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Angel Reese, Atlanta Dream fall short in Game 7 as Golden State Valkyries win first WNBA championship
SAN FRANCISCO – Angel Reese scored one point and did not attempt a field goal in the fourth quarter of Game 7. The Atlanta Dream needed more from her with a championship on the line.
The Golden State Valkyries beat Atlanta 68-63 on Saturday night at Chase Center, winning the best-of-seven WNBA Finals 4-3 to claim the franchise’s first championship.
Reese finished with eight points on 3-for-7 shooting, 12 rebounds and four turnovers. It was her fourth consecutive game with more turnovers than made field goals. Across those four games, she shot 12-for-45 (26.7%) and committed 19 turnovers.
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Golden State guard Gabby Williams delivered the performance Atlanta needed from its star. She was named Finals MVP after scoring 30 points, including 28 in the second half, and blocking four shots in the clincher. Her 31-foot three-pointer with 2:18 remaining broke a 57-57 tie and put Golden State ahead for good.
Reese’s only point in the final period came on a free throw with 18.6 seconds remaining.
Before tipoff, both teams again left the court for the national anthem, completing the seven-game series without appearing on the floor for any of the performances.
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Reese’s Finals had looked much different when Atlanta held a 2-1 series lead.
She combined for 51 points and 28 rebounds in Games 2 and 3, then explained how she believed she was getting into Golden State’s head.
"They’re playing into my mental game where I can take their confidence and just try to do whatever to mess them up," Reese said before Game 4.
The Valkyries won the next two games. Atlanta forced Game 7 with an 80-69 victory Thursday behind Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard’s combined 44 points, but Reese continued to struggle with her shooting, making five of 18 attempts.
She finished the final four games with 38 points, 13 fewer than she scored in Games 2 and 3 combined.
Saturday offered a chance to finish the series differently. Instead, Jordin Canada carried Atlanta’s offense for much of the night, while Reese never became a scoring factor down the stretch.
The Dream went scoreless for the first 5:19 as Golden State built an 8-0 lead. Reese finally put Atlanta on the board with a basket off an offensive rebound.
Atlanta recovered to trail just 14-12 after one quarter, and Reese’s three-pointer early in the second gave the Dream their first lead.
Canada scored 11 points in the second quarter and had 13 at halftime. Golden State went more than eight minutes without a field goal to begin the period, allowing Atlanta to take a 30-24 lead into the break.
Reese had five points, seven rebounds and three turnovers at halftime. Williams had just two points.
The Dream extended their lead to 37-28 midway through the third quarter. Then Williams took over.
She scored Golden State’s final 13 points of the period, including three three-pointers in a 56-second span. Reese answered one of those threes with a hook through contact, but missed the accompanying free throw. It was her last basket of the night.
Williams’ turnaround jumper with 1:05 remaining gave the Valkyries a 45-44 lead entering the fourth. She scored 15 points in the quarter and added 13 more in the final period.
Allisha Gray’s two free throws tied the game at 55 with 3:15 left. Williams answered with a driving layup. Howard tied it again at 57 before Williams buried the three from 31 feet.
After Gray missed a wide-open layup, Williams made two free throws to push Golden State’s lead to five with 1:40 remaining.
Kiah Stokes then delivered on the offensive glass. She rebounded two consecutive Williams misses, converting the second into a putback that stretched the lead to 64-57 with 53.8 seconds left.
Gray’s three-pointer brought Atlanta within four, but Tiffany Hayes answered with two free throws.
Reese grabbed an offensive rebound and drew a foul with 18.6 seconds remaining. She missed the first free throw and made the second, leaving Atlanta down five.
She then stole a Williams pass, and Gray made two free throws to cut the deficit to 66-63 with 10.5 seconds left. Veronica Burton’s two free throws with 5.1 seconds remaining secured the victory.
Stokes finished with eight points, 13 rebounds and two blocks. Burton added 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Hayes scored 11.
Canada led Atlanta with 18 points, and Gray added 16. Howard finished with six points on 3-for-14 shooting, missing all seven of her three-point attempts. The Dream shot 33.3% overall and went 6-for-30 from beyond the arc.
