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Devon Dampier accounted for four touchdowns, Utah intercepted four Bear Bachmeier passes and the third-ranked Utes remained undefeated with a 28-20 victory over No. 7 Brigham Young on Saturday in Salt Lake City.

Dampier hurt the Cougars with with his arm and legs, finishing with 264 yards of offense to help the Utes (9-0, 6-0 Big 12) snap a three-game losing streak in the Holy War rivalry series. He threw two touchdown passes to Braden Pegan and ran for two scores.

Trailing by six at halftime, Utah forced three turnovers and shut out the Cougars (7-2, 4-2) in the second half to keep alive its College Football Playoff hopes. BYU has lost two of three to dampen its CFP chances.

Bachmeier threw for 272 yards and a touchdown and ran for 59 yards, but he had two of his four passes intercepted during the fourth quarter — both in the end zone. He had four interceptions in BYU’s first eight games.

No. 7 Texas 34, at No. 18 Missouri 20: Arch Manning threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns, including the go-ahead touchdown pass to Raleek Brown with about five minutes to go, and No. 10 the Longhorns rallied to keep alive its College Football Playoff hopes.

Brown added 85 yards and a clinching touchdown on the ground, while the Longhorns (7-2, 4-2 SEC) made a series of big defensive plays in the fourth quarter to help preserve their fourth win over a top-20 opponent this season.

The biggest defensive play came as the Tigers (6-3, 3-3) were trying to match Brown’s go-ahead score. They had taken over near midfield with about two minutes to go, and on third down, Austin Simmons tried to find favorite target Cayden Lee, but a defender knocked the ball into the air just as it arrived and Texas cornerback Graceson Littleton hauled it down for an interception to set up Brown’s clinching score.

at No. 24 Arizon 29, Texas Christian 28: Michael Salgado-Medina kicked a 37-yard field goal with 39 seconds left after the Wildcats recovered an onside pooch kick and Arizona pulled out an improbable victory Friday night.

The Wildcats (7-2, -23 Big 12) pulled to within 28-26 on Noah Fifita’s 15-yard touchdown pass to Quincy Craig with 1:45 left, but their two-point conversion attempt failed. TCU’s Ed Small couldn’t come up with an over-the-shoulder catch on the pooch kick and Arizona’s Zuri Watson recovered at the Horned Frogs’ 26 to set up the game-winning field goal.

Fifta threw for 313 yards and two touchdowns with an interception that Hudson Hooper returned 93 yards for a touchdown.

Etc.

Five days after he called Dana Holgorsen “one of the best offensive minds of our generation,” Nebraska coach Matt Rhule fired his offensive coordinator Saturday in the wake of the Cornhuskers’ loss at Illinois a day earlier. Co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Glenn Thomas will take over play-calling duties for the Huskers (5-4, 2-4 Big Ten), who have scored just 54 points combined in four straight losses.

HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL
CITY SECTION PLAYOFFS
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
First Round

DIVISION III
#1 Maywood CES 19, #16 Stern 0
#9 RFK Community 12, #8 Legacy 0
#5 Torres 18, #12 L.A. University 0
#4 Santee 27, #13 Sylmar 0
#3 Palisades 22, #14 Brio College Prep 0
#6 San Fernando Arroyo 37, #11 Orthopaedic 6
#7 Hawkins 19, #10 Hollywood 12
#2 Sotomayor 21, #15 Fairfax 0

WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Games at 3 p.m. unless noted)
First Round

DIVISION I
#16 Verdugo Hills at #1 Panorama
#9 Jefferson at #8 Cleveland
#12 L.A. Roosevelt at #5 Birmingham
#13 Van Nuys at #4 El Camino Real
#14 San Fernando at #3 Garfield
#11 L.A. Hamilton at #6 King/Drew
#10 Venice at #7 GALA
#15 L.A. Marshall at #2 Granada Hills Kennedy

DIVISION II
#16 SOCES at #1 Bell
#9 Westchester at #8 Washington Prep
#12 Angelou at #5 Taft
#13 Contreras at #4 Arleta
#14 East Valley at #3 North Hollywood
#11 Manual Arts at #6 Fremont
#10 Huntington Park at #7 Dorsey
#15 Sun Valley Magnet at #2 Foshay

DIVISION IV
#17 Elizabeth or #16 Marquez at #1 South East
#9 New Designs University Park at #8 Los Angeles
#12 VAAS at #5 Chatsworth
#13 Rise Kohyang at #4 Crenshaw
#14 Bernstein at #3 Collins Family
#11 Alliance Levine at #6 Monroe
#10 View Park at #7 Port of Los Angeles
#15 Grant at #2 South Gate

THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Games at 3 p.m. unless noted)
Quarterfinals

OPEN DIVISION
#8 Franklin at #1 Carson
#5 L.A. Wilson at #4 San Pedro
#6 Lincoln at #3 Narbonne
#7 Wilmington Banning vs. #2 Eagle Rock at Contreras, 7 p.m.

DIVISION III
RFK Community at #1 Maywood CES
#5 Torres at #4 Santee
#6 San Fernando Arroyo at #3 Palisades
#7 Hawkins at #2 Sotomayor

Note: Quarterfinals (Divisions I, II, IV) Friday, Nov. 6 at higher seeds; Semifinals (all divisions) Tuesday, Nov. 10 at higher seeds; Finals (all divisions) Saturday, Nov. 14.

Classics like Halloween, The Omen and Nightmare on Elm Street are nowhere to be seen.

Everyone has their own opinion when it comes to the scariest film ever made. What we find terrifying depends on a whole host of factors, whether it’s the “found footage” format of The Blair Witch Project, the blood-soaked slashing of Nightmare on Elm Street, or the supernatural dread of The Autopsy of Jane Doe.

