Good morning. UCLA is 9-0 for the first time since 1998. The Bruins were tied with Minnesota in the fourth quarter before Ty Dieffenbach hit Aiden Mizell for 75-yard touchdowns on back-to-back possessions, and they won 34-20. It was a rough Saturday for local soccer: the Galaxy lost at Real Salt Lake and missed the playoffs, San Diego FC lost its finale, LAFC lost at Seattle but goes in as the West’s No. 6 seed, and Angel City’s season ended on a penalty in extra time in Kansas City. The Kings fell behind Pittsburgh 3-0 in the first period and lost 5-2, and UNLV football lost to Wyoming. Today: the Rams are at Washington at 10, the Chargers and Raiders play at 1:05, and the Ducks debut their Hometown Remix jerseys against Pittsburgh. Let’s get into it.
🚨 HEADLINES
🏈 9-0. Mizell caught two 75-yard touchdowns in the fourth, and UCLA beat Minnesota 34-20 — Brady Charette at Huntington Bank Stadium.
⚽ Out. The Galaxy lost 2-1 at Real Salt Lake and missed the playoffs for the second straight year — Rob Jalon.
⚽ No. 6 seed. LAFC lost 2-1 at Seattle and opens the playoffs against St. Louis — Holdenn Graff.
⚽ 96th minute. A penalty in extra time ended Angel City’s season in Kansas City — The Sporting Tribune.
🏒 Three in the first. Pittsburgh jumped on the Kings early and won 5-2 — Jack Janes at Crypto.com Arena.
🏈 41-35. Wyoming ran for 351 yards and beat UNLV at Allegiant Stadium — Derek Hegna.
See what else is trending at The Sporting Tribune.
📋 SCOREBOARD — SATURDAY
🏈 CFB: UCLA 34, Minnesota 20 · Wyoming 41, UNLV 35 · Hawaii 17, UTEP 14
⚽ MLS: Sounders 2, LAFC 1 · Real Salt Lake 2, Galaxy 1 · Sporting KC 1, San Diego FC 0 · NWSL quarterfinal: Current 1, Angel City 0 (ET)
🏒 NHL: Penguins 5, Kings 2
🏀 MBB: UNLV 88, Samford 79 · San Diego State 77, Colorado 66
🏈 NINE AND OH
With about 13 minutes left at Minnesota, the score was tied at 17. Then Ty Dieffenbach found Aiden Mizell for a 75-yard touchdown with 12:41 left. Minnesota answered with a field goal, and on the very next snap Dieffenbach and Mizell did it again from 75 yards out. Mateen Bhaghani added a field goal, and UCLA won 34-20.
Brady Charette writes that Mizell had 150 receiving yards in the fourth quarter alone, his first 100-yard, multi-touchdown game in four seasons. Before Saturday he had seven catches all year. “He’s a burner, man. He’s fast. Like, he’s really fast,” Dieffenbach said. “It felt great,” Mizell said. “I was tweaking out.” Dieffenbach, who took over after Nico Iamaleava’s midseason injury, threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns, his first 300-yard game. UCLA ran for 163 more.
It’s UCLA’s first 9-0 start since 1998, and the Bruins are one of two unbeaten FBS teams left. Jack Haslett writes that this is the game that should end the talk about UCLA’s easy schedule. “We battled the entire time and never wavered,” Bob Chesney said.
GO DEEPER
› Brady Charette: Ty Dieffenbach, Aiden Mizell air out Minnesota in 34-20 win to keep UCLA unbeaten (The Sporting Tribune)
› Jack Haslett: No. 5 UCLA continues to defy expectations after win over Minnesota (The Sporting Tribune)
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⚽ DECISION DAY
The Galaxy didn’t meet the moment. A win at Real Salt Lake would have put them in the playoffs. Instead RSL scored twice in the first 13 minutes, and the Galaxy’s only goal came on an own goal off a Hirving Lozano cross. They didn’t put a shot on target. Rob Jalon writes that the Galaxy finished 11th in the West and missed the playoffs for the second straight year, their fourth time in six seasons. “They came out ready tonight, and they were flying, and we didn’t meet the moment,” Greg Vanney said.
LAFC backed into the playoffs as the No. 6 seed. Seattle won 2-1, with Eddie Segura heading in LAFC’s only goal in the 82nd minute. LAFC finished 12-11-11 and opens against St. Louis City. Holdenn Graff writes that Jacob Shaffelburg went to the hospital after a hard hit and may have broken ribs, and Hugo Lloris was out with a back injury. Denis Bouanga finished with 18 goals.
San Diego FC’s season is over. André Luiz scored on a 76th-minute penalty, and Sporting Kansas City won 1-0. SDFC finished 9-14-11. “It’s not the season any of us wanted,” Mikey Varas said. “I’m most disappointed with letting the fans down.” Anders Dreyer led the club with 15 goals and 13 assists.
Angel City went out in extra time. After 90 scoreless minutes in the NWSL quarterfinals, Michelle Cooper scored on a penalty in the 96th minute, and the Kansas City Current won 1-0. Angelina Anderson made five saves. “I said going into the playoffs that just making it wasn’t enough,” captain Sarah Gorden said. With the Wave also out, neither local NWSL team reached the semifinals.
