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UCF runs all over North Carolina A&T in lopsided win
Jaden Nixon rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns on four carries, and had a kickoff return for a touchdown, to help Central Florida earn a 68-7 rout of FCS opponent North Carolina A&T in Orlando on Saturday., ,The game started an hour later than scheduled due to inclement weather., ,Jacurri Brown...

Jayden Maiava's 4 TD passes carry USC past Georgia Southern
Jayden Maiava threw for 412 yards and four touchdowns to lead USC to a 59-20 win against visiting Georgia Southern on Saturday evening in Los Angeles.,Maiava completed 16-of-24 passes without a turnover. Makai Lemon caught four passes for 158 yards and two long touchdowns, doing most of his damage i...

Playoff hopeful Dynamo allow late goal, settle for draw with Galaxy
The Houston Dynamo failed to snag a vital three points in their ongoing playoff hunt, settling for a 1-1 draw with a rotated LA Galaxy side at Shell Energy Stadium on Saturday night. Substitute Lucas Sanabria played spoiler in stoppage time, heading a crossed ball past goalkeeper Jonathan Bond befor...

Dylan Raiola lights it up as Nebraska dominate Akron
Dylan Raiola passed for 364 yards and four touchdowns in three quarters of play and Emmett Johnson ran for 140 yards and two scores and caught a TD pass as Nebraska romped past hapless Akron 68-0 on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb., ,Raiola hit on 24 of his 31 passes and was not intercepted as Nebraska (2-...

Vanderbilt sends Virginia Tech to first 0-2 start since '10
Diego Pavia threw two touchdown passes and Sedrick Alexander ran for two scores as Vanderbilt overwhelmed Virginia Tech in the second half of a 44-20 victory Saturday night in Blacksburg, Va.,Pavia finished 12-of-18 passing for 193 yards with one interception and rushed for 61 yards on 11 carries as...

FC Dallas, Jacob Jackson weather storm for draw with St. Louis
Pressed into service when starting goalkeeper Michael Collodi was shown a red card for a takedown in the box in the 16th minute, backup Jacob Jackson and visiting FC Dallas were peppered with shots by St. Louis City FC., ,But FC Dallas managed to earn a 1-1 draw Saturday night at Energizer Park, kee...

Auburn holds Ball State to minus-3 yards on ground in rout
Jeremiah Cobb had two big touchdown runs and the Auburn defense enjoyed one of its best games ever as the Tigers rolled over Ball State 42-3 in their home opener Saturday in Auburn, Ala.,A reserve back in his first two seasons at Auburn, Cobb had his second career-best game in a row and his first ca...

Garrett Nussmeier tosses TD as No. 3 LSU tops Louisiana Tech
Garrett Nussmeier threw a touchdown pass and Caden Durham rushed for a touchdown in an otherwise sluggish offensive performance as No. 3 LSU defeated Louisiana Tech 23-7 on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.,The Tigers (2-0) were favored by more than five touchdowns, but didn't build a comfortable l...

Purdue's 27 unanswered puts away Southern Illinois
Devin Mockobee ran for 126 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries Saturday night as Purdue surpassed its 2024 win total with a 34-17 decision over Southern Illinois in West Lafayette Ind., ,Quarterback Ryan Browne added 170 yards in the air on 14 of 23 accuracy for the Boilermakers (2-0), throwing f...

Brandon Pfaadt quiets Red Sox bats as D-backs win 4th straight
James McCann had three hits and scored twice, Brandon Pfaadt pitched six strong innings to earn his 13th victory and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1 in Phoenix on Saturday.,Adrian Del Castillo had two hits and Jake McCarthy had two RBIs for the D-backs, who have won four in a ro...

Fire build 3-goal lead, fend off Revolution's late rally
Hugo Cuypers netted his 16th goal of the season and the Chicago Fire hung on for a 3-2 win over the New England Revolution on Saturday night in Bridgeview, Ill., ,Jonathan Bamba and Philip Zinckernagel scored in the first 10 minutes for the Fire (12-10-6, 42 points), who passed the idle New York Red...

Natisha Hiedeman's big game for Lynx ruins big night for Valkyries
Natisha Hiedeman bombed in six 3-pointers en route to career high-tying 24 points, Jessica Shepard contributed 12 points and 13 rebounds and the visiting Minnesota Lynx spoiled a record-setting night for the expansion Golden State Valkyries with a 78-72 triumph on Saturday in San Francisco.,One game...

Offensive outburst backs Hunter Brown as Astros rout Rangers
Christian Walker and Yordan Alvarez blasted solo home runs to back the splendid start from pitcher Hunter Brown as the Houston Astros walloped the Texas Rangers 11-0 on Saturday to capture the second game of a key three-game series between the American League West rivals in Arlington, Texas.,The win...

North Carolina's stout D gives Bill Belichick first win
Gio Lopez threw for a touchdown and legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick secured his first collegiate coaching victory as North Carolina defeated Charlotte 20-3 on Saturday night in Charlotte., ,Belichick became one of the biggest stories in college football when he took the coaching job with the Tar ...

Royals earn draw vs. Courage on stoppage-time goal
Paige Monaghan scored in second-half stoppage time to propel the Utah Royals to a 1-1 draw with the North Carolina Courage on Saturday night at Cary, N.C.,The Courage's Jaedyn Shaw scored on a penalty kick in the 89th minute, but North Carolina conceded the tying goal in the fourth minute of stoppag...

Army grinds out late-win over Kansas State
Cale Hellums' 14-yard touchdown with 2:52 left lifted Army past Kansas State 24-21 Saturday night in Manhattan, Kan., ,Hellums led Army with 124 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Kansas State (1-2) struggled with Army's triple-option offense, allowing the Black Knights to rush for 237 yards and domi...

Julio Rodriguez belts 2 homers as Mariners top Braves
Julio Rodriguez hit a pair of two-run home runs as the visiting Seattle Mariners beat the Atlanta Braves 10-2 Saturday.,Rodriguez hit his first home run in the first to give Seattle (74-68) a 2-0 lead and then broke a 2-2 with another two-run blast in the seventh.,Eugenio Suarez also hit a solo home...

Orioles spoil Yoshinobu Yamamoto's no-hit bid with 2 outs in 9th, beat Dodgers
Emmanuel Rivera hit a game-winning two-run single in Baltimore's four-run bottom of the ninth and the Orioles, who didn't have a hit through 8 2/3 innings, rallied past the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers for a 4-3 victory Saturday night.,Yoshinobu Yamamoto came within one out of throwing a no-hitter, ...

Cardinals' Jordan Walker gets walk-off double to down Giants
Jordan Walker snapped a 0-for-25 slump with a walk-off two-run double to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Saturday night., ,The Cardinals (71-72) trailed 2-0 going into the ninth inning before scoring three times against Giants closer Ryan Walke...

Houston overcomes sluggish start to top crosstown-rival Rice
Conner Weigman passed for 188 yards and accounted for a pair of touchdowns, and Will James returned an interception for a touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter as the visiting Houston Cougars claimed a 35-9 road victory over their crosstown rival Rice Owls on Saturday.,Weigman paired a 9...