Yet one film has been officially crowned the most frightening of them all, based on scientific evidence. The Science of Scare ranking of 2026 gauged people’s physiological reactions to horror films by monitoring their heart rate, heart rate variability and peak heart rate. Researchers put together a list of English-language horror films and screened them to 250 participants, recording their physical responses using heart monitors.

After gathering each film’s average heart rate increase, largest heart rate spike and heart rate drop, the figures were combined to produce a Science of Scare Score out of 100. This year’s top film achieved a score of 96. For context, Shrek holds a Scare Score of just 3, reports the Express.

However, it’s unlikely to be the film that immediately jumps to mind for most people when they think about the scariest movie of all time. Many will instinctively think of iconic classics such as The Evil Dead, The Omen, Halloween or Don’t Look Now, while others might lean towards more recent offerings like The Exorcism of Emily Rose or Paranormal Activity.

The scariest film of all time

This year’s winner, with a score of 96 out of 100, was the 2012 film Sinister. It pushed viewers’ average heart rate up by 34%. The supernatural horror film establishes its dark and menacing atmosphere from the outset, opening with old home video footage depicting a family of four standing beneath a tree with sacks over their heads and nooses around their necks. It goes on to follow the story of a true crime writer, played by Ethan Hawke, whose family relocates to a new house and uncovers a box of terrifying home movies in the attic. The film was directed by Scott Derrickson.

Séance horror Host came in second place with a score of 95, while Skinamarink claimed third with 91. The scariest new releases, meaning those that came out in 2026, were Undertone and Obsession, both of which scored just 63.

However, the biggest jump scare of all belonged to this year’s Resident Evil, which sent viewers’ heart rates soaring to 134 BPM — a staggering 70 BPM spike, the highest surge ever recorded in the project’s history. Despite this, the film failed to crack the overall top 50 scariest films.

What critics say about Sinister

Sinister may well be the most terrifying film ever made according to this experiment, yet it divided critics sharply. Writing in the Chicago Sun-Times, legendary film critic Roger Ebert described it as “an undeniably scary movie, with performances adding enough human interest to give depth to the basic building blocks of horror”.

Meanwhile, Mark Olsen, writing in the Los Angeles Times, said: “As the best horror stories so often do, Sinister makes clear that we are our own boogeymen, the worst monsters of all.”

Yet not everyone was won over. In the Toronto Star, Peter Howell claimed Sinister is “more stupid than scary” and “can’t even figure out who its real demon is”, while Michael O’Sullivan in the Washington Post wrote: “The hero of Sinister is almost unaccountably dumb. So, unfortunately, is the movie.”

The Science of Scare 2026 ranking

Here are the scariest films ever according to The Science of Scare 2026 study, with their “scare score” out of 100.

1. Sinister: 96

2. Host: 95

3. Skinamarink: 91

4. Insidious: 90

5. The Conjuring : 88

6. Hereditary: 81

7. Smile 2: 79

8. Smile: 78

9. The Exorcism of Emily Rose: 76

10=. Talk to Me: 75

10=. Hell House LLC: 75

HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
Third Round

OPEN DIVISION
Pool A
#1 JSerra 39, #8 Edison 7

Pool B
#2 Newport Harbor 14, #7 Westlake 7

Pool C
#6 Woodbridge 26, #3 Orange Lutheran 20 (OT)

Pool D
#5 Mater Dei at #4 Huntington Beach

Byes: #9 Lakewood St. Joseph; #10 Downey; #11 Dos Pueblos; #12 Sierra Canyon

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Games at 5 p.m. unless noted)
Semifinals

OPEN DIVISION
#4 Huntington Beach at #1 JSerra (time TBA)
#6 Woodbridge at #2 Newport Harbor (time TBA)

DIVISION 1
El Toro at Oxnard, 2 p.m.
Palos Verdes at Corona del Mar

DIVISION 2
Segerstrom at Gahr, 6 p.m.
Chaminade at San Clemente

DIVISION 3
South Torrance at Quartz Hill
Valencia at California, 2 p.m.

DIVISION 4
Hemet at West Ranch
Santa Paula at Cerritos Valley Christian, 1 p.m.

DIVISION 5
Loma Linda Academy at Village Christian, Friday at 3 p.m.
Westridge at Peninsula, 2:30 p.m.

DIVISION 6
Heritage at Mountain View, 3 p.m.
St. Monica at St. Bonaventure, 12 p.m.

Note: Finals (all divisions) Saturday, Nov. 7 at Huntington Beach High.

CHICAGO — Wyatt Kaiser snapped a third-period tie, Spencer Knight made 25 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Kings 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Samuel Helenius scored for the Kings in the finale of a 3-2-0 trip. The Kings’ Anton Forsberg stopped 25 shots.

Chicago stopped a three-game slide while improving to 3-4-0 on a seven-game homestand. Roman Kantserov scored in the second, and the Blackhawks killed off a double-minor penalty on defenseman Sam Rinzel for high-sticking.

Kaiser picked up his first goal of the season at 7:17, beating Forsberg through the goaltender’s legs with a well-placed shot from the left circle. It was the 11th goal for the defenseman in 187 career games.

Kings captain Drew Doughty and forward Corey Perry were scratched after they played in Monday night’s 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers.

The Blackhawks played without defenseman Bowen Byram, who missed his fifth consecutive game with an upper-body injury.

The Kings got off to a fast start. Jared Wright’s shot trickled past Knight, and Helenius poked it home at 2:31 for his first goal of the season.

The Kings carried their 1-0 lead deep into the second period. But Joel Armia was whistled for tripping at 14:26 and interference at 16:29, and Connor Bedard set up Kantserov for the rookie’s team-high fifth goal at 16:40.

The Blackhawks improved to four for 38 (10.5%) on the power play in 12 games. They converted 16.9% of their chances last season, ranking 29th in the NHL.

