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No. 21 SMU strikes early, scores big in rout of Stanford
Kevin Jennings threw for 322 yards and three touchdowns, including an 87-yarder to Moochie Dixon on the first offensive play of the game, and 21st-ranked SMU remained unbeaten in Atlantic Coast Conference play with a 40-10 shellacking of host Stanford on Saturday night.,LJ Johnson Jr. added two rush...

Rocco Becht, No. 9 Iowa State stage dramatic comeback win vs. UCF
Rocco Becht led the No. 9 Iowa State Cyclones on a game-winning drive in the final two minutes of Saturday's Big 12 home game against the UCF Knights, as Iowa State won 38-35.,The Iowa State (7-0, 4-0) sophomore quarterback led the Cyclones on an 11-play, 80-yard drive where Becht either threw or ra...

Canucks hand Flyers rare shutout loss in home debut
Kevin Lankinen made 26 saves for his fourth career shutout as the Vancouver Canucks spoiled the Philadelphia Flyers' home opener with a 3-0 victory on Saturday night.,Nils Hoglander, Brock Boeser and Kiefer Sherwood scored for Vancouver, which improved to 2-1-0 on its four-game road trip. The Canuck...

Ken Duke heats up, grabs 1-shot lead at Dominion Energy Charity Classic
Ken Duke followed a torrid front nine with a relatively uneventful last nine holes to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Dominion Energy Charity Classic on Saturday in Richmond, Va.,Duke carded a 6-under-par 66 at the Country Club of Virginia to move to 9-under 135, one shot better than ...

Chris Kreider, Rangers top Maple Leafs, extend win streak
Chris Kreider scored two goals -- one into an empty net -- and the visiting New York Rangers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Saturday night.,Alexis Lafreniere and Artemi Panarin (empty net) also scored for the Rangers, who have won the first two games of a three-game road trip and three in a...

Nashville SC blank lowly Chicago Fire to finish on a strong note
Alex Muyl, Sam Surridge and Jacob Shaffelburg scored second-half goals as Nashville SC defeated the host Chicago Fire 3-0 on MLS' Decision Day.,Anibal Godoy had a pair of assists and goalkeeper Elliot Joseph Panicco made six saves in posting the shutout for Nashville (9-16-9, 36 points), which misse...

FC Cincinnati lock down 3 seed in Eastern Conference with win over Philly Union
Jakob Glesnes conceded an own goal early in the second half, and FC Cincinnati defeated the host Philadelphia Union 2-1 in Chester, Pa., on Saturday to wrap up the 2024 MLS regular season.,Yamil Asad also scored as Cincinnati (18-11-5, 59 points) nabbed the Eastern Conference's third seed in the MLS...

Maryland scores late to hand USC another close loss in Big Ten
Billy Edwards Jr. went 39-of-50 passing for 373 yards with two touchdowns and rushed for the game-winning score in the final minute as Maryland edged Southern California 29-28 on Saturday in College Park, Md.,Maryland (4-3, 1-3 Big Ten) took possession for its decisive drive when Donnell Brown spran...

Buffaloes' defense dominates in Colorado's rout of Arizona
Shedeur Sanders threw two touchdown passes and Colorado's defense held Arizona to 245 yards of total offense in a 34-7 victory Saturday in their Big 12 matchup in Tucson, Ariz.,Colorado (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) limited the Wildcats (3-4, 1-3) to 107 yards rushing while producing seven sacks. Samuel Okunlol...

NC State scores two TDs in fourth quarter, edges Cal
True freshman quarterback CJ Bailey threw for 306 yards and two touchdowns as North Carolina State notched its first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season with a 24-23 road victory over Cal on Saturday in Berkeley, Calif.,Bailey completed 25 of 36 passes as the Wolfpack (4-4, 1-3 ACC) pulled t...
Kevin Durant Is Crazy for Comparing Phoenix Suns to Kansas City Chiefs
Kevin Durant is insanely good at basketball, but he's actually delusional for comparing the Phoenix Suns to the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs....

Retief Goosen leads Dominion Energy Charity Classic
Retief Goosen of South Africa drained his seventh birdie of the day at the 18th hole to take the first-round lead at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic on Friday in Richmond, Va.,Goosen heads to the weekend with a one-stroke lead over five players following his 6-under-par 66 at the Country Club of...

Red-hot Artemi Panarin leads Rangers against Maple Leafs
New York Rangers left winger Artemi Panarin will be out to extend his four-game multi-point scoring streak Saturday night against the host Toronto Maple Leafs.,Panarin had three goals and an assist Thursday night when the Rangers opened a three-game road trip with a 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wing...

Play continues at Shriners Children's Open -- without fans
Unsafe weather conditions haven't been favorable thus far at the Shriners Children's Open in Las Vegas.,After darkness suspended play on Thursday, the PGA Tour delayed the start of Friday's second round by four hours due to 40-50 mph wind gusts at TPC Summerlin.,Play ultimately began, however, witho...

Rams WR Cooper Kupp questionable for Week 7; Nacua next week?
Cooper Kupp is questionable to play on Sunday but Rams head coach Sean McVay is optimistic the No. 1 receiver is ready to roll when Los Angeles hosts the Las Vegas Raiders. ,Kupp has been out with a high left ankle sprain, an injury that hit Week 2 at the Arizona Cardinals. He caught 14 passes Week ...

Stakes are high as Round of 8 rolls into Vegas
With four races left, the NASCAR Cup Series continues its nationwide trek back and forth across four time zones, anxious to award a championship a month from now.,The miles are adding up and time is quickly running out.,This Sunday the series makes its second stop at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with th...

Maple Leafs G Joseph Woll (lower-body injury) has full practice
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll practiced fully on Friday for the first time since Oct. 8 because of a lower-body injury.,Woll missed the team's first four games after suffering what he called "a little bit of groin tightness" on the day before the season opener. The past four days, he sk...

5-star DT Elijah Griffin commits to in-state Georgia
Five-star defensive lineman Elijah Griffin, the top uncommitted prospect in the 2025 class, announced Friday he will play at Georgia.,Coach Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs gained his commitment over finalists Miami and Southern California.,Griffin, who plays at Savannah (Ga.) Christian Prep, is the top...

Niners GM says Christian McCaffrey 'doing incredibly well'
San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch said star running back Christian McCaffrey continues to make progress but there is still no timeline for his season debut.,McCaffrey, the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year, is dealing with Achilles tendinitis in both legs and has been on injured...
Sean Payton Embarrasses Old Team, New Orleans Saints Are Moving Nowhere Fast
Dennis Allen's New Orleans Saints were humiliated by the Denver Broncos in primetime on Thursday night, proving they're not going anywhere this season....