Five top-eight teams fall on a historic college football Saturday; Rays even the ALCS at 2-2

Final Auburn stuns No. 1 Georgia and BYU edges No. 2 Notre Dame on a historic day of upsets

Auburn TigersGeorgia BulldogsBYU CougarsBear Bachmeier, BYU QB

College football has never had a Saturday quite like this one. Five of the top eight teams in the AP poll lost on the same day for the first time since the poll began in 1936, according to ESPN Research, and the top two teams in the country both went down for the first time in a regular season since 2012, the Associated Press reported.

The biggest jolt came in Athens. Unranked Auburn beat No. 1 Georgia 27-24 when Alex McPherson made a 34-yard field goal as time expired, according to the AP. Georgia had tied it late, but Gunner Stockton fumbled near midfield with under a minute left, and a Georgia roughing-the-passer penalty helped set up the kick. Byrum Brown ran for 115 yards and a touchdown for first-year coach Alex Golesh's Tigers. It came one week after the previous No. 1, Texas, lost to Oklahoma.

Then in Provo, No. 8 BYU beat No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24. Bear Bachmeier threw the go-ahead touchdown pass to Walker Lyons with 1:47 left, and he ran for two scores and caught another, the AP reported. CJ Carr drove the Irish to the BYU 9, but his last throw into the end zone fell incomplete, ending Notre Dame's 16-game winning streak. BYU is 6-0 and Notre Dame falls to 6-1.

That finish is already drawing scrutiny. The Big 12, whose crew worked the game, said early Sunday that one second should have been put back on the clock after the final incompletion, which would have given Notre Dame one more play, ESPN's Adam Rittenberg reported. The conference said it will review its end-of-game officiating process before next week.

Sources: Associated Press recaps (via ESPN); ESPN (Adam Rittenberg); ESPN Research; ESPN scoreboard.

Final Tennessee smothers Alabama, 26-10, as the Tide lose two in a row

Tennessee VolunteersAlabama Crimson Tide

No. 14 Tennessee handled No. 6 Alabama 26-10 at Neyland Stadium, according to the Associated Press, and Tennessee fans stormed the field afterward, ESPN reported. DeSean Bishop ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns, most of it after halftime, and his 5-yard score capped a fourth-quarter drive that ate up more than nine minutes.

The Tennessee defense did the rest. Alabama managed about 200 yards, turned the ball over four times and converted only two of 13 third downs, the AP reported. Keelon Russell scored the Tide's only touchdown on a run but threw two interceptions. Alabama played again without receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams.

It is the first time since 2007 that Alabama has lost back-to-back regular-season games, according to the AP, after last week's loss to Georgia. Tennessee is 6-1. Our game preview has the background on the rivalry.

Sources: Associated Press recap (via ESPN); ESPN box score.

Final Rays tie the ALCS at 2-2 as Cleveland errors prove costly

Tampa Bay RaysCleveland GuardiansJunior Caminero, Rays 3B

Tampa Bay is level in the American League Championship Series. The Rays beat the Guardians 7-3 in a cold Game 4 at Progressive Field on Saturday night, according to the Associated Press, after the game had been rained out Friday.

The Rays' top hitters finally broke through. Junior Caminero's double in the sixth put Tampa Bay ahead, and in the seventh a Jonathan Aranda single skipped under the glove of Cleveland right fielder Chase DeLauter, letting two runs score. Aranda, hitless in the first three games, finished with three hits, and Yandy Díaz added a two-run homer in the ninth, ESPN's Jorge Castillo reported. Nick Martinez allowed one run over five-plus innings.

Game 5 is today at 5 PM ET in Cleveland on TBS and truTV, with Drew Rasmussen listed to start for Tampa Bay against Cleveland's Parker Messick, according to ESPN. The series then moves to Tampa Bay for Game 6 on Monday at 8 PM ET and, if needed, Game 7 on Tuesday. The winner meets Milwaukee in the World Series starting Friday.

Sources: Associated Press recap (via ESPN); ESPN (Jorge Castillo); ESPN scoreboard and probable pitchers.

Eagles put Jalen Hurts on IR; Caleb Williams still officially questionable

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Philadelphia made it official on Saturday afternoon: Jalen Hurts is on injured reserve because of a blood clot in his calf, ESPN's Adam Schefter and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported. He will miss at least the next four games, through the Eagles' bye in Week 10, and the report said the call on his return will come from his own medical team. Tanner McKee starts today at 1 PM ET against Carolina, and Saquon Barkley has already been ruled out.

