General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×Last updated: October 18, 2026, 10:40 PM ET
College Football Upsets
Miami climbed to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2002 after a chaotic Week 7 reshuffled the rankings, with BYU moving to No. 2 after a 28-24 upset of Notre Dame. Auburn stunned No. 1 Georgia after a Stockton fumble doomed the Bulldogs, with quarterback Byrum Brown leading a dominant ground game. Bill Connelly called the day one of the wildest of the season, and the top scenes capture a day in which eight top teams fell. Ohio State survived Indiana after a Nick Marsh out-of-bounds misstep on what looked like a go-ahead score, while Indiana's effort ended a 22-game win streak against the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes also face a setback, as Julian Sayin will miss several weeks with a shoulder injury.
Coaching Moves and Injuries
Maryland fired defensive coordinator Ted Monachino on Sunday after a five-game slide. Florida State lost running back Ousmane Kromah for the season with an ankle injury, and the Seminoles also fell to Miami in a double-overtime thriller that survived two Hail Mary attempts. The Big 12 admitted an error in the Notre Dame-BYU ending, conceding the Irish had one second left. Jon Sumrall celebrated Auburn's win in a cowboy hat, while Dylan Raiola rebounded from a benching to rally Oregon to a 17-14 win over his former team.
WNBA Finals
Golden State took a 1-0 series lead over Atlanta with a 68-64 win, with Gabby Williams coming up clutch as the Valkyries found a way.
Golf
Ruoning Yin made a four-foot birdie on the 16th hole to break out of a back-nine deficit and claim a one-stroke LPGA Shanghai win. Eugenio Chacarra won the DP World India Championship by two strokes to take the Race to Dubai lead.
Rugby
Northampton edged Cardiff 28-12 in a nervy Champions Cup pool win. Toulouse denied Exeter a famous win on a late Slade miss, while Pau beat Leicester 41-17 with late tries. Harlequins scored 57 points in a Challenge Cup opener against Vannes. New Zealand edged past Fiji in the Rugby League World Cup, a result the squad described as a wake-up call.
Gaelic Football and Other Sports
St Brigid's claimed their first Antrim SFC title in an all-Belfast final, with players calling it pure relief. Jack Lisowski advanced in his Northern Ireland Open defence, while Sonay Kartal lost the Wuhan Open final to Maja Chwalinska. Rhys McClenaghan failed to reach the pommel horse final at the Worlds. Daniel Dubois beat Fabio Wardley emphatically, prompting questions about the heavyweight division's next move. Emma Finucane vowed to come back fighting after narrowly missing gold.
Safety Incident
An Air Force service member died after a fall while attempting a pregame rappel before the Navy-UTSA game, and a separate rafters fall at the Alamodome sent a service member to hospital.
Coming Up
Golden State and Atlanta continue their WNBA Finals series after the Valkyries took Game. The next AP poll reaction will reset the rankings with Miami and BYU at the top.