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Pitt upends North Carolina, 5-0 for first time since '91
Eli Holstein completed 25 of 42 passes for 381 yards, three touchdowns and an interception to lead Pittsburgh to a 34-24 win over North Carolina on Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C. ,The freshman quarterback also led the Panthers with 76 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in Pitt's first wi...

QB Drew Aller, No. 7 Penn State handle UCLA
Drew Allar passed for a touchdown and ran for another, and No. 7 Penn State cruised to a 27-11 win over visiting UCLA on Saturday in State College, Pa.,The Nittany Lions (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten Conference) started slow offensively for the second consecutive week of league play. But after almost 25 minutes...

Greg Landry, former Lions QB and assistant coach, dies at 77
Former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach Greg Landry has died at age 77, the team announced.,"We join the NFL community in mourning the loss of former Lions quarterback and coach Greg Landry," the Lions posted Friday on social media.,His cause of death was not given.,A New Hampshire nati...

NHL season-preview capsules: Metropolitan Division
CAROLINA HURRICANES,Head coach: Rod Brind'Amour (seventh season),Last season: 52-23-7, 111 points, second place in Metropolitan Division,This season: A perennial top-tier club, the Hurricanes swung for the fences last season and were bounced from the Stanley Cup playoffs in the second round for the ...

Manchester United look to regain footing vs. surging Aston Villa
Manchester United will look for a result that could take some pressure off manager Erik ten Hag on Sunday when they visit Aston Villa, which is coming off its best European win in decades.,The Red Devils (2-3-1, 7 points) have now gone four matches in all competitions -- and two in the league -- wit...

M.A. Vignola's 1st goal of season lifts Angel City past Reign
M.A. Vignola scored her first goal of the season as Angel City FC defeated the host Seattle Reign 1-0 on Friday night in a National Women's Soccer League match, keeping their slim playoff hopes alive.,DiDi Haracic made one save in posting the shutout for Angel City (7-12-4, 22 points), which snapped...

Dynamo chasing home-field advantage in clash vs. St. Louis City
The Houston Dynamo are vying for a top-four playoff spot in the Western Conference with two matches to go, but they still have work to do starting with Saturday's visit to St. Louis City., ,Houston (14-9-9, 51 points) enters the weekend fifth in the conference, but only two points behind both the Se...

Whitecaps out to halt 4-match winless skid at Minnesota's expense
The Vancouver Whitecaps vie to snap a four-match winless streak on Saturday when they continue their four-match homestand against Minnesota United.,The Whitecaps (13-10-8, 47 points) are clinging to seventh place in the Western Conference, one point ahead of the surging Loons (13-12-7, 46 points). W...

Must-win situation for Revs against D.C. United
Two sides looking to keep their playoff hopes alive square off when D.C. United visit the New England Revolution on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.,With two matches remaining, D.C. (9-13-10, 37 points) sits two spots below the Eastern Conference playoff line in 11th place, albeit tied with Toronto FC ...
2024 ALDS Predictions: Get Ready For Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees ALCS
The 2024 ALDS gets started on Saturday, and these are our full predictions for Tigers vs. Guardians and Royals vs. Yankees as only two teams will remain in the American League....

Orlando City picking up steam heading into Cincinnati clash
Orlando City will try to keep building momentum toward the postseason on Saturday night when they visit FC Cincinnati.,Orlando (14-11-7, 49 points) has won nine of its last 12 to storm up the Eastern Conference standings into its current fourth-place position. And the Lions are finally getting more ...

Red Bulls chasing more in road finale vs. Atlanta United
The New York Red Bulls will visit Atlanta United on Saturday, aiming to sweep their two-match road trip.,New York (11-7-14, 47 points) is coming off a 4-1 midweek victory at Toronto FC in response to a 5-1 loss at home to New York City FC last weekend. The Red Bulls have earned points in three of th...

Colts RB Jonathan Taylor (ankle) ruled out vs. Jaguars
The Indianapolis Colts ruled out star running back Jonathan Taylor, defensive end Kwity Paye and cornerback Kenny Moore II for Sunday's game against the host Jacksonville Jaguars.,Head coach Shane Steichen, however, did not rule out quarterback Anthony Richardson as the Colts (2-2) prepare to face t...
How the Detroit Tigers Can Upset Cleveland Guardians in ALDS
The Detroit Tigers are shockingly one of the hottest teams in baseball. Here's how they can defeat the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS....
It’s Time for Russell Wilson To Retire, Pittsburgh Steelers Should Roll With Justin Fields
Russell Wilson is heading for retirement, and the Pittsburgh Steelers should move forward with Justin Fields as their starting quarterback....

Angel City penalized 3 standings points for salary cap infraction
The National Women's Soccer League handed down a $200,000 fine to Angel City FC and docked the club three points in the 2024 regular-season standings Thursday following an investigation into violations of salary cap rules.,The league also suspended Angel City president and CEO Julie Uhrman and gener...

Chiefs place WR Rashee Rice (knee) on injured reserve
The Kansas City Chiefs placed wide receiver Rashee Rice on injured reserve on Thursday with a knee injury, meaning he will miss at least four games.,Rice was injured in the first quarter of the Chiefs' 17-10 victory over the host Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday when he took an inadvertent hit from hi...

Ineligible Pitt RB Rodney Hammond gets green light to play
Pitt senior running back Rodney Hammond was ruled eligible after missing the first month of the season and will play Saturday when the Panthers square off with North Carolina. ,Hammond practiced with the team for the entire month of August during fall camp before the school declared him ineligible t...

Football Hall of Fame pares list of senior nominees
Sixty former NFL players have made the cut to remain in consideration for selection into the seniors category of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2025.,The newly formed Seniors Screening Committee whittled the list from 182 players, the Hall of Fame announced Thursday. Each player last appea...

Caitlin Clark named WNBA Rookie of the Year
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark was named the near-unanimous 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year on Thursday.,She received 66 of 67 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, with Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese drawing one vote.,Clark, 22, is the second consecutive recipient of the a...