In Chicago, Caleb Williams is still officially listed as questionable with a hamstring injury for the Bears' 1 PM ET game at Atlanta. Sources told ESPN and NFL Network that the Bears plan to start him after a full week of practice, but that is a report, not a team announcement. The official word comes with inactives, due about 90 minutes before kickoff. Baltimore has already ruled out Lamar Jackson with an ankle injury for its 1 PM ET game at Cleveland, according to the team's injury report, and Tyler Huntley starts again.

Week 6 opens at 9:30 AM ET in London, where Houston plays Jacksonville. New England, which activated A.J. Brown from injured reserve, hosts the Jets at 1 PM ET, ESPN's Mike Reiss reported. The Chargers visit Kansas City at 4:25 PM ET, and Dallas is at Green Bay tonight at 8:20 PM ET on NBC.

Sources: ESPN (Adam Schefter, Mike Reiss); NFL Network (Ian Rapoport, via ESPN); ESPN NFL scoreboard and team injury reports.

Final Valkyries take Game 1 of the WNBA Finals with a late run

Golden State ValkyriesAtlanta Dream

Golden State closed on a 7-0 run to beat Atlanta 68-64 in Game 1 at Chase Center, ESPN's Kareem Copeland reported. Gabby Williams scored 26 points, including six of the final seven, and the Dream missed all seven of their shots over the last few minutes. Allisha Gray, back from a finger injury, led Atlanta with 19 points, and Angel Reese had a double-double. Game 2 is Monday at 8 PM ET in San Francisco, according to ESPN's schedule.

Sources: ESPN (Kareem Copeland); ESPN scoreboard.

Final Miami survives Florida State in double overtime; Kentucky shares the SEC lead

Miami HurricanesKentucky Wildcats

No. 3 Miami stayed unbeaten by outlasting Florida State 43-35 in two overtimes, scoring in the second overtime on a Darian Mensah touchdown pass to Malachi Toney and a two-point conversion, according to ESPN's box score. Elsewhere, No. 9 Ole Miss routed No. 13 Missouri 31-3, No. 10 Texas Tech beat Arizona State 53-25, and No. 15 Kentucky came from behind to win 21-13 at Oklahoma, moving into a tie with Georgia for first place in the SEC, the AP reported. The new AP Top 25 is due out later today.

Sources: ESPN scoreboard and box scores; Associated Press recaps (via ESPN).

New 49ers rule out Nick Bosa for Monday night

San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco ruled out defensive end Nick Bosa (calf) for Monday's 8:15 PM ET game against Washington, ESPN's Nick Wagoner reported. Receiver Mike Evans is questionable with Achilles soreness, while fullback Kyle Juszczyk is set to return from a knee injury.

Source: ESPN (Nick Wagoner).

St. Louis CITY's record unbeaten run ends in Minnesota; Messi scores twice

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St. Louis CITY's MLS-record streak stopped at 21 games. The visitors led 2-0 within 10 minutes on goals by Rafael Navarro and Jeong Sang-Bin, but Minnesota United scored three times after halftime, with Marcus Caldeira's goal in the 86th minute winning it 3-2, according to ESPN's match report. St. Louis plays Columbus in the U.S. Open Cup final on Wednesday.

In Atlanta, Lionel Messi scored twice in four minutes in Inter Miami's 3-1 win, taking his MLS-leading total to 25 goals, ESPN reported.

Sources: ESPN MLS match data; ESPN (with Lizzy Becherano).

Dylan Raiola comes off the bench to rescue Oregon against his old team

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A week after being benched, Dylan Raiola entered in the fourth quarter with Oregon trailing and threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jamari Johnson with 28 seconds left to beat Nebraska, the school he transferred from, 17-14, ESPN's Paolo Uggetti reported. Brock Thomas had started. Oregon, ranked No. 2 in the preseason, is 4-2.

Source: ESPN (Paolo Uggetti).

Flyers finally win, ending a nine-game skid

Philadelphia FlyersOttawa Senators

Philadelphia beat Ottawa 3-1 for its first win of the season after a franchise-record nine straight losses to start the year, the Associated Press reported. Matvei Michkov and Porter Martone each had a goal and an assist, and the win handed Senators goalie Linus Ullmark his first loss after six straight wins.

Source: Associated Press recap (via ESPN).