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Miami QB Cam Ward jumps to front of Heisman Trophy race
Cam Ward has taken advantage of Miami's relatively soft opening schedule along with an injury to a key rival to become the last favorite in the Heisman Trophy race.,Ward threw for 404 yards and three touchdowns in the Hurricanes' 50-15 rout of South Florida on Saturday. That followed blowout wins ov...
No. 2 Georgia very familiar with QB, getting to know new-look No. 4 Alabama
Georgia coach Kirby Smart spent the weekend getting to know a familiar foe with relatively unfamiliar names at the top.,Smart, a former assistant coach at Alabama under Nick Saban, takes Georgia back to Tuscaloosa this week for a big-ticket SEC showdown with the Crimson Tide.,The meeting of teams ra...
Raptors to join Nets in retiring Vince Carter's number
Vince Carter will become the first Toronto Raptors player to have his number retired on Nov. 2, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Carter, 47, and his No. 15 jersey will be honored when the Raptors face the Sacramento Kings at Scotiabank Arena, according to reports from TSN and ESPN.,Nicknamed "Air C...
Aces' A'ja Wilson voted WNBA's second unanimous MVP
Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson on Sunday became the second player in WNBA history to be named unanimously as the league's MVP.,Wilson, who also was awarded the MVP trophy in 2020 and 2022, received all 67 first-place votes, good for 670 points, from a media panel. She joined Cynthia Cooper as the...
St. Louis City top Earthquakes for first '24 road win
Claude Teuchert and Marcel Hertel scored first-half goals and St. Louis City notched its first road win of the season with a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.,Roman Burki made four saves as St. Louis City improved to 1-6-8 on the road. St. Louis City has won all four meeti...
Jaxson Dart throws for 382 yards, 4 TDs as No. 5 Ole Miss routs Georgia Southern
Jaxson Dart continued to build his Heisman Trophy resume as he threw for 382 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 5 Ole Miss to a 52-13 victory over Georgia Southern on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.,In their final non-conference game before entering SEC play, the Rebels (4-0) gave up a touchdown for th...
Boston College's late TD hands Michigan State first loss
Thomas Castellanos' 42-yard touchdown pass to Lewis Bond with 1:28 left in regulation propelled Boston College to a 23-19 win over previously unbeaten Michigan State on Saturday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Bond finished with 102 yards on six receptions to lead the Eagles (3-1), catching the game-w...
Still lacking a road win, St. Louis City pay visit to Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes have been eliminated from the MLS postseason picture, and St. Louis City is close to joining them as playoff outsiders.,The two worst teams in the Western Conference share the same field Saturday night when St. Louis City visits San Jose.,St. Louis City (5-11-13, 28 points) ...
Nets sign G Killian Hayes, F Tyrese Martin
The Brooklyn Nets announced the signings of guard Killian Hayes and forward Tyrese Martin on Friday.,Terms of the deals with the free agents were not disclosed.,Hayes, 23, was a first-round pick (seventh overall) by Detroit in the 2020 draft. He averaged 8.1 points, 5.2 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2...
Nets to retire Vince Carter's No. 15 jersey on Jan. 25
The Brooklyn Nets will retire the No. 15 jersey of Vince Carter prior to the team's home game against the Miami Heat on Jan. 25, 2025.,Carter's jersey will be the seventh retired by the franchise, joining Drazen Petrovic (No. 3), Jason Kidd (No. 5), John Williamson (No. 23), Bill Melchionni (No. 25)...
Late goal gets Earthquakes a point against Sounders
Paul Marie's late second-half goal helped the San Jose Earthquakes earn a point with a 2-2 draw against the host Seattle Sounders on Wednesday night.,Marie tipped in a cross from Jeremy Ebobisse for his third of the season in the 89th minute to level the score 2-2.,Amahl Pellegrino also scored for t...
BC hosts unbeaten Michigan State in Red Bandana Game
Unbeaten Michigan State visits Boston College for the programs' first meeting since 2007 on Saturday at Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Playing its annual Red Bandana Game in honor of Boston College alum and Sept. 11, 2001, hero Welles Crowther, the Eagles (2-1) look to bounce back from last weekend's 27-21 lo...
Kirby Smart, Georgia in self-improve mode; Alabama on horizon
No. 2 Georgia started the off week zeroing in on personal improvement plans and preparation for a showdown with Alabama.,With more than one week to prepare for an opponent, the Bulldogs have won 21 games in a row under Smart. ,"I certainly attribute a lot of it to having really good players," Smart ...
Sounders eye third straight win when last-place Quakes visit
The Seattle Sounders will attempt to extend their win streak to three matches when they play host to the San Jose Earthquakes for a Wednesday clash in the Pacific Northwest.,Seattle (13-9-7, 46 points), which has points in three of four matches, will also be out for a measure of revenge on Wednesday...
Nick Nash, San Jose State take aim at Washington State
San Jose State and Washington State both feature 3-0 records and standout offensive players entering Friday night's game at Pullman, Wash.,Nick Nash, who is the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week, set the San Jose State record for receptions in a regular-season game with 17 in a 31-10 victor...
Yohei Takaoka's 3rd straight shutout leads Whitecaps past Earthquakes
Fafa Picault and Stuart Armstrong scored goals to help the Vancouver Whitecaps post a 2-0 home victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.,Ryan Gauld had both assists to raise his season total to 12 for the Whitecaps (13-8-6, 45 points), who moved into fifth place in the Western Confere...
Balanced Michigan State dismantles Prairie View A&M 40-0
Aidan Chiles passed for 173 yards -- more than Prairie View A&M's 150 total yards -- and Charles Brantley returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown in Michigan State's 40-0 victory on Saturday at East Lansing, Mich.,Brantley's play is the first 100-yard interception return for a score in Mi...
Mets call up INF Luisangel Acuna
Seeking to strengthen the bench for a potential postseason run, the New York Mets promoted Luisangel Acuna from Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday.,He is the younger brother of Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr.,Acuna has played second base, shortstop and center field at Syracuse, where he has posted a...
Whitecaps battle for playoff positioning vs. lowly Earthquakes
The Vancouver Whitecaps continue their pursuit of a playoff spot when they host the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night in British Columbia.,The Whitecaps (12-8-6, 42 points) are in sixth place in the bunched-up Western Conference. Vancouver is just two points behind the fourth-place Colorado Rap...
Cubs closer Porter Hodge pitches through heart scare
Chicago Cubs closer Porter Hodge pitched through an elevated heart rate on Tuesday night as he earned a save against the Los Angeles Dodgers, manager Craig Counsell said.,On the mound to start the ninth inning of the 6-3 game, Porter got two outs before walking the Dodgers' Miguel Rojas, who wound u...