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Arizona is finalizing a trade sending quarterback Jacoby Brissett to Baltimore. With Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley injured, rookie Joe Fagnano will start Thursday against Jacksonville.ESPNLions linebacker Jack Campbell says he has full movement in his lower body and is making progress with upper-body movement after Sunday’s neck injury.ESPNCentral Michigan beat Eastern Michigan 35–7, snapping a three-game losing streak and improving to 4–5.ESPNJaylen Brown scored 30 and Joel Embiid added 26 points and 15 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Detroit 112–106 to improve to 8–1.NBAJalen Brunson scored 33 as New York beat Chicago 135–105, dropping the Bulls to 1–7.NBAShai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 42 points and eight assists powered Oklahoma City past Cleveland 124–116.NBANew Orleans beat Utah 120–113 despite Keyonte George’s 39 points. Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 23.NBAMinnesota beat Houston 117–107 despite Alperen Sengun’s triple-double of 17 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.NBANikola Jokic’s 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists led Denver past Toronto 128–109.NBASandis Vilmanis recorded two goals and two assists as Florida beat Chicago 5–3, handing the Blackhawks their fourth straight loss.NHLOttawa rallied with two third-period goals to beat Buffalo 2–1, ending the Sabres’ three-game winning streak. Michael Amadio scored the winner.NHLA reported world-record 51 red cards were issued after a brawl during an under-20 match between Uberlandia and Mamore in Brazil. The match was abandoned, with 43 players and eight coaching staff sent off.BBC

The Buffalo Bills released safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson just six games into his tenure, one day after he completed a suspension for spitting toward Raiders tight end Brock Bowers.ESPN.comNew Jersey defeated Edmonton 4-3 in a shootout, earning the Devils their 10th win of the NHL season.ESPN.comNashville upset league-leading Carolina 4-1, handing the Hurricanes just their third regulation loss of the season.ESPN.comWinnipeg erased a four-goal deficit and defeated Montreal 5-4 in overtime, snapping the Jets' nine-game losing streak.ESPN.comThe NBA took Election Day off, with all 30 teams idle Tuesday before a 14-game slate Wednesday.ESPN.comThe Golden State Valkyries' Game 7 WNBA championship victory drew a record 3.3 million viewers, becoming the league's most-watched playoff game ever.Yahoo.comMiami topped the first College Football Playoff rankings of 2026, followed by Georgia, Utah, Indiana and Alabama.ESPN.comThe college basketball season tipped off with No. 8 Tennessee defeating Wofford 90-59 and No. 9 Virginia beating Drexel 89-60.ESPN.comIn women's college basketball, No. 4 Duke, No. 15 TCU and No. 24 West Virginia opened their seasons with victories.ESPN.comSpire Motorsports suspended Carson Hocevar for the NASCAR Cup Series finale at Homestead following accusations of intentionally brake-checking Austin Cindric at Martinsville.ESPN.com

Boston, Brooklyn, Golden State and the Lakers won Sunday's NBA games, with Luka Dončić scoring 45 against Toronto and Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg adding 37 against the Clippers.Reuters.comDetroit ended Minnesota's undefeated season with a 19–15 victory, leaving the NFL without an unbeaten team.Vikings.comRavens quarterback Lamar Jackson dislocated his right thumb on his first play back from injury and faces surgery and at least four games out as Buffalo beat Baltimore 36–10.BaltimoreRavens.comTampa Bay shut out Atlanta 16–0 without completing a single pass, rushing for a franchise-record 324 yards in the NFL's first such victory since 1974.CBSSports.comArizona erased a 14-point deficit to beat Dallas 33–30 in overtime behind three Gardner Minshew touchdown passes and Chad Ryland's game-winning field goal.CBSSports.comCarolina shut out Winnipeg 7–0, while Anaheim beat Ottawa 6–3, Philadelphia defeated Utah 6–3, and Minnesota topped Washington 5–1.NHL.comConnor McDavid became the fastest player in NHL history to reach 30 assists in a season, doing so in 15 games as Edmonton beat the Rangers 4–1.NHL.comDetroit suspended captain Dylan Larkin without pay amid an ongoing trade dispute, with the Red Wings prepared to wait for the right offer.NHL.comMercedes driver Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1's youngest world champion at 20 after finishing third in Mexico City behind race winner Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.Formula1.comWilliam Byron dominated Martinsville, leading 362 of 500 laps to claim his first NASCAR Cup victory of the season, while Kyle Larson maintained a 67-point championship lead heading into the Homestead finale.NBCSports.com

