Latest Sports News Today: 14 November 2026

Spain beat ten-man Czechia 2-0 in Prague without Lamine Yamal, Rodri and Mikel Oyarzabal, with Alex Baena scoring a penalty and Marc Pubill adding a late second. The win keeps the world champions perfect in Nations League Group A3 and leaves them needing only a draw against England on Sunday. England beat Croatia 2-1 on the same night and sit three points behind Spain.

Saud Shakeel scored 93 and 97 as Pakistan drew the opening Test with Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi, becoming only the sixth batter dismissed in the 90s in both innings of a Test. He fell three runs short of a second century in the match, with Pakistan reaching 284/8 in the second innings. The draw was Pakistan's first in the current World Test Championship cycle.

A Friday FAA ground stop disrupted travel for NBA, NHL and college teams, forcing some to reschedule flights, seek hotel rooms or take buses. Mississippi's game at Oklahoma was moved to Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, and Auburn's kickoff against Mississippi State was pushed back to 4:15 p.m. ET. Transportation officials cited communications issues at regional air traffic control centers.

Manel Kape stole flyweight champion Joshua Van's belt at a joint press conference in New York City after Van was delayed by travel issues. Kape draped the championship over his shoulder and taunted the absent champion before Van arrived and reclaimed the belt. The incident added to the rivalry ahead of their title fight at UFC 336 in Toronto on January 30.

Colorado defeated No. 14 Houston 42-32 on Friday night, ending the Cougars' College Football Playoff hopes and securing their first win over a top-15 opponent since 2007. Richard Young rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns, while quarterback Isaac Wilson passed for 217 yards. The victory provides a strong argument for Deion Sanders to keep his job after the team fell to 3-6 earlier in the season.

The SEC postponed the No. 14 Ole Miss and Oklahoma game from Saturday to Sunday at 1 p.m. ET after an FAA ground stop prevented the Rebels from traveling on Friday. Oklahoma athletic director Roger Denny criticized the decision, stating that SEC commissioner Greg Sankey threatened a forfeit if the Sooners did not play on the new schedule.

The delay disrupts plans for Oklahoma fans, while Ole Miss clings to playoff hopes and Oklahoma is all but eliminated.

Merab Dvalishvili said he would not press charges and hopes Usman Nurmagomedov is released after an Abu Dhabi hotel lobby brawl involving the PFL champion's camp. Dvalishvili and Saba Lazishvili were fined $14,000 each and avoided jail, while Nurmagomedov and other members of his camp were reportedly sentenced to six months in prison. Both Georgians remain scheduled to fight on the November 14 card.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 40 points but missed a stepback three over Derrick Jones Jr. at the buzzer as the Oklahoma City Thunder lost 113-112 at the Los Angeles Clippers. The loss extended Oklahoma City's losing streak to three games and left the Thunder at 8-5. Guard Nikola Topić made his season debut after overcoming a partially torn ACL, chemotherapy for testicular cancer and back surgery.

Matt Henry dismissed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer in his first three balls to reduce India to 0-3 in an ODI match against England. The collapse led to a 244-run defeat for India, their second-biggest loss by runs in the format. The performance exposed India's batting frailties ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup, with Henry's seam movement proving decisive in the early overs.

Arsenal teenager Max Dowman broke Jude Bellingham's record to become the youngest player in England Under-21 history during a 1-0 friendly defeat to Portugal. Dowman, 16 years and 10 months old, came off the bench in the 61st minute, surpassing Bellingham's previous record set in 2020. The loss marked England's first consecutive defeats since March 2021, with Portugal scoring in the 28th minute.

Roman Josi scored the deciding goal in the fourth round of a shootout as the Nashville Predators beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 Friday night for a seventh straight win. Ryan O'Reilly scored twice and Juuse Saros made 40 saves, while Victor Olofsson and Rasmus Andersson scored for Vegas. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Golden Knights, who extended their point streak to six games.

