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Alabama LB Jah-Marien Latham hospitalized with neck injury
Alabama linebacker Jah-Marien Latham suffered a neck injury during practice Tuesday and was transported to a hospital for further evaluation.,Latham, a sixth-year graduate student, is being assessed at UAB St. Vincent's in Birmingham and has "full feeling and motion," according to Crimson Tide coach...

Roughnecks stop last-second 3-point try to upset Defenders
The Houston Roughnecks reeled off 22 straight points during the middle quarters and held on for a 24-21 upset of the visiting DC Defenders on Sunday afternoon.,Jalan McClendon completed 21 of30 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns as the Roughnecks (4-5) snapped a two-game losing streak. Justin H...

Panthers earn USFL Conference title game slot with win over Roughnecks
Danny Etling, making his first start since Week 3, tossed three touchdown passes as the Michigan Panthers defeated the host Houston Roughnecks 30-18 on Saturday to clinch a spot in the USFL Conference championship game.,Etling, who completed 14 of 22 passes for 167 yards, fired scoring tosses of fiv...

UFL roundup: Stallions stun Roughnecks with record comeback
Trailing by 19 just before halftime, the Birmingham Stallions reeled off 27 consecutive points to pull off a 33-25 victory over the visiting Houston Roughnecks on Sunday afternoon and set the UFL record for largest comeback win.,Backup quarterback J'Mar Smith stepped in for injured starter Case Cook...

Roughnecks hold off Showboats' rally, improve to .500
The Houston Roughnecks held on for a 21-20 home victory over the Memphis Showboats on Saturday afternoon.,The Roughnecks (3-3) jumped out to a 10-0 lead early in the second quarter on Jalan McClendon's 13-yard touchdown pass to Justin Hall and Chris Blewitt's 49-yard field goal.,Memphis quarterback ...

Roughnecks defense hammers Brahmas
The Houston Roughnecks held the Brahmas to 118 total yards, forced two turnovers, recorded four sacks and scored on a pick-six in a 27-3 win on Sunday in San Antonio.,The Brahmas didn't get any points until Tristan Vizcaino connected on a 33-yard field goal to make it 18-3 with 44 seconds left in th...

Lydia Ko nursing pain in arm ahead of major
Lydia Ko is dealing with a tingling sensation in her right arm after waking up with a neck spasm earlier in the week.,Ko, the World's No. 3 player, discussed her situation ahead of the LPGA's first major of the season, the Chevron Championship in The Woodlands, Texas.,"I've been getting a lot of tre...

Roughnecks edge Showboats for first win
Chris Blewitt's 28-yard field goal with 10:14 remaining gave Houston a seven-point lead, and the visiting Roughnecks held on for their first victory of the season, 18-17 over the winless Memphis Showboats in a United Football League game Saturday. ,Memphis (0-3) cut its deficit to one point on a 4-y...

Renegades hold off Roughnecks to get to 2-0
The Arlington Renegades stopped a 2-point conversion with 1:13 to play and held on to defeat the visiting Houston Roughnecks 11-9 in Week 2 play on Sunday.,Arlington broke a 3-3 deadlock in the fourth quarter when Luis Perez connected with Deontay Burnett for a 9-yard touchdown pass with 10:35 to pl...

Battlehawks run all over Roughnecks in UFL season opener
The St. Louis Battlehawks ran roughshod over the host Houston Roughnecks, compiling a UFL record 273 yards on the ground and four rushing touchdowns in a 31-6 victory on Friday night in the league's season opener.,Jarveon Howard (13 carries, 115 yards, one TD), Jacob Saylors (16-98-1) and Manny Wilk...

Panthers TE Ja'Tavion Sanders rejoins team after injury scare
Panthers tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders rejoined the team on Monday after an injury scare in Sunday's loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. ,Carolina coach Dave Canales said Sanders was in the building the day after being taken off the field on a stretcher to the hospital for tests. According to Canales, the...

Indiana scores school-record 77 points in rout of Western Illinois
Kurtis Rourke passed for 268 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score, and Justice Ellison rushed for 117 yards and two TDs, lifting host Indiana to a 77-3 rout of Western Illinois on Friday in Bloomington, Ind.,Indiana established a program record for most points in a game, surpassing the...