Reese finished the series averaging 14.7 points and 12.9 rebounds while shooting 40.5% from the field.
After Game 3, she had explained how she measures greatness.
"I think you become one of the greats … when you can win and impact winning," Reese said.
She helped put Atlanta two wins from a championship. Across the final four games, she didn't do enough for the Dream to finish the job.
Paul Skenes and Livvy Dunne's Halloween costume will enrage anyone tired of rushing through holidays
I hope you had a great Halloween. I know I did, handing out candy to the two trick-or-treaters who stopped at my house.
And to the kids who walked by my house without stopping, the joke is on you: I now have a giant bowl of Twizzlers, Reese's and Jolly Ranchers to shame-eat for the next couple of days.
And plenty of athletes seemed to have a great holiday too, including Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes and his girlfriend Livvy Dunne.
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But their costume choice is alarming for those of us who want to savor Halloween before we start looking not one, but two holidays ahead.
The couple shared photos and video of their costumes: Buddy the Elf of "Elf" fame and a bottle of Mrs. Butterworth's syrup.
It's a solid costume, as Will Ferrell's iconic character is big on syrup, but... CHRISTMAS?!?!
Like, not even Neal Page and Del Griffith from "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" would tell Halloween to pound sand, skip Thanksgiving like some soulless red-headed holiday stepchild and go straight to Christmas.
It kind of reminds me of a Halloween I had a couple of years ago. I was working in my office that afternoon and watching 1933's "The Invisible Man" when I heard my wife digging for something in the closet.
Moments later, she walked out with our Christmas tree and set it up before the Invisible Man even left the Lion's Head Inn.
I'm not a hard-and-fast "Christmas must wait until after-Thanksgiving" guy. I'll hum a Christmas carol or steal a mini candy cane from a bank teller's desk before Thanksgiving Day, but I never go full-Christmas until I awake from my Thanksgiving food coma.
Not Skenes and Dunne, though. They’re already in Christmas mode while people across the country are still dressing as the woman from "Obsession," donning inflatable Minion costumes and waiting to take their first Halloween Jell-O shot.
I mean, great costume work, but let's savor Halloween before we have to start thinking about buying everyone in our family Amazon gift cards.
NYC woman critically injured after being stabbed multiple times while jogging along Brooklyn waterfront
A 28-year-old woman was critically injured after being stabbed multiple times in the neck while jogging along a Brooklyn waterfront path Friday night, New York City police confirmed to Fox News Digital.
The attack occurred around 8 p.m. near Shore Parkway and Bay 17th Street in Brooklyn's Bath Beach neighborhood, according to the New York Police Department.
Police said the woman was jogging eastbound along the Shore Parkway Greenway when she suffered multiple stab wounds to the neck.
Emergency medical personnel transported her to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn in critical condition.
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital on Saturday that the woman remained alive.
Police have not released her identity, and investigators have not identified a suspect, the spokesperson said.
The New York Post reported that the woman had been training for Sunday's New York City Marathon, citing police sources.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, New York Road Runners (NYRR), which organizes the marathon, expressed sympathy for the victim and her family.
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"We were sad to hear of this horrible attack—our hearts are with her family and the running community," the organization said.
NYRR also said its records show the woman had previously participated in its races but could not confirm whether she planned to run in Sunday's marathon.
It was not immediately clear what led up to the attack or whether the victim knew her attacker.
The attack occurred along a section of the waterfront path overlooking Gravesend Bay, with views of Staten Island and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, the Post reported.
Police are asking the public for help as the investigation continues.
Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to contact the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip through the department's Crime Stoppers website. All tips are confidential.
Indiana survives Minnesota scare with second straight overtime win to keep national title defense alive
The fourth-ranked Indiana Hoosiers escaped again on Saturday.
The defending national champions were able to breathe a collective sigh of relief after a 23-16 overtime victory over unranked Minnesota in its second consecutive overtime game. Last week, the Hoosiers won 13-6 at Michigan.
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This week, backup quarterback Grant Wilson found Charlie Becker for a 25-yard touchdown on the first play of the extra period. The Hoosiers then stopped Minnesota on its ensuing possession.
