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49ers star TE George Kittle (hamstring) ruled out vs. Rams
San Francisco 49ers standout tight end George Kittle will miss Sunday's game against the host Los Angeles Rams due to his hamstring injury.,Kittle was downgraded from doubtful to out by the club on Saturday.,The loss of Kittle leaves the 49ers without three key offensive players against Los Angeles....

No. 12 Utah holds off No 14 Oklahoma State 22-19 in their Big 12 opener
Brant Kuithe scored two touchdowns and Micah Bernard rushed for 182 yards Saturday as No. 12 Utah opened Big 12 Conference play with an impressive 22-19 win over No. 14 Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla.,The Utes (4-0, 1-0) won without starting quarterback Cam Rising, who missed his second straight...

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),...

After blowing late lead, Tigers top Orioles in 10th
Riley Greene singled in a run in the top of the 10th inning and Zach McKinstry added a sacrifice fly as the Detroit Tigers pulled out a 6-4 road victory against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.,The Tigers (81-74) have won five of their past six games in their quest to rise in the American League w...

LaMonte Wade Jr., Matt Chapman power Giants past Royals
LaMonte Wade Jr. and Matt Chapman each belted a pair of solo homers and Mike Yastrzemski also went deep, lifting the visiting San Francisco Giants to a 9-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.,Landen Roupp (1-1) picked up his first career major league win after scattering three hits over...

Buffalo works OT to upset No. 23 Northern Illinois
Upton Bellenfant drilled a 37-yard field goal in overtime as visiting Buffalo upset No. 23 Northern Illinois 23-20 on Saturday afternoon in DeKalb, Ill.,Buffalo improved to 2-16 all-time against ranked opponents. It is the Bulls' first win over a ranked foe since 2008. Buffalo cornerback Marquis Coo...

No. 18 Michigan scores late to hand No. 11 USC its 1st Big Ten loss
Kalel Mullings rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns, including a go-ahead score on fourth down with 37 seconds remaining, and No. 18 Michigan held off No. 11 Southern California, 27-24, on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich., in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams.,Trailing for the first time a...

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...

Jonathan Aranda stays hot, leads Rays past Blue Jays
Jonathan Aranda homered for the second straight game, starter Taj Bradley broke a seven-game losing skid, and the Tampa Bay Rays secured a winning home record by edging the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Aranda was the offensive star Friday after homering off Tor...

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...

Braves display power in downing struggling Marlins
Matt Olson slugged a tie-breaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning as the Atlanta Braves defeated the host Miami Marlins 6-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Gio Urshela followed Olson with another two-run homer in the seventh. Former Marlins star Jorge Soler had a solo blast in the second inning.,The Bra...

Charlotte FC snap losing streak in a big way against Revolution
Pep Biel and Patrick Agyemang each had a goal and an assist as host Charlotte FC defeated the short-handed New England Revolution 4-0 on Saturday.,Liel Abada and Kerwin Vargas also scored and goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina made four saves in posting the shutout for Charlotte (11-11-8, 41 points), whic...

Red Sox All-Star 3B Rafael Devers (shoulder) goes on IL, ending season
The Boston Red Sox placed All-Star third baseman Rafael Devers on the 10-day injured list on Saturday, ending his season after he played for weeks with soreness in both shoulders.,Devers, 27, underwent MRI exams on both shoulders Saturday and went on the injured list because of left shoulder inflamm...

Xavier Brown helps lift Virginia over Coastal Carolina
Xavier Brown rushed for a career-high 171 yards and Grady Brosterhous ran for two scores as Virginia rolled to a 43-24 nonconference victory against Coastal Carolina on Saturday in Conway, S.C.,The Cavaliers (3-1) have already matched their win total from each of coach Tony Elliott's first two seaso...

Twins, Red Sox postponed, to play split doubleheader Sunday at Fenway
The Minnesota Twins' game against the host Boston Red Sox on Saturday was postponed because of a forecast of continued rain showers.,The game originally scheduled for Sunday at 1:35 p.m. has been moved up to 12:35 p.m., and Saturday's contest has been rescheduled for the second game of a split doubl...

Nats beat Cubs behind strong performance by MacKenzie Gore
MacKenzie Gore came within eight outs of the eighth no-hitter in Nationals franchise history, lifting visiting Washington to a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon.,Chicago didn't get to Gore (10-12) until Patrick Wisdom clubbed a solo shot with one out in the bottom of the seventh. T...

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 ...

Jeeno Thitikul builds Kroger Queen City lead with Lydia Ko in pursuit
Jeeno Thitikul extended her lead Saturday with a 4-under par 68, going up by two strokes (16 under) with a round to play at the Kroger Queen City Championship in Maineville, Ohio.,Thitikul, a former World No. 1 who entered the day nursing a one-stroke lead, is seeking her first individual LPGA win i...

Alonza Barnett's 5 TDs help James Madison top UNC 70-50
Alonza Barnett III threw for five touchdowns and ran for two more as visiting James Madison scored in a variety of ways in stunning North Carolina 70-50 on Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Barnett finished 22-for-34 for 388 passing yards and cranked out 99 rushing yards on 13 carries.,Omarion...

No. 3 Ohio State dominates in lopsided win over Marshall
Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson combined for 249 rushing yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 3 Ohio State to a 49-14 win over Marshall in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.,Henderson ran for a 40-yard touchdown on the first possession of the third quarter for a 35-14 lead in the final nonconfere...