General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×Last updated: October 17, 2026, 4:20 PM ET
College Football
Notre Dame heads to Provo espn.com for what is shaping up as the biggest test of the Irish season, part of a loaded Week 7 slate that also features Ohio State at Indiana. Coastal Carolina went retro espn.com with a bold maximalist look harking back to the 1990s, earning the top spot among Week 7 uniform showcases.
Florida will start Tramell Jones Jr. espn.com at quarterback against Texas, as the Gators look to snap a two-game skid. The change is intended to inject energy into an offence that has struggled to find consistency.
College Football Postseason
ESPN has reached a "handshake agreement" espn.com with the College Football Playoff to broadcast a 24-team bracket, according to sources. Critics, however, argue that the expansion espn.com risks diluting the product rather than improving it.
Rugby Union
Glasgow Warriors pulled away bbc.co.uk to a 47-27 bonus-point win over Sale in an emotionally charged Champions Cup encounter. Ospreys started their 2026-27 Challenge Cup bbc.co.uk with a bonus-point victory in Georgia, while Dragons overturned a half-time deficit bbc.co.uk to beat Perpignan 29-14 despite failing to earn the bonus point. Toulon beat Edinburgh bbc.co.uk in the Challenge Cup, handing the Scots their first defeat of the season, and Gloucester drew 36-36 bbc.co.uk with holders Bordeaux in a thriller to open the Champions Cup.
Rugby League World Cup
England crushed debutants Wales bbc.co.uk 70-6 in the Women's Rugby League World Cup opener, scoring 13 tries. Brian McDermott insists he can fix bbc.co.uk the errors that cost England against Tonga, as their men's campaign hangs in the balance.
Women's Rugby
Australia sent Scotland bbc.co.uk to an eighth straight defeat with an eight-try rout in the WXV Global Series. England's 41-match unbeaten run came to an end bbc.co.uk in a dramatic Toronto thriller, with Canada prevailing.
Track Cycling
Britain's Anna Morris completed a hat-trick bbc.co.uk of gold medals at the Track Cycling World Championships.
Tennis
Sonay Kartal beat Jelena Ostapenko bbc.co.uk to reach the Wuhan Open final, continuing a dream week for the British player. Alexander Zverev admitted he overachieved bbc.co.uk by reaching the Shanghai Masters semi-finals while fatigued.
Golf
Eugenio Chacarra extended his lead bbc.co.uk at the DP World India Championship as Rory McIlroy faded before play was halted.
Boxing
Predictions are in for the Dubois v Wardley rematch bbc.co.uk, with the heavyweight clash due Saturday.
Irish Premiership
Coleraine stunned Larne 3-2 bbc.co.uk in what Ruaidhri Higgins described as a potential game of the season.
WNBA
Ranking the league's top players in the WNBA Finals, the debate centres on whether Reese or Williams espn.com deserves the top spot after their postseason performances.
Coming Up
The Notre Dame clash at BYU headlines Week 7 espn.com, with Ohio State visiting Indiana on the same weekend. Florida meets Texas espn.com with Tramell Jones Jr. making his first start at quarterback.