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Jannik Sinner coasts into fourth round at U.S. Open
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner averted the upset bug and cruised to a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Christopher O'Connell in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday in New York.,Unlike No. 2 Novak Djokovic and No. 3 Carlos Alcarez, Sinner avoided being tripped up in the opening week of the final grand s...
No. 15 Tennessee scores on first 7 possessions, routs Chattanooga
Redshirt freshman Nico Iamaleava threw for three first-half touchdowns and running back Dylan Sampson reached the end zone three times before halftime as No. 15 Tennessee trounced visiting Chattanooga 69-3 in the season opener Saturday afternoon at Knoxville, Tenn.,Dont'e Thornton Jr. made two of th...
Diego Pavia sparks Vanderbilt OT upset of Virginia Tech
Vanderbilt, behind quarterback Diego Pavia's 294 yards of total offense, pulled a huge overtime upset of visiting Virginia Tech by a 34-27 score at Vanderbilt's FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday.,The Commodores, 13 1/2-point underdogs, blew a 17-point lead and trailed 27-20 but Pavi...
Cardinals hold off Yankees, win in Bronx for first time
Kyle Gibson pitched seven strong innings for his first win in nearly two months, Brendan Donovan hit a three-run homer in the third inning and the St. Louis Cardinals recorded a 6-5 victory over the host New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon.,The Cardinals improved to 8-11 in their past 19 games an...
Billy Edwards Jr. leads Maryland in romp over UConn
Maryland football has been synonymous with Taulia Tagovailoa for nearly half a decade. In Saturday's season opener, quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. turned the page into a new chapter in style, throwing for a career-best 311 yards and two touchdowns as the host Terrapins defeated Connecticut 50-7 in Co...
Desmond Reid, Eli Holstein power Pitt past Kent State
Freshman quarterback Eli Holstein threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns and Desmond Reid added a pair of scores, lifting Pitt to a 55-24 victory over visiting Kent State on Saturday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.,Holstein completed 29 of 39 passes in his first collegiate game befo...
No. 1 Georgia crushes No. 14 Clemson
ATLANTA -- Carson Beck completed 23 of 33 passes for 278 yards and a pair of touchdowns, as No. 1 Georgia steamrolled No. 14 Clemson 34-3 on Saturday.,Georgia outscored Clemson 28-3 in the second half, extending its regular-season winning streak to 40 games. Nate Frazier added 83 rushing yards and a...
Tyler Shough leads Louisville in rout of Austin Peay
Tyler Shough threw for 232 yards and four touchdowns to lead Louisville to a 62-0 season-opening home win over Austin Peay on Saturday afternoon.,Shough, a transfer from Texas Tech, completed 18 of 24 passes in his debut for the Cardinals. ,Louisville left no doubt from the start, taking a 31-0 lead...
QB Hudson Card deals as Purdue routs Indiana State 42-0
Purdue quarterback Hudson Card was almost perfect as he racked up four touchdown passes in the Boilermakers' 42-0 win against Indiana State during the season opener for both teams on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind.,Purdue notched a first down on each of its first three plays, Card connected on his ...
No. 25 Iowa awakens at halftime, opens with 40-zip shutout of Illinois State
Cade McNamara threw three touchdown passes in a 34-point second half and No. 25 Iowa overcame a slow start to post a 40-0 victory over Illinois State in the season opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon at Iowa City, Iowa.,Reece Vander Zee caught two scoring passes in his college debut and Jaco...
Jasmine Paolini reaches new heights at U.S. Open
Before this year, Jasmine Paolini never played past the second round of a Grand Slam tournament.,On Saturday, the fifth-seeded Paolini defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the fourth round of the U.S. Open in New York, earning her way into the second week of a major tournament for the fo...
Eternal Fire advance to grand final at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade #2
Ozgur "woxic" Eker fueled Eternal Fire to a pair of 2-0 victories on Saturday, helping the club advance to the grand final of the BetBoom Dacha Belgrade #2 event in Serbia.,Eternal Fire posted a 13-10 win on Inferno and 13-6 victory on Anubis to dispatch paiN Gaming in the lower-bracket semifinal. F...
100 Thieves stay alive in LCS Summer Split playoffs
100 Thieves came from behind to beat Dignitas 3-2 on Friday at the League Championship Series Summer Split playoffs in Los Angeles.,The result sends 100 Thieves to the lower-bracket semifinal, where they will oppose Cloud9 on Sunday.,Dignitas won the first map on red before 100 Thieves responded wit...
Josh Hoover, TCU pass Stanford in fourth quarter
Josh Hoover completed 28 of 42 passes for 353 yards and two touchdowns to lead visiting TCU to a 34-27 victory against Stanford in the season opener for both teams on Friday.,Horned Frogs receiver Jack Bech caught six passes for 139 yards and the go-ahead touchdown with 3:13 left. JP Richardson fini...
Team Spirit reach grand final at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade #2
Team Spirit pulled off a 2-1 victory over MOUZ in the upper-bracket final of the BetBoom Dacha Belgrade #2 event on Friday in Serbia.,With the win, Team Spirit advance to the grand final on Sunday. In the lower-bracket quarterfinals on Friday, Eternal Fire topped FURIA Esports 2-1 and paiN Gaming de...
Shohei Ohtani hits 43rd HR as Dodgers edge D-backs
Will Smith hit a three-run homer, Freddie Freeman belted a two-run shot and Shohei Ohtani hit a solo blast to help the Los Angeles Dodgers record a wild 10-9 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night at Phoenix.,Freeman finished with three RBIs as Los Angeles won the opener of the four-g...
Matt Chapman's 3-run double lifts Giants over Marlins
Matt Chapman lined a two-out, two-strike, bases-clearing double in the eighth inning Friday night, rallying the San Francisco Giants to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins in the opener of a three-game series.,The Giants, who began a six-game homestand, snapped a two-game losing streak, re...
Mariners score 5 unearned runs in first inning to beat Angels
The Seattle Mariners benefited from an error that led to five unearned runs in the first inning and cruised to a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Julio Rodriguez reached base four times with a home run and three walks, and Victor Robles had three hits from the ...
Abby Dahlkemper scores in debut as Bay FC top Thorns
Abby Dahlkemper scored a goal in her team debut and expansion Bay FC went on to a 3-1 victory over the host Portland Thorns on Friday night.,Dahlkemper was acquired from the San Diego Wave on Monday and the Menlo Park, Calif., native quickly made an impact for her hometown team by scoring in the sev...
Wisconsin leaves it late before topping Western Michigan
Tawee Walker scored the go-ahead touchdown following a muffed punt as Wisconsin rallied in the fourth quarter for a 28-14 victory over Western Michigan on Friday in the season opener for both teams in Madison, Wis.,With the Broncos ahead 14-13 early in the fourth quarter, Wisconsin recovered the muf...