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Padres hurt Diamondbacks' playoff bid with shutout win
Kyle Higashioka broke open a scoreless game in the top of the ninth with a two-run homer, Brandon Lockridge followed with a solo shot, and the San Diego Padres, playing mostly reserves, downed the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 on Saturday night in the second meeting of a three-game series in Phoenix.,Don...
Louisiana edges Wake Forest on Kenneth Almendares' FG
Kenneth Almendares delivered the go-ahead 31-yard field goal with 52 seconds left to lift Louisiana over Wake Forest 41-38 in a non-conference game Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Ben Wooldridge completed 20 of 29 passes for 257 yards and three touchdowns without an interception for Louisiana. Two o...
No. 24 Texas A&M comes back vs. Arkansas to win final Southwest Classic in Arlington
Marcel Reed accounted for three scores Saturday and remained perfect as starting quarterback for the No. 24 Texas A&M Aggies, who improved to 2-0 in Southeastern Conference play by topping the Arkansas Razorbacks 21-17 in the final Southwest Classic held in Arlington, Texas.,With top quarterback Con...
Reports: Packers QB Jordan Love to start against Vikings
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is expected to start against the visiting Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, three-plus weeks after he sprained the MCL in his left knee, according to multiple reports.,Love practiced all week and was listed Friday as questionable on the injury report, the same st...
Padres recall RHP Randy Vasquez to face Diamondbacks
The San Diego Padres recalled right-hander Randy Vasquez from Triple-A El Paso on Saturday and optioned right-hander Alek Jacob.,Vasquez, 25, was set to start in Saturday's road game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was 4-7 with a 5.18 ERA in 19 starts with the Padres earlier this season. He is ...
Kyle McCord, Syracuse pass way past Holy Cross
Kyle McCord passed for 385 yards and four touchdowns as Syracuse beat Holy Cross 42-14 on Saturday in Syracuse, N.Y.,It's the fourth straight 300-yard passing game to open the season for McCord, who was 28 of 50 and also threw two interceptions. Jackson Meeks had 10 catches for a career-high 161 yar...
Turnovers help NC State past Northern Illinois 24-17
CJ Bailey completed 13 of 20 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown, while adding 22 rushing yards and a score on the ground, as NC State escaped with a 24-17 win over visiting Northern Illinois on Saturday at Raleigh, N.C.,The Wolfpack offense mustered just 171 total yards, but the defense forced fou...
D-backs walking fine line ahead of rematch vs. Padres
The Arizona Diamondbacks will have little margin for error when they take on the San Diego Padres on Saturday night in Phoenix. ,Arizona lost some wiggle room in its battle for a National League playoff spot by dropping a 5-3 decision in the opener of the three-game series on Friday.,The Diamondback...
Padres clinch top NL wild card, hurt D-backs' standing
Luis Arraez went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, a run and an RBI to help the San Diego Padres post a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night in the opener of a pivotal three-game series at Phoenix.,Jackson Merrill and David Peralta each had two hits and one RBI as San Diego cl...
Corey Heim surges late at Kansas Speedway for sixth win
Corey Heim won the Kubota Tractor 200 on Friday night in Kansas City, Kan., in the fastest truck, but he needed help from fellow playoff driver Ty Majeski to secure the victory in the NASCAR Truck Series Round of 10 elimination race at Kansas Speedway., ,Majeski ran out of fuel approaching the white...
Jaguars, facing Texans, ramp up for rebound from 'disaster'
The Jacksonville Jaguars are one of three winless teams in the NFL and certainly the one in the most disarray.,The Jaguars (0-3) will attempt to halt their dysfunction and register that elusive first victory when they visit the Houston Texans in an AFC South battle on Sunday.,Jacksonville's poor sta...
Packers 'encouraged' but QB Jordan Love questionable for Sunday
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love practiced all week, inching ever closer to returning to the starting job he yielded to Malik Willis due to a sprained left knee in Week 1.,Love was limited in Friday's practice and continues to wear a brace on his left knee. He was officially listed on the f...
Redblacks aim to clinch playoff spot against host Roughriders
The Ottawa Redblacks take a third swipe at clinching a playoff berth when they visit the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday afternoon in Regina.,Ottawa (8-5-1) lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Week 15 and the Montreal Alouettes last week in its first two opportunities.,Jeremiah Masoli will be th...
Packers 'encouraged' QB Jordan Love on field, Sunday start uncertain
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love practiced all week, inching ever closer to returning to the starting job he yielded to Malik Willis due to a sprained left knee in Week 1.,Love was limited in Friday's practice and continues to wear a brace on his left knee. ,"I think any time he's out there...
Liberty-Appalachian State game canceled due to Hurricane Helene
Appalachian State's home game against Liberty on Saturday has been canceled due to the impact of Hurricane Helene. ,The game in Boone, N.C., will not be rescheduled, per a statement on the Mountaineers' official website. ,Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Florida late Thurs...
Diamondbacks aim to improve standing in opener vs. Padres
There are many unknowns as the Arizona Diamondbacks finish the regular season with a three-game series against the San Diego Padres.,But Arizona knows it needs to rack up as many wins as it can, beginning with Friday night's game with the Padres in Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks (88-71) are part of a thr...
Diamondbacks activate RHP Ryne Nelson, recall OF Alek Thomas
The Arizona Diamondbacks activated right-hander Ryne Nelson from the 15-day injured list on Thursday after he recovered from right shoulder inflammation.,In other moves, the Diamondbacks recalled outfielder Alek Thomas from Triple-A Reno and optioned rookie righty Yilber Diaz and lefty Blake Walston...
Reports: Air Force, UNLV, 4 others staying in Mountain West
The Mountain West has received binding commitments from UNLV, Air Force and four other full members of the conference following the latest dominoes of conference realignment, Yahoo Sports and NBC Sports reported Thursday.,After Utah State became the fifth Mountain West school to agree to join the Pa...
Sacramento State to build new stadium, eyes Pac-12 bid
FCS program Sacramento State announced plans Thursday to build a new stadium with the hope of landing an invitation from the rebuilding Pac-12.,The announcement comes while the Pac-12 and Mountain West are engaged in a massive fight for schools at a time in which there is a shortage of available Wes...
QBs get healthy, Aaron Jones leaps for Green Bay return with Vikings
Aaron Jones knows exactly what he will do if he scores a touchdown at Lambeau Field, where he spent the first seven years of his career.,"I'm definitely leaping up there," Jones said this week.,Would Packers fans embrace him in his Lambeau Leap? Boo him? Maybe both?,Jones is in his first season with...