The Golden Gophers took a 16-13 lead with 19 seconds to go on Luke Drzewiecki’s career-long 60-yard field goal. But Charlie Becker’s 33-yard catch set up Paddy McAteer for a career-long 60-yarder to tie it as time expired.
Minnesota fell to 0-13 against defending national champs and still has not beaten Top 25 opponents in back-to-back weeks since 1956.
Indiana pulled struggling starting quarterback Josh Hoover at halftime after he took a big hit on his second interception of the season. Two late replay reviews then overturned potential game-changing plays: one erased a go-ahead touchdown pass, while the other nullified an interception that would have put Indiana deep in Minnesota territory in the final minutes.
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Wilson finished with 156 passing yards and a touchdown after Hoover recorded 119 yards, one touchdown and an interception. Becker caught eight passes for 149 yards and the game-winning touchdown.
Minnesota quarterback Drake Lindsey completed 20 passes for 120 yards and one touchdown. Javon Tracy had seven receptions for 40 yards.
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Minnesota will host No. 7 UCLA next Saturday, while Indiana will have a bye before hosting Southern California on Nov. 14.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
WNBA Finals teams end season with one final national anthem snub as Dream, Valkyries leave court
SAN FRANCISCO – The WNBA Finals went the full seven games. And the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries stayed off the court for the national anthem before every one of them.
Both teams left the floor before Saturday night’s deciding game at Chase Center, completing a series-long pattern that continued despite criticism and repeated questions about why their pregame routines take them off the court during the performance.
Saturday’s anthem was performed by San Francisco’s Glide Ensemble. The choir’s website describes its music as "steeped in protest and visions of a more just and loving world" and says it spreads a message of "diversity, acceptance and love."
Not even a radically left-wing church choir could get the players to stand on the court for two minutes during the anthem.
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The league’s first Game 7 came after Atlanta’s 80–69 victory Thursday evened the series at 3–3.
Saturday’s winner will claim its franchise’s first WNBA championship.
Two weeks after OutKick first asked why the teams were leaving the floor for the anthem, the WNBA, NBA and both teams’ front offices still have not answered our questions. Players and coaches have pointed to their pregame routines.
The performers and venues changed. The teams’ absence from the court did not.
Alanis Morissette sang before Game 2 at Chase Center. On Thursday in Atlanta, 10-year-old Heiress Harris, the daughter of rapper T.I., performed before Game 6. Both teams were off the floor for those performances.
When OutKick finally had an opportunity to question players and coaches directly at media availability in Atlanta on Oct. 23, Golden State coach Natalie Nakase said the practice was part of pregame.
"We’re two years in," Nakase said. "That’s been part of our pregame."
Asked who established the routine and why, Nakase said, "I really don’t know."
"I understand your question," she added. "I’m not trying to, you know, not answer your question. It’s just part of our pregame."
OutKick followed up: "What do you do during those 90 seconds that you’re off the court?"
"I’m with my staff, so I’m focused on my plays," Nakase said.
Golden State’s public relations staff then moved to the next reporter. OutKick did not get an opportunity to ask why those preparations needed to happen during the anthem rather than before or afterward.
Valkyries forward Gabby Williams denied that Golden State’s absence was a protest.
"No," Williams said.
Asked why the team was off the court, she responded: "That’s been the routine for like, seven years now."
A Valkyries public relations representative then said, "Next question."
Golden State is in its second season. Williams previously played for Chicago and Seattle, but did not explain whether each team followed the same routine.
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Atlanta coach Karl Smesko offered less detail when asked why his team left the court and whose decision it was.
"We’re just kind of focused on the Finals," Smesko said.
Asked whether he had any further comment about the anthem and his team’s absences, he said, "No."
Dream guard Rhyne Howard was asked about calls to exclude players from Team USA over their anthem conduct during the WNBA season.
"I don’t think I’ve been on the floor for the national anthem for any of my tenure in Atlanta, so if that’s what people are gonna look to nitpick for then so be it," Howard said.
"But as far as competing for your team, when I go put on USA jersey I’m out for the national anthem every time, there’s no doubt about it."
