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Today’s edition · Sun., Nov. 8

Notre Dame ends Miami's perfect season; Messi wins another Golden Boot

Plus, Inter Miami blows a 3-0 lead in a 3-3 draw and the Dolphins host Detroit at 1 p.m.

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Notre Dame beats top-ranked Miami 31-⁠24 in South Bend, ending the Hurricanes' perfect season

Notre Dame beat Miami 31-⁠24 in South Bend

  • Miami Hurricanes24
    Notre Dame31
    FinalNotre Dame [led 17-3 at halftime]

Sources: CBS Miami, WPLG Local 10

If you stayed up for it, you saw Miami take its first loss. Notre Dame held on to win 31-24 Saturday night, and the Hurricanes fell to 8-1. They played without , who had ankle surgery, and trailed 24-3 early in the third quarter before Darian Mensah twice got them within a touchdown.

Then came the play everyone's arguing about. With 3:36 left, tight end appeared to catch a fourth-down touchdown in the end zone, but Notre Dame's Luke Talich knocked the ball away. Officials ruled it incomplete and upheld the call on a brief replay review.

“Really disappointed that they negated Elija Lofton's touchdown with two hands on the ball and two feet in bounds”

Mario Cristobal, Miami head coach

Mensah went 6 of 12 in the first half and finished with three touchdowns

6 of 12
completions for 49 yards in the first half
24 of 43
completions for 276 yards in the game
3
touchdown passes, with one interception

Source: Miami Herald

The loss leaves two unbeaten teams in the FBS, Utah and UCLA, both 9-0. It's the first time since 2003 that only two teams got through nine games unbeaten.

  • Notre Dame's CJ Carr: 319 yards, three touchdowns
  • Miami's Cooper Barkate: 10 catches, 92 yards, two touchdowns
  • Lofton: seven catches, 113 yards, one touchdown

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Messi wins a second straight Golden Boot as Inter Miami blows a 3-⁠0 lead and ties Charlotte 3-⁠3

If you're an Inter Miami fan, Saturday had a little of everything. Lionel Messi, 39, won the MLS Golden Boot for a second straight year with 26 goals, the first player to take the award in back-to-back seasons.

26goals for Messi, the MLS Golden Boot winner

He's the first player to win the award in consecutive seasons.

Source: El Nuevo Herald

The regular-season finale against Charlotte FC ended 3-3. Ian Fray, Luis Suárez and Rodrigo De Paul scored before halftime, then Charlotte's Liel Abada scored twice and Rodolfo Aloko tied it in the 90th minute. WPLG says a win would have secured the second seed in the East, where Miami entered one point ahead of New England.

Charlotte erased a three-goal deficit with three second-half goals

  1. 14th min.Ian Fray puts Miami ahead off a corner.
  2. 33rd min.Luis Suárez makes it 2-0.
  3. 42nd min.Rodrigo De Paul scores from outside the area for 3-0.
  4. 50th min.Liel Abada scores for Charlotte.
  5. 55th min.Abada scores his second of the match for Charlotte.
  6. 90th min.Rodolfo Aloko equalizes for Charlotte at 3-3.

Sources: AmericaTeve, Miami Herald

  • Miami's final record: 16-6-12, 60 points
  • Charlotte's final record: 15-10-9, 54 points
  • Suárez's goal was his 17th this season

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Dolphins

The Dolphins elevated kicker Zane Gonzalez from the practice squad for Sunday's home game against Detroit (1 p.m., CBS-4). It's his third elevation, the most a team can use on one player in a season, so Miami must sign him to the 53-man roster to use him after Sunday. Miami Herald

3Zane Gonzalez elevations this season, the most allowed

A team cannot elevate a specific player more than three times in a season.

Source: Miami Herald

Hurricanes

Miami opens as a favorite over Duke in the Week 11 homecoming game, according to FanDuel Sportsbook odds. Toney is reportedly out 4-6 weeks and hopes to return for the ACC Championship Game or the College Football Playoff. State of The U

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Tommy Bahama is taking over Ray's Hometown Bar at the Freehand Miami in Miami Beach from Nov. 9 to 15, and the pop-up brings daily happy hours and a custom cocktail menu. Try the Tommy's Tutone, made with Irish whiskey, basil, cucumber, elderflower and lemon. Vacation mode, no flight needed.

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5AM Miamito me · Sun., Nov. 86:00 a.m.

Notre Dame ends Miami's perfect season; Messi wins another Golden Boot

Plus, Inter Miami blows a 3-0 lead in a 3-3 draw and the Dolphins host Detroit at 1 p.m.

The TLDR

  1. Notre Dame hands the Hurricanes their first loss, 31-24
  2. Messi wins a second straight MLS Golden Boot
  3. Inter Miami blows a 3-0 lead in a 3-3 draw with Charlotte
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