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Tawee Walker, Wisconsin run over Rutgers
Senior running back Tawee Walker rushed for 198 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries to help Wisconsin defeat host Rutgers 42-7 on Saturday in Piscataway, N.J.,Walker's touchdowns came on a 2-yard run in the first quarter, a 9-yard run in the third and a 55-yard run with 11:11 to play. Wisconsin...
No. 21 Missouri cruises past Massachusetts
Quarterback Brady Cook completed 14 of 19 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns as No. 21 Missouri routed Massachusetts 45-3 on Saturday in Amherst, Mass.,After suffering a 41-10 loss at Texas A&M in their previous game, the Tigers (5-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) muscled up against the independ...
No. 10 Clemson extends win streak against Wake Forest to 16
Cade Klubnik fired three touchdown passes and No. 10 Clemson's defense notched a pair of second-quarter interceptions in a convincing 49-14 romp over host Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C., ,Klubnik completed 31 of 41 passes for 309 yards, while running back Phil Mafah racked ...
Whitecaps' goal vs. LAFC: Avoid wild-card game
For the Vancouver Whitecaps, the stakes of Sunday's match against visiting LAFC are pretty straightforward.,"It's very important," manager Vanni Sartini said. "Unfortunately we didn't do well in the last couple of games. So now this game became a game that can make us get back in the top seven and a...
Aryna Sabalenka seeks third consecutive Wuhan Open title
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka moved closer to her third consecutive championship at the Wuhan Open after coming from a set down to defeat fourth-seeded Coco Gauff 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.,The semifinal win moved Sabalenka to 4-4 in her career meetings with Gauff. Sabalenka now is 16-0 on the hardcourts...
Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic set for Shanghai showdown
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner fended off Czech Tomas Machac with a 6-4, 7-5 win in the semifinals Saturday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters, setting up a finals showdown with Novak Djokovic. ,Sinner will be playing in his first championship match in Shanghai. He moved to 44-4 on the hardcourts this season ...
Mao Saigo sets 54-hole record at LPGA Shanghai
Rookie Mao Saigo of Japan shot her second consecutive 65 to take the lead at the Buick LPGA Shanghai, setting a 54-hole tournament record.,An eagle at No. 17 followed five birdies on her bogey-free round, sending her to an 18-under 198 after three rounds in China and into a one-stroke lead at Qizhon...
Cam Skattebo (2 TDs) helps Arizona State upset No. 16 Utah
Cam Skattebo ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns to help Arizona State upset No. 16 Utah 27-19 on Friday night in Tempe, Ariz., ,Skattebo had his third 100-yard game of the season to help the Sun Devils (5-1, 2-1 Big 12) snap a four-game losing streak in the series. Sam Leavitt threw for 154 yards ...
Flyers capture opener in shootout against Canucks
Morgan Frost scored the decisive goal in the fifth round of a shootout as the visiting Philadelphia Flyers won their season opener, beating the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Friday.,Tyson Foerster and Cam York scored in regulation for the Flyers, who are beginning the season with a four-game western road...
Top line bags six points as Knights edge Blues
The forward line of Jack Eichel, Ivan Barbashev and Mark Stone combined for six points as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Friday in Las Vegas.,Eichel and Barbashev each had a goal and an assist and Stone had two assists for the Golden Knights, who have won their first tw...
Thorns end Pride's record 24-match unbeaten streak
Morgan Weaver and Christine Sinclair scored goals to help the Portland Thorns post a stunning 2-0 victory over the previously unbeaten Orlando Pride on Friday night.,The loss ended Orlando's NWSL record streak at 24 matches (18-0-6), dating back to the final contest of the 2023 season.,The Pride (17...
Northwestern pulls away from error-prone Maryland
Jack Lausch threw for 203 yards and ran for a touchdown, helping Northwestern to a 37-10 Big Ten victory over Maryland on Friday night in College Park, Md.,In the fourth start of his college career, Lausch completed 10 of 18 passes without an interception as the Wildcats (3-3, 1-2) beat the Terrapin...
Mark Scheifele's late heroics lift Jets over Blackhawks in OT
Mark Scheifele scored 38 seconds into overtime after tying the game in the closing stages and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 shots to lift the host Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.,Blackhawks goaltender Arvid Soderblom appeared on the verge of his first career shuto...
Natus Vincere, MOUZ advance to IEM Rio semifinals
MOUZ and Natus Vincere moved on to the semifinals of the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 event Friday in Rio de Janeiro.,After losing 13-7 to Team Vitality on Mirage, MOUZ battled back with victories on Nuke (13-11) and Inferno (13-10) to set up a semifinal matchup against FURIA on Saturday. Dorian "...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers blank Padres, advance to NLCS
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched five shutout innings, Enrique Hernandez and Teoscar Hernandez hit home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the National League Championship Series with a 2-0 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Friday.,By claiming Game 5 of the best-of-five NL Division S...
Nikita Kucherov's hat trick leads Lightning past Hurricanes
Nikita Kucherov scored a hat trick in the final nine minutes and the Tampa Bay Lightning posted a 4-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes in the season opener for both teams Friday night in Raleigh, N.C., ,Brayden Point scored the first Tampa Bay goal, with Kucherov picking up an assist on the g...
Stephan Jaeger moves in front at Black Desert Championship
Germany's Stephan Jaeger held a one-stroke lead at the Black Desert Championship when second-round play was suspended due to darkness Friday in Ivins, Utah.,Jaeger posted an 8-under-par 63 at Black Desert Resort to move to 14-under 128, one shot clear of Ben Kohles (64) and Canadian Adam Svensson (6...
Penguins, Leafs clash after improving on season openers
New Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will be hunting his first goal of the season in the team's home opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.,The league's leading goal-scorer last season with 69 does not have a point after the Maple Leafs split their first two games of th...
Alex Ovechkin, Capitals welcome Devils to open 50th season
The New Jersey Devils began the 2024-25 season with a pair of victories in Prague before returning home to play in Newark, N.J.,With three games already under their belt, the Devils will visit the nation's capital on Saturday and serve as the season-opening opponent for superstar captain Alex Ovechk...
Billy Andrade shoots 65 to lead SAS Championship
Billy Andrade used a late string of birdies to shoot a 7-under-par 65 and secure the first-round lead at the SAS Championship on Friday in Cary, N.C.,Andrade's bogey-free card stood as the best round by afternoon's end. Ireland's Padraig Harrington checked in at 6-under 66, and Jerry Kelly birdied h...