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USC rings up 73 points to spoil Missouri State's FBS debut
After giving up the game's first points on a field goal, Southern California rolled off 28 unanswered points in a little more than 10 minutes to run away from visiting Missouri State, 73-13, Saturday in Los Angeles.,The Trojans (1-0) spoiled the Football Bowl Subdivision debut of the Bears, newcomer...
No. 17 Kansas State escapes upset with late win over North Dakota
Avery Johnson's 6-yard touchdown pass to Joe Jackson with 42 seconds left helped No. 17 Kansas State win 38-35 to avoid an embarrassing loss to North Dakota of the FCS. ,The Fighting Hawks (0-1) were looking for the biggest upset in program history and their first victory over and FBS opponent since...
Union get ahead on Bruno Damiani goal, shut out FC Cincinnati
Philadelphia striker Bruno Damiani's header in the 49th minute broke a scoreless tie as the Union beat host FC Cincinnati 1-0 on Saturday and clinched a berth in the MLS Cup Playoffs.,Philadelphia (17-6-6, 57 points) now has a five-point lead over Cincinnati in the Eastern Conference and a four-poin...
Kyle Manzardo homers as Guardians edge slumping Mariners
Kyle Manzardo had a two-run homer and Steven Kwan and Bo Naylor each had RBI singles, lifting the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.,Right-hander Gavin Williams (9-5) allowed one run on four hits over seven innings, striking out eight with a lo...
John Mateer sets record for No. 18 Oklahoma in rout of Illinois State
John Mateer threw for 392 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another as No. 18 Oklahoma opened the season with a 35-3 win over Illinois State on Saturday in Norman, Okla.,Mateer's passing yardage was the most by a Sooners quarterback in an opener, topping Baker Mayfield's 388-yard performance to...
Rocco Becht dazzles as No. 22 Iowa State trounces South Dakota
Rocco Becht completed 19 of 20 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 22 Iowa State cruised to a 55-7 win over South Dakota on Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.,Becht set a school record by completing 95 percent of his passes and established another school mark with a TD pass in 20 conse...
Florida State displays ground dominance in upset of No. 8 Alabama
Florida State ran for 230 yards and four touchdowns, beginning its 2025 season with a shocking upset of No. 8 Alabama in Tallahassee, Fla. on Saturday.,The Seminoles, 2-10 a season ago after a 13-1 campaign in 2023, looked the part of a new-look team with two new coordinators and a new roster. The C...
Pirates score combined 8 runs in 5th, 6th innings to topple Red Sox
A combined eight-run onslaught across the fifth and sixth innings propelled the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 10-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.,All nine Pirates hit safely, and three had two RBIs in support of Johan Oviedo (2-0), who allowed two runs on three hits and struck out six a...
Dante Moore throws for 3 TDs as No. 7 Oregon routs Montana State
In his first start in nearly two years, Dante Moore had a near-perfect performance as No. 7 Oregon was all over Montana State Bobcats 59-13 in the opener for both teams Saturday afternoon in Eugene, Ore.,In just under three quarters of work, Moore went 18-for-23 with 213 yards and three touchdowns. ...
No. 2 Penn State gains easy win over Nevada
Nicholas Singleton rushed for two touchdowns and Dani Dennis-Sutton was a terror on defense as No. 2 Penn State rolled to an easy 46-11 victory over Nevada on Saturday in the season opener for both teams at University Park, Pa.,Drew Allar completed 22 of 26 passes for 217 yards and one touchdown as ...
Rocco Becht dazzles as Iowa State trounces South Dakota
Rocco Becht completed 19 of 20 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 22 Iowa State cruised to a 55-7 win over South Dakota on Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.,Benjamin Brahmer caught seven passes for 47 yards and two touchdowns for Iowa State (2-0), which won its home opener one week a...
Josh Lowe's 2 home runs lift Rays past Nationals
Josh Lowe homered twice and drove in four runs, Ryan Pepiot pitched five innings of scoreless ball and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Saturday.,It was Lowe's third career multi-homer game and his first of the season.,Pepiot (10-10) allowed one hit and three walks wh...
Kent State defeats Merrimack to end nation's longest skid
Da'Realyst Clark returned a kickoff 100 yards for a go-ahead touchdown with 5:28 left in the game as Kent State notched a 21-17 home victory over FCS Merrimack to end the nation's longest losing streak at 21 games.,Clark's return came immediately after Merrimack's Carlton Thai booted a 45-yard field...
Saskatchewan looks to rebound vs. Winnipeg in Labour Day Classic
Even after last week's 32-15 loss at Calgary, the Saskatchewan Roughriders own the CFL's best record at 8-2 going into Sunday's Labour Day Classic at home against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.,But are they the league's best team? That's a fair question after their second double-digit defeat this season...
Blake Shapen guides Mississippi State past Southern Miss
Blake Shapen passed for 270 yards and a touchdown, and Mississippi State rushed for three third-quarter touchdowns to pull away from Southern Miss 34-17 on Saturday afternoon in Hattiesburg, Miss., ,Shapen completed 26 of 34 passes, Fluff Bothwell ran for two touchdowns and Davon Booth rushed for on...
No. 3 Ohio State gets defensive, slugs way past No. 1 Texas
Ohio State's defense held Texas quarterback Arch Manning in check and the No. 3 Buckeyes pulled off a 14-7 victory over the top-ranked Longhorns at Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.,CJ Donaldson scored on a 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and the Buckeyes to...
Ryan Browne carries Purdue to dominating shutout of Ball State
Ryan Browne threw for 311 yards Saturday and accounted for three touchdowns as Purdue matched its win total from last year, blanking visiting Ball State 31-0 in West Lafayette, Ind.,Browne, one of a handful of returning players from last year's 1-11 team that got Ryan Walters fired after two seasons...
Red Sox activate 1B Nathaniel Lowe from paternity list
The Boston Red Sox activated first baseman Nathaniel Lowe from the paternity list on Saturday and optioned first baseman Nick Sogard to Triple-A Worcester.,Lowe, 30, was batting .296 with a home run and seven RBIs in nine games since he was signed by the Red Sox on Aug. 18 after he was released by t...
Confident Sounders face Inter Miami in Leagues Cup final
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will look for their second Leagues Cup title in three years when they visit the Seattle Sounders in Sunday's final.,Miami's 2023 run coincided with Messi's arrival in South Florida. The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner had an immediate impact on the Herons, scoring 10 goals...
Nationals place LHP MacKenzie Gore (shoulder) on 15-day IL
The Washington Nationals placed All-Star left-hander MacKenzie Gore on the 15-day injured list Saturday with inflammation in his pitching shoulder.,Right-hander Mason Thompson was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to take the roster spot of Gore, who has struggled mightily since pitching in the All-S...