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Hollywood Smothers, NC State too strong for Virginia
Hollywood Smothers ran for two touchdowns and 140 yards as North Carolina State beat Virginia 35-31 on Saturday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C.,CJ Bailey threw for 200 yards and one touchdown on 16-for-23 passing and added two rushing scores for the Wolfpack (2-0).,Noah Rogers, who was injured in NC Stat...

No. 14 Florida State ties program record with 11 touchdowns in blowout victory over East Texas A&M
No. 14 Florida State tied a program record with 11 touchdowns, running away with a 77-3 beatdown of East Texas A&M on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla.,The Seminoles (2-0) carried over the momentum from their Week 1 upset of then-No. 8 Alabama. They scored touchdowns on each of their first 10 possession...

Tidebound, Xtreme roll on at Dota's The International
Xtreme Gaming extended its perfect start in the group stage of The International 2025 by beating the only other undefeated team, Team Tidebound, on Saturday in Hamburg, Germany.,With this victory, Xtreme Gaming is the first-place team in the group stage and earned an automatic berth in the playoffs....

MOUZ, G2 charge into BLAST Open Fall semifinals
MOUZ pulled out a 2-1 win over M80 to advance to the semifinals of the BLAST Open Fall on Friday in London.,G2 Esports also prevailed on the opening day of the event, defeating FaZe Clan 2-0 in a quarterfinal match.,The six-team, $330,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament features a single...

100 Thieves advance to LTA North lower-bracket final
100 Thieves squeezed past Cloud9 3-2 on Friday, earning a berth in the lower-bracket final at the League of Legends' Championship of The Americas North 2025 Split 3 in Los Angeles.,The victory sends 100 Thieves into a Saturday showdown with Shopify Rebellion. The winner will advance to oppose FlyQue...

Seven-run inning propels Athletics past Angels
JJ Bleday hit a three-run homer to highlight a seven-run third inning and Lawrence Butler went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs and two RBIs to lead the Athletics to a 10-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Darell Hernaiz added two hits, a stolen base and a run ...

Rangers close in on Astros with walk-off win in 12th
Dustin Harris doubled home Cody Freeman with the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the surging Texas Rangers to a 4-3 win over the slumping Houston Astros on Friday in the opener of a crucial three-game series between the American League West rivals in Arlington, Texas.,Harris, wh...

Seven-run inning propels A's past Angels
JJ Bleday hit a three-run homer to highlight a seven-run third inning and Lawrence Butler went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs to lead the Athletics to a 10-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Darell Hern...

Diamondbacks belt three home runs, double up Red Sox
Geraldo Perdomo, Corbin Carroll and Ildemaro Vargas homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks scored early and late to hold off the Boston Red Sox 10-5 in Phoenix on Friday.,Perdomo, who homered in the first and added three singles, drove in two runs. He leads National League shortstops with a career-hig...

Breanna Stewart, Liberty keep Storm from clinching playoff spot
The short-handed New York Liberty, led by 24 points from Breanna Stewart, earned an 84-76 victory in Seattle on Friday, preventing the Storm from clinching a spot in the WNBA playoffs.,New York coach Sandy Brondello had an impact on the game late with two successful challenges on calls against the L...

Rangers close in on Astros with walk-off win
Dustin Harris singled home Cody Freeman with the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the surging Texas Rangers to a 4-3 win over the slumping Houston Astros on Friday in the opener of a crucial three-game series between the American League West rivals in Arlington, Texas.,Harris, wh...

Defense helps Louisville rally for win over James Madison
AJ Green's fumble recovery in the end zone for a touchdown with 13:05 left lifted host Louisville to a 28-14 come-from-behind victory Friday against James Madison.,Isaac Brown ran for 104 yards on 12 carries for the Cardinals (2-0), with 78 of those coming on a clinching touchdown run with 3:31 rema...

Justin Herbert tosses 3 TDs as Chargers edge Chiefs in Sao Paulo
Justin Herbert passed for 318 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Los Angeles Chargers to a 27-21 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in the season opener for the AFC West rivals on Friday night at Sao Paulo.,Quentin Johnston had five receptions for 79 yards and two touchdowns and Keenan Allen ha...

Kyle Freeland shuts down Padres in first game since ejection
Kyle Freeland retired the first 13 batters he faced and tied a career high with 10 strikeouts, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 in Denver on Friday night.,Freeland (4-14), who did not allow a baserunner until Ramon Laureano doubled in the fifth inning allowed just two hits in a...

Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz set up showdown in U.S. Open final
The Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz rivalry will continue in a third consecutive Grand Slam final.,The top two seeds won their semifinal matches on Friday at the U.S. Open in New York.,Sinner, the No. 1 seed and defending champion, beat No. 25 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, aft...

Rafael Devers, Willy Adames homer to power Giants past Cardinals
Rafael Devers and Willy Adames had a homer and two RBIs each as the visiting San Francisco Giants routed the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 Friday night.,Jung Hoo Lee (4-for-5, two runs, RBI), Patrick Bailey (3-for-5, run, RBI), Heliot Ramos (2-for-5, run, RBI) and Casey Schmitt (2-for-5, run, RBI) also ha...

Malik Washington dazzles again as Maryland downs NIU
Malik Washington threw a pair of touchdowns to help Maryland pull away from Northern Illinois 20-9 in a defensive battle on Friday night in College Park, Md.,With the Terrapins (2-0) clinging to a four-point lead in the fourth quarter, the true freshman quarterback led Maryland on a 77-yard touchdow...

Northwestern rings up 526 yards in rout of Western Illinois
Preston Stone passed for 245 yards and three touchdowns and Cam Porter rushed for 91 yards and a score as host Northwestern thumped Western Illinois 42-7 on Friday in Evanston, Ill.,Northwestern (1-1) outgained Western Illinois 526-181. Carmine Bastone collected 1 1/2 sacks for the Wildcats.,Northwe...

Guardians use big second inning to get vital win vs. Rays
Steven Kwan and Jose Ramirez drove in two runs apiece in Cleveland's breakout five-run second inning as the Guardians drubbed the host Tampa Bay Rays 7-1 on Friday night.,Ramirez went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and a run, while Kwan finished 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBIs, two stolen bases and...

Maikel Garcia belts 2-run homer to power Royals past Twins
Maikel Garcia hit a two-run homer and Michael Wacha yielded a run while pitching into the sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Minnesota Twins 2-1 despite star Bobby Witt Jr. exiting late due to low back spasms Friday night.,Though the Royals have won two straight and improved ...