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Oregon State leans on rushing attack to beat Purdue
Jam Griffin rushed for 137 yards on 22 carries with a touchdown in Oregon State's 38-21 victory Saturday night over Purdue at Corvallis, Ore.,Anthony Hankerson had 89 yards and two touchdowns on 20 rushes for the Beavers (3-1).,Oregon State finished with 341 rushing yards as part of its 445 yards of...
Luca Orellano helps FC Cincinnati earn draw vs. Nashville SC
Luca Orellano scored a brilliant free-kick goal in the 52nd minute, and FC Cincinnati twice came back from one-goal deficits en route to a 2-2 draw against Nashville SC on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.,Luciano Acosta added a goal for Cincinnati (17-8-5, 56 points), which remains in second place in th...
Washington stifles Northwestern 24-5 in Big Ten debut
Denzel Boston compiled 167 all-purpose yards and caught two touchdown passes as Washington won its inaugural Big Ten Conference game, defeating Northwestern 24-5 on Saturday in Seattle.,Jonah Coleman added 67 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown for the Huskies (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten). Will Rogers III com...
Five NFL Coaches Already on the Hot Seat in 2024
We're only a few weeks into the 2024 NFL season, but these five coaches are already on the hot seat....
No. 7 Missouri survives upset-minded Vanderbilt in overtime
Blake Craig kicked the decisive 37-yard field goal as the No. 7 Missouri Tigers outlasted the Vanderbilt Commodores 30-27 in overtime Saturday in Columbia, Mo.,Brady Cook completed 23 of 37 passes for 226 yards and two touchdowns to Luther Burden II for the Tigers (4-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference),...
No. 19 Louisville beats Georgia Tech for 3-0 start
Tyler Shough threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns and No. 19 Louisville repeatedly came up with big plays to overcome visiting Georgia Tech 31-19 in an Atlantic Coast Conference thriller on Saturday., ,The Cardinals (3-0) also got a touchdown apiece on defense and special teams and stuffed a would...
Mets prevent Phils from clinching NL East, win 6-3
Francisco Alvarez homered in the second inning and laced a key two-run double in the seventh on Saturday for the host New York Mets, who beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 in the third game of a four-game series.,The win by the Mets (86-69) prevented the playoff-bound Phillies (92-63) from clinching...
Isaac Wilson starts in place of QB Cameron Rising (hand) for No. 12 Utah
After throwing poorly in pregame warmups, quarterback Cameron Rising was replaced in the starting lineup by Isaac Wilson as No. 12 Utah faced No. 14 Oklahoma State at Stillwater, Okla., on Saturday.,Rising, who was limited in practice this week with a hand injury, appeared in Saturday's warmups and ...
Tai Felton, Maryland continue to dominate, beat Villanova
Billy Edwards Jr. threw for 328 yards and two touchdowns, guiding Maryland to a 38-20 win over Villanova, Saturday afternoon in College Park, Md.,Tai Felton had a career-high 14 receptions for 157 yards and a touchdown to become the first player in Terrapins history to open a season with four straig...
Union meet DC United with playoff positioning on the line
D.C. United travels to Philadelphia on Sunday night for a regular-season meeting against the Union that feels like a playoff match.,Next to each other in the MLS Eastern Conference standings, while straddling the playoff line, a win for United would continue an incredible comeback in a season that l...
WTA roundup: Beatriz Haddad Maia defeats 2 sisters on same day
Third-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil recorded a win over both of the Kudermetova sisters on Saturday to advance to the finals of the Korea Open in Seoul.,Haddad Maia breezed to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Polina Kudermetova of Russia in the quarterfinals before notching her 11th win in her past 13...
Phillies would clinch NL East with win over Mets
With a lopsided victory Friday night, the Philadelphia Phillies officially punched their ticket to the playoffs and inched closer to winning the National League East title.,The one-sided defeat finally slowed down the New York Mets and reminded them of their potentially precarious path to the postse...
Elly De La Cruz, Reds look to steal another win from Pirates
At 22 years old and in only his second major league season, Elly De La Cruz is already in the history books.,With his big-league-leading 65th stolen base in an 8-3 win against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, the Cincinnati Reds shortstop became the third player in the modern era to record...
Alec Bohm sparks Phillies past Mets in playoff clincher
Alec Bohm hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run fourth inning Friday night for the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, who clinched a playoff berth by beating the New York Mets 12-2 in the second game of a four-game series.,Bohm finished 4-for-5 with four RBIs for the Phillies (92-62), who have reached...
Alec Bohm's 4 hits, 4 RBIs spark Phillies' 12-run outburst in rout of Mets
Alec Bohm hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run fourth inning Friday night for the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, who clinched a playoff berth by beating the New York Mets 12-2 in the second game of a four-game series.,Bohm finished 4-for-5 with four RBIs for the Phillies (92-62), who have reached...
Nashville chasing final playoff spot vs. Cincinnati
Nashville SC aims to maintain its winning ways - and its MLS Cup Playoff hopes - when it hosts FC Cincinnati in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday evening.,After dropping eight straight league matches, Nashville (8-13-8, 32 points) is on a two-match winning streak.,It followed a 2-0 win at Atlanta United...
Diamondbacks activate OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. from IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. from the 10-day injured list on Friday.,Gurriel, 30, had been dealing with a calf strain and last played on Sept. 1.,The former All-Star is batting .274 with 17 homers and 70 RBIs in 125 games this season.,Gurriel is a career .278 hi...
WTA roundup: Tamara Zidansek rallies in Thailand; rain washes out play in Korea
Tamara Zidansek rallied from a set and a break down, then saved four match points to outlast Nadia Podoroska of Argentina 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) in the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open in Hua Hin.,The Slovenian needed three hours and 41 minutes to complete the feat, making it the fourth-longest mat...
Ravens RB Justice Hill signs 2-year extension
Baltimore Ravens running back Justice Hill signed a two-year contract extension on Friday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the Ravens, however, the NFL Network reported it was worth $6 million.,Hill, 26, was due to be a free agent at the end of this season. He has five carries for 25 yards and...
Nets sign G Killian Hayes, F Tyrese Martin
The Brooklyn Nets announced the signings of guard Killian Hayes and forward Tyrese Martin on Friday.,Terms of the deals with the free agents were not disclosed.,Hayes, 23, was a first-round pick (seventh overall) by Detroit in the 2020 draft. He averaged 8.1 points, 5.2 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2...