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No. 16 Indiana runs over Nebraska
Justice Ellison ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as No. 16 Indiana rolled to a 56-7 Big Ten Conference blowout of Nebraska in Bloomington, Ind.,The Hoosiers (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) rolled up 495 yards of offense against a top-15 defense nationally despite losing starting quarterback Kurtis R...
No. 10 Clemson handles Virginia, spoils ex-assistant's return
Cade Klubnik fired three touchdown passes and No. 10 Clemson spoiled Virginia coach Tony Elliott's return to campus with a 48-31 victory over the Cavaliers in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday., ,The Tigers (6-1, 5-0 ACC) extended their winning streak to six games and posted their sixth stra...
Another record for Temwa Chawinga as Current beat Wave
Michelle Cooper led the Kansas City Current with two first half goals in a 4-1 home win against the San Diego Wave on Saturday.,Joining Cooper in Kansas City (15-3-7, 52 points) scoring was Temwa Chawinga, who increased her already league-record single-season scoring total to 20 goals. With the goal...
Wisconsin takes advantage of Northwestern mistakes for win
Braedyn Locke passed for one score and ran another to lead visiting Wisconsin to a 23-3 victory over mistake-prone Northwestern in a Big Ten matchup on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.,Wisconsin (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) won its third consecutive game after back-to-back losses against ranked teams in then-No. 4 ...
Mirra Andreeva, Daria Kasatkina to meet in China final
Daria Kasatkina and Mirra Andreeva will meet in an all-Russian final at the Ningbo Open, each advancing after their opponents retired in their matches Saturday in China.,Kasatkina, the No. 5 seed, won the first set 6-4 against Spain's Paula Badosa, the No 8 seed. Badosa withdrew before the second se...
Hannah Green seeks wire-to-wire win at BMW Ladies Championship
Hannah Green shot a third-round 70 to move to 18-under par and take a two-stroke lead into the final round at the BMW Ladies Championship in Paju, South Korea, on Saturday.,It was a busy day of golf after Friday's second round was suspended due to persistent rain showers that left the Seowon Hills c...
Jake Retzlaff's late TD pass lifts No. 13 BYU over Oklahoma State
Jake Retzlaff hit Darius Lassiter with a 35-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds left as No. 13 BYU stayed undefeated with a 38-35 Big 12 Conference win over Oklahoma State on Friday night in Provo, Utah.,The Cougars (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) trailed 35-31 with 1:13 remaining after Alan Bowman hit Brennan Pr...
Jake Retzlaff's late TD pass lifts No. 13 BYU past Oklahoma State
Jake Retzlaff hit Darius Lassiter with a 35-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds left Friday night as No. 13 BYU stayed undefeated with a 38-35 Big 12 Conference win over visiting Oklahoma State in Provo, Utah.,The Cougars (7-0, 4-0) trailed 35-31 with 1:13 remaining when Alan Bowman hit Brennan Pres...
Reign end five-match scoreless streak, beat Dash
Nerilia Mondesir scored her first National Women's Soccer League goal in the 65th minute, leading the host Seattle Reign to a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dash on a rainy Friday night.,Olivia Athens also scored for the Reign (6-14-5, 23 points), who snapped a five-game losing streak and broke a tie ...
Yanks hold off Guardians for 3-1 lead in ALCS
CLEVELAND -- Alex Verdugo and Gleyber Torres each drove in a run in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees moved within one win of their first World Series appearance since 2009 with an 8-6 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series.,...
Avs get first win, beat Ducks in OT on Nathan MacKinnon's goal
Nathan MacKinnon scored at 4:19 of overtime, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to their first win of the season, a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in Denver on Friday night.,MacKinnon added an assist, and Ross Colton scored twice in the third period, including a go-ahead goal midway through. Casey M...
No. 2 Oregon jumps on Purdue early to stay unbeaten
Second-ranked Oregon scored touchdowns on its first three possessions and cruised to a 35-0 win over Purdue in a Big Ten matchup at West Lafayette, Ind., on Friday night.,Oregon (7-0, 4-0 in Big Ten) got a pair of first-half touchdown runs from Jordan James. His first score was set up by a 49-yard c...
Dolphins, Colts go into matchup with questions at quarterback
The Miami Dolphins remain in a holding pattern as they await word on the future availability of standout quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.,In the meantime, Tyler Huntley will again guide the league's lowest-scoring offense when the Dolphins (2-3) battle the host Indianapolis Colts (3-3) on Sunday.,Tagovai...
Unbeaten Jets pile up goals in routing winless Sharks
Cole Perfetti had two goals and two assists, Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals and one assist, and Vladislav Namestnikov and Neal Pionk each had a goal and three assists as the host Winnipeg Jets clobbered the San Jose Sharks 8-3 on Friday night.,Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey also scored goals and Gabri...
Duke uses defense to notch first-ever win against Florida State
Chandler Rivers' interception return for a touchdown highlighted Duke's strong defensive performance Friday night as the Blue Devils defeated Florida State for the first time, winning 23-16 at Durham, N.C., ,Star Thomas ran for 88 yards and a touchdown and Todd Pelino kicked three field goals for Du...
Lynx sneak by Liberty to force Game 5
MINNEAPOLIS -- Bridget Carleton sank a pair of free throws with 2.0 seconds remaining and the Minnesota Lynx held on for an 82-80 win over the New York Liberty in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Friday night.,Kayla McBride scored 19 points to lead the Lynx, who staved off elimination and evened the bes...
Hurricanes use diverse attack to glide past Penguins
Martin Necas had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes spread out the scoring in a 4-1 victory over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night., ,Jackson Blake, Shayne Gostisbehere and Jack Roslovic also scored for the Hurricanes in their first road game of the season. Carolina's first s...
Wind-delayed day in Las Vegas leaves Taylor Pendrith still in lead
Taylor Pendrith will take a one-shot lead into the weekend at the Shriners Children's Open in Las Vegas, but the second round is far from finished.,The start of the second round was delayed by four hours Friday morning due to high wind gusts at TPC Summerlin. Fans were also prohibited from entering ...
Mets drill Dodgers 12-6 in Game 5, stay alive in NLCS
NEW YORK -- Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer in the first inning before the New York Mets fended off several rallies by the Los Angeles Dodgers and staved off elimination with a 12-6 win in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Friday.,The Dodgers lead the best-of-seven series three ...
Whitecaps aim to improve playoff positioning vs. RSL
The Vancouver Whitecaps can potentially improve their playoff seeding and circumstance with a win in their regular-season finale at Real Salt Lake on Saturday night in Sandy, Utah.,But more important for the Whitecaps (13-12-8, 47 points) may be establishing some momentum after a nasty six-match win...