron matchup you won’t wanna miss this Saturday.

• An annual tradition returns to the Cotton Bowl on Saturday when Prairie View A&M battles Grambling State during the State Fair Classic!

• It’s time for the next installment in the 3418 Pop-Up Concert Series at Troy’s! Enter here for your chance to win a pair of tickets to enjoy an incredible night of acoustic tunes by a surprise headliner this Tuesday!*

TOP SPORTS EVENTS IN OCTOBER

The only thing you have to be afraid of this Halloween season is not having enough time to catch all these amazing sports events! See the Mavericks and Stars start a new season, head to a Red River Rivalry watch party and catch colossal college football clashes during this monstrously packed month of sports. It’s bound to be a frighteningly great time!

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• Dallas Sports Highlight of the Week: The Dallas Cowboys depart for Rio de Janeiro tonight! With a massive matchup against Baltimore in Brazil on deck, Dallas is the latest NFL team to head overseas for an international showdown. After all the talk around San Francisco and LA’s week 1 travel plans to Australia, see the Cowboys’ schedule for the remainder of this week inside this CBS News piece.

• College Sports Report: A pair of standout TCU Horned Frogs triathlon stars take on international competition today and tomorrow! Edita Pozlerová and Julia Visgueiro are competing in the 2026 World Triathlon Championships in Pontevedra, Spain. Learn more about this exciting global competition here!

• The Sports Story You Need to See: The biggest stars in soccer are returning to national team competition here in the coming weeks. The likes of Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane and Lamine Yamal will take part in the Nations League, starting right now! With the prestigious Ballon d’Or still up for grabs and Cristiano Ronaldo chasing 1,000 goals, these are going to be some must-see matches. Check out more about the stars heading to the Nations League, as well as how to catch them in action, inside this AP News story.

• What We’re Watching: It’s puck drop on a new NHL season this coming Tuesday. The action on the ice begins with a nationally televised tripleheader on ESPN featuring the Hurricanes’ championship banner raising, New York versus Boston and Chicago versus the Western Conference champion Golden Knights. Get more details about the upcoming season here!

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