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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...

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...

Royals start fast in win, end night early for Twins starter Joe Ryan
Salvador Perez's three-run homer highlighted a five-run first inning against Minnesota Twins All-Star Joe Ryan, who had never previously lost to Kansas City, as the host Royals rolled to an 11-2 victory on Saturday night.,Kansas City starter Stephen Kolek (5-5) yielded two runs on six hits and one w...

Cal pulls away in 2nd half in rout of FCS foe Texas Southern
Kendrick Raphael ran for a career-best 131 yards and a touchdown, quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele complemented 259 passing yards with a rushing score and California broke open a tight game with a 14-point third quarter en route to a 35-3 win over Texas Southern in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday ...

Sparks go for season sweep of Wings and much-needed win
With just three games left in their regular season, the Los Angeles Sparks will try to stay alive in the WNBA playoff hunt beginning with Sunday's date against the visiting Dallas Wings.,Los Angeles (19-22) sits two games behind Seattle for eighth place and the last spot in the postseason. The Spark...

Alex Cejka, Stewart Cink tied atop Stifel Charity Classic
Germany's Alex Cejka is tied with first-round leader Stewart Cink after 36 holes of the Stifel Charity Classic on Saturday in St. Louis.,Cejka fired a 5-under-par 66 to move up four spots at Norwood Hills Country Club. Cink also is at 9 under for the tournament after he followed Friday's 7-under 64 ...

April Angurasaranee lifts Team Kouskova to title at Aramco Houston Championship
April Angurasaranee rolled a 24-foot birdie putt in from just off the 18th green to clinch the team championship for Team Kouskova at the conclusion of the second round of the Aramco Houston Championship in Pearland, Texas on Saturday.,The putt gave her team, which is captained by Sara Kouskova of t...

Arkansas routs Arkansas State in inaugural matchup between programs
Taylen Green passed for four touchdowns and rushed for one more, and Arkansas pulled away for a 56-14 win over Arkansas State in the first-ever showdown between the in-state programs Saturday afternoon in Little Rock, Ark.,Green completed 17 of 26 passes for 239 yards, four touchdowns and two interc...

Missouri surges past Kansas for Border War victory
Beau Pribula completed 30 of 39 passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns as Missouri rallied past Kansas 42-31 Saturday in their Border War showdown in Columbia, Mo.,The Tigers (2-0) erased a 15-point first-half deficit to defeat their archrival Jayhawks (2-1) in their first meeting since 2011.,Jam...

No. 22 Tennessee sets program scoring record in win vs. East Tennessee State
Joey Aguilar passed for 288 yards and two touchdowns as No. 22 Tennessee set a single-game program scoring record in a 72-17 win over visiting East Tennessee State on Saturday at Knoxville, Tennessee.,Aguilar, in his Neyland Stadium debut, played the first half and completed 23 of 31 passes.,Tenness...

Nassourdine Imavov wins, calls for Khamzat Chimaev’s middleweight title at UFC Fight Night
Middleweight Nassourdine Imavov outlasted Caio Borralho in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Paris, France, Saturday afternoon, as he earned a unanimous decision -- 50-45, 49-46, 49-46.,The fight was one-sided, with Imavov (20-4 MMA) controlling the distance for the fight's duration with clean bo...

Angels place RHP Ryan Zeferjahn on IL, recall RHP Chase Silseth
The Los Angeles Angels recalled right-hander Chase Silseth from Triple-A Salt Lake and placed right-hander Ryan Zeferjahn on the 15-day injured list with right knee tendinitis.,Silseth has moved back-and-forth between the Angels' roster and Triple-A in the past couple of weeks. The 25-year-old is a ...

Mercury star Alyssa Thomas regains single-season assist record
Phoenix Mercury star Alyssa Thomas had 10 assists on Saturday to raise her season total to 342 to reclaim the WNBA single-season assists record.,Thomas set the record of 316 in 2023 before Caitlin Clark had 337 assists last season to break the mark.,But Thomas reclaimed the record with her sixth ass...

Marcel Reed shines as No. 19 Texas A&M rolls past Utah State
Marcel Reed delivered his second stellar performance so far this season, throwing three touchdown passes and rushing for another to lead No. 19 Texas A&M to a 44-22 victory over Utah State on Saturday afternoon at College Station, Tex.,Reed completed 19 of 28 passes for 220 yards and did not throw a...

Arch Manning excels as No. 7 Texas routs San Jose State
Arch Manning passed for 295 yards and four touchdowns -- both career highs -- and ran for another score to fuel No. 7 Texas to a 38-7 victory over San Jose State on Saturday in Austin, Texas.,Texas (1-1) bounced back from a season-opening loss at now top-ranked Ohio State with a dominating performan...

Behren Morton helps No. 24 Texas Tech blow out Kent State
Behren Morton passed for 258 yards and three touchdowns in the first half and No. 24 Texas Tech rolled to a 62-14 blowout of visiting Kent State on Saturday afternoon in Lubbock, Texas.,The Red Raiders (2-0) built a 48-0 lead at the half, allowing them to insert their reserves the rest of the way.,R...

No. 14 Florida State ties program record with 11 touchdowns in blowout victory over East Texas A&M
No. 14 Florida State tied a program record with 11 touchdowns, running away with a 77-3 beatdown of East Texas A&M on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla.,The Seminoles (2-0) carried over the momentum from their Week 1 upset of then-No. 8 Alabama. They scored touchdowns on each of their first 10 possession...

Sporting KC aims to dent Austin FC's playoff hopes
There's not much left to play for this season for Sporting Kansas City, mired in 13th place in the Western Conference table, eight points below the red line. But they can put a dent in the playoff armor for Austin FC when the Verde and Black travel to Kansas City, Kan., for a Sunday night clash., ,A...

Pierre Gasly signs contract extension with Alpine
Formula One driver Pierre Gasly signed a contract extension with Alpine through the 2028 season, the organization announced Saturday.,Financial terms were not disclosed for Gasly, who signed a multi-year extension with Alpine on June 27, 2024. Terms of that deal were not revealed other than being fo...
Jim Harbaugh Says Chargers Beating Chiefs in Brazil Was Monumental
Jim Harbaugh and Justin Herbert led the Chargers to a 27-21 win over the Chiefs in Sao Paulo, ending Kansas City’s 17-game one-score win streak....