Josh Hoover had a four-yard touchdown run in overtime and No. 6 Indiana then kept Michigan out of the end zone in a 13-6 win on Saturday in Ann Arbor.

The defending national champion Hoosiers (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) avoided losing two in a row for the first time in three years with coach Curt Cignetti — and won at the Big House for the first time since 1967.

The Wolverines (4-3, 1-3) started quarterback Tommy Carr and sat Bryce Underwood, but the freshman didn’t fare as well as he did last week coming off the bench in a win over Penn State.

Carr lost a fumble on an ill-advised pitch in the first quarter and had a pass intercepted in the second half. He took sacks in the second and third quarters that led to missed field goals, including a 32-yard kick after advancing to the Indiana one-yard line.

Michigan reached the Hoosiers three in the final minute of regulation when Carr was sacked for a fourth time, leading to a 26-yard field goal as time expired.

at Cincinnati 37, No. 8 Texas Tech 24: Cole Tabb had a career-high 173 rushing yards and a touchdown while JC French IV threw for a career-high four touchdown passes in the Bearcats’ stunning upset.

It was the Bearcats first win over a top-10 team at home since Nov. 18, 2006, when they defeated No. 7 Rutgers 30-11. Cincinnati won at ninth-ranked Notre Dame in 2021.

The Red Raiders (6-1, 3-1) failed go 7-0 for the first time since 2013 and were plagued by mistakes all afternoon.

at No. 1 Miami 52, Pittsburgh 23: Malachi Toney had a school-record 16 catches and Dariah Mensah threw for 387 yards and four touchdowns in the Hurricanes’ first game as the nation’s top-ranked team in nearly 24 years.

Toney finished with 194 receiving yards and three touchdown catches, while Javian Mallory rushed for two scores and Mark Fletcher Jr. moved into the No. 2 spot on Miami’s all-time list with the 33rd rushing TD of his career.

Miami native Blue Hicks had five catches for 149 yards and a touchdown for Pitt (5-3, 2-3), which dropped its third consecutive game.

No. 10 Louisiana State 38, at Auburn 17: Sam Leavitt accounted for four touchdowns, including two throws to speedster Jackson Harris, and the visitors ended an eight-game, road-losing streak in Southeastern Conference play.

Leavitt completed 32 of 45 passes for a career-high 387 yards, ran for 54 more and played turnover-free football for the second consecutive week.

LSU (6-2, 4-2 SEC) scored on five of six possessions in the first half to take a commanding 31-10 lead into halftime. Harris caught nine passes for 178 yards, scoring on a 10-yard strike and turning a 12-yard crossing route into a 70-yard sprint.

Auburn (4-3, 2-3) seemed to have a letdown a week after stunning then-No. 1 Georgia on the road.

at No. 23 Southern Methodist 59, California 20: Kevin Jennings threw three touchdowns to break the Mustangs’ career record while Kendrick Raphael ran for 104 yards while accounting for three scores, two on fourth-down plays, in the rout.

SMU (6-1, 4-1 ACC) trailed at halftime before scoring touchdowns on their first six drives after the break, when it gained 306 of its 492 total yards. Jennings, already SMU’s career leader for passing yards (9,766) and completions (781), surpassed the 72 scoring passes by Tanner Mordecai from 2021-22.

Freshman running back Christian Rhodes had touchdown runs of five and three yards in SMU’s scoring surge in the second half, while Cal (3-5, 2-3) opened with three consecutive three-and-outs.

at No. 24 Northwestern 42, Rutgers 14: Aidan Chiles threw three touchdowns for the third time this season and rushed for two others to lead the Wildcats to a fourth straight victory.

Caleb Komolafe rushed for 150 yards and a TD, including a 56-yard dash. Griffin Wilde, who finished with 133 receiving yards, Alex Honig and Drew Wagner caught passes for scores as Northwestern (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) raced to a 28-3 lead late in the first half.

Antwan Raymond rushed for 150 yards on 18 carries and the lone Rutgers (2-5, 1-3 Big Ten) touchdown, a 46-yard run late in the third. The score was set up by the first interception thrown this season by Chiles, who finished with 219 passing yards and 83 rushing.

