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Weekend Sports Update – Oct. 5, 2026

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The weekend brought a late NFL comeback, the opening of the WNBA semifinals, key college football results and a 3-0 U.S. victory over Mexico in a rivalry match. Here is a roundup of major national results from Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3-4, including the latest in baseball’s Division Series.

National football

The Dallas Cowboys erased a 30-16 second-half deficit to beat the Houston Texans 34-30 on Sunday. Javonte Williams scored three rushing touchdowns after halftime, and CeeDee Lamb caught the go-ahead touchdown with 40 seconds left, Reuters reported. Kansas City edged Las Vegas 30-27, the Los Angeles Rams beat Philadelphia 24-20, and San Francisco defeated Denver 24-14. Carolina closed Sunday with a 32-26 win over Detroit. The NFL’s Week 4 schedule lists all final scores.

Major League Baseball

Milwaukee moved within two wins of the National League Championship Series by taking a 2-0 lead over San Diego. Jackson Chourio’s two-run single with two outs in the ninth gave the Brewers a 4-3 walk-off win, Reuters reported. Atlanta evened its series with the Los Angeles Dodgers at one game apiece, winning 3-2 behind six pitchers, according to MLB.com. The MLB postseason schedule and bracket track the remaining Division Series.

WNBA

The semifinals began Sunday with both home teams taking 1-0 leads in their best-of-five series. Atlanta beat the New York Liberty 92-82; Jordin Canada scored 20 of her 25 points in the second half, according to the WNBA recap. Golden State defeated the defending champion Las Vegas Aces 71-60. Gabby Williams had 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Valkyries, who outrebounded Las Vegas 52-25, according to the team’s recap.

College football

No. 25 Missouri beat No. 8 Florida 45-17, scoring 35 unanswered points after the teams were tied 10-10. No. 3 Notre Dame beat North Carolina 37-26, No. 4 Miami routed Clemson 41-13, and No. 7 Alabama defeated Mississippi State 56-23. No. 2 Georgia beat Vanderbilt 38-14, while No. 5 Ohio State topped Iowa 31-14. Reuters’ Top 25 roundup has additional results and game details.

U.S. men’s soccer

The U.S. Men’s National Team beat Mexico 3-0 Saturday in Glendale, Arizona, in the 80th match of the rivalry. Julian Hall scored in the first half, and 17-year-old Cavan Sullivan added a goal to become the youngest scorer in USMNT history. Malik Tillman scored late, and the U.S. kept a clean sheet in front of 64,932 fans. Mexico played the final stretch with 10 men after a 67th-minute red card. U.S. Soccer’s match report has the full recap.

Compiled from reporting by Reuters, MLB.com, the WNBA, NFL.com, U.S. Soccer and team sources.

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