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No. 25 UNLV begins tough stretch by hosting Syracuse
Every team faces challenges over the course of a long season, but No. 25 UNLV absorbed a major dose of adversity last week.,The Rebels passed their first test following the departure of starting quarterback Matthew Sluka and will look to ace another challenge Friday when Syracuse visits Las Vegas fo...

Patriots sticking with Jacoby Brissett as starting QB
New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo said Monday that Jacob Brissett will remain the team's starting quarterback. ,Mayo said he is not considering a change to Drake Maye, the No. 3 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, after the Patriots' third straight loss.,"Jacoby is 100 percent our starter,"...

Packers WR Christian Watson (ankle) could miss four games
Packers wide receiver Christian Watson is a candidate for injured reserve because of a left ankle sprain, NFL Network reported Monday. ,Watson was carted to the locker room during the first quarter of Green Bay's loss to the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field on Sunday and did not return to the game...

D-backs pound Padres to keep playoff hopes alive
Ketel Marte's two-run home run highlighted a six-run fourth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks kept their wild-card playoff hopes alive with an 11-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.,Eugenio Suarez and Randal Grichuk also homered for Arizona (89-73), which ends its re...

Vikings survive Packers' late comeback bid, move to 4-0
Sam Darnold completed 20 of 28 passes for 275 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, and the visiting Minnesota Vikings escaped with a 31-29 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday., ,Jordan Addison finished with one receiving touchdown and one rushing score for Minnesota (4-0). Justin Jeffe...

Packers WR Christian Watson (ankle) ruled out for rest of Vikings game
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson was carted off the field in the first half of Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings because of an ankle injury.,Watson was injured while trying to catch a pass from Jordan Love across the middle of the field. Vikings linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill...

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, F Napheesa Collier win key WNBA awards
Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve won a pair of top WNBA awards and forward Napheesa Collier was named the Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced Sunday.,Reeve was honored as Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year after leading the Lynx to a 30-10 regular season and a sweep of the P...

Packers QB Jordan Love active, CB Jaire Alexander out vs. Vikings
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love was active for the first time since injuring his left knee in the season opener and is expected to start Sunday against the visiting Minnesota Vikings.,Love practiced all week and was listed Friday as questionable on the injury report, the same status he had...

For D-backs' playoff aspirations, it's win vs. Padres and hope
The Arizona Diamondbacks, last year's National League champions, picked a bad time to go into a slump.,Entering action last Sunday, they were riding a four-game winning streak and possessed the second wild card in the National League. But when they take the field in Phoenix on Sunday afternoon again...

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...