
WNBA Finals Game 7 and Ohio State at USC lead a big Halloween Saturday
The Dream and Valkyries play the first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history tonight in San Francisco. College football has Florida and Georgia in Atlanta, unbeaten Miami at North Carolina and Ohio State at the Coliseum.
By Beat Chuck Sports Desk / 1 source / Published October 31, 2026
The biggest game of the day tips at 8 p.m. ET. The Atlanta Dream visit the Golden State Valkyries in Game 7 of the WNBA Finals on USA Network and CNBC, according to ESPN's schedule. It is the first Game 7 in Finals history.
Atlanta forced it with an 80-69 win in Game 6 on Thursday afternoon, behind 23 points from Allisha Gray and 21 from Rhyne Howard. Golden State won Games 4 and 5 to take a 3-2 lead, holding Atlanta to 62 and 55 points, before the Dream found their shooting again on Thursday.
College football fills the rest of the day. All times are Eastern, per ESPN.
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Noon: No. 5 Notre Dame plays Navy at Gillette Stadium on ABC. No. 13 Texas Tech hosts No. 22 Arizona on ESPN in a meeting of 6-1 teams, and No. 25 Wisconsin visits Iowa on Fox. No. 12 Ole Miss hosts Auburn at 12:45 on SEC Network.
Afternoon: No. 3 Georgia and No. 17 Florida meet at 3:30 on ABC, and this year the rivalry is in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Aaron Philo is back as Florida's starting quarterback. Also at 3:30, No. 4 Indiana hosts Minnesota on CBS, No. 8 BYU hosts Arizona State on Fox, and No. 20 Northwestern visits Oregon on Peacock. The Ducks will be without receiver Messiah Hampton, who was arrested Friday. Unbeaten No. 6 Utah plays at Cincinnati at 3:45 on ESPN, and unbeaten No. 7 UCLA hosts Nevada at 4:15 on BTN.
Night: No. 1 Miami, 7-0, plays at North Carolina at 7:30 on ABC. No. 2 Ohio State visits USC at the Coliseum at the same time on NBC, days after Lincoln Riley said "This is where I want to be" as USC's playoff hopes faded. No. 11 Texas hosts Mississippi State at 7:30 on ESPN, and Boise State closes the night against Texas State at 10 on The CW.
The NBA has eight games. The 5-1 Rockets, fresh off their first loss, host Oklahoma City at 8:30 on NBA TV. The Timberwolves, who just won without Anthony Edwards, visit the Spurs at 8, and the 76ers play at Charlotte at 6.
What to watch: Game 7 is the one to clear your evening for. In college football, Miami and Ohio State both play on the road at night, and a loss by either would shake up the top of the rankings.
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