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

CITY SECTION

Central League

Contreras 30, Roybal 12

Hollywood 39, Mendez 8

Maywood CES 44, Bernstein 40

Coliseum League

Crenshaw 18, Dorsey 14

King/Drew 30, Marquez 7

Eastern League

Bell 27, L.A. Roosevelt 0

South Gate 42, South East 32

East Valley League

Arleta 47, Fulton 15

Monroe 40, Grant 7

North Hollywood 35, San Fernando Arroyo 14

Sun Valley Poly 38, Verdugo Hills 20

Marine League

Carson 35, San Pedro 0

Wilmington Banning 35, Narbonne 32

Metro League

Dymally 18, L.A. Jordan 10

Locke 12, Hawkins 6

Northern League

Franklin 37, Lincoln 21

L.A. Marshall 54, L.A. Wilson 14

Southern League

Los Angeles 30, West Adams 0

Valley Mission League

Granada Hills Kennedy 43, San Fernando 7

Panorama 49, Van Nuys 7

Sylmar 56, Reseda 8

Western League

L.A. Hamilton 15, Venice 14

L.A. University 41, Westchester 0

Palisades 49, Fairfax 35

West Valley League

Birmingham 42, Chatsworth 0

Cleveland 37, Granada Hills 7

El Camino Real 28, Taft 7

Nonleague

Angelou 16, Fremont 14

Garfield 34, Eagle Rock 20

Stella 54, Sotomayor 26

SOUTHERN SECTION

Alliance League

South El Monte 20, Montebello 7

Alpha League

Mission Viejo 58, Los Alamitos 7

San Juan Hills 16, San Clemente 0

Yorba Linda 20, Edison 17

Angelus League

Cathedral 42, Paraclete 21

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 37, St. Paul 27

Baseline League

Rancho Cucamonga 41, Upland 0

Bay League

Inglewood 41, Leuzinger 0

Palos Verdes 28, Redondo Union 7

Big West League

Corona Centennial 41, Chaparral 27

Great Oak 31, Riverside King 21

Murrieta Valley 20, Murrieta Mesa 7

Boulder League

Crescenta Valley 28, Burbank Burroughs 7

San Marino 42, Gabrielino 0

South Pasadena d. Pasadena, forfeit

Bravo League

Crean Lutheran 31, Corona del Mar 17

Camino Real League

Mary Star of the Sea 57, St. Bernard 21

St. Monica 47, St. Genevieve 13

Channel League

Moorpark 37, Ventura 34

Rio Mesa 41, Thousand Oaks 7

Santa Barbara 13, Westlake 10

Citrus Coast League

Del Sol 21, Carpinteria 10

Grace 35, Nordhoff 14

Coastal 101 League

Agoura 49, Oxnard 12

Calabasas 55, Buena 10

Conference 12 League

El Monte Arroyo 62, Keppel 0

Mountain View 14, Rosemead 0

Cottonwood League

Riverside Notre Dame 30, Vasquez 7

Whittier Christian 18, Riverside Prep 14

Crest League

Arcadia 41, Glendale 38

Hoover 49, Temple City 14

Del Rey League

Crespi 48, Alemany 12

Salesian 21, St. Anthony 14

Delta League

El Modena at Dana Hills

Western 26, Laguna Beach 13

Desert Empire League

Palm Desert 30, Palm Springs 0

Desert Valley League

Yucca Valley 38, Coachella Valley 0

Foothill League

Hart 57, Canyon Country Canyon 0

Valencia 55, Golden Valley 6

West Ranch 14, Castaic 0

Gateway League

La Mirada 42, Warren 31

La Serna 42, Mayfair 14

Gold Coast League

Rio Hondo Prep 35, Brentwood 21

Golden League

Antelope Valley 52, Littlerock 0

Knight 21, Eastside 17

Lancaster 26, Highland 17

Hacienda League

Baldwin Park 35, Los Altos 22

Diamond Bar 23, Covina 22

West Covina 42, South Hills 21

Hub City League

Dominguez 47, Long Beach Cabrillo 7

Inland Valley League

Arlington 28, Lakeside 14

Heritage 49, Citrus Hill 36

Iota League

Garden Grove Pacifica 28, Marina 13

Ironwood League

Aquinas 49, Village Christian 7

Cerritos Valley Christian 55, Western Christian 50

Ivy League

Orange Vista 42, Rancho Christian 14

Vista del Lago 51, Riverside Poly 27

Kappa League

Portola at Anaheim Canyon, postponed

Lambda League

Fountain Valley 49, Placentia Valencia 14

Sonora 26, Woodbridge 13

Manzanita League

Anza Hamilton 39, Silver Valley 14

Marmonte League

Oaks Christian 14, Newbury Park 6

Oxnard Pacifica 24, St. Bonaventure 14

Mesquite League

Desert Christian Academy 47, Santa Rosa Academy 3

Metro League

El Rancho 25, Bell Gardens 0

Mid-Cities League

Bellflower 45, Norwalk 6

Paramount 63, California 3

Miramonte League

Pomona 21, Garey 7

Workman 31, Ganesha 21

Mission League

Bishop Amat 31, Loyola 10

Chaminade 21, Gardena Serra 7

Sierra Canyon 63, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 6

Mission Valley League

Mountain View 14, Rosemead 0

Mojave River League

Hesperia 30, Sultana 14

Oak Hills 54, Ridgecrest Burroughs 21

Montview League

Ontario 35, Azusa 6

Sierra Vista 13, La Puente 7

Moore League

Lakewood 46, Long Beach Jordan 0

Mountain Pass League

Granite Hills 14, San Jacinto 13

Mountain Valley League

La Sierra 57, Jurupa Valley 28

Rubidoux 42, San Bernardino 6

Ocean League

South Torrance 48, Hawthorne 0

Peninsula 42, Beverly Hills 21

Pioneer League

Culver City 54, Torrance 52

El Segundo 45, North Torrance 40

Santa Monica 42, West Torrance 7

Rio Vista League

Lynwood 21, Glenn 14

Pioneer 41, Firebaugh 20

San Andreas League

Colton 48, Rim of the World 17

Sierra League

Bonita 35, Charter Oak 32

Glendora 28, Colony 13

Northview at Ayala, postponed

Skyline League

Carter 21, Arroyo Valley 6

Sunbelt League

Hillcrest 49, Riverside North 28

Moreno Valley 51, Perris 8

Sunkist League