"Yes, I love the country that I play for and I love what we have here," she added.
When OutKick asked why she was not on the court for the anthem with the Dream, Howard and an Atlanta public relations representative both responded, "Next question."
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Fans who spoke with OutKick outside State Farm Arena before Game 6 disagreed about whether the players should be on the floor.
Renard Hayes, the father of Golden State guard Tiffany Hayes, pointed to his own military service while defending the players’ choice.
"This is America, by the way, and I’ve served this country, so they can choose what they want," he said.
"I don’t have an issue with it because it’s not a disrespect of the flag," Hayes added.
A male Valkyries fan said he respected the players’ opinions and beliefs but wanted them on the court.
"I do think they should be out there," he said.
Another Dream fan defended the practice: "They’ve been doing it for years. And that’s their choice. It is what it is."
The WNBA’s 2026 official rulebook says players, coaches and trainers are to "stand and line up in a dignified posture" along the sidelines or on the foul line during the national anthem.
The Associated Press reported Oct. 20 that the league suspended its anthem protocols in 2017. The provision remains in the 2026 rulebook.
OutKick has asked the WNBA to clarify its current requirements and enforcement, whether discipline was planned or under consideration, and whether the league had communicated instructions to either team.
The inquiries to the WNBA, Dream and Valkyries began after Game 1 on Oct. 17, with follow-ups Oct. 18 and Oct. 20. OutKick also contacted the NBA league office on Oct. 20 about its role in the matter.
The Oct. 23 interviews were OutKick’s first opportunity to put the anthem questions directly to players and coaches after attending all 13 formal press conferences during the first three games without being called on.
OutKick also asked Atlanta to confirm an arena employee’s account that Dream players stand in a hallway after leaving the floor before games, including whether they remain there during the anthem. The team did not respond.
During Game 4, I attempted to observe what Atlanta’s players do after leaving the court. Arena staff said my credential did not grant access to that area and escorted me to my assigned media seat.
One team will leave Saturday night with a championship. Both will finish the season having stayed off the court for every national anthem in the Finals.
Patriots lose AJ Brown to injury again, rule out other offensive players ahead of matchup with division rival
New England’s offense will be shorthanded Sunday, with three players ruled out for the Patriots divisional game against the Miami Dolphins.
The Patriots ruled out wide receiver A.J. Brown because of ankle and knee injuries, running back TreVeyon Henderson because of an illness and offensive tackle Marcus Bryant because of an ankle injury.
All three players had been listed as questionable before being ruled out. For Brown, the setback comes after he injured his ankle in the season opener and spent the next four games on injured reserve with a high ankle sprain. He returned to play in each of the past two games.
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Brown appeared to suffer the injury while attempting to make a catch at Lumen Field against the Seattle Seahawks on Sept. 9 during the NFL’s first regular-season game played on a Wednesday. The matchup was billed as a rematch of Super Bowl LX, which Seattle won in February by defeating New England 29-10 to claim the franchise’s second Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Brown went down after a Seahawks defender rolled into him and remained on the field after the play. After medical personnel tended to Brown on the field, he made his way to the sideline without assistance. He was later ruled out for the remainder of the game because of what was described as an ankle injury. He finished that night with three catches for 26 yards.
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After an uneven 2025 season for both Brown and the Eagles' offense, Philadelphia traded him to the Patriots for a pair of future draft picks amid signs that his once-close friendship and productive on-field partnership with quarterback Jalen Hurts had deteriorated.
The Week 8 matchup with the Dolphins will be Henderson’s second missed game this season. He sat out the season opener with an ankle injury
Bryant has been on injured reserve through the season, but was designated to return and was a full participant in practice all week.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Ricki Lake says Rosie O'Donnell was 'judgy' about her facelift then got one herself after weight loss
Ricki Lake admitted to feeling a little judged by her friend Rosie O'Donnell following her facelift in 2024.
During an episode of "The Weekend View" she was co-hosting, the 58-year-old actress shared that she chose to get a facelift after losing "40 pounds naturally without the use of pharmaceuticals," saying "we just went south."
