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Pirates score combined 8 runs in 5th, 6th innings to topple Red Sox
A combined eight-run onslaught across the fifth and sixth innings propelled the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 10-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.,All nine Pirates hit safely, and three had two RBIs in support of Johan Oviedo (2-0), who allowed two runs on three hits and struck out six a...
Gunner Stockton helps No. 5 Georgia trounce Marshall
ATHENS - Gunner Stockton completed 14 of 24 passes for 190 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 73 yards and two scores on Saturday, helping lead No. 5 Georgia to a 45-7 victory over visiting Marshall in the season opener for both teams.,Dwight Phillips Jr. added 60 rushing yards and a s...
Dante Moore throws for 3 TDs as No. 7 Oregon routs Montana State
In his first start in nearly two years, Dante Moore had a near-perfect performance as No. 7 Oregon was all over Montana State Bobcats 59-13 in the opener for both teams Saturday afternoon in Eugene, Ore.,In just under three quarters of work, Moore went 18-for-23 with 213 yards and three touchdowns. ...
No. 2 Penn State gains easy win over Nevada
Nicholas Singleton rushed for two touchdowns and Dani Dennis-Sutton was a terror on defense as No. 2 Penn State rolled to an easy 46-11 victory over Nevada on Saturday in the season opener for both teams at University Park, Pa.,Drew Allar completed 22 of 26 passes for 217 yards and one touchdown as ...
Rocco Becht dazzles as Iowa State trounces South Dakota
Rocco Becht completed 19 of 20 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 22 Iowa State cruised to a 55-7 win over South Dakota on Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.,Benjamin Brahmer caught seven passes for 47 yards and two touchdowns for Iowa State (2-0), which won its home opener one week a...
Isaac Brown, Caullin Lacy help Louisville maul Eastern Kentucky
Isaac Brown garnered 126 yards and two touchdowns on just six carries and Louisville amassed 543 yards of offense on Saturday and drubbed visiting Eastern Kentucky 51-17 in the season-opening game for both team.,Louisville held its FCS guests to just 150 yards, including just 38 in the first half. B...
Josh Lowe's 2 home runs lift Rays past Nationals
Josh Lowe homered twice and drove in four runs, Ryan Pepiot pitched five innings of scoreless ball and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Saturday.,It was Lowe's third career multi-homer game and his first of the season.,Pepiot (10-10) allowed one hit and three walks wh...
No. 20 Indiana overcomes slow start to defeat Old Dominion
New quarterback Fernando Mendoza rushed for a touchdown, new running back Roman Hemby added 110 yards on the ground, and No. 20 Indiana shrugged off a sluggish start Saturday for a 27-14 win over Old Dominion in Bloomington, Ind.,Second-year coach Curt Cignetti saw his team win its opener for the se...
Brewers beat Blue Jays again in battle of division leaders
Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich led off the ninth inning with back-to-back homers Saturday afternoon, and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1.,The homers came on consecutive pitches from Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman (8-6) that brought boos from the crowd. The Brew...
Jahiem White scores 2 touchdowns as West Virginia blows out Robert Morris
Junior running back Jahiem White rushed for two touchdowns and quarterback Nicco Marchiol completed 17-of-20 passes for 224 yards and a TD to lead West Virginia to a 45-3 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday in Morgantown, West Virginia.,White ran for 93 yards on 18 carries. He scored both of his ...
Dylan Lonergan's 4 TD passes lead BC to rout of Fordham
Dylan Lonergan threw for 268 yards and four touchdowns in his Boston College debut, leading the Eagles to a season-opening, 66-10 win over FCS foe Fordham on Saturday afternoon at Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Lonergan (26-of-34 passing) found three different receivers for scores, including Jaedn Skeete twic...
Jelena Ostapenko apologizes for some of her Taylor Townsend comments
Jelena Ostapenko issued an apology Saturday for some of her comments stemming from a tense exchange with Taylor Townsend after she lost to the American in a second-round match at the U.S. Open on Wednesday.,Ostapenko, who is from Latvia, clarified what she meant when she told Townsend she had "no ed...
Coco Gauff cruises into Round of 16 at U.S. Open
Third-seeded Coco Gauff limited issues with her serve on Saturday while notching a 6-3, 6-1 victory over No. 28 Magdalena Frech of Poland in a third-round match at the U.S. Open in New York.,Gauff, 21, won 25 of 35 first-serve points (71.4 percent) while reaching the second weekend of the U.S. Open ...
Zach Calzada, Kentucky open with win over Toledo
Dante Dowdell ran untouched for a 79-yard touchdown with 9:22 to play, and Kentucky made Zach Calzada's debut successful with a 24-16 victory over Toledo on Saturday afternoon in Lexington, Ky.,A transfer from Nebraska, Dowdell ran for a career-high 129 yards on 14 attempts. He scored Kentucky's thi...
Joey Aguilar, No. 24 Tennessee soar past Syracuse 45-26
Joey Aguilar threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns as No. 24 Tennessee topped Syracuse 45-26 on Saturday at Atlanta in the season opener for both teams., ,Playing his first game for the Volunteers, Aguilar was a somewhat erratic 16-of-28 passing but benefited from a dominant rushing attack. ,Tenn...
Blake Shapen guides Mississippi State past Southern Miss
Blake Shapen passed for 270 yards and a touchdown, and Mississippi State rushed for three third-quarter touchdowns to pull away from Southern Miss 34-17 on Saturday afternoon in Hattiesburg, Miss., ,Shapen completed 26 of 34 passes, Fluff Bothwell ran for two touchdowns and Davon Booth rushed for on...
Maryland rolls over Florida Atlantic 39-7 with six interceptions
True freshman Malik Washington threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns, and the defense racked up six interceptions and Maryland steamrolled Florida Atlantic 39-7 on Saturday in College Park, Md., ,Washington got the start after a three-man quarterback competition in fall camp and settled in after ...
Eli Holstein's 4 TDs help Pitt destroy Duquesne
Eli Holstein threw four touchdown passes as host Pitt pounded Duquesne 61-9 in the first meeting in 86 years between teams that reside in the same city Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh.,The first points came on Desmond Reid's 88-yard punt return after Pitt's defense held Duquesne on the game's openi...
No. 3 Ohio State gets defensive, slugs way past No. 1 Texas
Ohio State's defense held Texas quarterback Arch Manning in check and the No. 3 Buckeyes pulled off a 14-7 victory over the top-ranked Longhorns at Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.,CJ Donaldson scored on a 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and the Buckeyes to...
Jake Retzlaff guides Tulane past Northwestern 23-3
Tulane turned three first-half interceptions into points to spark a 23-3 victory over Northwestern on Saturday afternoon in the season opener for both teams at New Orleans., ,BYU transfer Jake Retzlaff threw for 152 yards, rushed for 113 and accounted for two touchdowns as Tulane (1-0) defeated a Bi...