Grand Terrace at Jurupa Hills

Summit 36, Eisenhower 0

Sun Valley League

Desert Hot Springs 62, Banning 15

Twentynine Palms 43, Desert Mirage 20

Tango League

Westminster La Quinta 43, Century 13

Tri-County League

Fillmore 14, Dos Pueblos 0

Royal 21, San Marcos 14

Santa Paula 21, Hueneme 19

Trinity League

Mater Dei 52, Orange Lutheran 38

Santa Margarita 36, JSerra 12

St. John Bosco 54, Servite 7

Valle Vista League

Alta Loma 43, Chino 0

San Dimas 35, Claremont 10

Nonleague

Viewpoint 36, Maranatha 8

INTERSECTIONAL

Diego Rivera 45, St. Jeanne de Lestonnac 7

8-MAN

CITY SECTION

City League

Animo Robinson 20, New Designs University Park 8

New Designs Watts 42, USC Hybrid 6

Valley League

Valley Oaks CES 44, TEACH Tech 8

South L.A. College Prep 52, Sherman Oaks CES 8

SOUTHERN SECTION

Freelance League

Laguna Blanca 60, Malibu 32

Majestic League

Cornerstone Christian 51, Public Safety Academy 8

Nonleague

Faith Baptist 35, California School for the Deaf Riverside 6

Sage Hill 51, Thacher 34

HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS

TUESDAY’S RESULTS
First Round
DIVISION 1
Oxnard 13, South Hills 6
Chaparral 26, El Modena 18
Beckman 33, Agoura 13
Camarillo 19, Redlands East Valley 6
Beaumont 32, Corona Santiago 20
El Toro 35, Warren 20
Sage Hill 28, Linfield Christian 12
Western Christian 13, Bishop Amat 12
Corona del Mar 24, Cajon 14
Etiwanda 34, St. Margaret’s 20
Trabuco Hills 14, Bonita 13
Yorba Londa 44, La Serna 40
Palos Verdes 20, Los Alamitos 6
Tesoro 32, Aliso Niguel 19
Long Beach Poly 25, Mission Viejo 20
Redondo Union 19, San Marcos 14

DIVISION 2
La Habra 12, Cypress 7
Oaks Christian 45, Portola 12
Upland 35, Aquinas 7
Gahr 24, Gardena Serra 12
Riverside King 26, Shadow Hills 12
Oxnard Pacifica 20, Simi Valley 0
Murrieta Mesa 34, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 6
Segerstrom 7, Santa Monica 0
Ayala 38, Fullerton 0
Anaheim Canyon 33, Torrance 7
Chaminade 26, Riverside Poly 7
Hart 24, Glendora 0
Millikan 26, Alta Loma 6
Villa Park 20, Santa Barbara 19
San Clemente 20, Santa Ana Foothill 0
Sonora 31, Eastvale Roosevelt 14

DIVISION 3
South Torrance 18, St. Paul 12
Cerritos 34, Covina 33
Rosary 26, Anaheim 12
Chino 37, San Juan Hills 26
Quartz Hill 20, Lakewood 0
Long Beach Wilson 6, Chino Hills 0
Inglewood 40, Adelanto 6
Murrieta Valley 20, La Canada 12
Compton 12, Los Altos 0
Patriot 25, Bishop Montgomery 7
Valencia 25, Temescal Canyon 6
Lawndale 20, Harvard-Westlake 19
Ontario Christian 19, Channel Islands 14
Moorpark 27, Laguna Beach 16
Schurr 6, California Military School 0
California 6, Placentia Valencia 0

DIVISION 4
Kaiser 7, San Marino 6
Serrano 12, Paloma Valley 6
Redlands Adventist 25, Highland 20
West Ranch 40, Temecula Prep 20
Garden Grove Pacifica 26, Azusa 0
Garden Grove 39, Northview 7
Hemet 24, Canyon Country Canyon 18
Baldwin Park 12, Palm Desert 6
Santa Paula 41, Whittier 7
Antelope Valley 20, Ramona 14
Moreno Valley 19, Monrovia 0
West Covina 40, North Torrance 7
Gabrielino 24, Yucaipa 19
Rancho Alamitos 30, Hueneme 20
El Rancho 22, Godinez 13
Cerritos Valley Christian 38, Brentwood 7

DIVISION 5
Tustin 22, Compton Early College 0
Santa Fe 6, Arlington 0
Village Christian 25, Garden Grove Santiago 6
Pasadena Poly 25, Montebello 14
Ontario 26, Eastside 0
Long Beach Cabrillo 14, La Quinta 6
Rialto 27, Palmdale 0
Loma Linda Academy 26, Westminster La Quinta 7
Peninsula 31, Saddleback 6
Grand Terrace 18, Paramount 8
Culver City 39, Indian Springs 0
La Sierra 33, Desert Hot Springs 32
Windward 13, South El Monte 0
Westridge 13, Orange 0
Nogales 14, San Gorgonio 13
Rancho Verde 25, Valley View 19

DIVISION 6
Riverside North 33, La Puente 0
Mountain View 37, Tahquitz 0
Buena Park 12, Xavier Prep 6
Elsinore 30, Workman 0
Alhambra 27, Pomona 6
Heritage 26, St. Bernard 6
Winchester Liberty 20, Shalhevet 14
Rim of the World 40, United Christian Academy 0
Don Lugo 27, Norwalk 20
Bolsa Grande 31, Eisenhower 18
Santa Ana Valley 31, Capistrano Valley Christian 6
St. Monica 31, Pacific 0
Glenn 33, San Jacinto Valley Academy 6
Arroyo Valley 30, Century 13
Cathedral City 25, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 0
St. Bonaventure 38, Jurupa Valley 0

Note: Second round (Divisions 1-6) Sat., Oct. 24; Quarterfinals (Divisions 1-6) Tues., Oct. 27; Semifinals (all divisions) Oct. 31; Finals (all divisions) Sat., Nov. 7 at Huntington Beach High.

WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Games at 5 p.m. unless noted)
First Round

OPEN DIVISION
Pool A
#12 Sierra Canyon at #1 JSerra

Pool B
#11 Dos Pueblos at #2 Newport Harbor

Pool C
#10 Downey at #3 Orange Lutheran

Pool D
#9 Lakewood St. Joseph at #4 Huntington Beach

Teams with byes in first round of pool play: #5 Mater Dei; #6 Woodbridge; #7 Westlake; #8 Edison.

Note: Open Division second round pool play Saturday; Third round pool play Wed., Oct. 28. Semifinals Oct. 31; Finals Sat., Nov. 7 at Huntington Beach High.

Gabriel Pirani scored the equalizer in a four-goal first half to help the Galaxy earn a 2-2 draw with San Diego FC on Saturday night.

