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Xavier Brown helps lift Virginia over Coastal Carolina
Xavier Brown rushed for a career-high 171 yards and Grady Brosterhous ran for two scores as Virginia rolled to a 43-24 nonconference victory against Coastal Carolina on Saturday in Conway, S.C.,The Cavaliers (3-1) have already matched their win total from each of coach Tony Elliott's first two seaso...
No. 20 Iowa State dominates Arkansas State
Rocco Becht threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third in the first half on Saturday as No. 20 Iowa State remained unbeaten with a 52-7 blowout of Arkansas State in Ames, Iowa.,Becht completed 11 of 18 passes for 204 yards with an interception as the Cyclones improved to 3-0. Carson Hansen added t...
Nats beat Cubs behind strong performance by MacKenzie Gore
MacKenzie Gore came within eight outs of the eighth no-hitter in Nationals franchise history, lifting visiting Washington to a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon.,Chicago didn't get to Gore (10-12) until Patrick Wisdom clubbed a solo shot with one out in the bottom of the seventh. T...
Giants reinstate 3B Matt Chapman from paternity list
The San Francisco Giants activated standout third baseman Matt Chapman from the paternity list prior to Saturday's road game against the Kansas City Royals.,Chapman is batting fourth and playing third base in the middle contest of the three-game series.,Chapman left the team for the birth of his dau...
Jeeno Thitikul builds Kroger Queen City lead with Lydia Ko in pursuit
Jeeno Thitikul extended her lead Saturday with a 4-under par 68, going up by two strokes (16 under) with a round to play at the Kroger Queen City Championship in Maineville, Ohio.,Thitikul, a former World No. 1 who entered the day nursing a one-stroke lead, is seeking her first individual LPGA win i...
Late score earns New York City FC draw with Inter Miami
James Sands scored in the 95th minute to fuel New York City FC to a 1-1 draw against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami FC on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.,Sands converted a cross from Santiago Rodriguez following a corner kick to earn NYCFC's second draw of the season against Inter Miami. The two...
Alonza Barnett's 5 TDs help James Madison top UNC 70-50
Alonza Barnett III threw for five touchdowns and ran for two more as visiting James Madison scored in a variety of ways in stunning North Carolina 70-50 on Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Barnett finished 22-for-34 for 388 passing yards and cranked out 99 rushing yards on 13 carries.,Omarion...
Kentucky finds end zone again and again in crushing Ohio
Brock Vandagriff went 17-of-24 passing for 237 yards to lead Kentucky to a 41-6 home win over Ohio on Saturday.,Dane Key was the biggest target for Vandagriff, catching seven passes for 145 yards.,The big quarter for Kentucky was the second quarter, when it scored two touchdowns to break a two-game ...
Elly De La Cruz drives in four as Reds thump Pirates 7-1
Elly De La Cruz had three hits with four RBIs and scored twice to help the Cincinnati Reds take a 7-1 win and the series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.,The Reds (76-80), who won the opener of the three-game set on Friday, have won five of their past eight games. Cincinnati star...
No. 3 Ohio State dominates in lopsided win over Marshall
Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson combined for 249 rushing yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 3 Ohio State to a 49-14 win over Marshall in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.,Henderson ran for a 40-yard touchdown on the first possession of the third quarter for a 35-14 lead in the final nonconfere...
No. 21 Clemson scores early, often in rout of NC State
Cade Klubnik threw for three touchdowns and had a long scoring run as No. 21 Clemson clobbered visiting North Carolina State 59-35 in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon at Clemson, S.C.,Klubnik was involved in three touchdowns in the game's first 10 minutes, an...
Florida dominates second quarter, takes down Mississippi State
Graham Mertz threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score as Florida defeated Mississippi State 45-28 on Saturday afternoon in Starkville, Miss., ,Mertz completed 19 of 21 passes for 201 yards and DJ Lagway completed all seven of his passes for 76 yards for the Gators (2-2, 1-1 SEC)., ,Bla...
Tai Felton, Maryland continue to dominate, beat Villanova
Billy Edwards Jr. threw for 328 yards and two touchdowns, guiding Maryland to a 38-20 win over Villanova, Saturday afternoon in College Park, Md.,Tai Felton had a career-high 14 receptions for 157 yards and a touchdown to become the first player in Terrapins history to open a season with four straig...
Indiana rides offense to 52-14 rout over Charlotte
Indiana racked up six touchdowns and a field goal in its first seven possessions and pulled away late in the second quarter to crush visiting Charlotte 52-14 in a nonconference victory Saturday afternoon at Bloomington, Ind., ,Kevin Rourke went 16 of 20 passing for 258 yards and a touchdown, while a...
Cincinnati shuts out Houston in Big 12 opener
Brendan Sorsby completed 12 of 15 passes for 188 yards, including a pair of touchdowns tosses to Xzavier Henderson, to lead the Cincinnati Bearcats (3-1, 1-0) to a 34-0 shutout of the visiting Houston Cougars (1-3, 0-1) in the Big 12 opener for both teams.,Cincinnati recorded its first shutout win s...
Angry about punishment, Verstappen goes quiet
Formula One star Max Verstappen decided to limit what he uttered on Saturday, apparently displeased about being punished for earlier saying a bad word.,Verstappen finished second in Saturday's qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix, requiring him to attend the FIA's official post-qualifying news co...
Wazzu pulls out double-OT victory over San Jose State
Washington State stopped San Jose State from converting the tying two-point attempt in double overtime to hold on for a 54-52 win on Friday in Pullman, Wash.,After Washington State's Dylan Paine rushed for a 7-yard touchdown to start the second overtime and quarterback John Mateer ran it in for the ...
Guardians top Cardinals, close in on AL Central title
Jose Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs as the visiting Cleveland Guardians defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Friday.,Andres Gimenez and Lane Thomas also hit home runs for the Guardians (90-65), who won for the sixth time in seven games.,They reduced their magic number to clinch th...
Stanford tops Syracuse on last-second FG to earn first ACC win
Emmet Kenney kicked four field goals, including a 39-yarder as time expired, to send visiting Stanford to a 26-24 win over Syracuse on Friday night.,Playing in their first Atlantic Coast Conference game following a long run in the Pac-12, the Cardinal (2-1, 1-0 ACC) never trailed until the waning mi...
Anna Moorhouse's record-setting effort helps Pride top Bay FC
Barbra Banda scored in the 84th minute and Anna Moorhouse set a league record for single-season shutouts as the unbeaten Orlando Pride notched a 1-0 victory over Bay City FC on Friday night in San Jose, Calif.,Moorhouse recorded six saves while notching her record 12th shutout. She has four straight...