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Kansas State forces three turnovers, rolls past UCF 34-20
Avery Johnson passed for a pair of touchdowns as Kansas State defeated visiting UCF 34-20 on Saturday at Manhattan, Kan.,Johnson was 18-of-25 passing for 168 yards and added 75 rushing yards on 12 carries to lead the way for Kansas State (2-3, 1-0 Big 12). Dylan Edwards contributed 166 yards rushing...
Cincinnati stuns Kansas late as teams combine for 1,200 yards of offense
Brendan Sorsby led Cincinnati 75 yards in 1:16 in the final two minutes to lift the Bearcats to a 37-34 victory Saturday against Kansas in Lawrence. Tawee Walker scored from the 2-yard line for the winning score. The teams combined for 1,200 yards of total offense.,Jalon Daniels' fourth touchdown of...
Drake Lindsey powers Minnesota past Rutgers
Drake Lindsey threw three touchdowns, including a go-ahead 4-yard score to Javon Tracy with 3:19 remaining as host Minnesota outlasted Rutgers for a 31-28 victory Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Lindsey completed 31 of 41 passes for 324 yards and also threw TDs to Lemeke Brockington and Jalen Smi...
Duke clamps down on Syracuse, pulls away 38-3
Darian Mensah, Cooper Barkate and Nate Sheppard all accounted for two touchdowns as Duke rolled over host Syracuse 38-3 on Saturday., ,Mensah was 22-of-28 passing for 268 yards with both of his TDs to Barkate, who finished with 72 yards on four receptions. Sheppard rushed for 168 yards on 15 carries...
Kraken F Kaapo Kakko out 6 weeks with broken hand
Seattle Kraken forward Kaapo Kakko will be sidelined for six weeks with a broken hand, the team announced Saturday.,The 24-year-old Finland native sustained the injury during Wednesday's 4-1 preseason win at Edmonton.,The recovery timeline means Kakko will miss the first month of the regular season,...
Team Europe builds 8 1/2-3 1/2 lead at Ryder Cup through three sessions
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton have put Team Europe on the verge of an increasingly rare achievement: a Ryder Cup win on the road.,Team Europe is a mere 5 1/2 points away from retaining the Ryder Cup and six points from winning it outright after once ...
No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek easily passes first Beijing test
Top-seeded Iga Swiatek made WTA Tour history Saturday with a swift 6-0, 6-3 second-round win over home hopeful Yuan Yue at the China Open in Beijing.,The victory made the World No. 2 from Poland the first player ever to record 25 or more wins at WTA 1000 events for three consecutive seasons.,Coming ...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner advance to quarters on Asian swing
Carlos Alcaraz showed he was in fine physical form as he defeated Zizou Bergs of Belgium 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open on Saturday in Tokyo.,Alcaraz, the top seed and World No. 1, credited his physio for helping him recover from a slight ankle injury suffered in the firs...
Houston overtakes Oregon State for OT win, moves to 4-0
Ethan Sanchez booted a 24-yard field goal in overtime and Houston improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2016 after rallying for a 27-24 victory over Oregon State in nonconference play on Friday night at Corvallis, Ore.,Conner Weigman completed 20 of 36 passes for 270 yards, two touchdowns and one...
Houston 4-0 after rallying past Oregon State in OT
Ethan Sanchez booted a 24-yard field goal in overtime and Houston is 4-0 for the first time since 2016 after rallying for a 27-24 victory over Oregon State in nonconference play on Friday night at Corvallis, Ore.,Conner Weigman was 20-of-36 passing for 270 yards, two touchdowns and one interception ...
Down 17, Arizona State storms back to stun No. 24 TCU
Jesus Gomez atoned for two earlier missed field goal attempts with a 23-yard kick with 1:14 left to play, and Arizona State's defense delivered in a 27-24 upset of No. 24 TCU on Friday night in Tempe, Ariz.,After trailing by 17 in the first half, the Sun Devils (4-1, 2-0 in Big 12) sealed the win wi...
Athletics walk off vs. Royals on Shea Langeliers' double
Shea Langeliers hit the tiebreaking double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Athletics a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Jacob Wilson delivered a three-run double to help the cause as the Athletics (76-84) won for ...
Fernando Tatis Jr.'s slam carries Padres past Diamondbacks
Fernando Tatis Jr. belted a grand slam and the San Diego Padres kept their hopes of hosting a wild-card series alive with a 7-4 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.,The Padres (88-72) are two games behind the Chicago Cubs (90-70) with two games left. San Diego has to sweep Arizona a...
Giants grab early 5-run lead, coast past lowly Rockies
Willy Adames and Heliot Ramos hit home runs, Trevor McDonald recorded his first career win and the San Francisco Giants overpowered the visiting Colorado Rockies 6-3 in the opener of a season-ending three-game series Friday night.,Adames launched a two-run homer in the first inning and Ramos a three...
Enrique Hernandez's 2-run homer carries Dodgers past Mariners
Enrique Hernandez hit a two-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the host Seattle Mariners 3-2 Friday night in a matchup of West Division champions.,Left-hander Justin Wrobleski (5-5) pitched two scoreless innings of relief, striking out three, to earn the victory as the Dodgers (91-69), wh...
Astros fall to Angels as postseason hopes take major hit
Mike Trout hit a pair of solo homers, including a tiebreaking shot to begin the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels dealt the Houston Astros a critical blow to their playoff hopes with a 4-3 victory in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday night.,Trout has homered three times in his last two games for Lo...
Mercury close with 9-0 win, grab series edge over Lynx
Satou Sabally scored 15 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter and the host Phoenix Mercury beat the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx 84-76 on Friday to take a 2-1 edge in their WNBA semifinal series.,Alyssa Thomas amassed 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists while Kahleah Copper also scored 21 point...
Spencer Horwitz goes yard twice as Pirates dump Braves
Spencer Horwitz hit a pair of home runs to help the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates roll to a 9-3 win over the Atlanta Braves in the opener of their three-game series on Friday.,Pittsburgh (70-90) has won three of four against Atlanta (75-85) this season. The Pirates, winners of five of their last six g...
Chandler Morris (5 TDs) leads Virginia past No. 8 Florida State in 2OT
Chandler Morris ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more as Virginia came away with a wild 46-38 double-overtime win over No. 8 Florida State on Friday night in Charlottesville, Va.,Morris' third rushing score, from 4 yards, out and the ensuing two-point conversion pass served as the game-win...
Reds limit Brewers to 3 hits, move into playoff position
Gavin Lux doubled twice to start two rallies as the visiting Cincinnati Reds pulled into a tie for the final National League wild-card spot with a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.,Cincinnati (82-78) is now level with the New York Mets (82-78), who lost at Miami 6-2 on Friday. The Ar...