The Galaxy (10-11-10) jumped in front in the fourth minute when Sergi Roberto set up João Klauss for his ninth goal in 14 appearances this season.

Anders Dreyer pulled San Diego (8-12-10) even in the 10th minute when he scored on a penalty kick. Dreyer’s 13th goal of the season came after Cédric Bakambu was fouled by Galaxy goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski.

The Galaxy regained the lead seven minutes later when Erik Thommy used assists from Harbor Miller and Marco Reus to score for the second time this season.

Pirani netted the equalizer in the 39th minute to cap the scoring. It was the midfielder’s fourth goal in 10 matches this season.

Marcinkowski finished with five saves for the Galaxy, who have gone 4-2-2 since the start of September.

Pablo Sisniega saved seven shots in his second start this season for San Diego, which beat the Galaxy 3-1 at home to close out August but hasn’t won since — going 0-4-4.

Up next for the Galaxy: at LAFC on Oct. 26.

Oct. 17, 2026 9:14 AM PT

HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

City Section

Eagle Rock 19, L.A. Wilson 0

Lincoln 21, L.A. Marshall 7

L.A. University 14, WISH Academy 8

MSAR 7, Valley Oaks CES 0

Monroe 7, Sun Valley Poly 0

Monroe 13, Sun Valley Poly 6

North Hollywood 52, Grant 0

North Hollywood 31, Grant 0

Panorama 7, GALA 0

San Fernando 16, Sylmar 0

Van Nuys 32, Reseda 0

HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL

TUESDAY’S RESULTS

Southern Section
Agoura 38, Calabasas 6
Aquinas 12, Hillcrest 0
Ayala 33, Claremont 0
Azusa 19, Baldwin Park 18
Beaumont 32, Citrus Valley 0
Bishop Montgomery 59, Mary Star of the Sea 6
Buena Park 12, Costa Mesa 6
Burbank Providence 32, YULA 18
Cajon 42, Redlands 6
California 27, Whittier 0
California Military Institute 47, Entrepreneur 0
Camarillo 39, Simi Valley 6
Castaic 18, Golden Valley 0
Chaminade 46, Alemany 0
Channel Islands 26, Del Sol 13
Chino Hills 27, St. Lucy’s 6
Compton 26, Compton Early College 6
Covina 43, Hacienda Heights Wilson 13
Dos Pueblos 48, Rio Mesa 6
El Rancho d. Bell Gardens, forfeit
Elsinore 24, West Valley 12
Etiwanda 42, Rancho Cucamonga 6
Garden Grove Pacifica 31, Brea Olinda 19
Garey 26, Duarte 7
Great Oak 13, Corona 6
Hawthorne 19, Environmental Charter 6
Hart 18, Canyon Country Canyon 13
Inglewood 47, Beverly Hills 0
Jurupa Valley 54, Rubidoux 0
Laguna Beach 53, Capistrano Valley Christian 0
Lakewood St. Joseph 18, Bishop Amat 13
Lawndale 34, Leuzinger 0
Long Beach Cabrillo 14, Compton Centennial 0
Mater Dei 37, Santa Margarita 6
Mira Costa 18, Torrance 12
Montebello 30, Arroyo 0
Newbury Park 32, Thousand Oaks 24
North Torrance 2, West Torrance 0
Northview 14, Rowland 7
Ontario Christian 18, Serrano 0
Palos Verdes 27, Redondo Union 26
Pasadena Poly 34, Rio Hondo Prep 6
Patriot 57, Miller 0
Peninsula 26, Wiseburn-Da Vinci 0
Pomona 12, La Puente 0
Portola 25, Northwood 7
Redlands Adventist Academy 29, United Christian Academy 6
Redlands East Valley 43, Yucaipa 12
Royal 20, Oak Park 12
San Clemente 40, Dana Hills 0
San Dimas 13, Colony 6
San Gorgonio 34, Indian Springs 7
San Jacinto Valley Academy 20, Nuview Bridge 19
San Juan Hills 27, Capistrano Valley 7
San Marcos 12, Ventura 0
Santa Barbara 12, Buena 0
Santa Monica 34, Culver City 7
Santa Paula 32, Fillmore 0
Shadow Hills 33, Valley View 7
Shalhevet 44, SEED LA 6
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 57, Flintridge Sacred Heart 6
Sierra Canyon 60, Louisville 0
Sonora 19, La Habra 6
South Hills 50, Alta Loma 8
South Torrance 27, El Segundo 0
Tahquitz 24, San Jacinto 13
Temecula Prep 20, Eastvale Roosevelt 20
Trabuco Hills 28, Tesoro 26
Tustin 34, Katella 6
Upland 51, Los Osos 0
Valencia 28, West Ranch 0
Village Christian 19, Westridge 0
West Covina 14, Charter Oak 6
Westlake 39, Oaks Christian 13
Westminster La Quinta 39, Savanna 0

MONDAY’S RESULTS

City Section
Angelou 30, West Adams 0
Bell 22, Legacy 0
Bernstein 7, Roybal 6
Bernstein 32, Mendez 0
Carson 19, Wilmington Banning 7
Cleveland 13, Taft 6
Eagle Rock 41, SOCES 9
Eagle Rock 74, Sylmar 0
El Camino Real 14, Birmingham 6
Fairfax 32, WISH Academy 6
Foshay 34, Los Angeles 0
Garfield 31, South Gate 0
Hollywood 13, Contreras 12
Jefferson 34, Manual Arts 7
Lincoln 20, Los Angeles Marshall 0
Los Angeles Roosevelt 26, South East 6
Los Angeles Wilson 27, Franklin 6
Maywood CES 25, Marquez 0
Mendez 26, Roybal 0
Palisades 14, Los Angeles University 12
Panorama 13, Granada Hills Kennedy 12
Panorama 44, Reseda 6
RFK Community 12, Hollywood 7
RFK Community 12, Contreras 0
Santee 18, Diego Rivera 6
SOCES 40, Sylmar 0
Sotomayor 20, Maywood Academy 6
Torres 20, Elizabeth 6
Venice 21, Westchester 12

