Which teams pulled off the best April Fools Day pranks in 2026?
Breaking down the best pranks in sports from April Fools Day.
Video Transcript
April Fools' Day used to be the biggest thing in grade school, but even in adult life, people are still pranking.
Here are some of the pranks sports teams pulled yesterday on April 1st.
The Mariners, instead of their usual hot dog heaven, dropped carrots from the sky instead, stating that this is what would happen going forward.
Kentucky football said they're turning the field blue for the upcoming season, press release included and all.
Just like he does it every year, Julian Edelman says he's coming back to the Patriots, and every year people believe it.
You might have heard that Cleveland is getting a new WNBA team that will debut in 2028.
According to owner Dan Gilbert, their name is going to be the Ohio Wolverines.
There's a huge rivalry with Ohio and Michigan, so this was well played.
Not sure what the point of selling this Andy Reid disguise is, but the Chiefs got us.
And lastly, the Wizards made a guy think he hit a half-court shot to win 10 grand.
This was cold.
But don't worry, they got him an autographed jersey and court side seats for another game for being a good sport.
But this went over so poorly the team had to issue a statement.
What other pranks did we miss?
What were your favorites?
