i Page 44 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

No. 11 Illinois sails past Duke
Luke Altmyer went 22 of 31 for 296 yards and three touchdowns as No. 11 Illinois pulled away from mistake-prone Duke 45-19 on Saturday afternoon in Durham, N.C.,Altmyer's main target was Hank Beatty, who caught eight passes for 128 yards and rushed for a score for the Fighting Illini (2-0). Beatty a...

Syracuse stages comeback for overtime victory against UConn
Steve Angeli and Justus Ross-Simmons hooked up for a 6-yard touchdown in overtime as host Syracuse rallied for a 27-20 victory over UConn on Saturday.,Angeli put a perfect ball near the front-right pylon and Ross-Simmons made an athletic catch against tight coverage. The Huskies drove to the 4 on th...

No. 23 Indiana rushes for 313 yards in win over Kennesaw State
Fernando Mendoza threw a career-high four touchdown passes, including three to Elijah Sarratt, as No. 23 Indiana dominated Kennesaw State 56-9, Saturday in Bloomington, Ind.,Mendoza, a transfer from California, completed 18 of 25 passes for 245 yards without an interception for Indiana (2-0).,With h...

Eli Holstein throws 4 TDs as Pitt runs away late from Central Michigan
Eli Holstein went 21 of 28 passing for 304 yards and four touchdowns to lead Pitt to a 45-17 nonconference win over Central Michigan on Saturday in a game played at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.,Raphael Williams caught six passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns, and running back Desmond Reid had ...

No. 2 Penn State cruises to victory over FIU
Drew Allar completed 19 of 33 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns, and Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton each rushed for a touchdown to lead second-ranked Penn State to a 34-0 victory over Florida International on Saturday at University Park, Pa.,Khalil Dinkins and Devonte Ross each caught a touc...

Minnesota dominates Northwestern State behind historic scoring performance
Five players rushed for one touchdown apiece, two defenders found the end zone, and Minnesota cruised to a 66-0 win over Northwestern State on Saturday in Minneapolis.,Drake Lindsey completed eight of nine passes for 139 yards and a touchdown for Minnesota (2-0). Max Shikenjanski took over for Linds...

Hollywood Smothers, NC State too strong for Virginia
Hollywood Smothers ran for two touchdowns and 140 yards as North Carolina State beat Virginia 35-31 on Saturday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C.,CJ Bailey threw for 200 yards and one touchdown on 16-for-23 passing and added two rushing scores for the Wolfpack (2-0).,Noah Rogers, who was injured in NC Stat...

No. 14 Florida State ties program record with 11 touchdowns in blowout victory over East Texas A&M
No. 14 Florida State tied a program record with 11 touchdowns, running away with a 77-3 beatdown of East Texas A&M on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla.,The Seminoles (2-0) carried over the momentum from their Week 1 upset of then-No. 8 Alabama. They scored touchdowns on each of their first 10 possession...

Bears RB Roschon Johnson practices, questionable vs. Vikings
Chicago Bears running back Roschon Johnson returned to practice for the first time in a month on Saturday and is listed as questionable to play in the team's season opener versus the visiting Minnesota Vikings.,Johnson is working his way back from a foot injury for the Bears, who expect to lean on D...

Sporting KC aims to dent Austin FC's playoff hopes
There's not much left to play for this season for Sporting Kansas City, mired in 13th place in the Western Conference table, eight points below the red line. But they can put a dent in the playoff armor for Austin FC when the Verde and Black travel to Kansas City, Kan., for a Sunday night clash., ,A...

Reports: Alabama WR Ryan Williams expected to sit out vs. ULM
Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams is not expected to play Saturday against Louisiana Monroe, according to multiple reports. ,The sophomore standout continues to recover from a concussion sustained in the Crimson Tide's season-opening loss to Florida State.,Williams, who led Alabama in receiving ya...

Reeling Mystics aim to halt slide in clash vs. Fever
A month ago, Sunday's contest pitting the Indiana Fever and host Washington Mystics seemed like it could have been one of the league's premier matchups. ,It's lost much of its luster since then.,The matchup was moved from Washington, D.C, to a larger arena in Baltimore in anticipation of superstar C...

Titans S Amani Hooker inks 3-year, $48.6M extension
Tennessee Titans safety Amani Hooker signed a three-year contract extension worth $48.6 million with $29 million in guaranteed money, his agent Jack Bechta told ESPN on Saturday.,The Titans announced the deal without disclosing any of the terms.,Hooker, 27, is entering the final season of his three-...

Pierre Gasly signs contract extension with Alpine
Formula One driver Pierre Gasly signed a contract extension with Alpine through the 2028 season, the organization announced Saturday.,Financial terms were not disclosed for Gasly, who signed a multi-year extension with Alpine on June 27, 2024. Terms of that deal were not revealed other than being fo...

Browns agree to deal with rookie RB Quinshon Judkins
Rookie running back Quinshon Judkins agreed to a fully guaranteed four-year, $11.4 million deal with the Cleveland Browns, according to ESPN.,The Browns announced his signing on Saturday but didn't disclose any terms.,Cleveland selected Judkins in the second round (36th overall) in the 2025 NFL Draf...

Tidebound, Xtreme roll on at Dota's The International
Xtreme Gaming extended its perfect start in the group stage of The International 2025 by beating the only other undefeated team, Team Tidebound, on Saturday in Hamburg, Germany.,With this victory, Xtreme Gaming is the first-place team in the group stage and earned an automatic berth in the playoffs....

World Series-winning manager Davey Johnson dies at 82
Davey Johnson, who managed the New York Mets to the World Series title in 1986, has died at 82.,He passed away Friday, according to a post on X from Jay Horwitz, the former longtime public relations head for the team. Johnson's cause of death was not revealed.,Johnson was managing the Mets' Triple-A...

J.T. Ginn, Yusei Kikuchi look to end skids as A's face Angels
Two starting pitchers looking to snap long winless streaks take the mound Saturday night when the Athletics face the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., ,Right-hander J.T. Ginn (2-6, 5.17 ERA), whose last win came at Houston, 7-1, on July 27, will face Angels All-Star left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (6...

After birth of child, Padres' Randy Vasquez hopes to deliver vs. Rockies
San Diego's Randy Vasquez celebrated the birth of his daughter this past week, and his first chance to pitch again will come in a pennant race in Denver on Saturday night.,Vasquez (3-6, 3.96 ERA) will try to navigate hitter-friendly Coors Field for the Padres (76-65) in the second of a three-game se...

In thick of playoff race, Red Sox turn to Lucas Giolito against D-backs
The Boston Red Sox have built their playoff push on strong pitching, and they will count on one of the headliners -- resurgent right-hander Lucas Giolito -- when they face the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday in Phoenix. ,The Red Sox had two starters ranked among the top seven in ERA in the American...