Basketball (WNBA) The Golden State Valkyries are now the WNBA Champions, clutching it out in Game 7 over the Atlanta Dream, 68-63. Football (NCAA) This year was another ‘Halloween Horror’!Football (CFL) The BC Lions took the Western Semifinal and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers came from behind to grab the Eastern Semis.Formula 1 Lewis Hamilton becomes 5th oldest driver to secure pole positionHockey (NHL)Sidney Crosby now has the most assists recorded in the NHL with a single franchise

NBAThe Golden State Warriors erased a 23-point first-quarter deficit to beat the Lakers 112-95 in the NBA Cup opener. Steph Curry scored 31 points, passing Dominique Wilkins for 18th on the all-time scoring list, while Luka Doncic had 37 for LA. Denver beat Phoenix 127-120 behind 39 points from Jamal Murray and 31 from Christian Braun. Suns forward Dillon Brooks was ejected for kicking Murray. Detroit improved to 5-1, beating the winless Nets 110-94. Other results: Miami beat Indiana 145-125 behind Giannis Antetokounmpo's 38-point triple-double; Orlando topped Toronto despite Scottie Barnes scoring 41; Boston beat Chicago; Philadelphia edged New York; Washington defeated Charlotte; Dallas beat Houston; and Minnesota routed the Clippers. Oklahoma City's Chet Holmgren will miss 8-10 weeks with a patellar tendon injury.NHLTampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov reportedly wants a trade and has informed the team he won't re-sign. GM Julien BriseBois says the team has no intention of trading him. Florida beat Winnipeg 5-2, handing the Jets their eighth straight loss, with Anton Lundell recording a hat trick. New Jersey beat Vegas 5-2 as Connor Hellebuyck earned his second straight win since being traded to the Devils. Calgary defeated Seattle 6-2, with Matt Coronato recording four points.Canadian FootballThe CFL playoffs begin today. Winnipeg faces Toronto at 1 p.m. Eastern, followed by Saskatchewan against B.C. at 4:30 p.m. Eastern, as the road to the Grey Cup begins.NCAA FootballBaylor quarterback DJ Lagway threw four touchdowns in a 41-9 rout of UCF, giving interim head coach Joe Klanderman a win in his first game after Dave Aranda's firing.RugbyNew Zealand's Kaipo Olsen-Baker was named World Rugby Women's Player of the Year. The 24-year-old Black Ferns standout beat finalists DaLeaka Menin, Megan Jones and Zoe Harrison.LinksNBA: Lakers vs. WarriorsNBA: Nuggets vs. SunsNBA: Pistons vs. NetsOther NBA scoresKucherov trade reportPanthers vs. JetsDevils vs. Golden KnightsFlames vs. KrakenCFL playoffsBaylor vs. UCFWorld Rugby awardSubscribe to Daily Sports Headlines wherever you get your podcasts or at dailysportsheadlines.com.Written and hosted by TVsTravis. Produced by Hammond Chamberlain. Theme music by Howard Yermish.