No. 4 UCLA stayed unbeaten with a 22-14 win over Illinois, with Ty Dieffenbach throwing for 232 yards and two touchdowns despite a left shoulder injury. Dieffenbach left late in the first half, returned in the third quarter and capped a 75-yard drive with a 26-yard touchdown pass to Semaje Morgan. Aiden Mizell had 176 receiving yards and a score, while Scooter Jackson had two interceptions. UCLA reached 10-0 and 7-0 in the Big Ten.

Jaiden Anderson scored with 6:35 into overtime to give Purdue a 4-3 win over third-ranked Michigan State and the Big Ten Tournament title. The goal was Anderson's 20th, extending her program record, and it gave Purdue its first Big Ten Tournament championship since 2007. The Boilermakers also earned their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2021.

Deni Avdija scored 34 points and Damian Lillard added 29 as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Sacramento Kings 120-107 in NBA Cup play Friday. The win gave Portland its third straight victory and improved the team to 9-3. Sacramento fell to 1-11 overall and 0-7 at home after losing five in a row.

Stephon Castle scored a season-high 32 points and Victor Wembanyama added 12 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio beat Golden State 123-85 Friday night. The win gave the Spurs their 11th straight and kept them unbeaten in NBA Cup play. Stephen Curry missed the game with a right oblique tear, and Golden State scored just 33 points in the first half.

Freshman guard Caleb Holt scored 24 points and had nine rebounds as No. 12 Arizona beat Auburn 80-69 Friday night. Ivan Kharchenkov added 19 points and eight rebounds, and Motiejus Krivas finished with 16 points and 12 boards. Auburn erased a 14-point deficit and led 58-57 midway through the second period before Arizona closed with a 13-6 run.

Uruguay defeated Argentina 2-1 at La Bombonera in the first match since Lionel Messi's retirement, using a compact low block to frustrate the hosts. Two second-half set pieces undid Argentina, including an own goal by Leonardo Balerdi and a goal from Darwin Nunez. The result highlights the tactical shift under Diego Forlan, who parked his team in two tight banks of four to exploit Argentina's defensive gaps.

Lakeland stunned top-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas 27-24 in overtime on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Kelin Hendrix to Joseph Howard Jr., answering questions about the Dreadnaughts after being shut out in the past two Class 5A state championship games. West Boca beat Raines 28-7 to extend its postseason win streak to 11 games, the longest in the state, while Venice beat Chaminade 35-0.

UFC 334 was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The card included heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane facing undefeated Josh Hokit in the main event and bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison facing Amanda Nunes in the co-main event.

Glenn Gawdin scored his first two career NHL goals and Dylan Garand made 27 saves as the New York Rangers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 Friday night. Brock Boeser recorded his 500th career NHL point with an assist on Elias Pettersson's first even-strength goal in 57 games. The Canucks debuted their Hometown Remix jerseys, with Cameron Crotty making his first game for Vancouver after being claimed on waivers.

Alperin Sengun scored 43 points and had 12 rebounds in his second career 40-point game as the Houston Rockets beat Utah 125-118 in NBA Cup play Friday night. The win gave Houston (10-3) its third straight and handed Utah (1-12) its 11th consecutive loss. Kevin Durant had 22 points.

Ilia Malinin took the lead at Saatva Skate America in his first competitive skate since March, scoring 96.74 points in the short program. He landed a quadruple flip and triple Axel but under-rotated a quad Lutz and added a double toe instead of a triple toe. Malinin has a 5.45-point lead over Japan's Sota Yamamoto before Saturday's free skate.

Canada raced to a three-goal lead and held on for a 3-2 win over Guatemala in the opening leg of the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals Friday night in Guatemala City. Tani Oluwaseyi scored in the 18th minute, Liam Millar added a goal, and Jonathan David made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time. Oscar Santis and an own goal by Luc de Fougerolles cut Guatemala's deficit to 3-2. The second leg is Monday in Toronto.

Bayern Munich left-back Alphonso Davies, making his first start for Canada since March 2025, was substituted in the sixth minute of the first-leg Nations League quarterfinal against Guatemala after slipping and falling. Canada Soccer had not given a diagnosis, though signs pointed to another non-contact hamstring injury. Canada led 3-0 at halftime and finished 3-2, with Guatemala reducing the deficit in the second half.

