LeBron James took a sip of a fan's spilled wine during the 76ers' win over the Bulls, NASA's Voyager 1 is about to reach one light-day from Earth, and East Texas A&M beat Oklahoma 68-64 as a 28.5-point underdog on college basketball's opening night.
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During the Philadelphia 76ers' 126-107 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday, Nov. 2, LeBron James collided with a fan behind the basket, spilling the fan's red wine, and then took a sip. James said he wanted to see if it was worth it and called it "all right." He finished with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists as Philadelphia improved to 7-1. AP reports James, 41, joined the 76ers in July.
Voyager 1, launched in 1977, is about to reach one light-day from Earth, the distance light travels in 24 hours, about 16.1 billion miles. NASA puts the moment at Nov. 18, 2026; NASA's JPL says commands and replies will then take a day each way. Voyager 1 has been the farthest human-made object since February 1998.
East Texas A&M, picked last in the Southland Conference preseason poll, beat Oklahoma 68-64 in Norman on Monday, Nov. 2, in Oklahoma's season opener. Oklahoma was a 28.5-point favorite; ESPN Research ranks it the second-largest Division I upset by point spread in 30 years, behind Eastern Illinois over Iowa in 2022. The loss ended Oklahoma's streak of 30 straight nonconference home wins, and coach Porter Moser apologized to the fan base.
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