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Scottie Scheffler still on top as storms hit Tour Championship
ATLANTA -- Scottie Scheffler held a four-stroke lead at the Tour Championship when the end of the second round was interrupted by lightning in the area Friday afternoon.,Eight players were still on the course when thunderstorms arrived, including Scheffler, who had just teed off at the 16th hole at ...
Coco Gauff rallies past Elina Svitolina at U.S. Open
Coco Gauff continued in her pursuit of recording back-to-back U.S. Open titles on Friday by rallying to a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Elina Svitolina in their third-round match in New York.,The third-seeded Gauff overcame a mistake-filled first set by saving five of seven break points against the 27th-se...
Brewers get the better of Reds in 10 innings
Sal Frelick grounded into a double play to score free runner Eric Haase with the go-ahead run as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers edged the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in 10 innings Friday afternoon in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.,Trevor McGill (1-3) allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth to earn...
FC Dallas continue playoff push against visiting Rapids
FC Dallas remain below the MLS Cup Playoffs line in the Western Conference, but they're gaining fast.,After going 3-0-1 over the past four matches, Dallas (9-11-6, 33 points) is just one point behind Austin FC for the West's ninth and final postseason berth entering Saturday's home match with the Co...
Haeran Ryu shoots 62, takes commanding lead in FM Championship
South Korean Haeran Ryu shot a 10-under 62 on Friday to take a commanding lead into the clubhouse at the inaugural FM Championship on Friday at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass.,Ryu recorded a 69 on Thursday, leaving her at 13-under after two rounds. First-round leader Marina Alex finished play Friday wit...
MOUZ, Spirit march on at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade #2
MOUZ came from behind to win while Team Spirit rolled to an easy victory on Thursday in the upper-bracket semifinals of the BetBoom Dacha Belgrade #2 event in Serbia.,Spirit raced to a 2-0 win over FURIA Esports before MOUZ rallied past paiN Gaming for a 2-1 triumph. The victors will meet in the upp...
Austin Barnes returns, sparks Dodgers to win over Orioles
Austin Barnes had two hits, two RBIs and two runs in his return from the injured list as the Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a 6-3 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.,Chris Taylor reached base three times and drove in a run for the Dodgers, who remained the top team in the Nati...
Luke Altmyer, Illinois have no trouble with Eastern Illinois
Luke Altmyer threw four touchdown passes in the first half to spark Illinois to a 45-0 nonconference victory over Eastern Illinois Thursday night in Champaign.,Altmyer, a junior, finished 19 of 24 for 213 yards and the four scores as Illinois (1-0) built a 31-0 halftime lead on the way to improving ...
Four field goals power UNC to win over Minnesota
Omarion Hampton rushed 30 times for 129 yards, Noah Burnette made all four of his field-goal attempts and North Carolina escaped with a 19-17 win over Minnesota on Thursday night in Minneapolis.,Max Johnson passed for 71 yards and rushed for a touchdown for North Carolina (1-0) before he was carted ...
Cameron Rising powers No. 12 Utah to blowout vs. Southern Utah
Cameron Rising tossed a career-high five touchdown passes in his return from a major knee injury and No. 12 Utah crushed Southern Utah 49-0 on Thursday night in the season opener for both schools in Salt Lake City.,Brant Kuithe caught a career-best three touchdown passes as he returned from his own ...
Carlos Alcaraz stumbles in second round at U.S. Open
Carlos Alcaraz saw his bid for a third consecutive Grand Slam title end in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday, as the third-seeded Spaniard lost 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 to the Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp.,It was the earliest exit in a major tournament for Alcaraz, 21, since his first full ...
Colorado holds off upset-minded North Dakota State
In the end, Colorado's star power was too much for FBS power North Dakota State on Thursday, as the Buffaloes held off the upset-minded Bison 31-26 in Boulder, Colo., in the season opener for both teams.,Colorado quarterback and Heisman Trophy hopeful Shedeur Sanders threw for 445 yards and four tou...
No. 22 Kansas scores 4 TDs in 2nd quarter to crush Lindenwood
No. 22 Kansas scored four touchdowns in the second quarter en route to a 48-3 wipeout of FCS school Lindenwood on Thursday night in Kansas City, Kan. It was the season opener for each team., ,Devin Neal rushed for 112 yards and the first two scores of the game for the Jayhawks (1-0). After his 5-yar...
No. 11 Missouri shuts out overmatched Murray State
Brady Cook passed for one touchdown and ran for another as No. 11 Missouri routed FCS opponent Murray State 51-0 on Thursday in Columbia, Mo., in both teams' season opener.,Cook completed 19 of 30 passes for 218 yards. He added 22 rushing yards on four carries.,Luther Burden III caught a touchdown p...
After slow start, No. 24 NC State pulls away in opener
Grayson McCall threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns as No. 24 North Carolina State held off an upset bid from FCS foe Western Carolina to win 31-21 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,McCall, the three-time Sun Belt Player of the Year who transferred to NC State (1-0) from Coastal Carolina this o...
Astros score four runs in 8th to rally past Royals
Mauricio Dubon delivered a two-run single to cap a four-run eighth inning on Thursday as the Houston Astros rallied past the visiting Kansas City Royals 6-3 in the opener of a four-game series.,Dubon's hit came after Zach Dezenzo drew a bases-loaded walk against John Schreiber that forced in the go-...
Arkansas manhandles UAPB with 10 TDs on 10 drives
Taylen Green threw for two touchdowns and rushed for two scores Thursday night during a 49-point first half as Arkansas whipped Arkansas-Pine Bluff 70-0 in each team's season opener in Little Rock.,Green, a transfer from Boise State, completed 16 of 23 passes for 229 yards while rushing for 88 yards...
UCF rolls to 57-3 blowout vs. New Hampshire in season opener
R.J. Harvey ran for 142 yards and two touchdowns to highlight UCF's season-opening 57-3 win over New Hampshire on Thursday in Orlando, Fla., ,Myles Montgomery added 126 total yards and two scores for the Knights (1-0), who outgained the Wildcats 639-162 to easily dispose of their FCS foe. KJ Jeffers...
Hank Bachmeier shines as Wake Forest wallops NC A&T
Hank Bachmeier made a successful debut for Wake Forest, coming off the bench to throw for three touchdowns in Thursday night's 45-13 victory against visiting North Carolina A&T in Winston-Salem, N.C., ,Bachmeier, a past starter for Boise State and Louisiana Tech, replaced starter Michael Kern late i...
Bowden Francis, Jays throw two-hitter against Red Sox
Bowden Francis pitched seven innings of one-hit ball en route to his fourth straight victory as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 on Thursday.,Francis (8-3) worked 5 1/3 hitless innings to begin the game after carrying a no-hitter into the ninth inning on Saturday against th...