Oliver Figueroa-Celi

Folarin Balogun scored and saw red, Malik Tillman bent in a free kick for the ages, and a shorthanded USMNT survived 36 minutes of chaos in Santa Clara to win its first World Cup knockout match since 2002.

Ousmane Dembele scored the second-fastest hat trick in World Cup history as France cruised past a heavily rotated Norway side in Boston, finishing the group stage with a perfect nine points.

On Friday night in front of 70,492 roaring fans at Los Angeles Stadium, the United States Men’s National Team didn’t just open its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a victory. It delivered a performance that felt like a declaration to the rest of the tournament.

Fresh off torching No. 8 Iowa, Kara Dunn and Jazzy Davidson look to keep USC rolling when 1-9 Rutgers visits the Galen Center on Feb. 1.

Ezra Ausar's 21 points and a late steal by Baker-Mazara saved USC from collapse in a 78-75 win over Rutgers. Tariq Francis' 26 nearly stole it.

Kara Dunn hit 1,500 career points with a 25-point explosion as USC stunned No. 8 Iowa 81-69, ending the Hawkeyes' 9-0 Big Ten start.

Trinity Rodman marked her first match as USWNT captain with a goal and commanding performance as the United States erupted for five second-half goals in a dominant 6-0 friendly win over Paraguay. Ally Sentnor scored twice, Reilyn Turner netted on her debut, and the young American attack delivered an emphatic statement to open 2026.

UCLA rallied late behind freshman QB Nico Iamaleava’s dual-threat heroics but couldn’t finish the comeback, falling 28–21 to Nebraska in a Rose Bowl heartbreaker. The loss drops the Bruins to 3–6, their bowl hopes fading as they head into a brutal matchup with No. 1 Ohio State.

The Colorado Avalanche spoiled Anze Kopitar’s final home opener in style, riding Martin Necas’s two-goal night and Scott Wedgewood’s 24-save performance to a dominant 4–1 win over the Los Angeles Kings. What started as a flashy debut for LA’s new silver helmets turned into a humbling reminder that Colorado still runs the Western Conference.

UCLA flipped Penn State’s “bounce-back” script into a Rose Bowl nightmare, torching the Nittany Lions 42–37 behind Nico Iamaleava’s five-touchdown, 294-yard breakout performance. Penn State’s defense collapsed, Drew Allar ran for his life, and what was supposed to be a reset turned into a full-blown identity crisis in Pasadena.

UCLA hit a new low in the DeShaun Foster era, getting steamrolled 35-10 by underdog New Mexico in a penalty-ridden meltdown that left the Bruins searching for rock bottom—and still digging.

Utah dominated UCLA 43-10 in DeShaun Foster’s head coaching debut, with quarterback Devon Dampier carving up the Bruins for nearly 300 total yards and three touchdowns. UCLA showed brief flashes on offense but was overwhelmed on both sides of the ball in a humbling Rose Bowl opener.