"I was not trying to reverse the clock and look like I'm 20," she explained. "I have my natural gray hair. I really own my age and I love the age I'm at."
While she was happy with how her procedure turned out, Lake explained that not everyone in her circle was completely supportive of her decision to go under the knife.
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She said that O'Donnell, who she considers "a really good friend," was a bit "judgy" upon hearing Lake had decided to go through with the cosmetic surgery.
"She would admit it that she was judgy of myself and a few of my friends that went to this doctor and had these amazing results," Lake said. "She's like, 'Why do you need it?' And then, sure enough, she lost a bunch of weight on Mounjaro, and she went and had it done."
O'Donnell revealed she went through with the same procedure in a Substack post shared in May. She also shared a lengthy Instagram post about why she chose to do it, writing she had assigned herself "as head of all women who would never - ever" get a facelift.
She admitted to thinking it was "a betrayal" of feminism, aging and "of our team of women worldwide." Her opinion on the matter changed, she wrote, when she lost 50 pounds.
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"It wasn’t wrinkles—it was gravity," she wrote. "I’d look in the mirror and think, this isn’t aging, this is … melting with intention."
While on "The View," Lake went into detail about what exactly she had done, sharing she did not get her eyes done, opting for "a deep-plane lower face and neck lift and a CO2 laser."
"I'm thrilled with my results. And I love my doctor. And I'm not gonna gate keep here. Dr. Alan Foulad in Los Angeles. He's very special," she said. "He's wonderful, and he's a master."
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Lake previously spoke about her decision to get a facelift after weight loss, telling the "Inside Edit" podcast in March that she "didn't do any research" before deciding "very impulsively to have my face done."
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She explained that it all came together very quickly. After having her consultation appointment in mid-June, she booked a surgery date for mid-July and "never looked back."
"I had just lost 40 pounds, and I had this hanging," she said, pointing to the area under her chin. "And it wasn't just like that I didn't like what I saw or wanted to look younger. I have gray hair. It's not about that. It's like, I had an appendage hanging that wasn't going to grow back, like come back up."
Not even a chance at free tuition could get Maryland students in the seats for football Saturday
This week, Maryland announced plans to bolster poor football attendance by giving students who stayed until the final whistle a chance at free tuition.
Surely, some partial relief from student loans would put butts in seats for a Halloween matinee against the Illinois Illini, right?
Maybe kids aren't into free stuff like they used to be, because it certainly didn't.
It's been a rough season for the Terrapins, who recently underwent a coaching change, and that's certainly not going to have kids storming the gates at SECU Stadium.
Honestly, I thought the free tuition stunt was going to work wonders, but the crowd at kickoff made it clear that Maryland may need to go back to the drawing board.
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Well... it is Halloween. Maybe a thousand students dressed as metal bleachers, and what we're looking at there is actually a packed house.
Probably not, though.
It’s a shame to see the program struggling this much, even during a difficult season, because Maryland was competitive throughout. Illinois ultimately headed back to Champaign with a 20-17 victory.
However, all the talk on socials was about SECU Stadium dressing as a ghost town for Halloween.
Not good.
The Terps hit the road next weekend to take on Purdue but will be back home the week after to host the No. 25 Wisconsin Badgers (well, until the new poll comes out on Sunday after their beatdown at the hands of the Iowa Hawkeyes).
Two men die after suspected electrocution at hotel pool as rescue effort injures others
Two foreign nationals died while two other people were injured after a suspected electrical leak at a hotel swimming pool in Bengaluru, India, police said.
The incident happened Friday evening, Oct. 30, at the Conrad Bengaluru in the city’s Halasuru neighborhood, according to police.
Seemant Kumar Singh, Bengaluru's police commissioner, said investigators suspected an electrical leak but were waiting for medical, technical and expert reports to determine the cause, Public TV reported.
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Officials cordoned off the pool area for the investigation, Singh said.
Fox News Digital reached out to Hilton Worldwide Holdings, which owns Conrad Hotels, for additional information.
Police identified the victims as Alexander Maximilian Theiss, 57, a German national and Lufthansa crew member, and Juraj Horvat, 45, a Slovak national who worked as a project manager for IBM, The New Indian Express reported.
