General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×Last updated: October 24, 2026, 10:40 PM ET
College Football
UCF espn.com pulled off a double-overtime upset of No. 2 BYU on Saturday, 39-something in a wild finish, as the Knights became the latest unbeaten team to fall. Indiana edged past Michigan espn.com in overtime, with Josh Hoover's 4-yard touchdown run giving the No. 6 Hoosiers their first win in Ann Arbor since 1967. Cincinnati took down No. 8 Texas Tech espn.com 34-27 behind four touchdown passes from JC French IV and a career-high 173 rushing yards from Cole Tabb.
Miami claimed the No. 1 ranking espn.com in style, with Malachi Toney hauling in a school-record 16 catches and Darian Mensah throwing for 387 yards in a rout of Pitt. Utah's Morgan Scalley, in his first season in charge, has the Utes espn.com on track for the College Football Playoff. Texas will be without top tailback Hollywood Smothers for Saturday's showdown with Ole Miss, a blow to the Longhorns espn.com as injuries mount. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte addressed the AI question espn.com surrounding a failed fourth-down play in the loss to Florida.
Coaching Changes
NC State fired Dave Doeren espn.com after a 3-4 start to his 14th season, and attention has shifted to the candidates espn.com who could replace him in Raleigh.
Mixed Martial Arts
Dana White said Islam Makhachev gave no reason for the interim welterweight title bout espn.com he booked between Prates and Morales. At UFC, Alexander Volkanovski stopped Evloev bbc.co.uk for a record ninth featherweight title win, while Petr Yan retained his belt espn.com in a big win over Dvalishvili. Yan has gone all-in espn.com on his fight plan for the rematch.
Dalton Smith retained his WBC light-welterweight title bbc.co.uk in a split decision over Puello in Sheffield.
Formula 1
Kimi Antonelli took pole position bbc.co.uk for the United States Grand Prix and can become the youngest F1 world champion on Sunday, standing on the brink bbc.co.uk of history in Austin.
WNBA
The Valkyries forced Game 5 espn.com with a 67-62 win over the Dream, evening the Finals at 2-2 after stealing Game 4 espn.com on the road. Vets A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart headline the All-WNBA teams espn.com alongside Caitlin Clark. In Indiana, the Fever fired GM Amber Cox espn.com amid a front office shake-up.
Baseball
The Brewers opened the World Series bbc.co.uk with a 3-2 win over the Rays, featuring the fastest pitch in Series history.
Rugby
Ospreys crushed the Dragons bbc.co.uk 31-14 at St Helen's to complete the double over their rivals. Leinster came back to beat Munster bbc.co.uk in a bruising URC derby, while Glasgow recovered from 17 points down bbc.co.uk to beat Benetton. Ulster's winless start stretched on bbc.co.uk after a defeat to the Bulls. Leicester ended a four-year drought bbc.co.uk over Northampton with four second-half tries in the derby downpour.
England thrashed France 82-0 bbc.co.uk to keep their Rugby League World Cup hopes alive. Wales ground out a 17-0 win bbc.co.uk over Japan in Tokyo. Ireland scored six tries bbc.co.uk to beat South Africa in Cape Town. England's women were humbled bbc.co.uk 78-0 by Australia, and Canada beat England 31-22 bbc.co.uk for back-to-back defeats.
Other Sports
Britain's Jake Jarman won historic silver bbc.co.uk on the men's floor at the gymnastics world championships. Gael Monfils defended Elina Svitolina bbc.co.uk from criticism since she announced their relationship.
Coming Up
Ireland and South Africa meet again bbc.co.uk in the second of two WXV Tests. The Valkyries and Dream face Game 5 espn.com to decide the WNBA Finals.