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Seeing a path to playoffs, Sparks host skidding Mystics
The Los Angeles Sparks are on the outside of the playoff race with seven games left in the regular season.,That means a home loss to the Washington Mystics on Sunday night would represent a major blow.,Los Angeles (17-20) stands 2 1/2 games behind the Golden State Valkyries for the eighth and final ...
Marcel Reed’s four TD passes carry No. 19 Texas A&M over UTSA
Marcel Reed passed for four touchdowns and KC Concepcion had an 80-yard punt return for a touchdown and a 31-yard TD catch as No. 19 Texas A&M was too much for UTSA in a 42-24 win on Saturday in the season opener for both teams in College Station, Texas.,Reed was 22 of 34 for 289 yards through the a...
100 Thieves advance in LTA North Split 3 playoffs
In a dominant effort, 100 Thieves swept Team Liquid on Saturday to advance to the lower-bracket semifinal in the League of Legends' Championship of The Americas North 2025 Split 3 at Los Angeles.,Playoff matches are best-of-five. The top three teams will qualify for the LoL Championship of The Ameri...
Jonah Coleman runs for 177 yards, 2 TDs as Washington tops Colorado State
Jonah Coleman rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries to help Washington record a 38-21 victory over Colorado State on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams in Seattle.,Demond Williams Jr. completed 18 of 24 passes for 226 yards and one touchdown and Denzel Boston caught f...
Rangers pound Athletics for fourth straight victory
Josh Jung had three hits and two RBIs, Dylan Moore hit a two-run homer and Wyatt Langford lined a solo blast to help the torrid Texas Rangers notch a 9-3 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Adolis Garcia had three hits and scored twice as Texas totaled 17 hits and...
Kevin Jennings tosses 2 TDs in No. 16 SMU's win over East Texas A&M
Kevin Jennings threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another to lead the host SMU Mustangs to a season-opening 42-13 victory over East Texas A&M on Saturday night in Dallas.,Jennings completed 22 of 30 passes for 260 yards and one interception in addition to his two scoring tosses to lead SMU...
No. 23 Texas Tech QB Behren Morton hurt in rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Behren Morton threw four touchdown passes Saturday night before departing in the second quarter with an injury as No. 23 Texas Tech routed Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67-7 in each team's season opener in Lubbock, Texas.,Morton, who completed 16 of 18 attempts for 201 yards, left the game after linebacker Ta...
Sporting Kansas City scores three late to stun Rapids
Dejan Joveljic scored twice as Sporting Kansas City's second-half scoring flurry gave the club a 4-2 home win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday.,Trailing 2-1 through 72 minutes, Kansas City (7-15-6, 27 points) vaulted ahead on goals from Daniel Salloi, Mason Toye and Joveljic within an eight-minu...
Reed’s four TD passes carry No. 19 Texas A&M over UTSA
Marcel Reed passed for four touchdowns and KC Concepcion had an 80-yard punt return for a touchdown and a 31-yard TD catch as No. 19 Texas A&M was too much for UTSA in a 42-24 win on Saturday in the season opener for both teams in College Station, Texas.,Reed was 22 of 34 for 289 yards through the a...
No. 17 Kansas State escapes upset with late win over North Dakota
Avery Johnson's 6-yard touchdown pass to Joe Jackson with 42 seconds left helped No. 17 Kansas State win 38-35 to avoid an embarrassing loss to North Dakota of the FCS. ,The Fighting Hawks (0-1) were looking for the biggest upset in program history and their first victory over and FBS opponent since...
Current clinch NWSL playoff berth with shutout of Courage
The host Kansas City Current earned a piece of NWSL history when they equaled the record for the fastest clinch of a playoff spot with a 2-0 win against the North Carolina Courage on Saturday night.,Both of Kansas City's goals were aided by defensive mistakes by the Courage (5-7-6, 21 points). The f...
Cam Ross, Virginia get off to hot start, dominate Coastal Carolina
Chandler Morris threw for two touchdowns in his first game for Virginia and Cam Ross scored twice, including on a kickoff return, as the Cavaliers rolled to a 48-7 season-opening victory against Coastal Carolina on Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va.,Morris, a transfer from North Texas, completed...
Lackluster opener sends Arch Manning's Heisman odds due south
By the time the second top-10 game of the day kicked off at Death Valley, Arch Manning's Heisman Trophy odds were on life support.,A pick, one touchdown and subpar numbers in general sent Manning's odds to win the 2025 Heisman south rapidly. ,The quarterbacks involved in the Saturday evening game in...
Arch Manning puts No. 1 Texas' loss on his shoulders
Arch Manning pointed the finger at himself as his coach criticized outside expectations as No. 1 Texas opened the season with a 14-7 loss at Ohio State on Saturday.,Manning completed 17 of 30 passes for 170 yards with one touchdown and one interception.,"Ultimately not good enough," Manning said of ...
Isaac Brown, Caullin Lacy help Louisville maul Eastern Kentucky
Isaac Brown garnered 126 yards and two touchdowns on just six carries and Louisville amassed 543 yards of offense on Saturday and drubbed visiting Eastern Kentucky 51-17 in the season-opening game for both team.,Louisville held its FCS guests to just 150 yards, including just 38 in the first half. B...
Saskatchewan looks to rebound vs. Winnipeg in Labour Day Classic
Even after last week's 32-15 loss at Calgary, the Saskatchewan Roughriders own the CFL's best record at 8-2 going into Sunday's Labour Day Classic at home against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.,But are they the league's best team? That's a fair question after their second double-digit defeat this season...
No. 3 Ohio State gets defensive, slugs way past No. 1 Texas
Ohio State's defense held Texas quarterback Arch Manning in check and the No. 3 Buckeyes pulled off a 14-7 victory over the top-ranked Longhorns at Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.,CJ Donaldson scored on a 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and the Buckeyes to...
Blue Jays recall LHP Easton Lucas
Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Easton Lucas was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo and was activated for Saturday's home game against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.,In six games (five starts) over two separate stints with the Blue Jays this season, Lucas was 3-3 with a 6.66 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 24....
Mets bring back RHP Chris Devenski, designate LHP Jose Castillo
The New York Mets recalled veteran right-hander Chris Devenski from Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday, while left-hander Jose Castillo was designated for assignment.,Devenski, 34, had a 2.84 ERA over 11 appearances (one start) for the Mets earlier this season before he was designated for assignment and ...
Nationals place LHP MacKenzie Gore (shoulder) on 15-day IL
The Washington Nationals placed All-Star left-hander MacKenzie Gore on the 15-day injured list Saturday with inflammation in his pitching shoulder.,Right-hander Mason Thompson was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to take the roster spot of Gore, who has struggled mightily since pitching in the All-S...