TODAY IN SPORTS - August 12, 2026

Today's slate is packed to the gills! Lots of great soccer matches and a full slate of baseball ahead too. Who said August was boring??? . . . We begin today with a handful of UEFA Conference League Qualifying Matches. A total of 153 teams compete in the qualifying system of the 2026–27 UEFA Conference League, which consists of the qualifying phase and the play-off round. Of these, 20 teams enter through the Champions Path and 133 through the Main Path. The 24 winners of the play-off round advance to the league phase, where they join the 12 losers of the Europa League play-off round. We are already on the third and final qualifying round where 8 teams (6 winners of the second qualifying round and 2 losers of the Champions League first qualifying round that receive a bye) will face off! Winners will move onto the play-off round. . Today's matches are: . F.C. Kobenhavn (Denmark) v. Debrecen (Hungary), 11:00AM Central, ESPN+, F.C. Kobenhavn lead 3-0 on aggregate. . GKS Katowice (Poland) v. Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel), 11:00AM Central, ESPN+, Hapoel Tel Aviv lead 2-0 on aggregate. . Rapid Vienna (Austria) v. Paide Linnameeskond (Estonia), 11:00AM Central, Rapid Vienna lead 4-1 on aggregate. . . . Summary: I don't know. Good luck? This League won't matter much until the bigger teams play. . . . STAYING IN SOCCER, we take a look at the UEFA Super Cup. The UEFA Super Cup is an annual super cup football match organized by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions: the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. This year, that is Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa respectively. This will be the first UEFA Super Cup to be held in Austria. . Paris Saint-Germain v. Aston Villa, 2:00PM Central, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ . . . TO CLOSE OUT THE SOCCER PORTION of today's events (yes, I know there is a lot more soccer out there, I feasibly cannot touch on it all) we take a look at the Leagues Cup! 7 games today as we wind down to the end of the League Phase and approach the Knockout Phase. . Today's matches are: . . . Inter Miami CF (1-0-1) v. Leon (2-0-0), 6:30pm Central, Apple TV . Orlando City SC (1-0-1) v. Atletico de San Luis (0-0-2), 6:30pm Central, Apple TV . Monterry (1-0-1) v. Nashville SC (1-0-1), 7:00pm Central, Apple TV, FS1 . Toluca (1-0-1) v FC Dallas (2-0-0), 9:00pm Central, Apple TV . San Diego FC (1-0-1) v. Puebla (0-0-2), 9:15pm Central, Apple TV . LAFC (1-1-0) v. Queretaro (0-0-2), 9:30pm Central, Apple TV . Seattle Sounders FC (1-0-1) v. Guadalajara (0-1-1), 9:30pm Central, Apple TV . . . Summary: Lots of teams in the middle that need a win to secure a better seed. How will the standings be affected today? . . . LEAVING SOCCER AND HEADING TO BASEBALL, all 30 teams are in action again today: . . Baltimore Orioles (58-62) @ Minnesota Twins (59-62), 12:40pm Central, MLB.TV, MASN, Twins.TV . Philadelphia Phillies (64-57) @ St. Louis Cardinals (60-60), 1:15pm Central, ESPN Unlimited, MLB.TV, Cardinals.TV, NBC Sports Philadelphia . Tampa Bay Rays (73-46) @ Athletics (47-73), 2:05pm Central, MLB.TV, Rays.TV, NBC Sports California, WMOR . Colorado Rockies (47-73) @ Arizona Diamondbacks (64-57), 2:40pm Central, MLB.TV, DBACKS.TV, Rockies.TV . Houston Astros (61-60) @ San Francisco Giants (50-70), 2:45pm Central, MLB.TV, NBC Sports Bay Area, Space City Home Network . Milwaukee Brewers (74-46) @ San Diego Padres (64-57), 3:10pm Central, MLB.TV, Brewers.TV, Padres.TV . Cleveland Guardians (58-62) @ Detroit Tigers (59-60), 5:40pm Central, CLEGuardians.TV, MLB.TV, Tigers.TV . Pittsburgh Pirates (58-63) @ Miami Marlins (61-59), 5:40pm Central, MLB.TV, Marlins.TV . Chicago Cubs (70-50) @ Washington Nationals (59-62), 5:45pm Central, MLB.TV, Marquee Sports Network, Nationals.TV, Gray Media, Fox 5 WTTG . Seattle Mariners (56-64) @ New York Yankees (67-52), 6:00pm Central, ESPN . Boston Red Sox (64-55) @ Toronto Blue Jays (58-63), 6:07pm Central, MLB.TV, NESN, Sportsnet . New York Mets (53-68) @ Atlanta Braves (72-48), 6:15pm Central, BravesVision, MLB.TV, SNY . Cincinnati Reds (57-61) @ Chicago White Sox (61-57), 6:40pm Central, CHSN, MLB.TV, Reds.TV . Texas Rangers (60-60) @ Los Angeles Angels (46-74), 9:00pm Central, ESPN . Kansas City Royals (49-72) @ Los Angeles Dodgers (72-48), 9:10pm Central, MLB.TV, Royals.TV, SportsNet Los Angeles . . . . Summary: Playoff Race continues to heat up every day, approximately 40 games remain for each team. . . . . FINALLY, a look into tonight's WNBA action. We are approximately 45 days from playoffs, and teams have about a dozen games left. How will the final quarter of the season play out? . . Tonight's games are: . . . . . Toronto Tempo (10-22) @ Dallas Wings (19-14), 7:00pm Central, KFAA-TV, TSN, USA Network . Chicago Sky (12-21) @ Golden State Valkyries (23-9), 9:00pm Central, CNBC, CW26, KPIX+, USA Network . Minnesota Lynx (27-7) @ Portland Fire (13-19), 9:00pm Central, Fox 12 Plus, Victory+ MN, WNBA League Pass . . . . Summary: Not much to add other than the Lynx are the best team in the league right now and it isn't particularly close. A loss from the Tempo would almost certainly condemn them to elimination from playoff contention. Same for the Sky. Can any of the lower record teams pull off an upset? . . . Thanks for reading. Yay sports!