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Report: Packers QB Jordan Love (knee) hopeful of Week 5 return
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love has circled Oct. 6 as his target date to return from his MCL sprain, NFL Network reported Sunday.,That would put his return in Week 5 against the Los Angeles Rams in his native California.,Love was helped off the field with six seconds left in the 34-29 loss...
Report: Florida boosters raise money to buy out Billy Napier
Florida boosters have put together enough money to buy out the contract of football coach Billy Napier, USA Today reported.,The Gators fell to 1-2 Saturday after their 33-20 home loss to Texas A&M in Gainesville, where home fans started to file out before the end of the third quarter.,Per USA Today,...
Brewers near division title while Arizona seeks to stop slide
After taking two straight in Arizona and four of five during their current road trip, the Milwaukee Brewers can start penciling in the day they will likely clinch the National League Central. It could happen as early as next week at home.,Milwaukee (86-62), which has an 11-game lead over the Chicago...
Willy Adames leads Brewers to win over reeling Diamondbacks
Willy Adames cracked a grand slam to cap a seven-run second inning and added a solo homer in the fourth, and the Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 15-8 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Saturday night to take the second of a three-game series.,Adames finished 3-for-3 and had five RBIs to...
Jaxson Dart helps No. 5 Ole Miss trounce Wake Forest
Jaxson Dart had two scoring passes and a touchdown run and Henry Parrish Jr. ran for two touchdowns as No.5 Mississippi rode a strong start to a 40-6 road victory against Wake Forest on Saturday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Rebels (3-0) scored 20 first-quarter points and that set the tone for an...
Janine Beckie, Louisville rally for 2-1 win over Angel City
Janine Beckie scored the go-ahead goal in the 68th minute and Katie Lund made four saves as host Racing Louisville rallied for a 2-1 victory over Angel City FC on Saturday night.,Bethany Balcer also scored for Racing Louisville (5-8-7, 22 points) which closed to within three points of eighth-place B...
Down 14, Taylen Green and Arkansas rally past UAB
Ja'Quinden Jackson ran for 147 yards and a touchdown as Arkansas overcame an early two-touchdown hole to upend UAB 37-27 on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green ran for 96 yards and two touchdowns and finished 11-for-26 passing for 161 yards. His main target was Andrew Ar...
Darius Taylor's 3-TD day carries Minnesota over Nevada 27-0
Darius Taylor rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns to lead Minnesota to a 27-0 nonconference home win over Nevada on Saturday.,Taylor also had a receiving touchdown and Max Brosmer went 16-of-26 passing for 191 yards, a touchdown and an interception for the Golden Gophers (2-1). ,Brendon Lewis we...
Georgia Tech steamrolls VMI, 59-7
Haynes King completed 17 of 22 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns, helping lead Georgia Tech to a 59-7 rout of visiting VMI on Saturday in Atlanta.,Backup Zach Pyron ran for a pair of scores, adding another through the air, as the Yellow Jackets (3-1) outgained VMI (0-3) 575-104.,After the te...
Packers list QB Jordan Love as doubtful vs. Colts
The Green Bay Packers downgraded quarterback Jordan Love from questionable to doubtful on Saturday for their home opener Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts.,Love suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee in Green Bay's Week 1 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil and did not practice this week...
Cavs keep F Isaac Okoro with three-year, $38M deal
Forward Isaac Okoro agreed Saturday to a three-year deal to stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers, ESPN reported, attributing the news to Okoro's agents.,Per the report, The contract is worth $38 million.,The fifth overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft, Okoro, 23, has averaged 8.5 points and 2.9 rebounds i...
QB CJ Bailey leads NC State's rally past Louisiana Tech
Freshman CJ Bailey passed for 156 yards and rushed for a score after replacing injured Grayson McCall, sparking North Carolina State to a 30-20 comeback victory over Louisiana Tech on Saturday afternoon in nonconference action at Raleigh, N.C.,DK Kaufman accelerated the rally from an 11-point defici...
Red Sox refresh bullpen amid series vs. rival Yankees
The Boston Red Sox made two additions to their bullpen Saturday in the middle of a series against the rival New York Yankees.,Left-hander Bailey Horn was recalled and left-hander Zach Penrod had his contract purchased. Both were promoted from Triple-A Worcester. Left-hander Cam Booser and right-hand...
NC State QB Grayson McCall injured, exits game vs. Louisiana Tech
North Carolina State quarterback Grayson McCall exited with an undisclosed injury in the second quarter of Saturday's home game against Louisiana Tech and was quickly ruled out for the remainder of the contest.,McCall was hit by Louisiana Tech's blitzing linebacker Zach Zimos with just over 5 1/2 mi...
Brewers bid for series victory in encounter vs. Diamondbacks
The Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks finally faced each other in the 147th game of the 2024 season.,The late-season crush of games between two teams that met in last season's National League wild-card round continues Saturday night when the Brewers and Diamondbacks clash in Phoenix.,Milwau...
Rhys Hoskins homers as Brewers edge D-backs
Rhys Hoskins hit a two-run homer and five Milwaukee pitchers slowed the Arizona Diamondbacks' offense while recording a 2-1 victory on Friday night in Phoenix.,Freddy Peralta managed his way through five innings while improving to 4-0 in five career appearances (three starts) against the Diamondback...
Packers say QB Jordan Love (knee) questionable despite no practice
Green Bay Packers fans weren't expecting Jordan Love to play in Week 2, but then the injury report came out.,Love suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee in Green Bay's Week 1 loss in Brazil and did not practice this week. Yet on Friday, he received a "questionable" designation for Sunday's home ga...
Ravens rookie CB Nate Wiggins out Sunday after car accident
Baltimore Ravens rookie cornerback Nate Wiggins will miss Sunday's home opener against the Las Vegas Raiders after being involved in a car accident, coach John Harbaugh said Friday.,Wiggins, selected in the first round (30th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Clemson, missed practice on Thursday ...
Reign loan D Lily Woodham to Crystal Palace
The Seattle Reign have loaned Welsh defender Lily Woodham to England's Crystal Palace through January 2025, the NWSL club announced Friday.,"For Lily, going and getting games is important for her individual development," Reign coach Laura Harvey said. "She is a young talent with a lot of potential, ...
Prosecutor: Driver charged in Gaudreau case was legally drunk
The man accused of killing NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother in a crash was legally drunk and drinking in his vehicle at the time of the incident, prosecutors said Friday.,Sean Higgins, 43, had a blood-alcohol content of 0.087 percent, above the New Jersey limit of 0.08 court, prose...