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Union stay hot, shut out CF Montreal
Danley Jean Jacques scored in the 57th minute and the Philadelphia Union remained unbeaten under interim coach Ryan Richter with a 2-0 victory over struggling CF Montreal on Saturday night in Chester, Pa.,The Union (7-10-6, 27 points) moved into ninth in the Eastern Conference and ran their unbeaten...
Crew blank Rapids to break out of funk
Santi Rodriguez scored in his debut and fellow newcomer Gonzalo Tapia came off the bench to add a goal and an assist as the Columbus Crew ended a five-match MLS winless streak with a 3-0 win over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday.,Rodriguez tallied in the 22nd minute before the Chilean Tapia ...
Dynamo continue scoring drought but pull out draw at Charlotte
The Houston Dynamo grinded out its second consecutive scoreless road draw against a ten-man Charlotte FC on Saturday night.,Charlotte (10-7-6, 36 points) captain Ashley Westwood picked up two yellow cards in a short span of time after arguing with a referee in the 71st minute, forcing it to play a m...
Rockies place ailing Willi Castro (heel) on IL
The Colorado Rockies placed infielder/outfielder Willi Castro on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to left heel inflammation.,The move is retroactive to Wednesday. ,Castro, 29, has been dealing with plantar fasciitis and hasn't played since Monday against the Baltimore Orioles.,Castro has smacked...
Tyler Reddick starts Chase from pole at Darlington after qualifying canceled
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Inclement weather forced the cancellation of Busch Light pole qualifying at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway on Saturday evening, and no one was happier about the development than 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick, who will now lead the field to green in the Cook Out Southern 500 to open The ...
Yusei Kikuchi tosses 6 scoreless as Angels beat Pirates
Yusei Kikuchi pitched six scoreless innings for his first win of the season and Josh Lowe hit a home run to lead the visiting Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.,Wade Meckler doubled twice and had two RBIs, Zach Neto went 3-for-5 with an RBI and Mike Tr...
Athletics place RHP J.T. Ginn (elbow) on 15-day injured list
The Athletics placed starting pitcher J.T. Ginn on the 15-day injured list on Saturday because of a right elbow impingement.,The right-hander is eligible to come off the injured list on Sept. 20, but the Athletics haven't yet made a determination about whether he will pitch again this season.,In a c...
Shohei Ohtani out of Dodgers' starting lineup for 3rd straight game
Shohei Ohtani was out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting lineup for the third consecutive game Saturday as he continues to deal with lingering issues involving his neck, right biceps and left knee.,The superstar two-way player sat out of the Dodgers' 3-2 win on Thursday against the St. Louis Cardi...
Riley Greene smacks two HRs to help Tigers defeat Guardians
All-Star outfielder Riley Greene had four RBIs in his ninth career multi-homer game as the visiting Detroit Tigers bounced back from a doubleheader sweep, beating the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 on Saturday night.,Framber Valdez (9-10) pitched seven scoreless innings, matching his season high, and allow...
Zack Wheeler stifles Braves to help Phillies level series
Zack Wheeler worked six strong innings and Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-leading 41st homer as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Saturday. ,Schwarber had two hits for Philadelphia, as did Bryce Harper, Derek Hill and Luis Arraez. Wheeler (12-5) struck out nine...
Six-time Pro Bowl S Harrison Smith returns to Vikings
Six-time Pro Bowl safety Harrison Smith agreed to return to the Minnesota Vikings for a 15th season, the team announced Saturday.,Smith, 37, had contemplated retirement in the offseason.,According to reports, Smith is expected to sign a deal worth $12.25 million plus incentives that could increase h...
Nate Sheppard rushes for 227 yards, 2 TDs as Duke tops Tulane
Nate Sheppard ran for 227 yards and two touchdowns to lead Duke to a season-opening 17-3 victory against visiting Tulane in a weather-delayed game Saturday at Durham, N.C.,Sheppard added three receptions for 19 yards and was involved in nearly half of Duke's offensive plays.,Walker Eget had an up-an...
Ryan Silverfield’s Arkansas debut results in win over North Alabama
KJ Jackson threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns as Arkansas topped FCS foe North Alabama 31-14 on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Jackson completed 24 of 35 pass attempts and tossed an interception as Ryan Silverfield posted a win in his Arkansas (1-0) coaching debut.,Ismael Cisse, Matt Adcock an...
Auburn stops Baylor on two-point attempt, escapes with win
Byrum Brown rumbled in with the tiebreaking touchdown, Eric Winters made a game-saving tackle on a two-point conversion and Auburn opened the Alex Golesh era with a 17-16 victory over Baylor in Saturday afternoon's mistake-filled, neutral-site season opener in Atlanta.,Winters stepped up and tackled...
Kamari Moulton has career day, No. 22 Iowa rips Northern Illinois
Kamari Moulton rushed for a career-best 183 yards and scored two touchdowns on just 11 carries to help No. 22 Iowa steamroll Northern Illinois 40-0 on Saturday afternoon in Iowa City in the season opener for both teams.,Hank Brown earned the start at quarterback and completed 12 of 20 passes for 129...
Tulsa wrecks Oklahoma State in Eric Morris’ debut
Coming in as nearly two-touchdown underdogs, Tulsa put on a show for its home crowd by subduing new-look Oklahoma State in a 24-10 season-opening win at H. A. Chapman Stadium.,The Golden Hurricane (1-0), despite not converting a third down conversion until there were three minutes to play (1-for-11)...
JC French IV’s 4 TDs lift Cincinnati past Boston College
JC French IV ran for three touchdowns and threw for another in his Cincinnati debut as quarterback to lead the Cincinnati Bearcats past the Boston College Eagles 34-15 Saturday in Cincinnati.,French completed 10 of 14 passes for 77 yards for the Bearcats (1-0), who won their 25th straight home opene...
No. 2 Oregon rallies, avoids upset by Boise State
Dante Moore threw three touchdown passes, including the tiebreaking scoring pass to Dakorien Moore, and No. 2 Oregon rallied from a 10-point deficit to record a 34-27 victory over Boise State on Saturday afternoon at Eugene, Ore., in the season opener for both teams.,Dante Moore completed 28 of 37 p...
Faizon Brandon stars in debut, No. 20 Tennessee routs Furman
Faizon Brandon shined in his collegiate debut as host No. 20 Tennessee comfortably defeated Furman 56-9 on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn.,Brandon, the first true freshman quarterback to start a season opener for the Volunteers (1-0) since Brent Schaeffer in 2004, was the first SEC player wit...
Notebook: Chase Briscoe eyes third straight at Darlington
Chase Briscoe smiled and conceded he never really had held a specific love for Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, the track nicknamed "Too Tough to Tame." But a 2020 win in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series capped with back-to-back trips to Victory Lane for winning the last two Southern 500s, certainly ...