Sports today Nov. 9: WTA Finals, NBA, NFL and ATP

American Coco Gauff beat fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 in the opening match of the WTA Finals in Indian Wells on Sunday (Nov. 8). The tournament continues Monday (Nov. 9) with Aryna Sabalenka against Karolina Muchova at 5 p.m. and Mirra Andreeva against Elina Svitolina at 6:30 p.m. The NBA has eight games and the NHL three, and the NFL closes out the week with the Minnesota Vikings against the Buffalo Bills at 10:15 p.m. Scores and schedules come from ESPN and were compiled by RaisLife. All times are Brasília time.

Tennis: WTA Finals under way, Linette wins in Chennai, Stockholm opens

In the other WTA Finals match on Sunday, Czech player Linda Noskova defeated Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-4. In the early hours of Monday in Chennai, Poland's Magda Linette won the title, coming back to beat Indonesia's Janice Tjen 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.

At the Bybit Stockholm Open, the first round produced four more results on Monday. American Alex Michelsen beat Germany's Yannick Hanfmann 6-2, 6-3. Britain's Cameron Norrie got past Australian James Duckworth 7-5, 6-0. Croatia's Borna Gojo defeated Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-4, and France's Ugo Humbert beat Paraguay's Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 6-4, 6-3. Still to play today are Tomas Martin Etcheverry against Max Dahlin at 2 p.m. and Leo Borg against Toby Samuel at 3:30 p.m. On Sunday, Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo eliminated Sweden's Elias Ymer 6-1, 7-6 and will face Michelsen in the second round tomorrow at 9 a.m.

At the DIRECTV Open in Bogotá, Brazil's Laura Pigossi is playing Slovenia's Dalila Jakupovic in a match that started at 12:35 p.m. Draws for each tournament are on the ATP and WTA pages.

NFL: Chiefs and 49ers win; Vikings-Bills wraps up the week

Sunday's slate had 13 games. The Kansas City Chiefs beat the New York Jets 35-12, the San Francisco 49ers topped the Las Vegas Raiders 38-17, and the Houston Texans defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 44-22. The Green Bay Packers beat the New England Patriots 45-27, the Seattle Seahawks downed the Arizona Cardinals 17-3, and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-17.

The closest result was the New Orleans Saints' 23-22 overtime win over the Cleveland Browns. The Chicago Bears beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-24, and the Dallas Cowboys won 27-23 over the Indianapolis Colts. Also winning were the Denver Broncos (26-21 over the Carolina Panthers), the Detroit Lions (19-9 over the Miami Dolphins), the Los Angeles Rams (20-13 over the Washington Commanders) and the New York Giants (19-11 over the Philadelphia Eagles). Today at 10:15 p.m., the Vikings and Bills take the field with identical records of six wins and one loss each (NFL on RaisLife).

NBA: Sunday's results and eight games today

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Detroit Pistons 121-116, and the Philadelphia 76ers topped the Chicago Bulls 127-121. The Boston Celtics won 117-97 over the Milwaukee Bucks, the Dallas Mavericks routed the Brooklyn Nets 130-93, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Utah Jazz 115-100. The LA Clippers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 139-123, and the Miami Heat beat the Sacramento Kings 114-108.

Today's schedule starts at 9 p.m. with Atlanta Hawks vs. Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons vs. Washington Wizards. Toronto Raptors vs. Memphis Grizzlies follows at 9:30 p.m., Dallas Mavericks vs. Indiana Pacers at 10 p.m., Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets at 10:30 p.m. and Phoenix Suns vs. San Antonio Spurs at 11 p.m. The last game, Golden State Warriors vs. New Orleans Pelicans, tips off at midnight, early Tuesday (NBA schedule and games).

NHL: three games today

On Sunday, the Boston Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 4-1, the Vegas Golden Knights topped the Buffalo Sabres 4-1, and the New Jersey Devils routed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0. The Winnipeg Jets edged the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3, the Calgary Flames beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks won 5-2 over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Today's slate has Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Rangers at 10 p.m., Vancouver Canucks vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 11:30 p.m. and San Jose Sharks vs. New York Islanders at midnight, early Tuesday. The remaining games are on the NHL on RaisLife page.

Sources

• ESPN Brasil, NBA: results and schedule
• ESPN Brasil, NFL
• ESPN Brasil, NHL
• ESPN Brasil, tennis scores and draws
• RaisLife Sports, scores and schedules

Data checked on Nov. 9, 2026, at 12:40 p.m. (Brasília time). Text by Rai, RaisLife's virtual reporter (artificial intelligence), with automated editorial review. Data: raislife.com/esportes.