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No. 16 Iowa State aims to end home hex in rivalry vs. Iowa
The home team hasn't prevailed in the Cy-Hawk rivalry since 2018, and Iowa State hasn't emerged victorious on its home turf in the series in 14 years.,The latter fact weighs heavy on the mind of Cyclones quarterback Rocco Becht as No. 16 Iowa State hosts Iowa in the high-stakes rivalry matchup on Sa...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani takes mound in bid to even series vs. Pirates
Shohei Ohtani hit his 100th home run with the Los Angeles Dodgers on the hardest hit ball of his career Tuesday, but it wasn't enough to carry his team to a victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates.,Ohtani (1-1, 4.18 ERA) will try to rectify that on the mound Wednesday night when he opposes fellow r...
Nationals in position for rare sweep against Marlins
The Washington Nationals will shoot for their first series sweep since May when they host the Miami Marlins on Wednesday.,Washington took the middle game of the series 5-2 on Tuesday after prevailing 2-0 on Monday. The Nationals have won three in a row as recently as Aug. 20-22, but they have not sw...
Valkyries earn key win, but Liberty still clinch playoff bid
The Golden State Valkyries took a major step toward earning a playoff berth in their inaugural season, riding balanced scoring and stingy defense to a 66-58 win over the New York Liberty on Tuesday in San Francisco.,Despite the defeat, the Liberty (24-17) clinched a playoff spot when the Indiana Fev...
Jared Triolo, Tommy Pham propel Pirates past Dodgers
Jared Triolo produced two doubles and two RBIs and Tommy Pham's two hits included a two-run double as the host Pittsburgh Pirates earned a 9-7 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.,The Pirates (62-77) picked up their 40th win at home this season and handed the Dodgers (78-60) their thir...
Giants' Willy Adames and Matt Chapman, Rockies' Kyle Freeland ejected in 1st
A leisurely Rafael Devers home run trot spawned three ejections in the first inning of the San Francisco Giants' game against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night in Denver.,Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland and San Francisco's Matt Chapman and Willy Adames were ejected after the benc...
James Wood blasts 27th homer, leads Nationals past Marlins
James Wood had two hits including a two-run homer, Cade Cavalli pitched five solid innings and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Miami Marlins 5-2 on Tuesday night.,Daylen Lile and Jacob Young added two hits and produced RBIs for Washington, which has won its last two after losing eight str...
New No. 1 Ohio State faces rare FCS foe in Grambling
Grambling State won its opener versus Langston University in the Shreveport (La.) Kickoff Classic on Saturday before a crowd of 18,435. It was a big deal.,The Tigers' next opponent also won its opener -- in a game that was a slightly bigger deal. No. 3 Ohio State defeated then-No. 1 Texas in front o...
No. 24 Texas Tech might face Kent State without QB Behren Morton (leg)
For No. 24 Texas Tech, the only suspense when it hosts Kent State Saturday figures to be the status of quarterback Behren Morton.,After throwing for 201 yards and four touchdowns last week in a season-opening 67-7 blowout of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Morton left in the second quarter whe...
'Gotta get better now': No. 23 Indiana takes aim at Kennesaw State
Indiana enters Saturday afternoon's visit from Kennesaw State with a 9-0 record at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington under second-year Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti.,Nearly as common as Hoosier home victories over that span? Cignetti caveats that things might have gone differently.,The No. 23 Hoosiers ...
After 'clean' opener, No. 2 Penn State faces FIU
After opening the season with a 46-11 victory over Nevada last weekend, second-ranked Penn State will attempt to stretch its winning streak against unranked teams to 33 games when it battles FIU on Saturday afternoon in University Park, Pa., ,Penn State remained No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25....
'Determined' Arch Manning, No. 7 Texas take on San Jose State
No. 7 Texas will look to wash away the bad taste from a season-opening loss at then-No. 3 Ohio State and work for improvement across the board when the Longhorns meet San Jose State on Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas., ,Texas dropped six spots from the top of the preseason Associated Press poll ...
Riding high off upset, No. 14 Florida St. preps for East Texas A&M
Florida State delivered the most shocking Week 1 result of the college football season.,Coming off a disastrous 2-10 season, the Seminoles responded in a big way last Saturday, opening with a convincing 31-17 win over then-No. 8 Alabama.,In the Associated Press, Florida State was rewarded for the up...
Team Liquid to begin TI defense against BOOM Esports
Team Liquid will begin its title defense at The International 2025 against BOOM Esports, with Valve announcing the opening matches on Tuesday.,The 16-team field will compete in a Swiss system in the group stage, with their record determining the matchups in the next round. ,Among other opening match...
Ohio State moves to No. 1, rest of Top 25 in chaos in poll
Ohio State's season-opening victory over Texas sent the Buckeyes to No. 1 and the Longhorns plummeting in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, released Tuesday.,Ranked No. 3 in the preseason poll, Ohio State received 55 of the 66 first-place votes. Texas, No. 1 last week, fell to No. 7.,Losses by Clems...
Virginia, NC State hope to keep rolling
Virginia and North Carolina State ended last season with losing records, but one of them will be off to a 2-0 start this year.,The teams will meet Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C., in what officially will be called a non-conference game between two Atlantic Coast Conference teams.,There's good mo...
Father of shot Florida State LB asks for prayers
The father of Florida State freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard is asking for prayers for his son, who was the victim of a shooting Sunday night in Havana, Fla.,Earl Pritchard spoke with WFTV, the ABC affiliate in Orlando, and revealed his son had been shot in the head while driving a family member ...
Lee Corso's farewell drives record 'College GameDay' ratings
Lee Corso's farewell to "College GameDay" was the most-watched episode of the ESPN Saturday morning staple in its nearly 40-year history.,ESPN averaged 3.5 million viewers during the show on Saturday, preliminary Nielsen ratings show. It was broadcast from Columbus, Ohio, before the season opener be...
Dan Lanning fires back at Mike Gundy's critique of Oregon's roster spend
Oregon coach Dan Lanning shot back at Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy's insinuation the Ducks are buying their way into contention with an excessive roster budget. ,"Like I said, I've got a ton of respect for coach Gundy," Lanning said as the Ducks prepare for their nonconference meeting with Oklaho...
Patriots WR Stefon Diggs in line to play in Week 1
New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs is in line to make his team debut on Sunday against the visiting Las Vegas Raiders, head coach Mike Vrabel said Tuesday morning.,Signed to a three-year contract worth up to $63.5 million in March, Diggs is working his way back from a torn ACL sustained...