NFLWeek 8 in the NFL began with a Green Bay Packers victory, 27-19, over the Carolina Panthers in Thrusday Night Football at Lambeau Field. Green Bay's Jordan Love completed 30 of 41 passes for 288 yards and 3 touchdowns, along with 1 interception. Matthew Golden, Tucker Kraft and Josh Jacobs each caught a touchdown, and Jacobs added one on the ground. The Packers defense recorded 6 sacks and forced a fumble, holding Panthers QB Bryce Young to 23 of 41 passing for 209 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Green Bay had jumped out to a 21-10 lead at half time, and were able to hold off a late push by the Panthers and improve their record to 5-3 on the season and 3-1 at home. Green Bay wide out Christian Watson left the game in the first half after a 53 yard reception, and was taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons, but was able to return to the field in the second halfhttps://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore/_/gameId/401873023The Chicago Bears made a move to bolster their defense on Thursday, trading their 2027 and 2028 first round draft picks, and a 2027 fourth rounder, to the Tennesee Titans for All-Pro Defensive Tackle Jeffery Simmons and a 2028 fifth round pick. Simmons has 46.5 sacks since being drafted in 2019 by the Titans, second in the NFL during that time.https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50318351/sources-bears-trade-all-pro-dt-jeffery-simmonsWNBAThere will be a game 7 in the WNBA Finals. Allisha Grey score 23 points, and Rhyne Howard added 21 as the Atlanta Dream held off the Golden State Valkyries late ralley to win 80-69 Thursday night. Angel Reese added 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Dream, while the Valkyries were lead by Gabby Williams with 26 points and Tiffany Hayes with 15. The decisive Game 7 will be at Golden State on Saturdayhttps://www.wnba.com/game/gsv-vs-atl-1042600306NBAThere were 3 games on the NBA slate Thursday night. Zion Williamson scored 22 points, one of 7 Pelicans players in double figures, to lead New Orleans to a 132-120 win over the Saremento Kings. Jeremiah Fears had 22 points and 13 assists, and Trey Murphy III added 19 points and 5 rebounds. The Kings were lead by 34 points and 14 assists from Darius Acuff Jr.https://www.nba.com/game/sac-vs-nop-0022600145/box-scoreThe Atlanta Hawks got 29 points and 12 rebounds from Oneyka Okongwu and 25 points from Nickeil Alexander-Walker en route to a 114-111 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. https://www.nba.com/game/cle-vs-atl-0022600144/box-scoreThe Memphis Grizzlies improved to 5-0 after a 124-103 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Cameron Boozer recorded his first career triple double, with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for Memphis, one of 7 players in double figures. https://www.nba.com/game/mem-vs-por-0022600146/box-scoreNHLOn the ice last night, Tage Thompson recorded his 10th NHL hat trick, and added 2 assists as the Buffalo Sabres held on to beat the Anaheim Ducks 7-6Robert Thomas and Philip Broberg had a goal and 2 assists each as the St. Louis Blues ended a 2 game scoring drought with a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins. Joel Hofer made 31 saves, including 14 in the 3rd period for the BluesViktor Arvidsson had a hat trick and an assist as the Detroit Red Wings took out the Chicago Black Hawks 4-1. Pontus Holmberg had a career high 4 points, and the Tampa Bay Lightning handed WInnipeg their seventh straight loss 6-4. Matthew Schaefer scored his second goal of the game 33 seconds in to overtime to seal a 4-3 win for the NY Islanders over the Minnestoa Wild and improve their record to 7-4-1.And the LA Kings blew a 4 goal, third period lead to the Ottawa Senators before recovering in overtime to hang on for the 6-5 victoryhttps://www.nhl.com/SoccerAnd finally, 41 year old Christiano Ronaldo had a hat trick in a 5-3 win to give him 985 career goals and 67 career hat tricks.Subscribe to Daily Sports Headlines wherever you get your podcasts or get the feed directly at dailysportsheadlines.com

