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Sunday’s Sports Recap

October 24 results: 44 FBS finals, World Series Game 2 and eight NBA finals, with every score and concise verified highlights.

By Insider Sports Report · Published
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Covered action date: Saturday, October 24, 2026, Eastern Time. All scheduled games in the five covered sports were verified final before publication.

NCAA Football FBS — 44 finals

AwayScoreHomeScore
Pittsburgh23No. 1 Miami52
No. 2 BYU31UCF39 (2OT)
No. 6 Indiana13Michigan6 (OT)
No. 7 Ole Miss27No. 19 Texas34
No. 8 Texas Tech24Cincinnati37
Michigan State10No. 9 UCLA28
No. 14 Houston13No. 10 Utah21
No. 11 Tennessee24South Carolina27
Vanderbilt17No. 12 Kentucky34
Texas A&M20No. 13 Alabama31
No. 15 Iowa10Minnesota13
No. 16 USC7Wisconsin24
No. 18 LSU38Auburn17
No. 21 Boise State31Washington State10
California20No. 23 SMU59
Rutgers14No. 24 Northwestern42
Iowa State3No. 25 Arizona39
West Virginia24TCU20
Rice49Florida Atlantic51
Western Michigan38Toledo45
Baylor24Kansas25
Akron20Kent State35
Miami (OH)28Central Michigan27
Oregon10Illinois21
Oklahoma23Mississippi State15
Boston College49Georgia Tech27
North Texas49Navy39
Hawai'i56Northern Illinois21
Sacramento State17Ball State34
Bowling Green24Buffalo31
Kansas State17Arizona State28
Eastern Michigan20Ohio24
UL Monroe21Troy14
San José State13Nevada28
Louisiana31Southern Miss35
Old Dominion0Louisiana Tech26
San Diego State49Colorado State56
Colorado24Oklahoma State57
Virginia Tech20Clemson16
Georgia State32Arkansas State38
Syracuse31North Carolina30 (OT)
Utah State17Texas State20
UTSA42Tulane19
North Dakota State16New Mexico21

FBS highlights

  • No. 1 Miami beat Pittsburgh 52–23 behind Darian Mensah’s 387 passing yards and four touchdowns; Malachi Toney caught 16 passes for 194 yards and three scores.
  • UCF erased No. 2 BYU’s unbeaten start with a 39–31 double-overtime win.
  • No. 6 Indiana won 13–6 in overtime at Michigan, its first victory at the Big House since 1967.
  • South Carolina rallied past No. 11 Tennessee 27–24, while Cincinnati, Minnesota and Wisconsin also beat ranked opponents.

MLB — World Series Game 2

AwayScoreHomeScore
Tampa Bay Rays4Milwaukee Brewers5

MLB highlights

  • Milwaukee came back from a four-run deficit to take a 2–0 World Series lead.
  • Sal Frelick went 2-for-4 with a triple and RBI; Cooper Pratt and William Contreras each drove in a run.
  • The Brewers’ bullpen allowed one hit over six scoreless innings after Logan Henderson’s three-inning start.

NBA — eight finals

AwayScoreHomeScore
Miami Heat110Charlotte Hornets115
Brooklyn Nets121Cleveland Cavaliers125
Milwaukee Bucks116Philadelphia 76ers127
Washington Wizards124Chicago Bulls120
San Antonio Spurs122Dallas Mavericks106
Houston Rockets121Atlanta Hawks114
New Orleans Pelicans135Denver Nuggets141 (OT)
Golden State Warriors122Phoenix Suns131

NBA highlights

  • Joel Embiid posted 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists as Philadelphia beat Milwaukee 127–116.
  • Nikola Jokić had 35 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and Jamal Murray scored 42 in Denver’s 141–135 overtime win.
  • Devin Booker scored 43 as Phoenix beat Golden State 131–122.
  • Jalen Johnson’s 26-point, 9-rebound, 16-assist line was not enough for Atlanta in Houston’s 121–114 win.

NFL

No NFL games were played on Saturday, October 24.

NCAA Men’s Basketball

No NCAA men’s basketball games were scheduled.

Verified betting outcomes

These outcomes use the DraftKings lines displayed by ESPN and timestamped in ISR’s October 24 previews at 7:25 a.m. EDT. They are not closing-line claims and are not recommendations.

  • UCF beat BYU outright as a 7.5-point underdog; 70 points finished over 43.5.
  • Indiana won 13–6, but Michigan covered +7.5; 19 points finished under 42.5.
  • South Carolina covered -2.5 in a 27–24 win; 51 points finished over 50.5.
  • Houston won outright as a 1.5-point underdog at Atlanta; 235 points finished over 229.5.
  • Milwaukee won as a -127 moneyline favorite; nine runs finished over 6.5.

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