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Gunner Stockton threw four touchdown passes and ran for another as No. 2 Georgia beat Ole Miss 42-7 in Oxford, ending a 16-game Rebels home streak.

Charlotte coach Charles Lee says the Hornets will evaluate Brandon Miller over the weekend after he left a blowout loss to Boston with a groin injury.

Texas junior Oliver Ojakaar reached the ITA Central Sectional semifinals in Waco, earning a spot in the 64-player NCAA singles championship field.

Ninth-seeded Sycamore held off top-seeded Antioch 32-28 in Class 5A as Providence Catholic and Lincoln-Way West also advanced in IHSA play in Chicago.

Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor called Joe Burrow perhaps the top passer in the world as the 5-2 Bengals meet Atlanta at the Bernabeu on Sunday.

A.J. Brown misses a second straight game with ankle and knee trouble as New England hosts Green Bay, with the team hopeful he returns after the bye.

Ariel Lassiter scored in the third minute and Kristoffer Velde added a second as Portland won at Austin FC to lock up the West No. 7 seed.

Notre Dame built a 24-3 lead and held on to beat top-ranked Miami 31-24 after a late Hurricanes end zone catch was ruled incomplete in South Bend.

American Claire Liu won nine games in a row to beat second seed Alexandra Eala 6-3, 6-0 for her first WTA singles title at the Hong Kong Open.

Lukas MacNaughton scored at 90+7 as St. Louis CITY SC beat Houston 1-0 on Decision Day to claim third in the West and a playoff date with LAFC.

Micah Parsons took part in individual drills Wednesday, opening a 21-day window that lines up with Green Bay's Nov. 25 game against the Rams.

Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono called these the hardest days of his life after a collision that killed Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel, 30.

Brandon Aiyuk asked to be reinstated and plans to report to the 49ers in Santa Clara on Friday, but coach Kyle Shanahan says he has no expectations.

Top-ranked Miami will be without receiver Malachi Toney at Notre Dame after a high ankle sprain in practice that is expected to require surgery.

Seattle introduced new manager Jason Kanzler on Wednesday and now must fill about half of its coaching staff, including hitting and first-base jobs.

LeBron James and the 8-1 Philadelphia 76ers play at Cleveland on Friday in an East Group B game of the NBA Cup, a rematch of an Oct. 22 Sixers win.

A courtside fan was walked out after firing the ball at a referee, flagged by Luka Doncic, who scored 40 as the Lakers beat the Kings 116-103.

With Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley hurt, Baltimore is finalizing a deal for Arizona veteran Jacoby Brissett ahead of a Nov. 16 game.

The Cincinnati Reds hired Joe Torres, a Cleveland assistant for five seasons, as pitching coach to fix a staff that ranked near the bottom of MLB in 2026.

Thousands lined the San Francisco waterfront Wednesday as the Golden State Valkyries paraded their 2026 WNBA title, won in only their second season.

Victor Wembanyama set career highs with 52 points and 24 rebounds, adding eight blocks, as San Antonio held off Dallas 112-111 for a sixth straight win.

UFC bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr., a late replacement, submitted Colby Covington with a rear-naked choke 43 seconds into their grappling match in Rome.

Bowdoin College says B.J. Hammer is no longer its head football coach as of Nov. 1, with Nick Turchyn staying on as interim coach for the last two games.

Japanese guard Yuki Kawamura, waived by the Los Angeles Clippers in October, opens the G League season with San Diego on Friday aiming for an NBA deal.

The NBA has wiped a technical foul off Luka Doncic's record, leaving the Los Angeles Lakers star with just one so far this season.

Manchester United fans briefly halted the Champions League match with Roma by throwing tennis balls, then United rallied from 2-0 down to win 3-2.

Raiders rookie running back Mike Washington Jr. is a Week 8 NFL Rookie of the Week nominee after 25 carries for 83 yards in the 38-33 win over the Jets.

Four managers and four executives, including Dusty Baker, Bruce Bochy and Lou Piniella, are on the Hall of Fame era ballot to be voted on Dec. 6.

A grassroots field grant from the Browns, NFL Foundation and LISC will put new turf at Niles McKinley, and Akron schools get stadium upgrades.

The Denver Broncos signed running back Jaret Patterson, defensive tackle Jordan Miller and defensive back Ugo Amadi to the practice squad before Week 9.

The Buffalo Bills released safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson a day after he finished a one-game NFL suspension for spitting toward Las Vegas Raiders players.

The Baltimore Ravens will hand the offense to an undrafted rookie when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night.

Longtime main sponsor Skoda Auto says it will reassess its role in the 2027 Ice Hockey World Championship in Germany if Russia takes part.

Miami tops the first 2026 College Football Playoff rankings, followed by Georgia, Utah, Indiana and Alabama, with Notre Dame 11th and Ohio State 12th.

MLB owners proposed a $258.2 million salary cap and $180.2 million floor starting in 2028, and the players union said the plan still guts player rights.

The Seattle Mariners named 36-year-old Jason Kanzler, the Cubs director of player development, as the 22nd manager in club history to replace Dan Wilson.

Dodge will race in the NASCAR Cup Series again starting with the 2027 Daytona 500, ending a 15-year absence, with Kaulig Racing as its lead team.

Falcons pass rusher James Pearce Jr. is back after an eight-game NFL suspension, and Atlanta cut Jared Ivey and Drake Jackson to make room.

The San Francisco Giants dropped nine players, including Jose Butto and Tristan Beck, so 15 injured players could return to the 40-man roster.

Randy Arozarena, Seiya Suzuki, David Bednar and five others got one-year qualifying offers Monday as MLB free agency opened. They have until Nov. 17.

College basketball opened with dozens of players on the floor under court orders that block the NCAA five-year eligibility model while lawsuits play out.

Northwestern State sophomore Chloe Donnell hit 14 3-pointers and scored 46 points in a 120-40 rout of Ecclesia, tying the NCAA single-game record.

CD Tenerife said forward Jesus de Miguel died Tuesday morning after he was hurt in a collision during Monday's match against FC Andorra in Spain.

D'Andre Swift ran for three touchdowns and the Chicago Bears scored the last 14 points to beat the Seattle Seahawks 34-17 at Lumen Field.

Bo Aldridge scored 22 as East Texas A&M beat Oklahoma 68-64 in Norman on Monday, snapping a 30-game Sooners home winning streak in the opener.

With 11 players out, the Indiana Pacers dressed only six and still pushed the Atlanta Hawks to the wire before losing 108-104 in Indianapolis.

Freshman Adonis Ratliff scored 25 and Alijah Arenas added 21 as No. 21 USC opened its season with a 95-63 rout of Milwaukee on Monday night in Los Angeles.

Brice Turang, Jacob Misiorowski, Trevor Megill and Pat Murphy give the Milwaukee Brewers four MLB award finalists. Winners come out the week of Nov. 9.