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The Sacramento Kings extended their winning streak by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 115-100 on Monday at the American Airlines Center. Darius Acuff Jr. led all scorers with 25 points, while Precious Achiuwa grabbed 10 rebounds for the visitors.
Walter Clayton Jr. cut Sacramento’s lead to seven, but Darius Acuff Jr. and Malik Monk showed why Dallas’s foul-line advantage needed defensive possessions to matter.
Portland Timbers secured a 3-1 victory over Houston Dynamo FC at Providence Park on Sunday, with goals from da Costa, Velde, and Janssen.
A failed extra point attempt forced overtime, where Chad Ryland's 42-yard field goal secured a 33-30 victory for the Arizona Cardinals over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
Jaden Craig’s two-point conversion run sealed a 22-16 win for TCU over Kansas on Saturday, improving the Horned Frogs to 4-4 while Kansas falls to 3-5.
Texas Tech defeated Arizona 34-26 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. J'Koby Williams rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown, while Thomas Castellanos threw two touchdowns in the victory.
Arch Manning threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns as the No. 11 Texas Longhorns overwhelmed Mississippi State 31-3 at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.
LA Galaxy secured a decisive 4-1 victory over visiting Austin FC at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday, with João Klauss and Hirving Lozano leading the offensive charge.
A single strike in each half defined a tense Saturday clash at Sporting Park, ending in a 1-1 draw between Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas.
Arttu Hyry scored the winner, and Miro Heiskanen added two assists, as the Dallas Stars defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 at American Airlines Center.
Jabari Smith Jr. scored 30 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 119-98 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder at Toyota Center on Saturday.
Victor Wembanyama scored 43 points and De'Aaron Fox dished out seven assists as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-111 at Frost Bank Center.
SMU led 27-23 when Syracuse faced fourth-and-one at the Mustangs’ 39. Steve Angeli’s completion to David Clement kept alive the drive that produced a 30-27 Orange victory.
Baylor's DJ Lagway threw four touchdowns to lead the Bears past UCF 41-9 on Friday. Gavin Freeman hauled in 114 yards, while UCF managed only nine points in an Acrisure Bounce House crowd of 45,906.
Kyrie Irving scored 35 points and Cooper Flagg added 33 to guide the Dallas Mavericks to a 116-111 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday. The home team overcame a halftime deficit to secure the win.
Kyrie Irving scored 35 points and dished out nine assists as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Houston Rockets 116-111 on Friday at American Airlines Center. The win improves Dallas to 4-2 while dropping Houston to 5-1.
P.J. Washington scored three points on 1-of-8 shooting, but seven fourth-quarter rebounds helped Dallas seize control against Houston. His late turnover remains part of the honest accounting.
One Melissa team was in action this week. Every local result from Thursday through Saturday, with rankings where they apply.
Montreal's Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook each scored twice as the visitors dismantled the host Dallas Stars 5-2 at American Airlines Center on Thursday.
Mikko Rantanen produced two assists on one shot in Dallas’s 5-2 loss to Montréal, a night that showed how heavily the Stars’ offense relied on a small circle of contributors.
Lucas Halter's 26th-minute strike secured a 1-0 victory for the visiting Houston Dynamo FC against the Seattle Sounders FC on Wednesday.
