{
  "id": 10664834,
  "title": "Sporticast: Why Do NHL Season, MLB Playoffs Start on Same Day?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/sporticast-why-do-nhl-season-mlb-playoffs-start-on-same-day",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T09:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sportico",
    "slug": "sportico",
    "url": "https://www.sportico.com/podcasts/sporticast/2026/nhl-season-mlb-playoff-opener-sporticast-podcast-1234945966/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On the 591st Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including a jam-packed pro sports day on Tuesday. The NHL’s regular season starts with five games, which overlaps with the start of MLB’s playoffs that same day. Two series in the WNBA playoffs […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}