delivers a packed global sports Saturday: the NFL’s Week 5 opened with Tampa Bay stunning Dallas 24-16 behind rookie QB Jalon Daniels while injuries reshuffle the Ravens and Eagles, college football serves a loaded Week 6 headlined by undefeated Georgia-Alabama and Texas-Oklahoma clashes, MLB reaches a decisive ALDS Game 5 in Cleveland with a Dodgers-Brewers NLCS rematch starting Sunday, the NHL reels from Igor Shesterkin’s leg injury, Marc Marquez grabbed the MotoGP championship lead in Indonesia, Zheng Qinwen set up an all-star China Open final against Mirra Andreeva, and a triple-header of boxing title fights lands in Chicago tonight.
Top Sports News – October 10, 2026:
- NFL: Buccaneers earned first win of 2026, beating Cowboys 24-16 Thursday night; Bucky Irving broke a 72-yard rush, Bucs rolled up 419 yards, rookie UDFA QB Jalon Daniels poised in second start. Jerry Jones called it “extraordinarily disappointing.”
- NFL: Ravens QB Lamar Jackson ruled out Week 5 vs Falcons with sprained ankle; Tyler Huntley expected to start. Eagles released Andy Dalton; Saquon Barkley and DeVonta Smith out for London game vs Jaguars. Giants (3-1) sit atop NFC East and can extend lead Sunday.
- NCAAF: Week 6 Saturday slate features No. 1 Texas vs Oklahoma, No. 2 Georgia vs No. 6 Alabama (both 5-0) in Tuscaloosa, No. 3 Notre Dame vs Stanford, No. 5 Ohio State vs Maryland, and No. 13 Oregon vs No. 21 UCLA.
- MLB: ALDS Game 5 tonight: Guardians vs White Sox in Cleveland, 7pm CT on TBS. Cleveland won Games 3-4 in Chicago after trailing 0-2, scoring 9+ runs in back-to-back playoff games for first time since 1997. Winner faces Rays in ALCS starting Monday.
- MLB: NLCS rematch starts Sunday: Dodgers at Brewers. Dodgers tab Tarik Skubal for Game 1 and Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Game 2; Milwaukee (MLB-best 103-59) seeks revenge for last year’s sweep. Dodgers chasing a three-peat; World Series begins Oct 23.
- NHL: Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin helped off ice vs Capitals after jamming right leg into post; rookie Dylan Garand in relief. Kraken beat Red Wings 6-3 behind Frederick Gaudreau’s two goals; Detroit pulled John Gibson after 5 goals on 15 shots. 14 games on Saturday’s slate.
- NBA: Preseason continues Saturday with Spurs vs Suns at 10:30pm ET.
- F1: Singapore GP weekend: sprint and qualifying Saturday, race Sunday, all on Apple TV.
- NASCAR: Craftsman Truck Series raced Friday at Charlotte; O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races Saturday 4pm ET on CW; Cup Series practice and qualifying Saturday. Whelen Modified Tour finale moved to Saturday 8pm ET at Thompson due to rain; Patrick Emerling needs only the green flag to clinch his first title.
- MotoGP: Marc Marquez won the Indonesian sprint and seized the championship lead after rival Jorge Martin surrendered the lead over tyre-pressure concerns and faded to fourth; Martin now trails by four points heading into Sunday’s race.
- EPL: Saturday slate: Arsenal vs Leeds, Man United vs last-place Tottenham at Old Trafford, plus Liverpool vs Man City Sunday. Premier League Fan Fest takes over Denver’s Union Station this weekend.
- MLS: LAFC host West-leading Vancouver at 10:30pm ET in a Son Heung-min vs Thomas Muller showdown; LAFC recently parted with coach Marc Dos Santos amid a 1-win-in-10 slump. FC Cincinnati visit Atlanta to open a 7-games-in-22-days sprint.
- Tennis: China Open final set in Beijing: home favorite Zheng Qinwen vs French Open winner Mirra Andreeva after Zheng beat Mertens 7-5, 6-2 and Andreeva crushed Bartunkova 6-2, 6-2.
- Golf: Baycurrent Classic in Japan: three tied atop a bunched leaderboard entering Sunday’s final round; Justin Thomas and Adam Scott one shot back chasing drought-ending wins. LPGA announced the Lotte Championship moves to Kapalua’s Plantation Course in 2027.
- Boxing: Triple title-fight night: Floyd Schofield vs Lucas Bahdi for vacant WBA lightweight title headlines Chicago card on DAZN; two-belt flyweight champ Ricardo Sandoval defends vs Sergio Mendoza in co-main; Zaur Abdullaev vs Khariton Agrba contest interim WBA super lightweight title in Russia. Jake Paul cleared to return after two jaw surgeries, targeting early 2027.
- MMA: Brendan Allen vs Christian Leroy Duncan middleweight bout tonight at Meta APEX, Las Vegas, on Paramount+.
