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Weekend Sports: Penn State holds off Washington, Kyle Larson clinches Cup title

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A roundup of national sports results for Nov. 6–8, 2026.

🏈 NFL

Giants 19, Eagles 11. Philadelphia’s defense recorded six sacks Sunday, but its offense managed only one touchdown in the home loss. Rookie linebacker Arvell Reese had three sacks and forced a fumble by Eagles quarterback Joe Milton, according to Philadelphia’s game report.

The Eagles fell to 2–7 and have next weekend off. Pittsburgh was on its bye this week. Baltimore opened Week 9 on Thursday, Nov. 5, with a 33–10 loss to Jacksonville.

  • Bears 27, Buccaneers 24: Chicago won Sunday night on Cairo Santos’ 38-yard field goal as time expired.
  • Texans 44, Chargers 22: Houston doubled up Los Angeles in the late window.
  • Monday night: Buffalo visits Minnesota at 8:15 p.m. Eastern on ESPN and ABC.

🏈 College football

Penn State 28, Washington 25. The Nittany Lions scored 21 points in the second quarter Saturday in Seattle and held on after leading 28–6. Penn State’s game report credited the defense with three straight three-and-outs in the second quarter. The Lions moved to 5–4 and host Minnesota Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. Eastern on FS1.

Notre Dame 31, Miami 24. The Fighting Irish handed the Hurricanes their first loss after Miami entered the weekend atop the AP poll. CJ Carr threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns, two to Micah Gilbert, according to Notre Dame Athletics.

  • Georgia 42, Mississippi 7: The Bulldogs took over No. 1 in Sunday’s AP poll.
  • Utah 28, BYU 20: The unbeaten Utes rose to No. 2. Notre Dame moved to No. 3, UCLA to No. 4 and Miami fell to No. 5.
  • Oregon 41, Ohio State 28: The Buckeyes fell from No. 11 to No. 21 after losing at home.

🏀 NBA

76ers 127, Bulls 121. Philadelphia rebounded from Friday’s loss at Cleveland by winning in Chicago on Sunday. The Associated Press reported that Jaylen Brown, Tyrese Maxey and LeBron James combined for 78 points; the Sixers improved to 9–2.

  • Cavaliers 119, 76ers 95 (Friday): Cleveland won their NBA Cup game.
  • Thunder 114, Wizards 75 (Saturday): Washington dropped to 4–6.

🏒 NHL

Flames 4, Flyers 3 (OT). Calgary erased a third-period deficit Sunday on Joel Farabee’s short-handed goal. Matt Coronato scored the winner 4:08 into overtime, NHL.com reported.

  • Penguins 5, Kings 2 (Saturday): Sidney Crosby and Tommy Novak scored twice each as Pittsburgh ended a four-game skid.
  • Capitals 4, Panthers 3 (Saturday): Washington snapped a two-game losing streak.

🏁 NASCAR

Ryan Blaney wins at Homestead; Kyle Larson takes the Cup title. Blaney beat Tyler Reddick by 0.314 seconds in Sunday’s finale, with William Byron third. Larson had already secured the season championship by finishing fourth in the opening stage, NASCAR reported.

⛳ PGA Tour

Blades Brown wins the World Wide Technology Championship. The 19-year-old erased a seven-shot deficit with a closing 63 in Los Cabos, Mexico, then birdied the second playoff hole to beat Ben James. The Associated Press reported that Brown was the youngest PGA Tour winner in 95 years.

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