General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×Last updated: October 25, 2026, 4:40 AM ET
College Football
Upsets and chaos espn.com reigned across Week 8 as more top-ranked teams fell than expected. Cincinnati upset No. 8 Texas Tech espn.com 34-27 behind JC French IV's four touchdown passes, while Miami routed Pitt espn.com as Malachi Toney set a school record with 16 catches. UCF took down No. 2 BYU espn.com in double overtime, and BYU coach Kalani Sitake disputed a roughing the kicker call that extended the game. Indiana edged Michigan espn.com in overtime on a Josh Hoover touchdown run, the Hoosiers' first win in Ann Arbor since 1967. Texas survived a 21-point deficit espn.com to beat Ole Miss, and Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte clarified espn.com reports about AI use on a failed fourth-down play in the Longhorns' loss to Florida. Utah salvaged a rough day espn.com for the Big 12 in the College Football Playoff top-12 projection, and Morgan Scalley's first season leading the Utes espn.com has put them on track for the playoff.
Coaching Changes
NC State fired Dave Doeren espn.com after a 3-4 start to his 14th season, and the program is now weighing its top candidates espn.com for the job.
Mixed Martial Arts
Alexander Volkanovski stopped Movsar Evloev bbc.co.uk to claim a record ninth featherweight title win at UFC, while Petr Yan also retained his belt espn.com against Merab Dvalishvili. UFC CEO Dana White said welterweight champion Islam Makhachev gave no reason for his absence from the division espn.com, and White booked an interim title bout between Prates and Morales.
Women's Basketball
The WNBA Finals are tied 2-2 espn.com after the Valkyries stole Game 4 in Atlanta, holding Angel Reese to eight points. The Valkyries also beat the Dream espn.com 67-62 to force a fifth game. Angel Reese and Gabby Williams both found happier homes espn.com after leaving the Chicago Sky. A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart headline the All-WNBA teams espn.com, and the Indiana Fever fired general manager Amber Cox espn.com amid a front office shake-up.
Rugby
Leinster came back bbc.co.uk to beat Munster in a bruising URC derby, while Ospreys thumped the Dragons bbc.co.uk 31-14 at St Helens. Glasgow recovered from 17 points down bbc.co.uk to beat Benetton, and Leicester ended a four-year drought bbc.co.uk against Northampton with four second-half tries. Ulster remain without a URC win bbc.co.uk after a defeat to the Bulls. Ireland beat South Africa bbc.co.uk six tries to nil in Cape Town, and Wales ground out a 17-0 win bbc.co.uk over Japan in Tokyo. In rugby league, Australia thrashed England bbc.co.uk 78-0 at the Women's Rugby League World Cup, and England beat France 82-0 bbc.co.uk to keep their semifinal hopes alive.
Boxing and Athletics
Dalton Smith retained his WBC light-welterweight title bbc.co.uk on a split decision over Puello in Sheffield. Jake Jarman won historic silver bbc.co.uk in the men's floor final at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, his fourth world championship medal.
Coming Up
Kimi Antonelli can become bbc.co.uk the youngest F1 world champion when the Austin race takes place Sunday. The Valkyries and Golden State meet in Game 5 espn.com of the WNBA Finals. Indiana running back Khobie Martin is set to return espn.com for the Hoosiers' next game.