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Week 1 watch list: Ranking every game from must-see to hard pass
Five days of football and NFL games four of the next five nights begin with the Thursday night opener at Arrowhead Stadium. ,It's banner night for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs with the Baltimore Ravens in town bidding for a repeat of the Detroit Lions' win in the same stadium to start ...
Oregon State aims to unleash ground attack vs. San Diego State
Oregon State and San Diego State will take a step up in competition when they meet on Saturday night in a non-conference game in San Diego.,The Beavers (1-0) ran over Idaho State 38-15 last Saturday, compiling 362 rushing yards along the way.,San Diego State stepped on the gas in the second half in ...
Transfer QBs clash as Mississippi State visits Arizona State
Arizona State and Mississippi State are both coming off impressive season-opening home victories and productive performances by their starting quarterbacks.,The Sun Devils and Bulldogs will meet for the first time on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz.,Arizona State's Sam Leavitt, a Michigan State transfer, co...
Losing streak over, Vanderbilt faces Alcorn State
Vanderbilt hopes to build on an opening-week upset and turn that into a winning streak when it hosts Alcorn State in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday night.,Quarterback Diego Pavia led Vanderbilt's 34-27 overtime upset of Virginia Tech last Saturday, completing 12 of 16 passes for 190 yards and two tou...
West Virginia hosts FCS semifinalist from last season, Albany
On the heels of a disappointing loss to Penn State, West Virginia will try to get rolling when it hosts FCS opponent Albany on Saturday evening in Morgantown, W.Va.,The Mountaineers (0-1) gave up 457 yards of offense to No. 8 Penn State last week, were just 1-for-4 on red-zone trips, and committed t...
Pirates stumble home to face Nats after getting no-hit
Two rebuilding teams eager to finish the season on a positive note meet when the visiting Washington Nationals begin a four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.,The Pirates (65-74) were no-hit for the first time in four years when they lost 12-0 to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. S...
Reds eager to continue dominance over Astros
The Cincinnati Reds will attempt to continue their improbable domination of the Houston Astros on Thursday when the two clubs conclude their three-game series with a matinee in Cincinnati. , ,The Reds blistered Houston rookie Spencer Arrighetti for nine first-inning runs Wednesday and rolled to a 12...
3B Matt Chapman, Giants agree to 6-year, $151M extension
Matt Chapman, who is putting up solid numbers in his first season with the Giants, will be staying in San Francisco long term.,The third baseman agreed to a six-year, $151 million contract extension with the team on Wednesday.,Starting next year, Chapman, 31, will make $25 million annually through 2...
Trio of teams go 2-0 to kick off The International 2024
Xtreme Gaming, Team Spirit and Team Liquid swept their two matches Wednesday, the first day of The International 2024, a $2.4 million tournament being played in Copenhagen, Denmark.,The field for the Dota 2 evet contains 16 teams -- six invited teams and 10 teams who made it via regional qualifiers ...
Eternal Fire, NaVi advance at ESL Pro League Season 20
Eternal Fire and Natus Vincere are each one win away from qualifying for the ESL Pro League Season 20 playoffs after registering upper-bracket semifinal wins in Group A on Wednesday at Saint Julian's, Malta.,Both teams posted 2-0 wins on Wednesday, with Eternal Fire sweeping Sangal Esports and Natus...
Xavier Edwards, Marlins beat Nationals in 10th
Xavier Edwards sliced a walk-off single to center as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals 4-3 in 10 innings on Wednesday night.,It was Miami's first win against Washington this year (1-8).,Griffin Conine, the automatic runner, scored from third after he had moved over on Nick For...
Xavier Edwards, Marlins beat Nationals in extras
Xavier Edwards sliced an opposite-field, walk-off single to center as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals 4-3 in 10 innings on Wednesday night.,It was Miami's first win against Washington this year (1-8).,On the year, the Nationals are 62-77. Miami is 52-87.,Griffin Conine, the ...
Shota Imanaga, Cubs combine to no-hit Pirates
Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga and two relievers combined to throw the 18th no-hitter in team history on Wednesday in a 12-0 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.,Imanaga (12-3) went the first seven innings, striking out seven and walking two while throwing 95 pitches en route to winning...
Reds score nine in first, cruise past Astros
Jonathan India sparked a nine-run first inning with a leadoff homer and Elly De La Cruz doubled, singled and drove in two in the opening inning as the Cincinnati Reds routed the visiting Houston Astros 12-5 on Wednesday night. , ,De La Cruz finished with three hits, two doubles, three runs scored an...
Jessica Pegula stuns No. 1 Iga Swiatek in U.S. Open quarterfinals
Jessica Pegula is through to the semifinal of a Grand Slam event for the first time, and she got there in style.,The 30-year-old Buffalo native, seeded sixth, upset top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday in the semifinals of the U.S. Open in New York.,Pegula had been 0-for-6 in her c...
Liberty, Storm look to build toward the postseason
The Seattle Storm and New York Liberty each have clinched spots in the WNBA playoffs. Now, with seven games remaining in the regular season, the two sides face off Thursday night in Brooklyn, N.Y., hoping to build momentum that they can bring into the postseason.,For fifth-place Seattle (20-13), the...
Patriots begin life without Bill Belichick vs. optimistic Bengals
CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals have great expectations and a high level of uncertainty while the New England Patriots are set to enter the unknown of a new era when the teams open the 2024 season on Sunday afternoon. ,In his first action since a season-ending wrist injury last November and sub...
Michigan State adjusting to new leadership ahead of clash vs. Maryland
Michigan State and Maryland took different routes last week to reach the same destination: a season-opening win.,Up next is a chance to make an early statement in Big Ten play when the Spartans (1-0) visit the Terrapins (1-0) on Saturday in the conference opener for both teams in College Park, Md.,M...
South Carolina expects better performance in clash vs. Kentucky
It's probably more glaring for South Carolina regarding what the Gamecocks need to work on in advance of their next game than it is for Kentucky.,The Southeastern Conference schedule is bringing these teams together for their league opener Saturday in Lexington, Ky.,Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said c...
No. 21 Iowa aims to continue mastery over rival Iowa St.
No. 21 Iowa attempts to beat visiting Iowa State for the eighth time in nine meetings when the teams clash Saturday in the Cy-Hawk rivalry at Iowa City, Iowa.,The Cyclones' lone victory during the stretch came in their last visit to Iowa City when they prevailed 10-7 early in the 2022 season.,Both I...