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Andrew Benintendi propels White Sox to win at Tigers
Andrew Benintendi blasted a two-run homer and the visiting Chicago White Sox cooled off the playoff-bound Detroit Tigers with a 4-0 win on Saturday afternoon.,Benintendi also doubled and scored two runs as the White Sox (40-121) won for the fourth time in five games. Bryan Ramos had a solo homer for...
Marlins club Blue Jays to take season-ending series
Dane Myers had a three-run homer and a two-run double and the visiting Miami Marlins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Former Blue Jays minor-leaguer Griffin Conine had three hits and an RBI as the Marlins (61-100) clinched the season-ending three-game series.,Nathan Lukes hi...
Kyle Hendricks turns back clock as Cubs drop Reds 3-0
Kyle Hendricks threw 7 1/3 shutout innings in what could be his final start for the Chicago Cubs, and guided a 3-0 win against visiting Cincinnati Reds in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday afternoon.,Hendricks, who has been with the Cubs since 2014 and helped them to a World Ser...
Pirates hit five HRs, top Yankees in Paul Skenes' finale
Yasmani Grandal hit the first of the Pittsburgh Pirates' five homers and they never trailed in a 9-4 win over the New York Yankees, who saw Aaron Judge strike out five times Saturday.,Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in the fifth and laced an RBI double in the eighth for the American League East-winning Ya...
Kentucky knocks off No. 6 Ole Miss
Kentucky's Brock Vandagriff completed a 63-yard pass on fourth down, Josh Kattus scored the game-winner on a fumble recovery, and the Wildcats shocked No. 6 Ole Miss 20-17 in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday afternoon in Oxford, Miss.,With Kentucky trailing 17-13 with 3:51 left and backed up...
Indiana tops Maryland for best start (5-0) since 1967
Kurtis Rourke threw three touchdowns to help Indiana secure its best start in almost six decades with a 42-28 win over Big Ten-rival Maryland on a rainy Saturday in Bloomington, Ind.,Six different players scored touchdowns for the Hoosiers, who are 5-0 for the first time since 1967. Indiana is 2-0 i...
No. 22 BYU leads early, holds off Baylor
No. 22 BYU took an early three-touchdown lead before holding off Baylor to win 34-28 and achieve its first road victory in the Big 12 in its second year in the conference.,The Cougars (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) withstood a comeback attempt by Baylor (2-3, 0-2) after taking a 21-0 lead in the first quarter.,B...
No. 12 Michigan holds off Minnesota's late charge for 27-24 win
Kalel Mullings rushed 24 times for 111 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as No. 12 Michigan hung on for a 27-24 win over Minnesota in Big Ten Conference play at Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Wolverines (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) led 24-3 after Dominic Zvada made a 53-yard field goal halfway through the third quarter...
No. 23 Kansas State dominates in 42-20 win over No. 20 Oklahoma State
Avery Johnson accounted for five touchdowns as No. 23 Kansas State dismantled No. 20 Oklahoma State 42-20 Saturday in a pivotal Big 12 matchup in Manhattan, Kan. ,Johnson was 19-of-31 for 259 yards and three touchdowns passing. He added two touchdowns on the ground.,DJ Giddens rushed for 187 yards o...
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...
BC comes back from two scores down to beat Western Kentucky late
With Grayson James making his first start, Boston College overcame a two-score deficit in the fourth quarter to edge past visiting Western Kentucky 21-20 in nonconference action on Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The FIU transfer quarterback was 19-of-32 passing for 168 yards and a touchdown, findi...
Nebraska uses second-half momentum to roll past Purdue
Dylan Raiola went 17-of-27 passing for 257 yards and a touchdown to lead Nebraska to a 28-10 win at Purdue in a Big Ten contest on Saturday at West Lafayette, Ind.,Nebraska (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) limited Purdue (1-3, 0-1) to 224 yards of total offense.,Hudson Card went 18-of-25 passing with a touchdown ...
Gotham, Current can't settle differences in 1-1 tie
Temwa Chawinga scored just after halftime to allow the host Kansas City Current to come away with a 1-1 draw against NJ/NY Gotham on Saturday afternoon., ,Chawinga got free for a breakaway that ended with her dribbling past NJ/NY goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger in the 52nd minute. She effortlessly tapp...
U.S. regains lead over International team at Presidents Cup
The U.S. team won three of four matches in four-ball to regain the lead in the Presidents Cup on Saturday at Royal Montreal Golf Club.,The U.S. led 8-6 on the International team going into afternoon foursomes. ,This is the first day of multiple sessions, with four foursome matches set for the aftern...
Aryna Sabalenka continues quest of first China Open win
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka overcame a sluggish start to defeat Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-4, 6-1 and move to the third round of the China Open in Beijing on Saturday.,Sabalenka won her 13th straight WTA Tour match in 76 minutes, but she wasn't completely pleased by her play.,"In the first ...
100 Thieves, paIN Gaming stay alive at Worlds
100 Thieves and paIN Gaming swept their elimination matches Saturday to stay alive at the 2024 League of Legends World Championship in Berlin.,100 Thieves posted 32- and 25-minute wins on red against Fukuoka HAWKS gaming and paIN Gaming registered a 33-minute win on blue and a 35-minute victory on r...
ATP roundup: Jannik Sinner extends QF streak in China
Top-seeded Italian Jannik Sinner kept his quarterfinals streak alive Saturday by rallying past Russia's Roman Safiullin 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 at the China Open in Beijing.,The World No. 1 has reached at least the quarterfinals in every tour-level event he has played in 2024. Sinner had 25 winners and conver...
Lars Nootbaar helps Cardinals rally past Giants
Lars Nootbaar homered, tripled and drove in three runs as the visiting Cardinals rallied for a 6-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a season-ending, three-game series Friday night.,Masyn Wynn doubled, singled and scored twice for St. Louis (82-78), which assured itself of a win...
Bryan Woo, Mariners shut down Athletics
Bryan Woo pitched five scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Oakland Athletics 2-0 on Friday night.,Mitch Garver and Cal Raleigh homered for the Mariners (83-77), who were eliminated from the American League's wild-card race a day earlier when they had a bye.,The A's (69-91...