Bay Area sports roundup: 49ers reach 7-1 with five takeaways, Warriors win eighth straight, Sharks snap skid in shootout

A rookie’s pick-six opened a five-turnover second half as the 49ers beat the Raiders before 71,753 at Levi’s Stadium. Stephen Curry moved to 16th on the NBA’s career scoring list, and Yaroslav Askarov stopped all eight Islanders shootout attempts.

November 11, 2026

Top image: Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, where the 49ers beat the Las Vegas Raiders 38-17 on Nov. 8 before 71,753 fans. Photo: David290 / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

By Jalen Whitcombe, Sports Reporter

It took one snap of the second half for the 49ers to turn a competitive game into a rout. Rookie linebacker Jaden Dugger stepped in front of a Kirk Cousins pass on the first play of the third quarter and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown. That started a five-takeaway half in San Francisco’s 38-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Nov. 8, at Levi’s Stadium.

The win moved the 49ers to 7-1. The announced crowd was 71,753, according to ESPN’s game record, for the Raiders’ first regular-season game in the Bay Area since the franchise left Oakland.

49ers: the defense takes over

Before Dugger’s interception the game was close. Afterward the Raiders’ possessions kept ending in turnovers. Linebacker Fred Warner forced one fumble and recovered another. The 49ers’ team site called Dugger’s play the latest sign that the 2026 rookie class is contributing right away.

Brock Purdy threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third. Christian McCaffrey scored twice.

49ers linebacker Fred Warner in 2018, during a team visit with U.S. Air Force service members. Warner forced one fumble and recovered another against the Raiders. Photo: U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jonathon D. A. Carnell (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

The cost: Halton out, others day-to-day

The win came with an injury. Defensive lineman Gracen Halton fractured and dislocated his ankle, and the team placed him on injured reserve. Kyle Shanahan said Halton is expected to have surgery, according to the team’s injury update. Cornerback Deommodore Lenoir is among the players listed as day-to-day.

Help is coming on offense. Deebo Samuel Sr. and C.J. West were expected back at practice Wednesday, NBC Sports Bay Area reported. Shanahan said Mike Evans is not ready to return. The 49ers play at Dallas on Sunday.

Warriors: eight in a row

Across the bay, the Warriors finished a six-game homestand undefeated by beating the New Orleans Pelicans 138-87 at Chase Center on Monday, Nov. 9. The 51-point margin capped an eight-game winning streak, and Golden State is now 8-3.

Stephen Curry and Brandin Podziemski scored 25 points apiece, the Associated Press reported, and Yaxel Lendeborg added 23 on 8-of-10 shooting. Curry’s 25 brought his career total to 26,803. That moved him past DeMar DeRozan into 16th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, NBC Sports noted.

The streak goes on the road tonight, Nov. 11, at Houston, with tipoff at 6:30 p.m. Pacific.

Chase Center in San Francisco, where the Warriors finished a 6-0 homestand on Nov. 9. Photo: Christopher Michel / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Sharks: Askarov stops all eight

The Sharks ended a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 shootout win over the New York Islanders on Monday, Nov. 9, according to NHL.com. Goaltender Yaroslav Askarov made 30 saves in regulation and overtime and then stopped all eight Islanders in an eight-round shootout. Ivar Stenberg scored in regulation and also had the shootout’s only goal, cutting to the middle and beating Ilya Sorokin over the glove. “I’ve missed two times before, so I was happy to see the puck go in,” Stenberg said. Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist. Alexander Wennberg returned after missing 10 games with an upper-body injury.

San Jose is 8-11-1, and the win was only its second in nine games. It was also the Sharks’ sixth comeback win of the season, a total topped only by New Jersey’s seven, NHL.com noted. “I thought we showed some identity tonight in how we wanted to work with and without the puck,” coach Ryan Warsofsky said.

Sharks forward Ivar Stenberg at practice on Oct. 2, 2026. He scored in regulation and had the only goal of the shootout against the Islanders. Photo: Jessekornblum / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The long view

Sunday’s game at Levi’s Stadium was a reminder of how the business of Bay Area football has changed. The Raiders now visit as a road team from Las Vegas, and a regional rivalry that once split households from Oakland to San Jose now runs through Santa Clara’s stadium. The bigger near-term story at Levi’s is the 49ers’ depth. A 7-1 start built on rookies and takeaways will be tested by injuries over the second half of the season, and the team’s playoff seeding will shape January business for the stadium and the city of Santa Clara. The Warriors’ streak and the Sharks’ rebuild give South Bay fans a full winter of meaningful games, at Chase Center and at SAP Center downtown.

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