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Saturday, November 7, 2026

No. 1 Miami plays Notre Dame tonight without Malachi Toney

Plus, NASCAR's title weekend at Homestead and a $220 million Key Biscayne loan.

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Canes FootballTop story

No. 1 Miami plays at No. 4 Notre Dame tonight without star receiver Malachi Toney

7.5 pointsNotre Dame's betting spread after news of Toney's surgery

Notre Dame opened as a 6.5-point favorite before the line moved.

Source: Sports Talk Florida

If you're watching tonight, here's the setup: No. 1 Miami (8-0) plays at No. 4 Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. on NBC. Star receiver Malachi Toney will be out after he hurt his ankle in practice Wednesday and had surgery midweek. Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said Miami still has "a lot of great players on their team."

The betting line moved with the news. Notre Dame opened as a 6.5-point favorite and went to 7.5 after word of the surgery. Cooper Barkate, the Duke transfer, is expected to see more targets, and running back Mark Fletcher Jr. should carry more of the load.

  • Where: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
  • First ranked opponent: Notre Dame is Miami's first this season
  • Toney's return: hoped for later this season

Toney set freshman records, then made his name against Notre Dame

109
catches in 2025, a Miami freshman record
1,211
receiving yards in 2025, a Miami freshman record
82
yards in his debut against Notre Dame

Source: Miami Herald

Canes Football

Miami and Notre Dame renew Catholics vs. Convicts with playoff stakes tonight

If you know the name , tonight is the 29th chapter. It took off after Notre Dame beat Miami 31-30 in 1988 and went on to a national title. Last year, Miami's 27-24 win helped it leapfrog Notre Dame for the final playoff spot.

Miami and Notre Dame have traded big moments since 1988

  1. 1988No. 4 Notre Dame beats No. 1 Miami 31-30
  2. 2017Miami beats Notre Dame 41-8
  3. 2025Miami beats Notre Dame 27-24 to open the season
  4. Nov. 7Miami plays at Notre Dame, kickoff at 7:30 p.m.

Source: WSVN

The Miami Hurricane lays out the stakes: a Miami win would make it a playoff shoo-in, while Notre Dame, No. 11 in the first rankings on Nov. 3, would have little room to climb with a second loss. Canes fan Stewart Gold has his own scouting report on South Bend: "It's cold here, there's no sun, there's no beaches."

  • Miami's closing ACC games: Duke, Virginia Tech and Boston College
  • Notre Dame's lone loss: 28-24 to BYU, now No. 9
  • Toney this season: 73 catches, 1,027 yards, 13 touchdowns
  • ESPN College GameDay: students camped by the Touchdown Jesus mural

Miami and Notre Dame arrive with different records and CFP rankings

8Wins7
0Losses1
No. 1First CFP rankingNo. 11

Sources: WSVN, The Miami Hurricane

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News Notes

NASCAR

The NASCAR Cup Series championship race is Sunday at 3 p.m. at , after the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race Saturday at 5 p.m. Kyle Larson leads Christopher Bell by 67 points and needs only nine points over 400 miles to clinch. The Cup Series ended every season in South Florida from 2002 through 2019 before six years at Phoenix Raceway. WPLG Local 10NewsRadio WIODNBC Sports

Homestead hosts three NASCAR races on Championship Weekend

  1. Nov. 6Craftsman Truck Series race starts at 7:30 p.m.
  2. Nov. 7O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race is at 5 p.m.
  3. Nov. 8Cup Series Championship Race is at 3 p.m.

Source: WPLG Local 10

Key Biscayne

Terra and Fortune International Group secured a $220 million predevelopment loan from Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies for 301 Ocean Drive. The 4.25-acre site, where the Beach Resort used to stand, was bought in 2025 for $205 million, a record for a land sale in Key Biscayne. Key Biscayne IndependentIslanderNews.com

Zoo Miami

A Zoo Miami employee was hospitalized Friday after getting sick during a routine procedure on a greater kudu antelope being prepared for transfer. The zoo said the drugs given to the antelope include thiafentanil, a potent opioid, though authorities haven't confirmed the cause of the illness. WPLG Local 10Telemundo 51

Playoffs

The released its high school football playoff brackets Friday, with first-round games set for Fri., Nov. 13. The Open Division field includes St. Thomas Aquinas, Miami Central, Columbus and Chaminade-Madonna. Miami Carol City isn't in it: a judge upheld the postseason ban and denied an emergency injunction. WPBFCBS MiamiPanama City News Herald

Maluma

Maluma announced his Loco x Volver World Tour 2027 during a surprise show at Miami International Airport on Friday. The tour will stop in more than 60 cities, including Miami, and starts in Colombia in February. WSVN

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The Wrap

Knights, jesters and a living chess game sound like a fine Sunday. Camelot Days Medieval Festival runs at T.Y. Park in Hollywood on Sunday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. You can cheer for your favorite side at the joust and feast on hearty food and drink. Huzzah.

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  1. Fri., Nov. 6Miami voters OK $450M safety bond, reject marina deal
  2. Thurs., Nov. 5Malachi Toney is set for ankle surgery before Notre Dame
  3. Wed., Nov. 4Flash flood warnings hit Boca Raton and northern Broward as heavy rain kept coming
  4. Tues., Nov. 3No. 1 Miami heads to Notre Dame, and Kirk Munroe Park gets a makeover
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No. 1 Miami plays Notre Dame tonight without Malachi Toney

Plus, NASCAR's title weekend at Homestead and a $220 million Key Biscayne loan.

The TLDR

  1. No. 1 Miami plays at No. 4 Notre Dame without Malachi Toney
  2. Catholics vs. Convicts returns with playoff stakes
  3. NASCAR's Cup title race is Sunday at 3 p.m. in Homestead
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