GO DEEPER
› Rob Jalon: Galaxy “fail to meet the moment,” fall 2-1 at RSL and miss playoffs (The Sporting Tribune)
› Holdenn Graff: LAFC caps off regular season with loss to Seattle Sounders (The Sporting Tribune)
› Angel Rodriguez: SDFC closes 2026 campaign with 1-0 defeat to Sporting Kansas City (The Sporting Tribune)
› Angel City’s season ends with 1-0 playoff loss to Kansas City Current in extra time (The Sporting Tribune)
🏒 A ROUGH NIGHT, A FEW GOOD ONES
The Kings lost it in the first period. Tommy Novak scored twice in the first five minutes, and Pittsburgh led 3-0. Corey Perry and Alex Laferriere, on the power play, got two back, but a second Laferriere goal was overturned on an offside challenge, and Sidney Crosby finished it with an empty-netter. The Kings outshot Pittsburgh 28-19. “We didn’t answer their pace, we didn’t answer their compete, and therefore they capitalized,” Peter Laviolette said. The Kings are 5-8-2.
UNLV football lost control of its race. Wyoming ran for 351 yards and won 41-35 at Allegiant Stadium. Derek Hegna writes that UNLV has allowed more than 1,000 rushing yards in its last three games and no longer controls its path to the Mountain West title game. “It’s my job to fix it because it’s not very good,” Dan Mullen said. Steve Carp writes that the loss showed UNLV’s problems on both sides of the ball. The Rebels need one more win for bowl eligibility; New Mexico is next.
Better news on the court. UNLV’s men are 2-0 after Cam Miles scored a career-high 20 in an 88-79 win over Samford. San Diego State is 2-0 after beating Colorado 77-66 in the first Bill Walton Classic, with Chance Gladden scoring 20 on 5-of-6 shooting. And Hawaii football won 17-14 at UTEP in its first game since June Jones died, as Micah Alejado threw for 303 yards.
GO DEEPER
› Jack Janes: Ugly start buries Kings in loss against Penguins (The Sporting Tribune)
› Derek Hegna: Too many mistakes bury UNLV as comeback bid against Wyoming falls short (The Sporting Tribune)
› Steve Carp: UNLV’s warts show in loss to Wyoming (The Sporting Tribune)
› Arion Armeniakos: Runnin’ Rebels improve to 2-0 with gutsy win over Samford (The Sporting Tribune)
› Eric Evelhoch: Gladden, SDSU’s defense and 3s stand out in Walton Classic win (The Sporting Tribune)
› Hawaii holds off UTEP 17-14 for second straight road win (The Sporting Tribune)
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🏟️ ELEVEN GAMES, ONE SUNDAY
Rams at Commanders at 10 on FOX. Sean McVay returns to Washington, where he spent seven seasons as an assistant. The Rams (4-4) hope to have Myles Garrett back after he returned to practice this week.
Texans at Chargers at 1:05 on CBS. The Chargers (0-7) haven’t scored an offensive touchdown in 27 straight drives. Raiders at 49ers, also at 1:05 on CBS, after the Raiders turned to their rookies in a win at the Jets.
Lakers at Pistons at 3 on Spectrum SportsNet. Dončić has 361 points in nine games. Penguins at Ducks at 5 on Prime Video, as the Ducks (9-7-1) go for five straight in their new Hometown Remix jerseys. Pelicans at Clippers at 6 on ClipperVision, with the Clippers trying to end a seven-game losing streak.
Also: Golden Knights at Sabres at 12:30, closing their road trip; UTSA at San Diego State’s women at 1; Utah State at USC’s women at 5; UT Arlington at Hawaii at 7 in the Rainbow Classic; and USC’s men against Wichita State at 8 in Lake Tahoe.
📌 AROUND THE MARKETS
About that heave. Eric Lambkins II looks back at the 65-foot bank shot Dončić made against Portland on Friday, which cut the Blazers’ lead to seven. “It changes the whole energy in the team and in the gym,” Dončić said.
GO DEEPER
› Eric Lambkins II: Lakers prove that the oldest lie in basketball is actually true (The Sporting Tribune)
📺 WATCHLIST — SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8
🏈 NFL: Rams at Commanders — Northwest Stadium — 10:00 a.m. — FOX
🏒 NHL: Golden Knights at Sabres — KeyBank Center — 12:30 p.m. — ESPN+
🏀 WBB: UTSA at San Diego State — Viejas Arena — 1:00 p.m. — Pac-12 YouTube
🏈 NFL: Texans at Chargers — SoFi Stadium — 1:05 p.m. — CBS
🏈 NFL: Raiders at 49ers — Levi’s Stadium — 1:05 p.m. — CBS
🏀 NBA: Lakers at Pistons — Little Caesars Arena — 3:00 p.m. — Spectrum SportsNet
🏒 NHL: Penguins at Ducks — Honda Center — 5:00 p.m. — Prime Video
🏀 WBB: Utah State at USC — Galen Center — 5:00 p.m. — BTN
🏀 NBA: Pelicans at Clippers — Intuit Dome — 6:00 p.m. — ClipperVision
🏀 MBB: UT Arlington at Hawaii — Stan Sheriff Center — 7:00 p.m. — MW+
🏀 MBB: USC vs. Wichita State — Tahoe Blue Event Center, Stateline, Nev. — 8:00 p.m. — CW
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🌴 TST TRIVIA
UCLA’s last 9-0 start came in 1998. Who was the Bruins’ quarterback that season?
Answer at the bottom.
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