Southern Section
Alhambra 26, Rosemead 0
Aliso Niguel 7, El Toro 6
Anaheim 22, Estancia 0
Anaheim Canyon 18, Crean Lutheran 0
Antelope Valley 14, Knight 0
Arlington 33, Lakeside 19
Arrowhead Christian 28, Riverside Notre Dame 13
Azusa 6, Duarte 0
Baldwin Park 20, Sierra Vista 2
Beckman 30, Mission Viejo 26
Bell Gardens 6, San Gabriel 0
Bolsa Grande 22, Garden Grove Santiago 12
Bonita 26, Glendora 6
Brentwood 37, YULA 0
Buena Park 19, Ocean View 13
Calvary Baptist 19, Public Safety Academy 13
Capistrano Valley Christian 2, Vista Meridian 0
Cathedral City 26, Rancho Mirage 0
Cerritos 25, Paramount 0
Cerritos Valley Christian 14, Rosary 13
Chaparral 47, Murrieta Mesa 6
Chino 18, Don Lugo 6
Corona Centennial 22, Corona 6
Corona del Mar 34, Los Alamitos 19
Corona Santiago 32, Eastvale Roosevelt 26
Costa Mesa 35, Katella 0
Covina 40, Northview 0
Culver City 31, Leuzinger 0
Desert Hot Springs 25, Indio 13
Downey 26, California 6
Eastside 46, Littlerock 0
Edgewood 13, La Puente 6
El Modena 18, Sunny Hills 6
Etiwanda 30, Chino Hills 0
Fountain Valley 19, Marina 7
Gabrielino 33, South Pasadena 6
Garden Grove 35, Laguna Hills 18
Glenn 66, Pioneer 6
Great Oak 91, Vista Murrieta 48
Harvard-Westlake 39, Flintridge Sacred Heart 15
Hemet 33, Canyon Springs 19
Hillcrest 12, Temescal Canyon 0
Irvine University 20, Irvine 0
La Canada 19, Monrovia 12
Lakewood 12, Long Beach Wilson 7
Lancaster 21, Palmdale 7
La Serna 18, Gahr 16
Liberty 13, Heritage 6
Linfield Christian 45, Woodcrest Christian 7
Long Beach Cabrillo 14, Dominguez 0
Long Beach Poly 12, Inglewood 6
Los Altos 19, Alta Loma 14
Los Amigos 18, Savanna 6
Magnolia 33, Western 13
Miller 14, La Sierra 8
Millikan 45, Long Beach Jordan 0
Mountain View 12, El Monte 7
Moreno Valley 6, Vista del Lago 6
Murrieta Valley 33, Temecula Valley 20
Newport Harbor 40, Huntington Beach 21
Ontario 20, Montclair 12
Oxnard Pacifica 26, Santa Paula 7
Palm Desert 7, Palm Springs 6
Placentia Valencia 20, Westminster 13
Pomona 12, Bassett 6
Quartz Hill 22, Highland 13
Ramona 14, Norte Vista 6
Rancho Alamitos 24, Orange 20
Rancho Christian 20, Citrus Hill 19
Rancho Cucamonga 24, Los Osos 6
Rancho Verde 46, West Valley 6
Riverside King 18, Norco 12
Riverside Poly 54, Riverside North 0
Rowland 25, Charter Oak 12
San Marino 20, Burbank Burroughs 6
Santa Ana Foothill 12, Troy 6
Santa Ana Valley 20, Century 0
Santa Fe 19, Artesia 0
Schurr 46, Keppel 0
Segerstrom 26, Fullerton 6
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 51, Immaculate Heart 6
South El Monte 18, El Rancho 8
South Hills 20, Colony 6
St. Anthony 12, St. Mary’s Academy 6
St. Bernard 30, Sacred Heart of Jesus 0
St. Monica 21, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 20
Temecula Prep 49, Desert Christian Academy 0
Tustin 20, Godinez 0
Upland 62, St. Lucy’s 0
Villa Park 26, El Dorado 7
Warren 46, Mayfair 6
West Covina 21, Hacienda Heights Wilson 6
Westminster La Quinta 6, Saddleback 0
Westridge 32, Chadwick 0
Whittier 12, Norwalk 6
Windward 41, Shalhevet 14
Wiseburn-Da Vinci 13, Bellflower 6
Woodbridge 48, St. Margaret’s 25
Yorba Linda 48, Esperanza 13

MILWAUKEE —  Mookie Betts slapped his bat with his free hand after tipping a slider from Brewers right-hander Abner Uribe back into catcher William Contreras’ mitt.

Betts had been setting the tone for the Dodgers from the leadoff spot all postseason, taking good at-bats against some of MLB’s best starting pitchers. But there wasn’t much he could do against a sinker-slider mix like Uribe’s.

Uribe shuffled off the mound, and the crowd at American Family Field roared.

Then, with left-handed-hitting Freddie Freeman coming to the plate, Milwaukee had an answer for him too. Manager Pat Murphy signaled to the bullpen, left-hander Aaron Ashby emerged and struck out Freeman on four pitches, only one of which touched the strike zone.

“They all throw 100 [mph] from different angles,” Freeman said after the Dodgers’ 7-4 loss in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Monday.

Those back-to-back strikeouts in the eighth inning were part of five perfect innings thrown by the Brewers’ bullpen — a postseason record. And the Dodgers’ inability to rally against the Brewers’ relievers, paired with the shortest start in Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s postseason career, sunk their chances of evening the series.

The NLCS heads to Los Angeles with the Brewers leading 2-0 in the best-of-seven series.

