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In last night's win, @TexasTechFB became the only FBS team over the last 30 seasons to have one player with 350+ pass yards, 100+ rush yards & 5+ pass TDs (Thomas Castellanos) and another with 150+ rushing yards & a rush TD (J'Koby Williams) in the same game.

Miami is the 4th AP No. 1 team to lose a game this season. That is the most losses for the AP No. 1 team by November 7th of any single season since 1990 (also 4).

Tonight's game between Minnesota and San Jose was the fourth straight in which the Wild did not use a Canadian-born player. The only other such games in NHL history were two games by the Penguins in December 2000.

The @Jaguars upped their point differential to +108 with last night's win. The next-closest team is the 49ers at +58. It's the only time since the AFL-NFL merger one team was at +100 or better while the rest of the league was below +60 at the end of any day in November or later.

The Ravens are the first NFL team to start 3 different QBs in 3 straight games & lose all 3 by 20+ points since the Cowboys did so during their inaugural 1960 season in which they went 0-11-1 (Eddie LeBaron in Week 6, Don Meredith in Week 7, Don Heinrich in Week 8).

The @Jaguars have won three games by 24+ points this season while no other NFL team has more than one such win this season. Jacksonville also leads the NFL in point differential at +85, a category the team has never finished a season leading.

On Wednesday Victor Wembanyama: scored 50+ points grabbed 20+ rebounds blocked 8+ shots started 18-for-18 from the line made a 3-pointer No one else in NBA history has accomplished all 5 of those single-game feats over the course of an entire season (let alone all in one game).

Luka Dončić is the first player in NBA history to have 6 consecutive games with: 35+ points 5+ rebounds 5+ assists 5+ threes made

Caleb Wilson has notched 15+ points and a steal in all seven games this season. That is the longest such streak by any NBA player to begin his career since Michael Jordan, who did so in each of his first 15 games in 1984-85.

There have been 3,257 instances all-time of an NHL team being scoreless & down by 4+ goals with under 3:00 left (reg or post). Of those 3,257 teams, 3,256 could do no better than cut the deficit in half. All except the @NHLJets on Tuesday. They came all the way back to win.

Ben Hammond tonight for @HokiesMBB: 20 points 8 assists 7 steals The last Division I player to reach those marks in a season opener was Davidson's Stephen Curry on November 14, 2008 (29/10/9).

Points on Monday: 46 - Chloe Donnell 43 - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 42 - Luka Dončić 41 - Dior Johnson 40 - Ty Jerome 40 - Krystian Lewis 40 - Talayah Walker That ties the most 40-point games (7) on any day this century across the NBA, WNBA & Division I men/women (also 1/21/2017)

The @ChicagoBears are the first team in NFL history to beat both Super Bowl participants from the previous season in primetime in back-to-back games.

The @memgrizz are the second team in NBA history to start a season 6-0 after winning 25 or fewer games the previous season. The other was the 2007-08 Celtics, who went on to win the NBA Championship that season.

Over their last 6 games, the Eagles have: lost every game been outrushed in every game been outpassed in every game committed 5+ penalties in every game No other NFL team in the Super Bowl era has done that in more than 4 consecutive games.

Luka Dončić of the @Lakers is the first player in NBA history to have a 4-game span with: 175+ points 35+ rebounds 30+ assists 25+ threes made

There were five 30-point games by NBA rookies in October (Darius Acuff Jr. - 3, Yaxel Lendeborg, Caleb Wilson). That is the most games with 30+ points by rookies in a single October in NBA history, besting four games in 1979 and 1980.

The @UCLAFootball Bruins are 8-0 after finishing 3-9 in 2025. Since 1981, 229 FBS teams have started a season with eight straight wins. Only two of them had three or fewer wins the prior season (minimum 10 games): 2026 UCLA (2025: 3 wins) 2024 Indiana (2023: 3 wins)