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No. 20 Indiana overcomes slow start to defeat Old Dominion
New quarterback Fernando Mendoza rushed for a touchdown, new running back Roman Hemby added 110 yards on the ground, and No. 20 Indiana shrugged off a sluggish start Saturday for a 27-14 win over Old Dominion in Bloomington, Ind.,Second-year coach Curt Cignetti saw his team win its opener for the se...
Shilo Sanders fined by NFL for thrown punch
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Shilo Sanders has been fined $4,669 by the NFL for throwing a punch, multiple outlets reported Saturday.,Sanders found notoriety following the blow delivered to tight end Zach Davidson in the Buccaneers' preseason contest with the Buffalo Bills on Aug. 23. Sanders ...
Brewers beat Blue Jays again in battle of division leaders
Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich led off the ninth inning with back-to-back homers Saturday afternoon, and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1.,The homers came on consecutive pitches from Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman (8-6) that brought boos from the crowd. The Brew...
Jahiem White scores 2 touchdowns as West Virginia blows out Robert Morris
Junior running back Jahiem White rushed for two touchdowns and quarterback Nicco Marchiol completed 17-of-20 passes for 224 yards and a TD to lead West Virginia to a 45-3 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday in Morgantown, West Virginia.,White ran for 93 yards on 18 carries. He scored both of his ...
Kent State defeats Merrimack to end nation's longest skid
Da'Realyst Clark returned a kickoff 100 yards for a go-ahead touchdown with 5:28 left in the game as Kent State notched a 21-17 home victory over FCS Merrimack to end the nation's longest losing streak at 21 games.,Clark's return came immediately after Merrimack's Carlton Thai booted a 45-yard field...
Dylan Lonergan's 4 TD passes lead BC to rout of Fordham
Dylan Lonergan threw for 268 yards and four touchdowns in his Boston College debut, leading the Eagles to a season-opening, 66-10 win over FCS foe Fordham on Saturday afternoon at Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Lonergan (26-of-34 passing) found three different receivers for scores, including Jaedn Skeete twic...
Jelena Ostapenko apologizes for some of her Taylor Townsend comments
Jelena Ostapenko issued an apology Saturday for some of her comments stemming from a tense exchange with Taylor Townsend after she lost to the American in a second-round match at the U.S. Open on Wednesday.,Ostapenko, who is from Latvia, clarified what she meant when she told Townsend she had "no ed...
Saskatchewan looks to rebound vs. Winnipeg in Labour Day Classic
Even after last week's 32-15 loss at Calgary, the Saskatchewan Roughriders own the CFL's best record at 8-2 going into Sunday's Labour Day Classic at home against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.,But are they the league's best team? That's a fair question after their second double-digit defeat this season...
Coco Gauff cruises into Round of 16 at U.S. Open
Third-seeded Coco Gauff limited issues with her serve on Saturday while notching a 6-3, 6-1 victory over No. 28 Magdalena Frech of Poland in a third-round match at the U.S. Open in New York.,Gauff, 21, won 25 of 35 first-serve points (71.4 percent) while reaching the second weekend of the U.S. Open ...
Zach Calzada, Kentucky open with win over Toledo
Dante Dowdell ran untouched for a 79-yard touchdown with 9:22 to play, and Kentucky made Zach Calzada's debut successful with a 24-16 victory over Toledo on Saturday afternoon in Lexington, Ky.,A transfer from Nebraska, Dowdell ran for a career-high 129 yards on 14 attempts. He scored Kentucky's thi...
Joey Aguilar, No. 24 Tennessee soar past Syracuse 45-26
Joey Aguilar threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns as No. 24 Tennessee topped Syracuse 45-26 on Saturday at Atlanta in the season opener for both teams., ,Playing his first game for the Volunteers, Aguilar was a somewhat erratic 16-of-28 passing but benefited from a dominant rushing attack. ,Tenn...
Blake Shapen guides Mississippi State past Southern Miss
Blake Shapen passed for 270 yards and a touchdown, and Mississippi State rushed for three third-quarter touchdowns to pull away from Southern Miss 34-17 on Saturday afternoon in Hattiesburg, Miss., ,Shapen completed 26 of 34 passes, Fluff Bothwell ran for two touchdowns and Davon Booth rushed for on...
Maryland rolls over Florida Atlantic 39-7 with six interceptions
True freshman Malik Washington threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns, and the defense racked up six interceptions and Maryland steamrolled Florida Atlantic 39-7 on Saturday in College Park, Md., ,Washington got the start after a three-man quarterback competition in fall camp and settled in after ...
Eli Holstein's 4 TDs help Pitt destroy Duquesne
Eli Holstein threw four touchdown passes as host Pitt pounded Duquesne 61-9 in the first meeting in 86 years between teams that reside in the same city Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh.,The first points came on Desmond Reid's 88-yard punt return after Pitt's defense held Duquesne on the game's openi...
No. 3 Ohio State gets defensive, slugs way past No. 1 Texas
Ohio State's defense held Texas quarterback Arch Manning in check and the No. 3 Buckeyes pulled off a 14-7 victory over the top-ranked Longhorns at Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.,CJ Donaldson scored on a 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and the Buckeyes to...
Jake Retzlaff guides Tulane past Northwestern 23-3
Tulane turned three first-half interceptions into points to spark a 23-3 victory over Northwestern on Saturday afternoon in the season opener for both teams at New Orleans., ,BYU transfer Jake Retzlaff threw for 152 yards, rushed for 113 and accounted for two touchdowns as Tulane (1-0) defeated a Bi...
Corey Heim opens playoffs with eighth win of season
DARLINGTON, S.C. - Even though the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series changed the clock from the regular season to the Playoffs, it was still "Heim Time" on Saturday at Darlington Raceway., ,Pulling away after a restart on Lap 134 of 147, Corey Heim won the Playoff-opening Sober or Slammer 200 at the cha...
Ryan Browne carries Purdue to dominating shutout of Ball State
Ryan Browne threw for 311 yards Saturday and accounted for three touchdowns as Purdue matched its win total from last year, blanking visiting Ball State 31-0 in West Lafayette, Ind.,Browne, one of a handful of returning players from last year's 1-11 team that got Ryan Walters fired after two seasons...
Red Sox activate 1B Nathaniel Lowe from paternity list
The Boston Red Sox activated first baseman Nathaniel Lowe from the paternity list on Saturday and optioned first baseman Nick Sogard to Triple-A Worcester.,Lowe, 30, was batting .296 with a home run and seven RBIs in nine games since he was signed by the Red Sox on Aug. 18 after he was released by t...
Confident Sounders face Inter Miami in Leagues Cup final
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will look for their second Leagues Cup title in three years when they visit the Seattle Sounders in Sunday's final.,Miami's 2023 run coincided with Messi's arrival in South Florida. The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner had an immediate impact on the Herons, scoring 10 goals...