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With both teams in a 'bad mood,' No. 12 Georgia battles Kentucky
Looking to begin a new home winning streak, No. 12 Georgia will try to overcome a disappointing loss ahead of a Southeastern Conference matchup with Kentucky on Saturday afternoon in Athens, Ga.,Georgia (3-1, 1-1 SEC) fell 24-21 to then-No. 17 Alabama last week to snap the Bulldogs' FBS-best 33-game...
Baylor, Kansas State hope to show their physical identities again
Baylor and Kansas State know that seasons can turn around in an instant.,After the Wildcats and Bears notched their first Big 12 Conference wins of the season, they head into the new week with slightly higher spirits and prepare to face off Saturday in Waco, Texas.,Baylor (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) outlasted...
South Carolina takes charge in 2nd quarter, rolls past Kentucky
South Carolina scored two defensive touchdowns in a span of 45 seconds and Rahsul Faison rushed for two more scores as the Gamecocks routed Kentucky, 35-13, Saturday night in Columbia, S.C.,LaNorris Sellers completed 11 of his 14 pass attempts for 153 yards without an interception and rushed 14 time...
Rocco Becht, No. 14 Iowa State run past Arizona
Quarterback Rocco Becht scored three rushing touchdowns and Carson Hansen added two rushing scores as No. 14 Iowa State rolled to a 39-14 win over Arizona in a Big 12 Conference game on Saturday night in Ames, Iowa.,The Cyclones (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) had five rushing TDs for first time in more than a ye...
UCF mourns assistant Shawn Clark while prepping for Kansas State
Less than 24 hours after UCF defeated North Carolina handily last Saturday, Knights offensive line coach Shawn Clark passed away. He had been hospitalized on Sept. 9 with a medical emergency.,"The reaction of our players and coaches to the news this morning is a testament to Shawn's character and th...
Undefeated Arizona eager to challenge No. 14 Iowa State
A matchup of unbeaten teams is on tap for Saturday night when No. 14 Iowa State hosts Arizona in a Big 12 game in Ames, Iowa.,The Cyclones (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) have been on top of the league standings for a month, thanks to their Week Zero win over rival Kansas State in Ireland -- one of three one-scor...
Lionel Messi scores brace to lift Inter Miami over D.C. United
Lionel Messi scored his 21st and 22nd goals to move into the MLS lead and added his 12th assist, leading Inter Miami to a 3-2 victory over visiting D.C. United on Saturday night.,Tadeo Allende scored the opener for Miami (15-6-7, 52 points), which completed consecutive victories in the league for th...
Surging DC United, Jackson Hopkins earn point with draw vs. Orlando
Jackson Hopkins scored his third goal in four games and 10-man D.C. United held on for a 1-1 draw against visiting Orlando City on Saturday night in Washington.,Luis Barraza made a career-best 10 saves for D.C. (5-15-10, 25 points), whose numbers were reduced upon Lukas MacNaughton's 57th-minute dis...
Cutter Boley fills in nicely at QB as Kentucky drops Eastern Michigan
Cutter Boley threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns in his first start of the season and running back Seth McGowan rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns as Kentucky topped Eastern Michigan 48-23.,Starting for an injured Zach Calzada (shoulder), Boley completed 12 of 21 passes. Both of his touchd...
Surging DC United, Jackson Hopkins earn point with win vs. Orlando
Jackson Hopkins scored his third goal in four games and 10-man D.C. United held on for a 1-1 draw against visiting Orlando City on Saturday night in Washington.,Luis Barraza made a career-best 10 saves for D.C. (5-15-10, 25 points), whose numbers were reduced upon Lukas MacNaughton's 57th-minute dis...
Arizona hosts Kansas State in nonconference Wildcat battle
They're both Wildcats and they both play in the Big 12 Conference, but as Kansas State and Arizona get ready to square off in a primetime game on Friday in Tucson, Ariz., they'll be concluding the nonconference portion of their schedules.,The game, between two teams seemingly headed in opposite dire...
Top Northwestern RB Cam Porter (leg) done for season
Northwestern running back Cam Porter will miss the rest of the season with a right leg injury, head coach David Braun told reporters on Monday.,Porter, the Wildcats' leading rusher through two games this season with 137 yards and a touchdown, sustained the injury in Saturday's 42-7 win over Western ...
Army grinds out late-win over Kansas State
Cale Hellums' 14-yard touchdown with 2:52 left lifted Army past Kansas State 24-21 Saturday night in Manhattan, Kan., ,Hellums led Army with 124 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Kansas State (1-2) struggled with Army's triple-option offense, allowing the Black Knights to rush for 237 yards and domi...
Northwestern rings up 526 yards in rout of Western Illinois
Preston Stone passed for 245 yards and three touchdowns and Cam Porter rushed for 91 yards and a score as host Northwestern thumped Western Illinois 42-7 on Friday in Evanston, Ill.,Northwestern (1-1) outgained Western Illinois 526-181. Carmine Bastone collected 1 1/2 sacks for the Wildcats.,Northwe...
No. 5 Miami looks to carry momentum into Bethune-Cookman game
The Miami Hurricanes picked up one of their biggest victories in the Mario Cristobal era this past Sunday when they topped last year's national runner-up Notre Dame in a battle of top 10 teams.,As such, the Hurricanes (1-0) are now a top five team in the latest AP Top 25 poll released Tuesday.,Miami...
Hawaii rides wave of momentum into Arizona visit
A week after Hawaii achieved the biggest win of the coach Timmy Chang era, the Rainbow Warriors are in search of an even larger accomplishment Saturday on the mainland against Arizona at Tucson, Ariz.,Hawaii's 23-20 season-opening win over Stanford at Honolulu last week was the first victory over a ...
Pac-12 adds new CW deal for football, basketball
The rebuilding Pac-12 has signed a multiyear broadcast deal with The CW through the 2030-31 season.,The deal announced with The CW on Wednesday calls for the network to broadcast 66 events in the 2026-27 season: 13 regular-season football games, 35 regular-season men's basketball games, 15 regular-s...
QB-rich Tulane keeps Northwestern guessing entering opener
Perhaps there's a small piece of Northwestern coach David Braun that wishes quarterback Darian Mensah had stayed at Tulane instead of taking a reported two-year, $8 million deal to transfer to Duke., ,If Mensah had stayed, then Braun and the Wildcats wouldn't have needed to spend so much time prepar...
Report: Kentucky naming transfer Zach Calzada QB1
Kentucky is naming transfer Zach Calzada as its starting quarterback for Saturday's season opener against Toledo, ESPN reported Monday.,The former Texas A&M (2019-21), Auburn (2022) and Incarnate Word (2023-24) signal-caller won a camp competition with redshirt freshman Cutter Boley.,Calzada finishe...
CBS enjoys highest-rated PGA Tour season since 2018
The PGA Tour averaged 2.969 million viewers for broadcasts on CBS, an increase of 17 percent from last year, the network announced on Tuesday.,The average is the network's best since 2018.,Per CBS, 14 of the 19 final-round telecasts saw a year-over-year ratings jump. ,This past weekend drew in sizab...