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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 ...
Valkyries blow out Mystics, cushion playoff spot lead
The Golden State Valkyries wasted little time on Saturday setting the tone in the first game of a pivotal, five-game homestand with their 99-62 rout of Washington in San Francisco.,Golden State (20-18) gave up the game's first basket -- a Sug Sutton 3-pointer one minute in -- and it was the only tim...
Reed’s four TD passes carry No. 19 Texas A&M over UTSA
Marcel Reed passed for four touchdowns and KC Concepcion had an 80-yard punt return for a touchdown and a 31-yard TD catch as No. 19 Texas A&M was too much for UTSA in a 42-24 win on Saturday in the season opener for both teams in College Station, Texas.,Reed was 22 of 34 for 289 yards through the a...
No. 17 Kansas State escapes upset with late win over North Dakota
Avery Johnson's 6-yard touchdown pass to Joe Jackson with 42 seconds left helped No. 17 Kansas State win 38-35 to avoid an embarrassing loss to North Dakota of the FCS. ,The Fighting Hawks (0-1) were looking for the biggest upset in program history and their first victory over and FBS opponent since...
Austin FC handles San Jose to help playoff chances
Osman Bukari and Myrto Uzuni scored first-half goals for Austin FC, who defeated the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 on Saturday night.,Austin (10-9-8, 38 points) ended a three-match winless streak (0-1-2) with the win. Its last victory was a 4-2 win over D.C. United on July 26. Austin also conclu...
No. 15 Florida blanks Long Island as DJ Lagway throws 3 TDs
Quarterback DJ Lagway fired three touchdowns in Florida's 38-point first half as the No. 15 Gators opened the season by pummeling the Sharks 55-0 Saturday night in Gainesville, Fla.,The sophomore signal caller from Texas finished his season debut by going 15 of 18 for 120 yards and completing his fi...
Yankees score three runs in 11th to down White Sox
Clay Bellinger blooped a go-ahead RBI single in the 11th inning and Aaron Judge and Austin Wells homered as the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Saturday for their seventh straight win.,The Yankees moved within two games of the American League East-leading Toronto Blue...
Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt rout Charleston Southern in season opener
Diego Pavia passed for 275 yards with three touchdowns and Vanderbilt found the end zone on four of its first five drives as the Commodores rolled to a 45-3 victory over Charleston Southern on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.,Sedrick Alexander rushed for 83 yards, Tre Richardson had five receptions for ...
Elias Diaz blasts 2 homers as Padres roll over Twins
Elias Diaz went 2-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs, and the San Diego Padres pulled away for a 12-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Ramon Laureano finished 2-for-5 with one homer and three RBIs for San Diego, which evened the series at one win apiece with the rubbe...