Daily Sports Headlines — October 29, 2026The Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to clinch the series. Jacob Misiorowski delivered 5⅔ innings of two-hit baseball before leaving with right calf cramps, and Milwaukee’s bullpen shut down Tampa until a ninth-inning run. William Contreras led the offense and was named World Series MVP after a standout performance both at the plate and behind it.Contreras earned the Willie Mays World Series MVP award, batting 8-for-21 with four RBIs. He also threw out four of nine attempted base stealers and successfully challenged 10 of 13 calls using the ABS system, helping neutralize a Tampa team that had been perfect on the basepaths earlier in the postseason.In the NBA, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic recorded his 200th career triple-double, becoming just the second player in league history to reach the milestone. He finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists in a 104-91 win over New Orleans. Russell Westbrook remains the all-time leader with 209.The Miami Heat earned their first win of the season, defeating Atlanta 129-117 behind Bam Adebayo’s 24 points and nine rebounds. Those nine boards also made Adebayo the franchise’s all-time rebounding leader, passing longtime teammate Udonis Haslem.Detroit improved to 4-1 with a 97-89 win over Charlotte. Cade Cunningham scored 30 points, while Paul Reed added 16. Brandon Miller led the Hornets with 31 points and 12 rebounds. Meanwhile, Charlotte announced that Muggsy Bogues will have his number retired on February 11, joining Bobby Phills and Dell Curry in the franchise rafters.In the NHL, Connor McDavid set a league record with an assist in his 13th consecutive game to open a season as Edmonton shut out Calgary 4-0. Tristan Jarry stopped all 24 shots for the Oilers.Colorado erupted for four third-period goals to beat New Jersey 5-2, with five different Avalanche players finding the net. Seattle edged Toronto 5-4 on Brandon Montour’s goal with 32 seconds remaining, scoring five times on just 17 shots.Washington defeated Philadelphia 5-2, with Alex Tuch and Jordan Kyrou each scoring twice.Finally, longtime Inside the NBA host Ernie Johnson announced that the 2026-27 season will be his last after 37 seasons. Johnson emphasized that the decision was his own and confirmed he will continue working on NCAA March Madness and other TNT and CBS projects. He also plans to launch a production company called 32 Bowties, focused on feel-good sports stories.Subscribe to Daily Sports Headlines wherever you get your podcasts, or get the feed directly at dailysportsheadlines.com.Today's show was written and hosted by TVsTravis and produced by Hammond Chamberlain. Theme music by Howard Yermish.That's it for today. Get up, get up, get outta here, GONE!

The Tampa Bay Rays forced Game 5 of the World Series with a 4-3 walk-off victory over Milwaukee in 12 innings, cutting the Brewers' series lead to 3-1.ESPN.comJayson Tatum scored 40 points and hit an overtime buzzer-beater as Boston edged Brooklyn 125-124.ESPN.comKarl-Anthony Towns recorded 27 points and 20 rebounds as the Knicks earned their first win of the season, beating Detroit 111-97.ESPN.comVictor Wembanyama posted 29 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio defeated Sacramento 130-103.ESPN.comMinnesota's Anthony Edwards is expected to miss up to two months following an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee.ESPN.comCarolina goalie Pyotr Kochetkov improved to 8-0, tying a franchise record for consecutive wins to open a season, as the Hurricanes beat Boston 2-1.ESPN.comMinnesota defeated Utah 3-1 to maintain its lead over the Mammoth in the NHL's Central Division.ESPN.comConnor Hellebuyck stopped 16 shots in his New Jersey debut as the Devils beat Dallas 5-1, four days after acquiring him from Winnipeg.ESPN.comIowa running back Kamari Moulton will miss the rest of the college football season with an upper-body injury suffered against Minnesota.Deadspin.comSeattle acquired eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson from Indianapolis in exchange for third- and fifth-round draft picks.ESPN.comSan Francisco reacquired defensive tackle DeForest Buckner from Indianapolis for a 2027 fourth-round pick, bringing him back to the 49ers after six seasons.ESPN.com