Head coach Rick Carlisle did not have an update on forward Aaron Nesmith's apparent hand or wrist injury after the Pacers' 106-104 win over the New York Knicks on Friday night. Nesmith slipped on the court while chasing a loose ball in the final seconds and stayed down on the sideline for a few moments. He scored 18 points after working through right knee soreness that forced him to leave Wednesday's game against the Wizards early.

New York Knicks coach Mike Brown's bewildered expression on the bench went viral after Indiana beat New York 106-104 in an NBA Cup game Friday. The Knicks fell to 6-6 after a second straight loss, while the Pacers improved to 5-8. Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and Karl Anthony-Towns had 23 points and 15 rebounds for New York.

Norman Powell scored nine of his 33 points in overtime as the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 125-117 in an NBA Cup game Friday night. Josh Giddey had 14 assists and 10 rebounds, and Jalen Smith and Isaac Okoro had 15 points apiece. The win snapped an eight-game losing streak and a four-game home losing streak for Chicago, which had lost nine of 10 games.

Jerami Grant scored 22 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the New Orleans Pelicans 142-111 in NBA Cup group play Friday night. Memphis had 10 players score in double figures, shot 18 of 45 from three, and won its sixth consecutive road game. The Grizzlies improved to 1-1 in West Group B, while New Orleans fell to 0-2.

Alex Condon scored 16 points and Thomas Haugh added 15 as No. 1 Florida beat Merrimack 83-54 Friday night. Rueben Chinyelu and Alex Lloyd also scored in double figures, and the Gators outrebounded Merrimack by 22.

Bam Adebayo had 37 points and 14 rebounds, and Giannis Antetokounmpo also scored 37 as the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 133-121 Friday night. It was the second time the Heat had two players score 37 in the same game, after LeBron James and Dwyane Wade did it in 2013. Davion Mitchell had 22 points and 17 assists. Miami moved to 2-0 and is alone atop East Group B in the NBA Cup standings.

Buddy Hield passed Kyle Lowry on the NBA all-time 3-point list, moving to No. 14 with 2,210 3-pointers. The Bulls guard, acquired in a three-team trade before the season, is now behind Jamal Crawford, Jason Terry, Vince Carter and Kevin Durant for a top-10 spot. Hield has played in eight games for Chicago and is averaging 5.8 points per game.

Sam Lewis scored a career-high 28 points and No. 6 Virginia rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to beat Maryland 87-83 on Friday night. Thijs De Ridder added 20 points, and the Cavaliers shot 20 of 26 from the field in the second half. Virginia improved to 5-0 and kept its unbeaten start, while Maryland fell to 1-2.

David Warner said Cricket Australia's 2018 ball-tampering investigation 'stinks of a cover-up' after claiming Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon were not interviewed. The former Australia vice-captain said the probe was shoddy and had a predetermined outcome, days after Pat Cummins denied knowing about sandpaper in Cape Town. Cricket Australia said all players had the chance to speak then and since.

A Friday FAA ground stop delayed several college football games after teams were stranded or had to change travel plans. Utah-Arizona was moved to 10:30 p.m. ET, Arizona State-UCF to 5:30 p.m. ET, Auburn-Mississippi State to 4:15 p.m. ET, and Baylor-BYU to 7 p.m. ET.

Patrick Ngongba II had 13 points and nine rebounds, and No. 2 Duke beat SIU Edwardsville 90-47 Friday night. Caleb Foster and Dame Sarr each scored 12 points as the Blue Devils bounced back from their first loss of the season. Duke led 43-20 at halftime and has won each of its three home games by at least 34 points.

Matt Hauser finished second in the rescheduled Abu Dhabi leg of the World Triathlon Championship Series, 18 seconds behind Brazil's Miguel Hidalgo. The result confirmed Hauser's second place in the overall season standings, with Portugal's world champion not racing in Abu Dhabi. Fellow Australian Luke Willian finished fifth, earning points toward qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

San Antonio players turned the arena tunnel into a runway before Friday night's NBA Cup game against Golden State at Frost Bank Center. Victor Wembanyama wore a black-and-white Nike x BODE top, khaki pants and woven shoes, while Stephon Castle wore a faded purple jacket and camouflage cargo trousers. Dylan Harper switched from braids to a new hairstyle and added diamond stud earrings.