The Dodgers’ performance against the Brewers’ bullpen on Monday magnified how much the star-powered lineup hasn’t been clicking with Shohei Ohtani struggling at the plate. He went 0 for 4 in the cleanup spot in Game 2, bringing his postseason total to three hits, all singles, in 20 at-bats.

Manager Dave Roberts told the Athletic after the game that he would “have a conversation” with Ohtani on Tuesday to determine “what’s best for him, what’s best for [the team].”

Factoring into the decision of whether to bench Ohtani is an understanding that he likely is not completely healthy, according to a person with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly.

Ohtani has dealt with left knee and right biceps issues for much of the season. But it’s been difficult since he returned from the injured list to determine whether health, bad swing habits caused by earlier injuries, or some combination of the two has been to blame for his poor performance.

Ohtani hasn’t addressed the media since the day before Game 1 of the division series.

“It’s tough,” Teoscar Hernández said. “We obviously need his help. He’s a big, big part of this team, and it’s really important. And I feel bad for him. I know what he’s capable of. He’s been dealing with some stuff in the past. We don’t know if it’s still there. But it’s Shohei. Any moment he can come through.”

The game wasn’t doomed, per se, when Yamamoto exited after 2⅔ innings, but it was clear it would be an uphill battle for the Dodgers.

Yamamoto stood on the same mound where a year ago he’d thrown a complete game and was pummeled by Brewers fans’ chants:

“Yel-li! Yel-li!”

As the fans celebrated Brewers captain Christian Yelich’s two-run single for an early lead, Roberts emerged from the visiting dugout, ready to take the ball from the starter who’d made himself a household name with his postseason heroics.

“He just didn’t have it tonight, which is very rare,” Roberts said.

The two walks Yamamoto issued in the inning set up Yelich for a big at-bat. The first walk, to Brice Turang, included a borderline ball-four call. Yamamoto’s hand flew up to the back of his hat like he was contemplating an ABS challenge, but neither he nor catcher Will Smith pulled the trigger. And the second, to Jake Bauers, lasted 12 pitches.

The other run Yamamoto gave up, in the first inning, also included a missed opportunity for a challenge.

Yamamoto struck out Jackson Chourio — whose leadoff home run last year was the lone run in Yamamoto’s NLCS complete game — to open the frame.

Then Turang worked a full count — although the first ball caught most of the low and outside corner — before he hit an opposite-field double.

“It was kind of early in the game, we kind of had him on the ropes where we could just get him out there,” Smith said. “The walk one was a bummer but I guess it happens. It’s baseball.”

The next batter, William Contreras, fought off a low slider, poking it into shallow left field to tie the score.

Against Brewers starter Logan Henderson, the Dodgers capitalized on a couple of errant throws by the pitcher, on a pickoff attempt and a sacrifice bunt, to contribute to two unearned runs, on a day when he gave up four runs in all.

Hernández and Freeman hit sacrifice flies in the first and fifth innings, respectively. Freeman’s came off former Dodger Dustin May, driving in a runner inherited from Henderson. And that was the most the Dodgers accomplished against the same relief corps that held them off the day before. They finished with three hits, their fewest in a playoff game since 2020.

“If there is a positive, you can say that a lot of our guys are starting to get looks at their back-end guys,” third baseman Max Muncy said. “But when they’re as good as they are, I don’t know how much that helps. Unfortunately, that’s the issue with that.”

If the Dodgers are going to bounce back, they’ll either have to figure out how to score against the Brewers’ suffocating bullpen, or build early leads and maintain them.

The Dodgers were forced to throw seven relievers behind Yamamoto. In the fifth inning, with the Dodgers up 4-3, Roberts brought in left-hander Kris Bubic — replacing right-hander Roki Sasaki after a hitless inning — to face the left-handed-heavy heart of the order. But Bubic missed down the middle to the right-handed-hitting Contreras, who gave the fastball a ride over the center field wall, tying the score.

In the sixth, against Dodgers right-hander Brock Stewart, Contreras drove in the go-ahead run in a traffic-filled inning that included a Freeman error on a muffed pickoff attempt. Left-hander Tanner Scott came to the rescue and struck out Bauers and Yelich to end the inning and Garrett Mitchell to kick off the seventh.

The Brewers added insurance runs in the eighth inning with RBI singles by Turang off hard-throwing right-hander Edgardo Henriquez and Bauers against left-hander Justin Wrobleski.

“The guys in here are really good at staying together,” Betts said. “I don’t think there’s much doubt going on. I think we just need to regroup and figure out what we need to do individually. But there’s no doubt.”

Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring for Al-Nassr in their 3-0 win over Diriyah, his first game since Portugal walkout.

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to club football action on Friday after a controversial international break with Portugal and scored the opening goal as Al-Nassr beat Diriyah 3-0 in the Saudi Pro League.

The victory put the defending champions level on points behind leader Al-Qadsiah on goal difference in the eighth round.

During the international window, the 41-year-old Ronaldo walked out of the Portugal squad, for which he has scored 146 goals in 234 appearances.

In a long statement posted on Tuesday, Ronaldo said Portugal coach Jorge Jesus had not been true to his word about when he would play the striker in the Nations League.

Ronaldo won the Saudi Arabia title in May with Jesus as Al-Nassr coach, and opened the scoring on Friday midway through the first half.

Kingsley Coman’s shot from outside the area was blocked by goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah, and Ronaldo was there to shoot home the rebound from close range for goal number 980 in his career.

Samu Costa added a second for Al-Nassr, coached by former Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou, just before the break, and Coman sealed the win with 13 minutes remaining.

Al-Qadsiah earlier thrashed Al-Kholood 5-0, with Dutch international Tijjani Reijnders opening the scoring and Italy’s Mateo Retegui and Mexico’s Julian Quinones also finding the target.