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Pre-halftime Hail Mary sparks Illinois to victory over UAB
Buoyed by Katin Houser's 54-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass to end the first half, Illinois gradually pulled away for a 42-23 season-opening victory over UAB on Thursday in Champaign, Ill.,Houser completed 13 of 17 passes for 182 yards and three touchdowns and scrambled for a score in his Illini debut...
Julian Lewis' late TD pass lifts Colorado over Georgia Tech
Julian Lewis hit Charlie Williams with a 20-yard touchdown pass with 37 seconds left, Boo Carter blocked Aidan Birr's 45-yard field goal try on the final play, and the Colorado Buffaloes rallied to beat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 14-13, in Atlanta on Thursday night.,Lewis had 60 of his 124 pas...
Austin Simmons shines in debut as No. 25 Missouri handles Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Austin Simmons threw four touchdown passes in his debut for No. 25 Missouri, a 54-14 victory Thursday night against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.,A transfer from Ole Miss, Simmons completed 17 of 19 passes for 252 yards in the first half as the Tigers built a 40-0 lead in their season opener.,Also in the fir...
Punt-return touchdowns propel Minnesota to blowout of Eastern Illinois
Darius Taylor rushed for three touchdowns, Javon Tracy returned two punts for scores, and Minnesota cruised to a 59-7 win over Eastern Illinois on Thursday in Minneapolis.,Drake Lindsey completed 19 of 24 passes for 264 yards and a touchdown for Minnesota (1-0), which never trailed. The junior quart...
GM Michael Lombardi resigns at North Carolina; investigation takes wild turn
North Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi resigned his position on Thursday, more than a month after being placed on paid administrative leave by the university.,The resignation came on the same day WRAL News reported lawyers were investigating allegations stretching the scope of the ...
Gio Lopez (3 TDs) dazzles in Wake Forest debut rout of Akron
Gio Lopez threw for three touchdowns and 350 yards in his Wake Forest debut as the Demon Deacons rolled to a 38-16 season-opening victory over Akron on Thursday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Lopez, who played for North Carolina last year, completed 21 of 32 passes. Two of the TD passes were 70-plus y...
UCF has record-setting night in blowout of Bethune-Cookman
Alonza Barnett III threw for 158 yards and a touchdown and added another on the ground, Duke Watson rushed for 110 yards and a score, and UCF flew past visiting Bethune-Cookman for a record-setting 73-6 victory on Thursday in Orlando, Fla.,UCF (1-0) tied a program record with 73 points, first set in...
Cal Quantrill tosses seven shutout innings as Rangers blank Rays
Cal Quantrill delivered another strong performance for the Texas Rangers on Thursday night, blanking the Tampa Bay Rays on two hits over seven innings in the 6-0 win in Arlington, Tex.,It was the third time in the past four outings Quantrill (7-5) tossed at least six shutout innings. He struck out f...
Royals take finale vs. Marlins behind Carter Jensen's 3 hits, 3 RBIs
Carter Jensen hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning, had three RBIs and finished a single shy of the cycle as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Miami Marlins 7-3 on Thursday.,Jac Caglianone added two hits with two RBIs for the Royals (63-78), who salvaged the finale of a three-game...
Louisiana judge rules returning pros NCAA-eligible in injunction
Louisiana district court judge William Jorden approved a preliminary injunction on Thursday that would allow LSU to add tight end Dae'Quan Wright and defensive lineman Zxavian Harris to its roster after their brief stints in the NFL.,After a lengthy court hearing in Baton Rouge, Wright and Harris we...
Adley Rutschman torments former team as Red Sox rally past Orioles
Adley Rutschman homered twice against his former team and then scored on Nick Sogard's go-ahead two-run blast as the visiting Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Thursday night to begin a four-game series.,Sogard's fourth homer of the year broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning. Roman...
Mark Sanchez to plead guilty in Indy altercation
Mark Sanchez, the former NFL quarterback turned broadcaster who was arrested on battery charges related to a public scuffle in Indianapolis last October, has filed a motion to plead guilty to at least one charge, online court records showed Thursday.,Sanchez, who was stabbed in the chest during the ...
Pete Crow-Armstrong's homer leads Cubs past Brewers in pitchers' duel
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a two-run homer in the third inning and Kevin Gausman tossed seven innings of one-run ball as the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Thursday to earn a split of a four-game series.,Gausman (9-11) allowed five hits and one walk while striking out nine. Rya...
'Pop' Watson-led UMass routs Rutgers to end 16-game skid
William "Pop" Watson III tossed three touchdown passes to help visiting UMass end the program's 16-game losing streak by beating Rutgers 37-21 Thursday night in the season opener for both teams at Piscataway, N.J., ,Watson, a transfer from Virginia Tech, completed 19 of 22 passes for 197 yards. Runn...
Fernando Alonso longs for ‘real Formula 1’ as he ponders future
Fernando Alonso's future is in doubt, and he has offered little to provide additional clarity.,The Aston Martin driver, who has been one of the most outspoken critics of new engine regulations, continued along that path when he spoke with reporters this week.,"Unfortunately, this is what it is," Alo...
Reports: Bears RB D'Andre Swift, WR Rome Odunze injured at practice
Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift and wide receiver Rome Odunze made early exits from practice on Thursday due to apparent injuries, according to multiple reports.,Swift carried the ball late in practice on first-and-10 from the offense's 1-yard line and left the field holding his midsection ...
Dodgers concerned over health of superstar Shohei Ohtani
The Los Angeles Dodgers are entertaining all options as it relates to the health of two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, who is not in Thursday's starting lineup for the series finale against the St. Louis Cardinals.,Ohtani shook his right arm and winced after striking out for the fourth time during Los...
Dana White would love to see UFC Hawaii event at new arena
A UFC event in Hawaii could finally be on the horizon after years of Hawaiian athletes making an impact as fighters for the organization.,UFC CEO Dana White said on "The Rich Eisen Show" on Wednesday that a new arena being built in the 50th state could enable UFC to put on an event in Hawaii.,"One o...
No. 19 SMU launches third ACC campaign at Florida State
SMU has made the jump to the Atlantic Coast Conference look easy in its first two seasons.,Moving up from the American Conference, the Mustangs reached the top 10 of the AP poll and made the Atlantic Coast Conference title game and College Football Playoff in 2024. Then they won nine games last fall...
Lions put winning streak on the line vs. CFL-best Alouettes
The BC Lions have overcome a shaky start and look to notch their sixth consecutive victory when they visit the Montreal Alouettes on Friday night.,It marks the first of two straight matchups between BC (6-5) and Montreal (9-2). The return engagement is Sept. 12 in Vancouver.,The East Division-leadin...