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Iowa St. TE Benjamin Brahmer carted off field after collapsing
Iowa State tight end Benjamin Brahmer was carted off the field with an apparent serious injury during the fourth quarter of the Cyclones' contest against Arizona State on Saturday at Ames, Iowa.,Brahmer is alert and was taken to Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames to be evaluated as a precaution, pe...

T.J. Harden's overtime TD helps SMU shock No. 10 Miami
T.J. Harden's 1-yard dash into the end zone in overtime lifted the host SMU Mustangs to a 26-20 comeback win over the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes on Saturday afternoon in Dallas, Tex.,The winning score was set up by the second of two clutch interceptions by Ahmaad Moses, who intercepted Hurricanes quart...

Depleted Cavaliers hope to snap skid vs. trending Hawks
The injury bug has bit the Cleveland Cavaliers in a big way, with five of their top seven players currently sidelined.,Having over $130 million of the team's league-high payroll in street clothes can't be a happy sight for owner Dan Gilbert. It also has caused Cleveland to lose back-to-back games he...

Scotty Fox Jr. leads West Virginia to stunning upset of No. 22 Houston
True freshman quarterback Scotty Fox Jr. accounted for three touchdowns, and the visiting West Virginia Mountaineers scored 17 points off turnovers while completing a 45-35 upset of the 22nd-ranked Houston Cougars on Saturday.,Fox passed for 157 yards and a touchdown and added two scoring runs for W...

Nate Sheppard, Darian Mensah propel Duke past Clemson
Nate Sheppard scored on a 3-yard run with 40 seconds remaining and Darian Mensah's pass to Sahmir Hagans on the two-point conversion gave Duke a 46-45 victory at Clemson on Saturday afternoon.,Mensah threw three of his four touchdown passes in the first quarter, Cooper Barkate collected 127 receivin...

Arch Manning stokes No. 20 Texas to big lead, win against No. 9 Vanderbilt
Arch Manning passed for 328 yards and three touchdowns as No. 20 Texas ruled the first three quarters and had enough down the stretch to beat No. 9 Vanderbilt 34-31 on Saturday in a wild Southeastern Conference clash in Austin, Texas.,Manning, who was not cleared to play until Friday after suffering...

Luke Altmyer (5 TDs) helps Illinois snap skid with Rutgers rout
Luke Altmyer passed for four touchdowns and ran for another, and Gabe Jacas had two sacks as Illinois routed visiting Rutgers 35-13 on Saturday in Champaign, Ill., stopping a two-game losing streak.,Altmyer finished 19-for-31 passing for 235 yards while matching a career high for passing touchdowns ...

Sawyer Robertson. Baylor too strong for UCF
Sawyer Robertson tossed three touchdown passes and Baylor benefited from its suffocating defense in a 30-3 victory over UCF on Saturday afternoon in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (5-4, 3-3 Big 12) put the exclamation point on their victory with their first touchdown since the opening quarter. Robertson esc...

Bruins extend winning streak with 3rd-period surge past Hurricanes
Casey Mittelstadt scored the opening goal and assisted on Viktor Arvidsson's eventual game-winner, leading the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday afternoon.,The game was scoreless after two periods. Boston netminder Jeremy Swayman (27 saves) made nine stops ...

Thunder look to match last year's 7-0 start vs. winless Pelicans
The Oklahoma City Thunder, one of three undefeated teams remaining in the NBA, try to match their start from last season's run to the NBA title when they take on the winless New Orleans Pelicans at home Sunday.,The Thunder have started hot despite missing some key pieces.,Chet Holmgren has missed th...

Aerial attack of No. 1 Ohio State buries Penn State
Julian Sayin threw for 316 yards and four touchdowns while Carnell Tate and Jeremiah Smith each had more than 100 receiving yards when No. 1 Ohio State pulled away from Penn State for a 38-14 victory in Columbus on Saturday.,The Buckeyes (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) led by only three at the half but a 57-yard...

Grizzlies' Ja Morant lashes out at coaching staff after loss
Memphis Grizzlles All-Star guard Ja Morant took aim at his own coaches when asked about his struggles during the team's 117-112 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.,Morant went 3-for-14 from the floor -- and 0-for-6 from 3-point range -- en route to being limited to just eight points in t...

Colts DE Tyquan Lewis (groin) ruled out vs. Steelers
Indianapolis Colts defensive end Tyquan Lewis was downgraded to out with a groin injury for Sunday's game against the host Pittsburgh Steelers.,Lewis, who was listed as questionable heading into the game, was a full participant in practice on both Thursday and Friday. ,Lewis, 30, has three sacks and...

Crew have extra motivation to level series with FC Cincinnati
Not only do the Columbus Crew face potential elimination when they host FC Cincinnati on Sunday, but a loss in the second match of the Eastern Conference first-round best-of-three series also will mean the end of the storied career of midfielder Darlington Nagbe.,The three-time MLS All-Star announce...

Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett to start vs. Cowboys
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett will start Monday's game against the host Dallas Cowboys, head coach Jonathan Gannon announced Saturday.,Gannon also said quarterback Kyler Murray could "have a role" in the game as he works his way back from a foot injury.,Murray has missed the past two...

Report: Bengals QB Joe Flacco intends to play vs. Bears
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco is planning to start against the visiting Chicago Bears on Sunday despite nursing an AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder, NFL Network reported on Saturday.,"When you see leaders and guys you're counting on doing that, how can you not give your all for t...

Steelers LB Cole Holcomb, S Chuck Clark both out with illness
The Pittsburgh Steelers won't have linebacker Cole Holcomb or safety Chuck Clark for Sunday's game against the visiting Indianapolis Colts.,Both players were downgraded to out on Saturday due to illness. Holcomb did not practice Thursday or Friday, and Clark missed practice on Friday.,Holcomb, 29, h...

SMU takes Rhett Lashlee off market with contract extension
SMU announced a contract extension for football coach Rhett Lashlee on Saturday, hours before the Mustangs were set to host No. 10 Miami in Dallas.,No contract details were announced, but The Athletic reported the deal is a two-year extension that will make him one of the 10 highest-paid coaches in ...

Devils G Jacob Markstrom signs 2-year, $12M extension
The New Jersey Devils agreed to a two-year, $12 million extension with veteran goaltender Jacob Markstrom.,The extension announced on Friday begins next season for Markstrom, 35, who is earning the same $6 million salary this season on the final year of his previous contract.,The Swedish-born Markst...

Bucks G Kevin Porter Jr. out 4 weeks with knee injury
Milwaukee Bucks guard Kevin Porter Jr. will be sidelined for approximately four weeks with a meniscus injury in his right knee.,He sustained the injury while working out on the court Thursday and will require a minor orthopedic procedure, the team announced Friday night.,Porter, 25, hasn't played si...