- Miami Marlins star pitcher Jose Fernandez died after a boating accident. He was 24 years old.
- LSU fired head football coach Les Miles and offensive coordinator Cam Cameron after the Tigers' 2-2 start.
- Legendary golfer Arnold Palmer passed away at the age of 87.
- The fourth week of NFL football was played. Here are some notable finals.
- Denver Broncos: 29 - Cincinnati Bengals: 17
- Minnesota Vikings: 22 - Carolina Panthers: 10
- Seattle Seahawks: 37 - San Francisco 49ers: 18
- Philadelphia Eagles: 34 - Pittsburgh Steelers: 3
- Dallas Cowboys: 31 - Chicago Bears: 17
- Drake released his short film, "Please Forgive Me," on Apple Music.
- Paul Pierce announced this upcoming season will be his last year in the NBA.
- Gucci Mane released his music video for "All My Children."
- Kid Cudi revealed the tracklist for his upcoming album.
- PARTYNEXTDOOR released the music video for "Not Nice."
- The Atlanta Falcons beat the New Orleans Saints, 45-32, on Monday Night Football.
- Danny Brown released his album, "Atrocity Exhibition," early.
- Logic announced he will be returning to New York Comic-Con to host his own panel.
- Tim Tebow hit a home run on the first pitch he saw during an instructional league game.
. BOOM! @TimTebow hits a homer during instructional league game! pic.twitter.com/8h9JCzr7Br
— Katie Johnson (@Katie_Johnson_) September 28, 2016
- The Weeknd released the music video for "Starboy."
- The Chicago Cubs signed Theo Epstein to a five-year contract extension.
- The Seattle Seahawks sign running back CJ Spiller.
- Winston Duke signed on to play M'Baku in the upcoming Marvel movie, "Black Panther."
- It was announced that Spotify is in talks to acquire SoundCloud.
- Lady Gaga announced he will headline the Super Bowl halftime show.
- Some still shots of the upcoming "Winnie the Pooh" creator A.A. Milne biopic surfaced. The movie will star Margot Robbie and Domhnall Gleeson.
- Kid Cudi announced his album, which was supposed to drop on September 30, would be delayed due to sample clearance issues.
- Ab-Soul released a new song entitled, "Huey Know."
- The Weeknd released a new song entitled, "False Alarm."
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The fifth week of college football was played. Here are some notable finals.
- #5 Clemson: 42 - #3 Louisville: 36
- #4 Michigan: 14 - #8 Wisconsin: 7
- #11 Tennessee: 34 - #25 Georgia: 31
- North Carolina: 37 - #12 Florida State: 35
- Indiana: 24 - #17 Michigan State: 21
- California: 28 - #18 Utah: 23
- South Alabama: 42 - #19 San Diego State: 24
- Oklahoma: 52 - #21 TCU: 46
- Oklahoma State: 49 - #22 Texas: 31