Latest Sports News Today: 6 November 2026

Jacksonville beat Baltimore 33-10 on Thursday, moving to 6-2 while the Ravens lost a fourth straight game and fell to 4-5. Trevor Lawrence threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, and Parker Washington caught two passes for 61 yards and a touchdown. Rookie Joe Fagnano made his first start without starting quarterback Lamar Jackson and backup Tyler Huntley, finishing 10 of 18 for 60 yards and two interceptions.

No. 9 LSU beat Texas Southern 131-22 on Thursday, setting a record for the biggest Division I win in NCAA history with a 109-point margin. The previous record was Baylor's 140-32 victory over Winthrop in 2016, also under head coach Kim Mulkey. Freshman Anna Minaeva led both teams with 21 points and seven rebounds, while Mikaylah Williams scored 20.

The Baltimore Ravens lost All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton to a hip injury during their Week 9 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The team confirmed he was ruled out for the remainder of the game, with the severity and availability beyond Thursday night not immediately known. Safety Jaylinn Hawkins had been ruled out before the game with a knee injury, leaving Baltimore with less defensive flexibility.

Jesper Bratt scored on a breakaway from Dougie Hamilton in overtime to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. New Jersey is 8-2 in its last 10 games and has won six straight at the Prudential Center. The Devils led 4-1 after two periods before the Blues scored three goals in 3:08 to tie it.

Rueben Chinyelu scored a career-high 21 points and Alex Condon finished with 12 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists as No. 1 Florida beat Jacksonville 88-57 on Thursday. The Gators won their 36th consecutive home opener and outrebounded the Dolphins by 27. Florida closed the first half on a 19-2 run that turned a five-point game into a blowout.

Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry passed Jerome Bettis and LaDainian Tomlinson on the NFL's all-time rushing list during Thursday's game against Jacksonville. Henry finished the first half with 51 yards on 12 carries, moving to seventh place in league history. He now trails Curtis Martin, who ranks sixth with 14,101 rushing yards.

Ilya Mikheyev scored twice to back Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Thursday, remaining perfect at home this season. Victor Hedman and Ryan McDonagh also scored, and Vasilevskiy made 24 saves, allowing only Roman Kantserov's goal with 49 seconds left. The Lightning are 8-0-0 at home and 10-3-2 overall, while the Blackhawks are 0-7-1 on the road and 4-12-1 overall.

William Carrier scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 5-3 on Thursday. Logan Stankoven, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for Carolina, which won for the fourth time in five games. Sebastian Aho had two assists, and Brandon Bussi finished with 24 saves.

Trevor Connelly scored the winning goal with 1:42 left in the third period as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Thursday. Anton Johansson scored his second career goal for Detroit, and Braeden Bowman tied the game before Connelly's late strike. Daniil Tarasov made multiple saves, including five on Jack Eichel, before being pulled after the winning goal.

Tye Kartye scored the go-ahead goal with 4:39 left, and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday. Dylan Garand made 23 saves, while Pavel Dorofeyev tied the game on a power play and Gabe Perreault also scored. The Rangers won their second straight game after a four-game losing streak.

The Winnipeg Jets beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday, snapping a nine-game losing streak with a second straight win. Alex Iafallo and Cole Koepke scored in the first period, and Dawson Mercer recorded his first goal as a Jet. Viggo Bjorck earned his first career NHL point, while Stuart Skinner stopped 24 of 26 shots.

Pavel Zacha scored twice as the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 on Thursday, winning a third straight game. Morgan Geekie scored in a third straight game, while Elias Lindholm, Mark Kastelic and Fraser Minten also scored for Boston. Sidney Crosby did not record a point, leaving him tied with Marcel Dionne for sixth on the NHL all-time scoring list with 1,771 points.

Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin suffered an elbow fracture that required surgery, according to Ohio State beat reporter Bill Rabinowitz. Head coach Ryan Day neither confirmed nor denied the report and said recovery will take some time. The Buckeyes, ranked 11th in the College Football Playoff rankings, will host Oregon Saturday after losing to USC last week.

Brandon Aiyuk's agent Drew Rosenhaus said Aiyuk will be at the San Francisco 49ers' facility at 3 p.m. Friday to meet with the team. Aiyuk has been absent from the team for more than a year and last played for San Francisco in October 2024. The 28-year-old has an outstanding arrest warrant in Northern California, and the 49ers can welcome him back, release him or trade him.

Ben Shelton defeated Arthur Rinderknech 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 in the third round of the Paris Masters to reach the quarter-finals. The win gave the world number four 43 victories in 2026, more than in any other season of his professional career. Shelton will face Tommy Paul in the quarter-finals, with the players tied at 2-2 in their head-to-head record.

Stephanie Okechukwu, 7-foot-1 with a 7-foot-4 wingspan, made her Texas Tech debut against Charlotte with six points and nine rebounds in 19 minutes. The Nigerian-born player is the tallest in women's college basketball history, three inches taller than the previous tallest players. After sitting out last season while the NCAA reviewed her case, she was granted four years of eligibility and plans to major in business.

New Zealand police dismissed a rape allegation against Cape Verde soccer captain Ryan Mendes and charged a 40-year-old woman with making a false statement. Detective Inspector Scott Beard said the claim that a sexual assault occurred at a central Auckland hotel in March had not been substantiated. Mendes, 36, is Cape Verde's most capped player with 103 appearances and currently plays for RS Berkane in Morocco.

Chris Kirk shot a 9-under 63 to take a one-shot lead after the opening round of the World Wide Technology Championship at El Cardonal at Diamante. Kirk, No. 110 in the FedExCup Fall, is one shot ahead of Nick Dunlap and Zac Blair with three tournaments left for him to finish in the top 100 and keep a full card for 2027. More than half of the 120-man field broke 70 in pure scoring conditions.

The No. 5 Michigan women's basketball team opened its 2026-27 season with the biggest win in program history, defeating No. 2 UConn 77-66 at Crisler Arena. Te'Yala Delfosse led Michigan with a career-high 22 points, 9 rebounds and 2 steals, while Olivia Olson added 19 points. UConn's Jovana Popović scored 25 points, but Michigan scored the next 8 points to hold the lead.