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Athletics bash 4 HRs, 21 hits in blowout of Angels
Nick Kurtz, Colby Thomas, Carlos Cortes and JJ Bleday each homered and Tyler Soderstrom went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs to lead the Athletics to a 17-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,Thomas went 2-for-5 with four runs scored and three RBIs and Jac...
Vicari Swain's 2 TDs on punt returns propel No. 10 South Carolina past SC State
Vicari Swain returned a pair of second-quarter punts for touchdowns, helping No. 10 South Carolina overcome a slow start and pull away with a 38-10 win over South Carolina State on Saturday night in Columbia, S.C.,Swain, who padded South Carolina's lead last Sunday in a 24-11 home win over Virginia ...
Steven Kwan's go-ahead single pushes Guardians past Rays
Steven Kwan chopped a go-ahead, RBI infield single with two outs in the ninth as the Cleveland Guardians won their second straight over the host Tampa Bay Rays, 3-2, on Saturday night., ,Against Pete Fairbanks (4-5) in a 2-2 game, Cleveland (71-70) got a leadoff single by Daniel Schneemann and a wal...
Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard among Hall of Fame inductees
Former NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard, along with former women's star Sue Bird, highlighted a decorated group inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday night in Springfield, Mass.,Women's stars Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles, head coach Billy Donovan, Miami Heat owner...
Tarik Skubal tosses another gem as Tigers top White Sox
Tarik Skubal extended his franchise record by pitching seven scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers ended the visiting Chicago White Sox's six-game winning streak with a 6-0 shutout Saturday., ,Skubal (13-4) has 12 starts this season in which he has pitched at least six innings and allowed no runs...
KC Current extend unbeaten streak to 12 games with shutout of Bay FC
Michelle Cooper scored late in the first half as the visiting Kansas City Current extended its unbeaten streak to 12 games with a 2-0 victory over struggling Bay FC on Saturday night in San Jose, Calif.,Temwa Chawinga added her 12th goal in the final minutes of the second half after stealing the bal...
Host UNLV goes up big, holds off UCLA
Coach Dan Mullen and the new-look UNLV football team survived their first major test of the season, beating Big Ten foe UCLA 30-23 on Saturday night in Las Vegas in the Rebels' lone regular-season matchup against a Power 4 opponent this year.,Defensive back Aamaris Brown intercepted a deflected pass...
No. 21 Alabama bounces back, pounds UL Monroe 73-0
Ty Simpson completed all 17 passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 21 Alabama demolish UL Monroe 73-0 on Saturday night at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Simpson set a Crimson Tide record for consecutive completions at the outset of a game while helping Alabama (1-1) rebound from a 31-17 loss to Fl...
Padres emerge from hit-fest with victory over Rockies
Fernando Tatis Jr. homered and singled to reach 700 career hits, Freddy Fermin had two hits and drove in three runs, and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8 in Denver on Saturday night.,Luis Arraez and Ryan O'Hearn had three hits apiece and Ramon Laureano finished with two hits to he...
Steelers revise star DL Cam Heyward's contract
Cam Heyward and the Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed on a revised contract.,Heyward's new deal reportedly includes $3.2 million in incentives tied to the playoffs and postseason wins. The star defensive lineman can earn close to $18 million this season after originally being set to make $14.75 millio...
Michigan State tops Boston College in two-OT thriller
Aidan Chiles' 2-yard conversion pass to Omari Kelly in the second overtime gave Michigan State a 42-40 victory over Boston College at East Lansing, Mich., on Saturday.,Chiles passed for 231 yards and four touchdowns and also scored a rushing touchdown in the second overtime. Nick Marsh caught five p...
John Mateer, No. 18 Oklahoma upend No. 15 Michigan
John Mateer threw for 270 yards and a touchdown and ran for 74 yards and two more scores as No. 18 Oklahoma beat No. 15 Michigan 24-13 on Saturday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (2-0) outgained the Wolverines 408-288, making life difficult for Michigan freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood (9-of-24 pas...
Late 58-yard TD pass lifts Mississippi State past No. 12 Arizona State
Blake Shapen tossed a 58-yard touchdown pass to Brenen Thompson with 30 seconds left to give Mississippi State a 24-20 victory over No. 12 Arizona State on Saturday night at Starkville, Miss.,The Mississippi State defense put together a stellar goal-line stand to hold Arizona State to a field goal b...
UCF runs all over North Carolina A&T in lopsided win
Jaden Nixon rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns on four carries, and had a kickoff return for a touchdown, to help Central Florida earn a 68-7 rout of FCS opponent North Carolina A&T in Orlando on Saturday., ,The game started an hour later than scheduled due to inclement weather., ,Jacurri Brown...
Jayden Maiava's 4 TD passes carry USC past Georgia Southern
Jayden Maiava threw for 412 yards and four touchdowns to lead USC to a 59-20 win against visiting Georgia Southern on Saturday evening in Los Angeles.,Maiava completed 16-of-24 passes without a turnover. Makai Lemon caught four passes for 158 yards and two long touchdowns, doing most of his damage i...
Playoff hopeful Dynamo allow late goal, settle for draw with Galaxy
The Houston Dynamo failed to snag a vital three points in their ongoing playoff hunt, settling for a 1-1 draw with a rotated LA Galaxy side at Shell Energy Stadium on Saturday night. Substitute Lucas Sanabria played spoiler in stoppage time, heading a crossed ball past goalkeeper Jonathan Bond befor...
Dylan Raiola lights it up as Nebraska dominate Akron
Dylan Raiola passed for 364 yards and four touchdowns in three quarters of play and Emmett Johnson ran for 140 yards and two scores and caught a TD pass as Nebraska romped past hapless Akron 68-0 on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb., ,Raiola hit on 24 of his 31 passes and was not intercepted as Nebraska (2-...
Vanderbilt sends Virginia Tech to first 0-2 start since '10
Diego Pavia threw two touchdown passes and Sedrick Alexander ran for two scores as Vanderbilt overwhelmed Virginia Tech in the second half of a 44-20 victory Saturday night in Blacksburg, Va.,Pavia finished 12-of-18 passing for 193 yards with one interception and rushed for 61 yards on 11 carries as...
FC Dallas, Jacob Jackson weather storm for draw with St. Louis
Pressed into service when starting goalkeeper Michael Collodi was shown a red card for a takedown in the box in the 16th minute, backup Jacob Jackson and visiting FC Dallas were peppered with shots by St. Louis City FC., ,But FC Dallas managed to earn a 1-1 draw Saturday night at Energizer Park, kee...
Auburn holds Ball State to minus-3 yards on ground in rout
Jeremiah Cobb had two big touchdown runs and the Auburn defense enjoyed one of its best games ever as the Tigers rolled over Ball State 42-3 in their home opener Saturday in Auburn, Ala.,A reserve back in his first two seasons at Auburn, Cobb had his second career-best game in a row and his first ca...