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Linn Grant takes one-stroke lead into final round at The Annika
Sweden's Linn Grant carded a 5-under-par 65 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead into the final round at The Annika at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla.,Six pursuers are within four strokes of Grant's 14-under score through three rounds. Jennifer Kupcho, who matched Grant's bogey-free 65, is one ...
Carlos Hernandez delivers two quirky TDs as Wake Forest rolls past UNC
Carlos Hernandez scored on a couple of unconventional touchdown plays as Wake Forest beat visiting North Carolina 28-12 on Saturday at Winston-Salem, N.C.,Robby Ashford threw for one touchdown and ran for another and Demond Claiborne had 98 rushing yards with a touchdown as Wake Forest (7-3, 4-3 Atl...
Adam Schenk, Braden Thornberry share third-round lead in Bermuda
Adam Schenk shot a 4-under 67 Saturday to share the lead with Braden Thornberry at 12-under 201 after three rounds of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship in Southampton, Bermuda.,Thornberry carded a 69 on Saturday heading into the final round at the Port Royal Golf Course.,Four players -- Max McGre...
No. 15 Miami rolls past NC State behind Jakobe Thomas’ defensive heroics
Jakobe Thomas intercepted two passes and returned one for a touchdown to lead a stellar defensive effort as host Miami routed NC State, 41-7, on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,The 15th-ranked Hurricanes (8-2, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their second in a row in their regular season home fina...
QB Chandler Morris, shut-down D lead No. 19 Virginia to win over Duke
Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris threw two touchdown passes a week after exiting with an injury and the No. 19 Cavaliers did most of their best work on defense to beat Duke 34-17 on Saturday in a game with significant Atlantic Coast Conference championship implications in Durham, N.C.,J'Mari Tay...
Turin Showdown: Carlos Alcaraz faces Jannik Sinner for ATP Finals title
Since the peak days of Roger-Rafa, there has never been a clearer portrait of two giants at the top of the men's tennis world.,Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Italy's Jannik Sinner, the No. 1 and 2 players in the rankings, will meet in the Nitto ATP Finals championship match on Sunday. Neither dropped a ...
Suns, Hawks put win streaks on the line in Sunday showdown
The Phoenix Suns and Atlanta Hawks have built two of the longest winning streaks in the NBA on historic wing play from Jalen Johnson and Grayson Allen.,Only Hawks' forward Johnson is expected to play when the teams meet in Phoenix on Sunday, however, after Allen suffered a quad contusion Thursday. H...
Legendary Hall of Fame S Kenny Easley dies at 66
Pro Football Hall of Famer Kenny Easley, one of the top safeties in college and NFL history, died on Friday. He was 66.,On Saturday, the Seattle Seahawks announced the death of Easley, who spent his entire seven-year NFL career (1981-87) with the team from before a kidney ailment forced him to retir...
Blazers conclude road trip against struggling Mavericks
The Portland Trail Blazers end a five-game road swing on Sunday against a Dallas Mavericks team closing out a four-game homestand.,The home stretch has been unkind to the Mavericks with Friday's 133-127 double-overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers dropping Dallas to 0-3. The Mavericks have lost ...
Vanderbilt struggles from 3, still gets to 100 in Arkansas-Pine Bluff win
Vanderbilt (4-0) got double-figure scoring from six players in a 104-75 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-4) in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday afternoon., ,Duke Miles (20 points), Devin McGlockton (17), AK Okereke (14), Tyler Harris (13), Tyler Tanner (12) and Tyler Nickel (11) led Vanderbilt in scorin...
Kendrick Law's career day helps Kentucky dominate Tennessee Tech
Kendrick Law's career day and Seth McGowan's three first-half touchdowns propelled Kentucky to its third straight victory with a 42-10 win over Tennessee Tech on Saturday afternoon in Lexington.,Law helped the Wildcats (5-5, 2-5 SEC) coast in a game they never trailed, catching all 11 of his targets...
Michael Van Buren Jr. helps LSU squeeze past Arkansas
Michael Van Buren Jr. made his first start of the season and threw a game-winning touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter as LSU defeated Arkansas 23-22 on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.,Van Buren, who started eight games for Mississippi State last season before transferring, filled in for Ga...
Efficient Rockets look to keep wheels churning against Magic
The Houston Rockets have one of the most efficient offenses in the NBA this season, and their increased emphasis on ball security has played a vital role in that success.,Houston committed only six turnovers in its 140-116 home win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, the middle game of a thre...
No. 3 Texas A&M edges South Carolina with improbable comeback
Marcel Reed threw three touchdown passes in the third quarter as No. 3 Texas A&M overcame a 27-point halftime deficit to beat South Carolina 31-30 on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference game in College Station, Texas.,Reed completed 22 of 39 passes for 439 yards and the three TDs the Aggies (10-0,...
Kansas State gets past Oklahoma State in Big 12 matchup
Kansas State's Avery Johnson threw a touchdown pass, Joe Jackson ran for one in the fourth quarter, and the Wildcats won 14-6 over the Oklahoma State Cowboys in a Big 12 matchup on Saturday afternoon in Stillwater, Okla.,The Wildcats (5-5, 4-3) saw Johnson throw for 177 yards and a score by completi...
Devils star Jack Hughes out 8 weeks after finger surgery
Devils star Jack Hughes is expected to be out eight weeks after undergoing surgery on a finger injured in a non-hockey incident, the team announced Saturday.,The anticipated surgery recovery time is eight weeks, but Hughes will be reevaluated in six weeks, the team said.,Multiples outlets reported F...
After heartbreaker, Wake Forest set to face UMass-Lowell
Wake Forest will try to turn disappointment into something to build on when it takes on visiting UMass-Lowell on Sunday afternoon at Winston-Salem, N.C.,Wake Forest (2-1) won two home games prior to Tuesday night's 85-84 overtime loss to No. 6 Michigan in Detroit.,The Demon Deacons turned a 10-2 run...
Report: Patriots DT Milton Williams out 'multiple weeks'
New England Patriots defensive tackle Milton Williams could miss "multiple weeks" with a high ankle sprain, ESPN reported Saturday.,Williams, 26, suffered the injury Thursday night in New England's 27-14 win over the Jets. The sprain occurred on the sixth play of New York's opening drive.,He went to...
Unbeaten Notre Dame, Ohio State face first real test
The preliminaries are out of the way for Notre Dame and Ohio State as the undefeated and untested teams meet on Sunday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.,Neither the Fighting Irish (3-0) nor the Buckeyes (3-0) faced a major conference opponent while compiling some gaudy stats.,Notre Dame is averaging 12.3...
Report: Texas A&M finalizing extension with Mike Elko
Texas A&M is finalizing a contract extension with Mike Elko that would make him one of the five highest-paid coaches in college football, ESPN reported Saturday.,The third-ranked Aggies (9-0, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) are off to their best start since 1992 heading into Saturday afternoon's clash ...