Both were staying at the hotel at the time.
A 41-year-old American guest, Mathew Desantis, and Rahul Tiwari, a 28-year-old pool attendant and lifeguard, were injured while trying to help, the same publication said.
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Four people were taken to Manipal Hospital after the incident, the hospital said in a statement cited by NDTV. Theiss was deceased when he was brought in, while Horvat died after doctors tried to revive him.
Fox News Digital reached out to Lufthansa, which responded in a statement, "Lufthansa confirms with deep sadness that a member of our crew passed away following an accident on Friday (30 October 2026) during a layover in Bengaluru."
It went on, "Our deepest sympathies go out to the family, relatives and friends of the deceased crew member. We ask for your understanding that, out of respect for the privacy of those affected, we are unable to provide any further details about the circumstances of the accident or the deceased crew member."
Desantis was stable after experiencing a headache and shock, while Tiwari was also stable, according to the hospital.
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Doctors planned to check Tiwari for possible fractures after he reported pain, The Times of India reported.
Theiss’ wife filed a police complaint alleging that the men were shocked while trying to get out of the pool and drowned, NDTV reported.
Conrad Bengaluru said it was saddened by the deaths and was assisting authorities.
The hotel also said the cause "has not yet been established," according to NDTV.
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A joint technical investigation was examining the pool’s pump, underwater lighting and earthing lines, The Federal reported.
Preliminary inspections focused on the underwater lighting system as a possible source of the electrical fault, The Times of India reported.
Investigators have not confirmed the cause.
The hotel’s website listed the pool as closed for maintenance from Oct. 31 through Nov. 30, NDTV reported.
Available reports have not established whether the closure was related to the incident.
Colorado Buffaloes fans in Halloween costumes rush field, tear down goalposts after OT win snaps losing skid
There hasn’t been much to be excited about in Boulder in regard to the Colorado Buffaloes’ football program lately.
So, with an overtime victory to notch its first Big 12 win in over a year, the Buffaloes faithful decided it fitting to rush the field on Saturday afternoon.
Deion Sanders’ Colorado squad came into their game against the Kansas State Wildcats 2-5 at the bottom of the barrel in the Big 12. To date, the team hadn’t won a conference game since Oct. 11, 2025, and they owned a five-game losing streak after beginning the year on a high note.
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The game was tied at 21 apiece when four quarters finished, forcing an overtime period that saw Kansas State kick a field goal to take a three-point lead.
If Colorado was able to find the end zone on the ensuing possession, they would snap that losing streak and finally get that first conference win of the year.
On third-and-9, quarterback Isaac Wilson pulled back the ball on an RPO scheme and looked to throw into the end zone. He fired a bullet to tight end Charlie Williams, who snagged the football out of the air and walked into the end zone for an 11-yard score — his only catch of the game.
With the six points, Colorado sent the stadium into a frenzy as it walked off Kansas State and improved to 4-4 on the season.
As Sanders went to shake hands with Kansas State, fans hopped over the wall and stormed the field, most of them decked out in Halloween costumes.
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Fans appeared ready to storm the field in regulation, but Kansas State’s touchdown with two seconds left tied the game and kept them behind the wall. Colorado eventually won, though, allowing fans to rush the field and, as is customary, tear down the goalposts while celebrating the spooky home victory.
Colorado has matched its win total from last season in the fourth year of the Deion Sanders era. But despite the victory, Sanders’ name has been mentioned among coaches on the hot seat, making the modest milestone far from what he and his staff envisioned.
The Buffaloes still have four games remaining this season, and they will need to win three of them to become bowl-eligible. If that happens, perhaps Sanders is safe moving forward into next year.
If not… well, you do the math. There’s no telling what Colorado plans to do with Sanders, but the Buffaloes have struggled to regain their winning ways since his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and others left for the NFL.
Next week, the Buffaloes will look to build a win streak against Arizona State before facing Houston, Cincinnati and UCF to end the year.
Meanwhile, Kansas State has similarly struggled in conference play, going 1-4 in the Big 12.