From driver to champion

All the top sports moments from this weekend. [View in Browser]( | [Customize this Newsletter]( [NBC Sports]( [NFL]( [NHL]( [SOCCER]( [NASCAR]( [GOLF]( [WATCH]( [NASCAR: LOGANO CAPTURES FIRST CUP SERIES TITLE. Shortly before Joey Logano began his ride into NASCAR history, the driver who proclaimed a week ago that he was the favorite to win the championship, shared his exuberance Sunday afternoon with Daniel Lynch, his team’s interior mechanic. “I’m getting in as a driver and getting out as a champion,” Logano told Lynch. FULL RECAP]( [NFL: THE REASON THE SAINTS ARE UNSTOPPABLE]( This is not the usual Football Morning in America column. Last week, I asked Sean Payton if one weekend this year I could write about his Saturday night meeting, and about the relationship between he and Drew Brees, who is having the greatest year of his life...This is the story of that evening. [Read Column]( [NOTREDAMEFOOTBALL: NOTRE DAME SHUTS DOWN HYPED SYRACUSE]( The lights were bright, the stage big, even the weather cooperated, and No. 3 Notre Dame was ready for Yankee Stadium and all its trappings. No. 12 Syracuse may have been fine with all those extras, as well, but the Orange was not ready for the Irish defense. Notre Dame (11-0) had no trouble dismissing Syracuse (8-3) in a 36-3 rout, much to the delight of the vast majority of the 48,104 in attendance. [Watch]( [SOCCER: REPORT: CHELSEA INTERESTED IN PULISIC MOVE]( All the ingredients seem to be in play for a move in January. Pulisic has lost time at Borussia Dortmund to teenage England international Jadon Sancho, and has been the subject of transfer rumors for years. Pulisic’s contract runs through the summer of 2020, so Dortmund will be looking to make a decision on his future soon [Read More]( [NHL: SOAK IT IN: BUFFALO SABRES ARE GOOD]( You don’t have to go that far back in the annals of hockey history to find some woefully bad Sabres teams. But those days of Buffalo being the butt-end of jokes and all of that sort of thing seem to be over with. It’s been a bit of a process to turn the ship around, but the fruits of that labor seem to be flourishing so far this season. [Find Out More]( [Display images to show real-time content]( [Display images to show real-time content]( [Display images to show real-time content]( [11/20]( [10:30]( [pm ET]( [NHL]( [Oilers vs. Sharks]( [Watch on NBCSN]( [View Full Schedule]( [NBC Sports Apps]( For up-to-the-minute coverage, follow @nbcsports [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Snapchat]( This newsletter was sent to you because you are a registered user and subscriber of [NBCSports.com](. [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Unsubscribe]( Please DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE. For all inquiries, please [click here](mailto:responseemail@nbcsports.com). If you are having problems contacting us, send a letter to NBC Sports c/o Webmaster, 1 Blachley Rd, Stamford CT 06902 [NBC Sports](