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Ramiro Enrique, Orlando City blank Atlanta to reach conference final
Ramiro Enrique scored his first playoff goal six minutes before halftime and Orlando City set a new franchise high-water mark with a 1-0 victory over visiting Atlanta United in Sunday's Eastern Conference semifinal.,With a shutout of ninth-seeded Atlanta -- which won both these teams' regular-season...
Penn State seeks to stay perfect, takes on Fordham
After his team's 102-89 home win on Wednesday night over Purdue Fort Wayne, Penn State coach Mike Rhoades challenged his team's fan base to show up and make more noise.,"Sweat with us," he said at one point.,At 5-0, the Nittany Lions haven't had to sweat much to get off to a fast start. They might n...
Jeeno Thitikul wins CME Group Tour Championship by one shot
Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul fired a 7-under-par 65 to claim a one-shot win at the CME Group Tour Championship and the $4 million first-place prize, the largest in professional women's golf history, on Sunday in Naples. Fla.,Tied with Angel Yin entering the final round at Tiburon Golf Club, Thitikul bi...
Will Levis, Titans make big plays late to shock Texans
Will Levis threw a go-ahead 70-yard touchdown pass to Chig Okonkwo in the fourth quarter to help the Tennessee Titans record a stunning 32-27 victory over the host Houston Texans on Sunday afternoon.,Tony Pollard rushed for 119 yards and one touchdown and Nick Westbrook-Ihkine caught a scoring pass ...
Tulsa fires head coach Kevin Wilson
Tulsa fired head coach Kevin Wilson on Sunday.,The Golden Hurricane fell to 3-8 overall (1-6 in American Athletic Conference) this season and 7-16 during Wilson's two years as their head coach with a 63-30 setback to South Florida on Saturday. ,While Tulsa gained 478 yards against South Florida, the...
Cowboys G Tyler Smith inactive vs. Commanders
The Dallas Cowboys will be without both of their starting guards on Sunday after declaring Tyler Smith inactive versus the host Washington Commanders.,Smith, the Cowboys' left guard, was questionable to play against the Commanders despite missing two practices this week with ankle and knee injuries ...
Reports: Tulsa to fire head coach Kevin Wilson
Tulsa is expected to fire head coach Kevin Wilson, multiple outlets reported Sunday.,The Golden Hurricane fell to 3-8 overall (1-6 in American Athletic Conference) this season and 7-16 during Wilson's two years as their head coach with a 63-30 setback to South Florida on Saturday. ,While Tulsa gaine...
Max Verstappen wraps up fourth straight driver's championship
Max Verstappen clinched his fourth consecutive World Drivers' Championship with a fifth-place finish at the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday, and George Russell led all 50 laps to complete a dream weekend for Mercedes.,Russell finished 7.313 seconds ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton for his second Gr...
Will Riley making impact for No. 25 Illinois; Little Rock up next
Illinois wing Will Riley could still be in high school. The freshman reclassified in the spring to go to college this fall.,Riley also could be in the starting lineup for No. 25 Illinois. The 6-foot-8 Canadian has found a way to lead the Fighting Illini (4-1) in scoring despite coming off the bench ...
After cruising through 1st round, Galaxy take on Minnesota United
Three victories from the sixth MLS Cup title in franchise history, the Los Angeles Galaxy will play host to Minnesota United on Sunday in the Western Conference semifinals at Carson, Calif., ,Now in single-elimination mode, the MLS Cup playoffs resume after both teams have been away for three weeks ...
Perfect records at stake as No. 19 Wisconsin faces Pitt
The No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers will look to claim the Mountain Division championship of the Greenbrier Tip-Off tournament on Sunday when they take on Pittsburgh in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.,The Badgers (6-0) are coming off an 86-70 win over UCF on Friday in the opener of the tourney.,John Blackwell...
Pride shut out Spirit to capture first NWSL championship
Barbra Banda scored in the 37th minute and the defense did the rest for the Orlando Pride, who defeated the Washington Spirit 1-0 in the NWSL championship game Saturday night in Kansas City, Mo., ,The Pride, who began this season on a 23-match unbeaten run and earned the top playoff seed, won their ...
Devils use power-play goals to slip past Capitals
Tomas Tatar and defenseman Dougie Hamilton each scored a power-play goal to lift the visiting New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday.,Tatar also had an assist on defenseman Brenden Dillon's goal in the second period. ,Jake Allen made 23 saves to propel the Devils...
Tyler Shough, Isaac Brown lead Louisville's rout of Pitt
Tyler Shough threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns to lead Louisville to a convincing 37-9 victory over visiting Pitt in their Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Saturday.,Isaac Brown rushed for 93 yards and two scores on 13 carries for the Cardinals (7-4, 5-3 ACC), who racked up 505 yards.,Louis...
No. 4 Penn State averts upset bid, edges Minnesota
Nicholas Singleton rushed for a go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter and No. 4 Penn State converted a fake punt late in the fourth, helping it secure a 26-25 victory over Minnesota on Saturday in Big Ten play at Minneapolis.,Penn State's Drew Allar completed 21 of 28 passes for 244 yards and a to...
No. 17 Clemson scores early, often to rout The Citadel
No. 17 Clemson scored six touchdowns Saturday before The Citadel could respond in the host Tigers' 51-14 victory in Death Valley.,Quarterback Cade Klubnik led Clemson (9-2) with 198 yards and three touchdowns on 12-of-16 pass efficiency, plus 34 rushing yards. Klubnik found five different receivers ...
Wake Forest keeps Detroit Mercy at arm's length for win
Hunter Sallis poured in 31 points and Wake Forest needed most of those in a 67-57 home victory against Detroit Mercy on Saturday at Winston-Salem, N.C.,Davin Cosby had 11 points as the Demon Deacons (6-1) won their second straight since their only loss, which came a week earlier at Xavier.,But it wa...
Jeeno Thitikul (63) ties Angel Yin for CME Group Tour Championship lead
The low round of the week at the CME Group Tour Championship belongs to Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul, who fired a 9-under-par 63 in third-round action Saturday to forge a tie with Angel Yin atop the leaderboard in Naples, Fla.,Thitikul's sizzling round included seven birdies and an eagle on No. 17, put...
Pitt QB Eli Holstein carted off with leg injury
Pittsburgh quarterback Eli Holstein was carted off the field with 5:32 left in the first quarter with an apparent left ankle injury during Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference game against host Louisville.,The freshman was sacked at the Panthers' 49-yard line by Louisville's Ashton Gillotte, who rol...
Atlanta United puts survival instincts up against Orlando City
Atlanta United is out to continue one of the great Cinderella runs in MLS Cup Playoff history when they visit Orlando City in an Eastern Conference semifinal match Sunday.,Ninth-seeded Atlanta United needed to win its last two regular-season matches just to reach the postseason and finished that tas...