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Rookie Connor Zilisch takes Portland for eighth win in Xfinity Series
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A dramatic overtime pass for the win punctuated a nearly perfect afternoon for JR Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch at Portland International Raceway, where the 19-year-old claimed his series-best eighth NASCAR Xfinity Series win of the season -- the best series victory total ever ...
Rangers pound Athletics for fourth straight victory
Josh Jung had three hits and two RBIs, Dylan Moore hit a two-run homer and Wyatt Langford lined a solo blast to help the torrid Texas Rangers notch a 9-3 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Adolis Garcia had three hits and scored twice as Texas totaled 17 hits and...
Kevin Jennings tosses 2 TDs in No. 16 SMU's win over East Texas A&M
Kevin Jennings threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another to lead the host SMU Mustangs to a season-opening 42-13 victory over East Texas A&M on Saturday night in Dallas.,Jennings completed 22 of 30 passes for 260 yards and one interception in addition to his two scoring tosses to lead SMU...
No. 23 Texas Tech QB Behren Morton hurt in rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Behren Morton threw four touchdown passes Saturday night before departing in the second quarter with an injury as No. 23 Texas Tech routed Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67-7 in each team's season opener in Lubbock, Texas.,Morton, who completed 16 of 18 attempts for 201 yards, left the game after linebacker Ta...
Athletics' Nick Kurtz undergoes MRI, avoids serious injury
Athletics slugger Nick Kurtz wasn't found to have a serious injury when he underwent an MRI exam on his right oblique, manager Mark Kotsay said before Saturday's game against the Texas Rangers.,Kotsay termed it good news that the American League Rookie of the Year avoided a serious ailment during Sa...
Kahleah Copper, Mercury pull away from Liberty
Kahleah Copper had 22 points with five 3-pointers, Alyssa Thomas tallied 14 points and nine assists, and the host Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty 80-63 to remain ahead of the defending champion Liberty in the fight for home-court advantage in the playoffs.,Satou Sabally had 14 points and t...
Nneka Ogwumike nets 20 points to carry Storm past Sky
Nneka Ogwumike finished with 20 points and seven rebounds, leading the Seattle Storm to a wire-to-wire 79-69 victory at home over the Chicago Sky Saturday night.,Ezi Magbegor added 13 points for Seattle (22-19), which has won five of its last six and finishes with a 3-0 record against the struggling...
Eduardo Rodriguez, Diamondbacks stifle Dodgers' offense
Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez went six scoreless innings and Corbin Carroll hit a home run to break a scoreless tie in the seventh inning as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earned a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.,Gabriel Moreno had a sacrifice fly in a three-run sevent...
Reports: Red Sox reach extension with LHP Aroldis Chapman
The Boston Red Sox agreed to a contract extension with left-hander Aroldis Chapman, per multiple reports. ,The deal contains $13.3 million in guarantees, according to MassLive. He will be under contract for next season and carry an option for 2027.,Chapman, an eight-time All-Star, has posted career-...
China's Miranda Wang closer to first tour win at TPC Boston
Rookie Miranda Wang of China moved closer to her first LPGA Tour victory on Saturday by taking a three-stroke lead after three rounds of the FM Championship in Norton, Mass.,Wang carded a bogey-free, 7-under-par 65 to move to 18 under at the rain-softened TPC Boston course. She needed only 24 putts ...
Bear Bachmeier tosses 3 TDs in BYU's rout of Portland State
Bear Bachmeier threw for three touchdowns and ran for two others in his collegiate debut to lead BYU to a 69-0 victory over Portland State in Provo, Utah, on Saturday night.,Bachmeier became the first true freshman quarterback to start a season opener for BYU. He won the job in fall camp after trans...
Austin Simmons, No. 21 Ole Miss dominate Georgia State
Austin Simmons completed 20 of 31 passes for 341 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday, helping No. 21 Ole Miss rout visiting Georgia State 63-7 in Oxford, Miss.,Simmons also threw two interceptions in his first career start, while Kewan Lacy ran for 108 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries. Lo...
Garrett Nussmeier's TD pass rallies No. 9 LSU past No. 4 Clemson
Garrett Nussmeier threw a tie-breaking touchdown pass in the fourth quarter and No. 9 LSU rode a stifling defense to a 17-10 victory over No. 4 Clemson in the season opener for both teams Saturday night in Clemson, S.C.,Nussmeier completed 28 of 38 passes for 230 yards and LSU outgained Clemson 354-...
Atlanta United upsets Nashville behind goalkeeper Jayden Hibbert
Ronald Hernandez scored a header in the 24th minute on Saturday to propel visiting Atlanta United to a rare 1-0 victory over Nashville SC.,Atlanta (5-12-11, 26 points) snapped an 11-game winless stretch, picking up three points for the first time since posting a 3-2 win over Orlando City on May 28. ...
Robin Lod's late goal earns Minnesota United draw with Timbers
Robin Lod scored in the 85th minute as Minnesota United rallied for a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers to clinch an MLS Cup Playoff spot on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,It was Lod's fifth goal of the season and his the 34th of his career with the Loons. Wil Trapp set up the score with a loo...
USC rings up 73 points to spoil Missouri State's FBS debut
After giving up the game's first points on a field goal, Southern California rolled off 28 unanswered points in a little more than 10 minutes to run away from visiting Missouri State, 73-13, Saturday in Los Angeles.,The Trojans (1-0) spoiled the Football Bowl Subdivision debut of the Bears, newcomer...
Top of Cubs' order orchestrates another win over Rockies
Kyle Tucker had two hits and scored twice while Michael Busch, Seiya Suzuki and Ian Happ each added two hits as the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Saturday night in Denver.,Javier Assad (1-1) pitched six solid innings and Daniel Palencia got the final three outs for his 21st save. The...
Sporting Kansas City scores three late to stun Rapids
Dejan Joveljic scored twice as Sporting Kansas City's second-half scoring flurry gave the club a 4-2 home win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday.,Trailing 2-1 through 72 minutes, Kansas City (7-15-6, 27 points) vaulted ahead on goals from Daniel Salloi, Mason Toye and Joveljic within an eight-minu...
Dynamo hold on to beat St. Louis, climb standings
Ezequiel Ponce scored his eighth goal of the season midway to the first half, Duane Holmes added his first MLS goal in the second, and the visiting Houston Dynamo held on to 3-2 victory despite a furious late rally by St. Louis City on Saturday night.,Ponce was also pressuring on the second-half seq...
Justice Haynes (3 TDs) propels No. 14 Michigan past New Mexico
Justice Haynes had 16 carries for 159 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 14 Michigan held firm for a 34-17 win over New Mexico on Saturday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Highly touted true freshman Bryce Underwood completed 21 of 31 passes for 251 yards and one touchdown in his collegiate debut for the ...