Is there a Sabrina Carpenter curse in sports?

Pop star Sabrina Carpenter is on her “Short n' Sweet” tour, traveling internationally to some of the biggest cities. Through it all, Carpenter does her best to appeal to her audience by displaying a piece of local team merchandise during the show.

However, recommendations for certain teams backfired.

Carpenter, 25, most recently wore a Dallas Cowboys crewneck sweatshirt in New York, where she attended the Time100 Next gala on Wednesday. The following Sunday, the Cowboys suffered a brutal 47-9 loss to the Detroit Lions.

But that's not the only evidence of a curse. That's what happened to some other teams when Carpenter wore their jerseys.

Carpenter was born near Philadelphia in Quakertown, Pennsylvania and grew up in East Greenville. On October 8, she made a homecoming stop on her tour at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. When the star appeared on stage to perform her hit single “Espresso,” she strutted in a sparkly Philadelphia Phillies jersey with her name on the back.

“Heartbreak is one thing, my ego is another…”

Pennsylvania native Sabrina Carpenter is ready for a Phillies rally 👀⚾️ pic.twitter.com/ZUfUJGW6Z6

– MLB (@MLB) October 9, 2024

The Phillies, facing the New York Mets in the National League Division Series, were tied 1-1 with the Mets after a 7-6 win two days earlier. The night Carpenter wore the jersey, the Mets defeated the Phillies 7-2. But that wasn't enough – the Mets won 4-1 the next night and moved on to face Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series.

It has something to do with Carpenter's “Espresso” and her connection to sports. The singer wore a bedazzled Toronto Maple Leafs jersey for her second North American performance at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena, where she sang the hit single in September.

✨ @SabrinaAnnLynn has The Passion™️ @MapleLeafs #TorontoShortnSweet pic.twitter.com/BW9jmW41cx

— Scotiabank Arena (@ScotiabankArena) September 26, 2024

The Maple Leafs, who were eliminated last postseason by the Boston Bruins, held their season opener a few weeks after Carpenter's appearance against the Montreal Canadiens, in which Toronto struggled to get into the game. Montreal goaltender Sam Montembeault made a save in the Maple Leafs 48 game and Cole Caufield scored the game's only goal on a power play in the first period to give the Canadiens a 1-0 victory.