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Pitt off to fast start, faces rival West Virginia
Boasting a 2-0 record for the first time since its 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference championship season, Pittsburgh hosts West Virginia in the 107th installment of the "Backyard Brawl" rivalry series on Saturday.,The Panthers needed second-half dramatics to beat another Big 12 foe in Cincinnati last S...
Davis Cup: Canada, Germany among winners on Day 1
Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime handily won their singles matches to guide Canada to a 2-1 victory over Argentina on the first day of the Davis Cup Finals group stage Tuesday in Manchester, England.,In Group D action, Shapovalov hit six aces and went 4-for-4 converting break points en rou...
Florida facing a QB conundrum against Texas A&M
Texas A&M and Florida will meet for just the seventh time in the schools' history Saturday afternoon when they open Southeastern Conference play in Gainesville, Fla.,A few similarities exist between the teams, who last played when Florida went to College Station in 2022 and claimed a 41-24 victory b...
College Football Updated Heisman Best Bets After Week 2
Two weeks of college football are in the books, and these players have launched themselves into being worth of an early Heisman future bet....
No. 1 Georgia faces ex-Bulldogs QB Brock Vandagriff, Kentucky
No. 1 Georgia puts its 41-game regular-season winning streak to the test on Saturday when the Bulldogs travel to Lexington, Ky., for an SEC matchup with the Kentucky Wildcats.,Georgia (2-0) hasn't lost in the regular season since falling to Florida on Nov. 7, 2020. The Bulldogs made sure the longest...
Bounced from Top 25, Georgia Tech eyes rebound vs. VMI
Georgia Tech's first week as a ranked team in nearly a decade did not last long as the Yellow Jackets were bounced from the polls following Saturday's 31-28 loss at Syracuse.,Georgia Tech (2-1, 1-1 ACC) joined the Associated Press Top 25 at No. 23 after wins over then-No. 10 Florida State and Georgi...
SEC puts six teams in top seven of AP Top 25 poll
Georgia remained the top team in this week's Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, with the Southeastern Conference dominating the upper echelon of the rankings.,For the first time in the 88 years of the AP rankings, a single conference has six of the first top seven spots of the poll. Foll...
Despite contract impasse, Ja'Marr Chase active for Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, locked in a protracted contract dispute with the team, will play in Sunday's opener against the visiting New England Patriots.,He had been listed on the team's injury report as questionable due to illness.,Chase had said he would be the one to decide w...
Virginia erupts in fourth quarter, comes back to beat Wake Forest
Anthony Colandrea passed for 357 yards and three touchdowns and helped Virginia rally for a 31-30 victory against Wake Forest on Saturday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Cavaliers (2-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailed 30-17 entering the fourth quarter before a touchdown catch by Trell Harris...
Skylar Diggins-Smith sets Storm assists record in rout of Mercury
Skylar Diggins-Smith broke the Seattle Storm record for most assists in a season in a 90-66 victory Saturday against her former team, the Phoenix Mercury, in Seattle.,Diggins-Smith tallied 11 assists to give her 227 this year. Sue Bird had the previous record of 221, achieved twice (in 2003 and 2018...
West Virginia rushes for 305 yards, blasts Albany
Garrett Greene threw for three touchdowns as West Virginia downed Albany 49-14 on Saturday night in Morgantown, W.Va. ,Greene completed 17 of 23 passes for 236 yards for the Mountaineers (1-1). He also rushed for 68 yards on seven carries and found the end zone once on the ground. ,West Virginia fin...
Virginia Tech uses defense, special teams to top Marshall
On a day when Virginia Tech celebrated its past, the Hokies relied on an old-school formula, using defense and special teams to down Marshall 31-14 in Blacksburg, Va., on Saturday. ,Jaylin Lane returned a punt for a touchdown and Virginia Tech (1-1) held Marshall to 278 yards of total offense and 12...
No. 1 Georgia destroys Tennessee Tech in lopsided rout
Carson Beck completed 18 of 25 passes for 242 yards and five touchdowns, helping lead No.1 Georgia to a 48-3 rout of visiting Tennessee Tech on Saturday in Athens, Ga.,Trevor Etienne, making his Bulldog debut, ran the ball five times for 78 yards, as Georgia (2-0) won its 41st straight regular seaso...
Texas A&M dominates in lopsided win over McNeese State
Texas A&M won a lopsided game against FCS foe McNeese State in their College Station opener, defeating the Cowboys 52-10 with a strong rushing performance.,Running back Le'Veon Moss got A&M (1-1) going early, running 47 yards on the first offensive possession. Including a 31-yard run on second down,...
Kyle McCord leads Syracuse past No. 23 Georgia Tech
Kyle McCord threw for 381 yards and four touchdowns as host Syracuse defeated No. 23 Georgia Tech 31-28 on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference action.,McCord, a highly regarded transfer from Ohio State, finished 32 of 46 without a turnover, while finding Oronde Gadsden II and Trebor Pena for two s...
Saquon Barkley Already Making New York Giants Regret Letting Him Go
Saquon Barkley started his Philadelphia Eagles career with three touchdowns, and the New York Giants should be kicking themselves for letting him walk in free agency....
Daily drama continues with Bengals' star receivers
Just when the Cincinnati Bengals thought their wide receiver room was fully intact again, Tee Higgins pulled up lame. ,Higgins, playing this season on the franchise tag, "tweaked his hamstring" on Thursday and did not practice on Friday, head coach Zac Taylor said. ,Meanwhile wide receiver Ja'Marr C...
USC retires Caleb Williams' No. 13, restores Reggie Bush's No. 5
A pair of Heisman Trophy winners were further cemented into Southern California's legacy Thursday, as the Trojans retired quarterback Caleb Williams' No. 13 jersey and running back Reggie Bush's No. 5.,The program revealed Williams' jersey retirement on a social media video that featured music artis...
NBA legend Magic Johnson joins Spirit ownership group
Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" has joined the Washington Spirit's investor group, the NWSL team announced Thursday.,Johnson is no stranger to investing in professional sports teams.,The five-time NBA champion is a part owner of the NFL's Washington Commanders, WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks, MLS' Los Angel...
Virginia Tech hosts Marshall, looks to forget Week 1 loss
Metallica's "Enter Sandman" will pulsate again through a bouncing sellout crowd Saturday before Virginia Tech plays its home opener against Marshall.,The song has blared at Lane Stadium for the past 24 seasons.,But there is an undertone of discontent in Blacksburg, Va., as the Hokies (0-1) are comin...