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Alvaro Folgueiras, Iowa tip off campaign against Robert Morris
For at least one Iowa player, the new era of Hawkeyes basketball begins against a familiar opponent.,Ben McCollum makes his Hawkeyes' coaching debut, complete with some talented transfers, including Alvaro Folgueiras, who'll face off against his former Robert Morris squad on Nov. 4, in Iowa City.,Af...

Whitecaps hoping team-record 60 points will translate in playoffs
The second-seeded Vancouver Whitecaps look to build on their best regular season in club history when they begin a Western Conference Round One playoff series against seventh-seeded FC Dallas on Sunday.,Vancouver earned a team-record 60 points in MLS while also winning the Canadian Championship and ...

Rayshawn Pleasant's pick-six helps Auburn defeat Arkansas
Rayshawn Pleasant had two interceptions, including a go-ahead pick-six on Saturday, as the visiting Auburn Tigers rallied for a 33-24 victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks in Southeastern Conference play.,Alex McPherson made all six of his field goal attempts for the Tigers (4-4, 1-4 SEC), who snappe...

New-look Washington opens season against road-warrior Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Arkansas-Pine Bluff will experience the first of 11 consecutive road games when it plays at Washington on Nov. 3 in the season opener for both teams.,The Huskies, in their second season under coach Danny Sprinkle, are also one of four Power 4 programs Pine Bluff will face in the 11-game stretch on t...

Late Emmett Johnson TD run pushes Nebraska over Northwestern
Emmett Johnson rushed for 124 yards on 27 carries with two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score, to lead Nebraska to a 28-21 Big Ten win over Northwestern on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb. ,Johnson barreled into the end zone with 2:44 left in the fourth quarter for the decisive touchdown. ,Dylan Raio...

Trevor Zegras, Flyers snap Islanders win streak
Trevor Zegras recorded two goals and an assist in regulation before netting a key shootout tally as the host Philadelphia Flyers nipped the New York Islanders 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.,Christian Dvorak chipped in a goal and an assist for the Flyers, while Matvei Michkov had the decisive shootout go...

Avery Johnson leads Kansas State to 17th straight win over Kansas
Avery Johnson threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns, as Kansas State defeated Kansas 42-17 for its 17th straight victory in the Sunflower Showdown rivalry Saturday in Lawrence, Kan., ,The Wildcats (4-4, 3-2 Big 12), who won the prior two games in the series by a combined six points, forced four tur...

ATP roundup: Brazilian teen reaches Basel final
Unseeded Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca will take on No. 8 seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain in Sunday's Swiss Indoors Basel final.,The 19-year-old Fonseca reached his first ATP 500 final with a 7-6 (4), 7-5 win against Spain's Jaume Munar. He overcame a 4-2 deficit in the second set and fi...

Report: Texas coach Steve Sarkisian explores NFL interest
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian is exploring a jump to the NFL, The Athletic reported Saturday.,The report said Sarkisian has let NFL decision makers know he is interested in any head coaching vacancies, including the Tennessee Titans' opening.,Sarkisian reportedly declined interviews wit...
Steve Sarkisian Open To Leaving Texas, Likely Wants To Get Away From Arch Manning
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is reportedly exploring NFL opportunities, including the Tennessee Titans, as Arch Manning struggles to meet expectations....

UNT's Drew Mestemaker sets conference record with 608 passing yards
North Texas quarterback Drew Mestemaker set school and American Conference records by throwing for 608 yards on Friday in a 54-20 road victory over Charlotte.,The redshirt freshman connected on 37 of 49 passes, hitting receivers for four touchdowns and getting intercepted once.,North Texas' Daniel M...

Lionel Messi tallies twice as Inter Miami take opener vs. Nashville
Lionel Messi scored twice and added an assist to lift Inter Miami to a 3-1 victory over Nashville SC in the opening game of their first-round MLS playoff series on Friday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Tadeo Allende also scored for third-seeded Miami, which has now defeated sixth-seeded Nashville in six c...

Nebraska will lean on committee approach against West Georgia
Nebraska closed last season with a bit of momentum, but it remains to be seen if that success will carry over into the current campaign.,The Cornhuskers will have to replace two key players in 2025-26 -- a season that begins Nov. 3 when West Georgia pays a visit to Lincoln, Neb.,Nebraska went 21-14 ...

No. 12 UCLA faces old adversary Dan Monson in clash with Eastern Washington
Past UCLA teams have faced plenty of Dan Monson-coached squads in years past, but the Nov. 3 season opener in Los Angeles marks the first time the No. 12-ranked Bruins meet an Eastern Washington side with Monson at the helm.,UCLA played Long Beach State nine times during Monson's tenure with the Bea...

Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs out vs. Broncos, IR possible
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs remains out with a mysterious concussion, and head coach Brian Schottenheimer said there's a chance he'll be placed on injured reserve.,"We're going to keep all options open," Schottenheimer said Friday.,Diggs was officially ruled out for Sunday's game at Denve...

Canucks acquire F Lukas Reichel from Blackhawks
The Vancouver Canucks acquired forward Lukas Reichel from the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft.,The 23-year-old Reichel, a first-round pick (No. 17) of the Blackhawks in the 2020 draft, has two goals and four points in five games for Chicago this...

ATP roundup: Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov bail in Basel
Unseeded Spaniard Jaume Munar and Brazilian Joao Fonseca prevailed in the Swiss Indoors Basel quarterfinals on a trying day for their Canadian opponents.,No. 5 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime trailed Munar 6-3 when he retired from Friday's matchup ahead of the second set. Countryman Denis Shapovalov, the...

Diego Pavia's lawyers amending JUCO lawsuit to be class action
Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia is not the only one who thinks junior college play shouldn't count against NCAA eligibility.,The 24-year-old is able to compete for the Heisman Trophy and potentially lead the Commodores to the College Football Playoff this season thanks to a federal court injuncti...

Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs 'real questionable' vs. Broncos, IR possible
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs remains out with a mysterious concussion and head coach Brian Schottenheimer said there's a chance he'll be placed on injured reserve.,"We're going to keep all options open," Schottenheimer said Friday.,Schottenheimer doesn't expect Diggs to be available Sunday...

Predators snap 4-game skid with win over Canucks
Cole Smith's goal early in the third period broke a tie and the host Nashville Predators hung on for a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.,Ryan O'Reilly also scored for the Predators, who snapped their four-game losing streak (0-3-1). Juuse Saros stopped 21 shots.,Max Sasson got th...