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Daily Sports Headlines November 7, 2026
Ep. 61
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NBA Cup Group Play: Luka Doncic scored 53 points, with 5 rebounds and 5 assists, as the Lakers beat Portland 124-118. Doncic has now recorded four straight games with 40+ points, 5+ rebounds and 5+ assists, joining Elgin Baylor as the only players in NBA history to accomplish the feat. Game recap
Victor Wembanyama had 30 points and 14 rebounds as San Antonio beat Sacramento 124-109. He's just the third player to record 250+ points, 100+ rebounds and 35+ blocks through the first nine games of a season, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal. Game recap
Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and added 8 rebounds and 9 assists to lead Boston past Charlotte 119-80. The Celtics knocked down 24 three-pointers in the win. Game recap
Cleveland handed Philadelphia just its second loss of the season, winning 119-95 behind Donovan Mitchell's 23 points. LeBron James struggled in his return to Cleveland, shooting 3-for-12 and scoring in single digits for just the 10th time in his career. Game recap
NCAA Men's Top 25: No. 4 UConn defeated No. 16 Michigan 85-77 in a rematch of last year's national championship game. Braylon Mullins scored 23 points for the Huskies. Meanwhile, Valparaiso stunned Purdue 83-80 on Justus McNair's buzzer-beating three-pointer in double overtime. Purdue is now 0-2 for the first time since 1976. UConn-Michigan | Valparaiso-Purdue
NHL: Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and three assists as Minnesota beat San Jose 4-1. Game recap
Anaheim rallied for its fourth straight win, beating Calgary 5-3 on Cutter Gauthier's late goal. Gauthier has 10 goals during a five-game scoring streak. Game recap
Josh Norris scored twice and Owen Power added three assists as Buffalo beat Columbus 5-2 for its fourth win in five games. Game recap
Rugby: Just 23 days after breaking his arm, Kalyn Ponga returned to lead New Zealand to a 34-10 win over Tonga, sending the Kiwis to their first Rugby World Cup final since 2013. Read more
SEC Football: The SEC is considering a luxury tax for schools that exceed the player revenue-sharing cap established under the House v. NCAA settlement. The conference hopes to approve the measure before football's December 2-4 early signing period. Read more
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05:19||Ep. 60Daily Sports Headlines – November 6, 2026NFL: The Jacksonville Jaguars dominated the Baltimore Ravens 33-10 on Thursday Night Football, handing Baltimore its fourth straight loss. Undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano struggled in his first start, throwing for just 60 yards and two interceptions. Trevor Lawrence threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, while Bhayshul Tuten and Chris Rodriguez Jr. added rushing scores. ESPNMinnesota will start Carson Wentz against Buffalo on Monday Night Football after Kyler Murray was ruled out with a sore hamstring. The Vikings are 6-1 but rank 31st in passing and 27th in scoring. NFLNBA: Victor Wembanyama delivered a historic performance with 52 points, 24 rebounds and eight blocks as San Antonio edged Dallas 112-111. He's the first player since Bob McAdoo in 1974 to record at least 50 points, 20 rebounds and five blocks in a game. NBAPhoenix beat Orlando 117-104 behind Devin Booker's 30 points and eight assists. Wendell Carter Jr. led the Magic with 27 points and 13 rebounds. NBAGolden State extended its winning streak to six games with a 120-100 victory over Miami. Stephen Curry recovered from a slow start to finish with 29 points and six three-pointers. Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg added 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists. NBANHL: Connor McDavid extended his season-opening point streak to 17 games with a goal and three assists, but Edmonton fell 5-4 to Anaheim. McDavid leads the league with 44 points. NHLMontreal rallied from a 4-2 deficit to beat Utah 5-4 in overtime despite Logan Cooley's hat trick. Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists in his return from injury, and Cole Caufield scored the overtime winner. NHLTampa Bay remained undefeated at home, improving to 8-0 with a 4-1 win over Chicago. Ilya Mikheyev scored twice, while Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves. NHLHockey: Hayley Wickenheiser, longtime coach and GM Melody Davidson, and former Canadian Para Hockey captain Todd Nicholson have been named to the Order of Hockey in Canada. CBCGolf: LIV Golf is shutting down after spending more than $5 billion in four years and losing its largest investor. A proposed $300 million investment from BC Partners Credit will not move forward, ending plans for LIV 2.0. CBC
59. Daily Sports Headlines November 5th, 2026
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58. Daily Sports Headlines November 4th, 2026
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57. Daily Sports Headlines November 3rd, 2026
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56. Daily Sports Headlines November 2nd, 2026
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