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Miami, Texas A&M rise in AP Top 25 poll, Ohio State stays No. 1
Five teams received first-place votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Sunday as Ohio State remained the No. 1 team in advance of Saturday's Big Ten opener at Washington.,Ohio State, Penn State and LSU were 1-2-3 for the second week in a row, while Miami swiped two of Ohio State's first-...

Protesters bring cycling's Vuelta a Espana to early finish
The 2025 Vuelta a Espana cycling race halted its final stage in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday after protesters took over the city streets.,Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark was declared the winner of the three-week event after entering Stage 21 in the lead.,Palestinian flags have...

Bengals QB Joe Burrow departs with toe injury
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow left Sunday's game in the first half against the Jaguars with a reported toe injury.,Burrow was injured with 8:36 left in the second quarter, while pointing toward hsi left foot. On a pass play on second down, the pocket collapsed and Burrow was trapped unde...

Bengals QB Joe Burrow departs with lower leg injury
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow left Sunday's game in the first half against the Jaguars with an apparent lower leg injury.,Burrow was injured with 8:36 left in the second quarter, while pointing to his left ankle/foot area. On a pass play on second down, the pocket collapsed and Burrow wa...

Daylen Lile, Nationals edge Pirates to take series
Daylen Lile's eighth-inning double drove in the go-ahead run and the Washington Nationals rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 Sunday to take the rubber game of the series.,James Wood walked leading off the eighth against Isaac Mattson (3-3). With one out, Lile doubled to left center and when Pir...
Sloppy Win Leaves Big Questions for Ohio State Ahead of Washington
Ohio State cruised past Ohio University 36-9, but red zone struggles and sloppy play raised concerns before their trip to Washington against the Huskies next week....

Former boxing champ Ricky Hatton dies at 46
Former world champion boxer Ricky Hatton has died at age 46, multiple European media outlets reported Sunday.,Police confirmed they found the body of a 46-year-old male at a home in the town of Hyde, about 200 miles north of London, but did not confirm Hatton's death.,A statement from Greater Manche...
Atlanta Falcons Finally Find Matt Ryan’s Successor in Michael Penix Jr.
After years of quarterback chaos, Michael Penix Jr. is giving the Atlanta Falcons a reason to believe again. Here's why....

Pirates, Nationals to showcase rookie pitchers
Washington right-hander Cade Cavalli will try for his third straight win when the Nationals conclude their series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,The Nationals (61-87), who have won eight of their past 12 games, will be trying to avoid their first series loss in September after wi...

Arizona State bounces back to defeat Texas State
Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns, wide receiver Jordyn Tyson had 105 yards and a highlight-reel touchdown, and the host Sun Devils beat the Texas State Bobcats 34-15 in a nonconference game Saturday.,Tyson had his 11th straight game with at least 60 yards ...

Athletics take control late to defeat Reds
Jacob Wilson broke a seventh-inning tie with a double, Carlos Cortes hit his third home run in two days and the Athletics dealt the Cincinnati Reds' postseason hopes another blow with an 11-5 triumph Saturday night in West Sacramento, Calif.,Nick Kurtz chipped in with a late grand slam and Brent Roo...

Davis Cup roundup: Czech Republic eliminates U.S. team 3-2 in qualifying
Jakub Mensik handled Frances Tiafoe in the deciding fifth match to give the Czech Republic a 3-2 victory over the United States on Saturday in their Davis Cup second-round qualifying match in Delray Beach, Fla.,Mensik, ranked No. 17 in the world, won 6-1, 6-4 over Tiafoe, ranked No. 29. Mensik conve...

Bryan Woo stellar again as Mariners down Angels for 8th straight win
Bryan Woo posted his American League-leading 21st quality start of the season and struck out a career-high 13 batters as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Saturday night.,J.P. Crawford homered as the Mariners (81-68) won their eighth in a row to remain tied with Ho...

Cutter Boley fills in nicely at QB as Kentucky drops Eastern Michigan
Cutter Boley threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns in his first start of the season and running back Seth McGowan rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns as Kentucky topped Eastern Michigan 48-23.,Starting for an injured Zach Calzada (shoulder), Boley completed 12 of 21 passes. Both of his touchd...

No. 14 Iowa State struggles but slides past Arkansas State
Rocco Becht was 14-of-25 passing for 265 yards, a touchdown and an interception to lead No. 14 Iowa State to a 24-16 win over Arkansas State on Saturday at Jonesboro, Ark. ,Carson Hansen rushed for 116 yards on 18 carries and Xavier Townsend caught three passes for 92 yards to lead Iowa State (4-0),...

No. 3 LSU snags five interceptions in win over Florida
Garrett Nussmeier threw a touchdown pass, Dashawn Spears returned one of LSU's five interceptions for a touchdown and the No. 3 Tigers defeated Florida 20-10 on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La., ,Nussmeier completed 15 of 27 passes for 220 yards with an interception, and LSU (3-0, 1-0 SEC) managed...

Despite red-zone mistakes, No. 1 Ohio State tops Ohio
Julian Sayin threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 1 Ohio State overcome its red-zone flubs for a 37-9 victory over visiting Ohio in Columbus on Saturday.,The Buckeyes (3-0) led 16-9 in the third quarter before Sayin (25 of 32, two interceptions) threw TD passes of 47 yards to Jeremia...

Struggling Astros pick up rare consecutive wins
Hunter Brown threw 6 2/3 quality innings, Jeremy Pena and Christian Walker each drove in two runs, and the Houston Astros posted a 6-2 victory over the host Atlanta Braves on Saturday.,Brown (12-7) allowed two runs on four hits while striking out two and walking one for Houston (81-68), which won co...

FC Cincinnati edge Nashville SC, earn playoff berth
Evander scored deep into second-half stoppage time as FC Cincinnati pulled out a 2-1 victory against visiting Nashville SC on Saturday night, clinching a playoff berth and ending a two-match losing streak.,Ender Echenique, who was a second-half substitute, assisted on Evander's winning goal. Evander...

After Diego Rossi notches hat trick, Crew hang on to edge Atlanta United
Diego Rossi recorded a hat trick to highlight Columbus' five-goal first half, lifting the visiting Crew to a 5-4 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday.,Rossi tallied in the 14th and 16th minutes and again in the 39th to boost his team-leading goal tally to 16 on the season. He then exited the matc...