Guides
How each league works
Short explainers for fans who want the format, the scoreboard, and where to watch — without sitting through a half-hour primer.
- Australian footballAFLEighteen clubs. Ten finalists. One premiership.
- CricketCanada Super 6060 balls. One innings per team. A match in about 90 minutes.
- FootballCFLNine teams. Three downs. One Grey Cup.
- SoccerChampions LeagueThirty-six clubs. Eight league games. One European champion.
- BaseballMLBThirty teams. Twelve playoff clubs. One World Series.
- SoccerMLSThirty clubs. Eighteen playoff teams. One MLS Cup.
- BasketballNBAThirty teams. Sixteen playoff clubs. One NBA champion.
- FootballNFLThirty-two teams. Fourteen playoff clubs. One Super Bowl.
- HockeyNHLThirty-two teams. Four rounds. One Stanley Cup.
- Rugby leagueNRLSeventeen clubs. Eight finalists. One premiership.
- LacrossePLLEight clubs. A touring summer. One championship game.
- SoccerPremier LeagueTwenty clubs. Thirty-eight matches. First place is champion.
- BasketballWNBAFifteen teams. Eight playoff clubs. One WNBA champion.