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Pitt, amid QB competition and RB transition, ready for Kent State
Pitt will look for favorable results in two different competitions on Saturday afternoon when it opens its season against visiting Kent State.,In addition to facing the Golden Flashes, the Panthers will continue their quarterback competition between Nate Yarnell and Eli Holstein.,Yarnell, a redshirt...
Division lead up for grabs as Bombers visit Roughriders
The visiting Winnipeg Blue Bombers will look to move into first place in the West Division on Sunday when they open a home-and-home series against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina.,The Blue Bombers (5-6) have won three in a row and look to avenge a 19-9 setback at Saskatchewan on July 19. The ...
Timbers likely to be short-handed against rival Sounders
After getting their season back on track, the Portland Timbers will gauge their progress when they host the Seattle Sounders on Saturday night.,When the Cascadia Cup rivals last met on May 12, the Timbers' 2-1 loss was the final result of a dismal nine-match (0-6-3) winless streak.,Portland coach Ph...
Boston College aims to drop No. 10 Florida State to 0-2
One team will open a new era while the other will look to bounce back from a season-opening loss when Boston College travels to No. 10 and defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion Florida State for a Labor Day showdown.,The Monday night game marks Boston College's season opener and its first gam...
Pirates reinstate OF Andrew McCutchen from IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates activated outfielder Andrew McCutchen from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,McCutchen had been sidelined due to left knee inflammation. ,Also Friday, the Pirates placed pitcher Ben Heller on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation and announced fellow right-...
Skidding Cincinnati seeks better performance vs. Montreal
FC Cincinnati and CF Montreal are clubs on different ends of the Major League Soccer standings, but both enter Saturday's match in Cincinnati needing a positive result. ,Cincinnati (15-8-3, 48 points) enters with a four-match losing streak. July 6 was the second-place side's last victory, a 6-1 win ...
Blue-chip WR Jaime Ffrench chooses Texas
Texas added another five-star player to its 2025 recruiting haul on Friday, landing a commitment from coveted wide receiver Jaime Ffrench.,Ffrench, a one-time Alabama commit, chose coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns over suitors that included Ohio State, Tennessee, Miami and LSU.,"Oh yeah, it's...
Blue Jackets' Johnny Gaudreau, brother killed in N.J.
Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Johnny Gaudreau died Thursday night when he was struck by a car while riding a bicycle in New Jersey. He was 31.,Also killed was his brother, Matthew, 29.,The Gaudreau family had gathered in their hometown in Salem County, N.J., to take part in the wedding of Katie ...
Colorado holds off upset-minded North Dakota State
In the end, Colorado's star power was too much for FBS power North Dakota State on Thursday, as the Buffaloes held off the upset-minded Bison 31-26 in Boulder, Colo., in the season opener for both teams.,Colorado quarterback and Heisman Trophy hopeful Shedeur Sanders threw for 445 yards and four tou...
No. 11 Missouri shuts out overmatched Murray State
Brady Cook passed for one touchdown and ran for another as No. 11 Missouri routed FCS opponent Murray State 51-0 on Thursday in Columbia, Mo., in both teams' season opener.,Cook completed 19 of 30 passes for 218 yards. He added 22 rushing yards on four carries.,Luther Burden III caught a touchdown p...
After slow start, No. 24 NC State pulls away in opener
Grayson McCall threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns as No. 24 North Carolina State held off an upset bid from FCS foe Western Carolina to win 31-21 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,McCall, the three-time Sun Belt Player of the Year who transferred to NC State (1-0) from Coastal Carolina this o...
UCF rolls to 57-3 blowout vs. New Hampshire in season opener
R.J. Harvey ran for 142 yards and two touchdowns to highlight UCF's season-opening 57-3 win over New Hampshire on Thursday in Orlando, Fla., ,Myles Montgomery added 126 total yards and two scores for the Knights (1-0), who outgained the Wildcats 639-162 to easily dispose of their FCS foe. KJ Jeffers...
Karolina Muchova KOs Naomi Osaka in second round at U.S. Open
Naomi Osaka, trailing by a set, squandered three sets points that would have leveled her match and crashed out of the U.S. Open in the second round on Thursday in New York.,The Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova beat Osaka, a two-time U.S. Open champion, 6-3, 7-6 (5).,In terms of rankings, the match ...
In NL wild-card hunt, Cubs try to tame Nats' youth movement
The surging Chicago Cubs visit the revived Washington Nationals for an important three-game series beginning on Friday.,The Cubs have won three straight and six of seven to propel themselves into the National League wild-card race while the Nationals, who continue to call up important pieces of thei...
Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula roll into third round of U.S. Open
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland nearly delivered her second-round opponent a double bagel, instead settling for a 6-0, 6-1 triumph over Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara at the U.S. Open on Thursday in New York.,The match lasted just 65 minutes, though much of that was eaten up by the second game o...
Guardians look to take advantage of Pirates' generosity
The Cleveland Guardians overcame a late three-run deficit this week to once again find themselves in sole possession of first place in the American League Central.,Winners of just four of their last 13 games, the Guardians aim to add to their slim cushion Friday when they open a three-game series ve...
Reports: Browns restructure QB Deshaun Watson's contract
The Cleveland Browns restructured quarterback Deshaun Watson's contract in a move that created $35.832 million in salary cap space, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday.,Per the reports, the Browns converted $44.79 million of Watson's $46 million base salary this season into a signing bonus. ...
Patriots pick QB Jacoby Brissett to start over Drake Maye
Jacoby Brissett is the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots.,Head coach Jerod Mayo said Thursday the organization was on the same page making the decision to go with the 31-year-old with 48 career starts over rookie No. 3 pick Drake Maye. ,"We have decided, I have decided Jacoby Brisset...
A's seek fourth straight win, series sweep vs. reeling Reds
The Oakland Athletics aim to extend their winning streak to four games on Thursday when they vie for a three-game series sweep of the reeling Reds in Cincinnati.,The Athletics followed up a pair of one-run victories by rebounding after squandering a five-run lead in a 9-6 win over the Reds on Wednes...
Dylan Crews hits first HR as Nats top Yankees
Rookie Dylan Crews hit his first major league home run Wednesday as the Washington Nationals beat the visiting New York Yankees 5-2.,James Wood, Jacob Young and Nasim Nunez each added two hits for Washington, which took two of three games from New York. The Nationals stole five bases, including thre...