Weekly Email - Thursday - 10/09/2025

October 09, 2025

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It’s State Fair season and we have a giveaway so huge it would make Big Tex himself proud! Enter for a chance to win two tickets to the State Fair Clásico between Dallas Trinity FC and international superstars Club América Femenil, along with a meet and greet with the competitive eating GOAT, Joey Chestnut!

PLAY BALL

  • It’s a hard-hitting night of action tomorrow at Arlington Backyard when Xtreme Knockout Fight Night 71 arrives with awesome MMA and Muay Thai action!

  • The Red River Rivalry is this Saturday! There’s still time to win a $50 Hall Pass to enjoy the big game in style at Legacy Hall!*

  • It’s a Bark-tober gameday celebration at The Star this Sunday for Tails and Touchdowns, a special pup-friendly tailgate! Find out more here.

  • Celebrate Brazilian culture and catch thrilling rodeo events at the Cowtown Coliseum on Wednesday for the Brazilian Rodeo Festival.

  • It’s fight night on October 25th for UFC 321, featuring a monstrous heavyweight title bout! See all the strikes and takedowns at Sports & Social Arlington by entering to win a pair of tickets to their incredible watch party.*

Dallas Stars 2025-26 Puck Drop Preview

It’s hockey season here in Dallas, and we’re heading out to the ice to help catch you up on everything you need to know about the Stars before the first puck drops! From the first full year of Mikko Rantanen on the team to what to expect from returning head coach Glen Gulutzan, our preview will help get you get ready for all the checks, dekes and goals coming your way this season. Plus, we’ll highlight some of the early games you should make sure to keep an eye on during the season!

THE ON-DECK CIRCLE

🏈 UNT vs #24 South Florida - Football

Tomorrow at DATCU Stadium (6:30 PM)

Two red-hot undefeated programs collide as UNT faces off against USF in this Friday night fight with massive top 25 implications!

🐎 SMU vs Stanford - Football

Saturday at Gerald J. Ford Stadium (11:00 AM)

It’s an ACC clash when SMU looks to build on last week’s win against Clemson by riding away with another victory against Stanford on Saturday morning.

⚽ MexTour: Mexico vs Colombia

Saturday at AT&T Stadium (7:00 PM)

The road to the 2026 World Cup continues as El Tri makes its way to Arlington to square off with 2024 Copa finalists, Colombia, in this epic international friendly!

🏀 Dallas Mavericks vs Charlotte Hornets

Saturday at the American Airlines Center (7:30 PM)

It’s your last chance to see Cooper Flagg, Anthony Davis and the Mavs ahead of the regular season as they take on LaMelo Ball and the Hornets in preseason action.

🏒 Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild

Tuesday at the American Airlines Center (8:30 PM)

It’s the Dallas Stars’ home opener! Don’t miss out on seeing the Stars in their first home regular season game against the Minnesota Wild this Tuesday!

DFW Sports Card Shop Picks

Sports cards are setting records right now. In fact, a Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant dual-signed card sold for a massive $12.9 million back in August! If you want to kickstart your sports card collection, check out our guide to shops right here in DFW. We’re sure you’ll find a place with packs just waiting to be ripped into.

LOCALS ONLY

  • The Texas Rangers have found their new manager! The team signed Skip Schumaker, the former outfielder and NL Manager of the Year with the Marlins in 2023, to a four-year deal after he served as a senior advisor for the team this past season.

  • Cooper Flagg is already showing why he was the #1 pick in this year’s draft during the preseason, racking up stats on both sides of the court in just 14 minutes of preseason action against the Thunder on Monday night.

  • The Dallas Stars kickoff the season tonight against the Winnipeg Jets! Find out how you can catch the game here.

Let’s go, Stars! Skate by next week for more awesome sports events heading our way!