The Orlando Magic defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 107-99 at home in the NBA Cup Group stage, moving to 2-0 and atop Group A of the Eastern Conference. Franz Wagner had a game-high 35 points and 12 assists, his fourth consecutive 30-point game, and finished nine rebounds from his first career triple-double. Desmond Bane added 21 points. The Magic play the Boston Celtics on the road Monday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m.

UConn beat Ohio State 84-68 on Friday night in its first game without Nik Khamenia, who sat with his left foot in a boot. Braylon Mullins scored a game-high 22 points with five 3-pointers, and Na'jai Hines scored 17 of his career-high 20 in the second half. Freshman Colben Landrew made his first career regular-season start and had 12 points as the fourth-ranked Huskies moved to 4-0.

The defending NBA Cup champions fell to 0-2 in group play with a 106-104 loss to the Indiana Pacers, who are still playing without Tyrese Haliburton due to a left hamstring strain. The loss puts New York in the bottom of East Group B and all but eliminates them from the in-season tournament. No team with two losses in group play has reached the knockout rounds in the NBA Cup since 2023.

UNC lost 78-70 to Georgia on Friday, its first loss of the season and a snap of a 21-game win streak at the Dean Dome. Carolina shot just 25 percent from the field and from three in the first half, made nine of 38 three-point attempts, and lost the rebounding battle 52-43. Terrence Brown led the Tar Heels with 21 points, while Georgia made 14 three-pointers.

Florida State beat Pitt 16-10 on Friday, Nov. 13, at Acrisure Stadium, winning consecutive road games for the first time since 2023. The Seminoles are 5-5, 3-4 in the ACC, and 2-0 under interim head coach Rick Stockstill. Amari Thomas scored the only touchdown on a one-yard rush after an interception, and Gabe Panikowski made three field goals. FSU is one win from its first bowl game since 2023.

Michigan State beat Northern Iowa 106-72 on Friday, Nov. 13, at the Breslin Center, making 18 three-pointers to set a program record and surpass the previous mark of 17. Jeremy Fears Jr. finished with 24 points and nine assists, and Jasiah Jervis added 20 points. Jordan Scott scored 11 points. The 4-0 Spartans made 32 of 43 free throws in a game with 61 total fouls.

The Philadelphia Eagles waived wide receiver Marquise Brown and tackle Fred Johnson on Friday, putting two championship-tested veterans on the open market. The Los Angeles Rams, dealing with offensive injuries and missing several players, could use help at receiver or tackle. Brown has 371 career receptions for 4,322 yards and 33 touchdowns, while Johnson won Super Bowl LIX with Philadelphia.

Alex Wilkins hit a 3-pointer from the right elbow late in the game to give No. 24 Kentucky a 78-77 win over Northern Arizona at Rupp Arena. The 0-3 Lumberjacks, listed as 35.5-point underdogs, were 22 seconds from an upset before Kentucky got a chance after missed free throws. Coach Mark Pope said the game was exciting but not well executed, and the win leaves pressure on him after Kentucky's loss to Kansas.

Mercedes secured the 2026 F1 Constructors' Championship at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix after George Russell and Kimi Antonelli finished fourth and fifth. The title gave Toto Wolff his ninth constructors' championship and 17 combined drivers' and constructors' titles, matching Ron Dennis. It also tied him with Sir Frank Williams for the most constructors' titles won by an individual team principal.

The New Orleans Pelicans said Friday they will try to trade guard Dejounte Murray after his representatives with Klutch Sports requested a move. The 30-year-old was ruled out Friday night against Memphis with a left ankle sprain and was not at the Smoothie King Center. Murray has played 54 games over the last three seasons with New Orleans and is making $32.8 million this season.

Elina Svitolina beat former world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in three sets, with Sabalenka losing the final six games, to reach the WTA Finals semifinals. The last four will pair Jessica Pegula with Mirra Andreeva and Svitolina with Linda Noskova. New world No. 1 Elena Rybakina withdrew from the tournament because of a viral illness.