l Page 2008 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Ashton Daniels tosses 2 TDs as Stanford routs Cal Poly
Ashton Daniels threw two touchdown passes and Tiger Bachmeier scored on a 90-yard punt return as Stanford overcame a slow start to roll past Cal Poly, 41-7, Saturday in Stanford, Calif.,In the first-ever meeting of the schools, Stanford (1-1) fumbled on its first possession. But the Cardinal pulled ...
Josh Smith's 2-run single propels Rangers past Angels
Josh Smith moved the Texas Rangers ahead with a two-run single in the seventh inning and they held on for a 6-4 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in the third game of the four-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Ezequiel Duran also had two RBIs and Josh Jung had two hits for the Rang...
St. Louis City dominates 2nd-half play, settles for draw vs. Revolution
Simon Becher's equalizer in the 73rd minute gave visiting St. Louis City SC a 2-2 draw with the New England Revolution on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.,Henry Kessler put St. Louis (5-10-13, 28 points) ahead in the 23rd minute, but Luca Langoni and Carles Gil scored first-half goals that put New Engl...
Nationals rally in 9th to complete doubleheader sweep of Pirates
Andres Chapparo finished 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, helping the visiting Washington Nationals turn a 2-run deficit into an 8-6 win with a ninth-inning rally vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.,Keibert Ruiz also tallied three hits for Washington (64-78), which swept the day-night dou...
RJ Harvey runs for 4 TDs as UCF rolls past Sam Houston
RJ Harvey rushed for 126 yards and four touchdowns on 19 carries to lead Central Florida to a 45-14 home win over Sam Houston State on Saturday.,Harvey rushed for 115 yards in the first half to pace the offense for Central Florida (2-0). ,KJ Jefferson went 12-of-15 passing for 169 yards and Kobe Hud...
Julian Hall's late goal gives Red Bulls draw vs. Sporting Kansas City
Julian Hall scored a late equalizer, and the host New York Red Bulls salvaged a 1-1 draw against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday evening.,Hall, a second-half substitute, fired a shot in the 89th minute past a flat-footed Tim Melia as the Red Bulls (10-5-13, 43 points) claimed their 10th non-losing ...
Pedro Pages ends shutout, lifts Cards over M's
Pedro Pages hit a decisive two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning as the host St. Louis Cardinals beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 in a pitchers' duel on Saturday night. ,Pages sent a ball over the left-center-field wall after Jordan Walker was hit by a pitch with one out in the eighth. It wa...
Royals edge Twins after controversial hit, late rally
On Tommy Pham's controversial infield hit, the Kansas City Royals rallied past the visiting Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Saturday evening.,The Royals (78-65) remained in second place in the American League Central, moving a game and a half ahead of the Twins (76-66).,Trailing 2-0 and with just one hit thr...
West Virginia rushes for 305 yards, blasts Albany
Garrett Greene threw for three touchdowns as West Virginia downed Albany 49-14 on Saturday night in Morgantown, W.Va. ,Greene completed 17 of 23 passes for 236 yards for the Mountaineers (1-1). He also rushed for 68 yards on seven carries and found the end zone once on the ground. ,West Virginia fin...
No. 12 Miami starts fast, overwhelms Florida A&M
Cam Ward threw for 304 yards and three touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead the host Miami Hurricanes to a comfortable 56-9 victory over the Florida A&M Rattlers on Saturday night in Miami Gardens, Fla., ,Ward completed 20-of-26 passes for the No. 12 Hurricanes (2-0), who beat the Ratt...
Rays blow by Orioles, 7-1
Yandy Diaz and Taylor Walls each hit a solo home run and an RBI single as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the host Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on Saturday. ,Diaz finished with three hits for Tampa Bay (70-72), which ended a two-game skid. Jonny DeLuca went 3-for-5 with two runs. ,Ryan Pepiot (8-6) put together a ...
Virginia Tech uses defense, special teams to top Marshall
On a day when Virginia Tech celebrated its past, the Hokies relied on an old-school formula, using defense and special teams to down Marshall 31-14 in Blacksburg, Va., on Saturday. ,Jaylin Lane returned a punt for a touchdown and Virginia Tech (1-1) held Marshall to 278 yards of total offense and 12...
Stewart Cink, Y.E. Yang tied atop Ascension leaderboard with one round left
Stewart Cink tallied a 4-under-par 67 Saturday to forge a tie with Y.E. Yang atop the leaderboard at the Ascension Charity Classic in St. Louis with one round to play.,"Well, it would be amazing to win the Ascension. That is the No. 1 thing," Cink said. "There is plenty of great company out here to ...
No. 22 Louisville runs all over Jacksonville State
Five different players rushed for a touchdown and Tyler Shough threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns as No. 22 Louisville cruised to a 49-14 win over visiting Jacksonville State on Saturday.,Maurice Turner, Don Chaney Jr., Keyjuan Brown, Duke Watson and Duane Martin all scored rushing touchdowns fo...
No. 6 Ole Miss roars past Middle Tennessee
Henry Parrish Jr. romped for four rushing touchdowns, Jaxson Dart set a school record for completions, and the No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels roared past the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 52-3 Saturday afternoon in Oxford, Miss.,In his second stint at Ole Miss (2-0), Parrish toted the ball 14 times for 165 y...
Rays blow by O's, 7-1
Yandy Diaz and Taylor Walls each hit a solo home run and an RBI single as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the host Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on Saturday. ,Diaz finished with three hits for Tampa Bay (70-72), which ended a two-game skid. Jonny DeLuca went 3-for-5 with two runs. ,Ryan Pepiot (8-6) put together a ...
Marlins outslug Phillies to end their winning streak
Rookie Connor Norby homered and drove in three runs as the host Miami Marlins snapped Philadelphia's six-game win streak with a 9-5 victory over the Phillies on Saturday night.,The Phillies, who lead the NL East with an 85-57 record, got a good performance from Bryson Stott, who went 3-for-4 with on...
Cal intercepts four passes in win over Auburn
Nohl Williams intercepted two passes, including one with 2:11 to play, and California avenged a home loss last season with a 21-14 road win over Auburn in a nonconference game Saturday afternoon.,Fernando Mendoza threw two touchdown passes to Nyziah Hunter before leaving the game with a leg injury a...
Last-second field goal lifts Iowa State over No. 21 Iowa
Kyle Konrardy converted a 54-yard field goal Saturday with six seconds left, capping an Iowa State comeback from a 13-point halftime deficit as it defeated in-state rival No. 21 Iowa 20-19 in Iowa City.,The Cyclones (2-0) drove 42 yards in five plays after taking possession at their 22 with 34 secon...
Michigan State nips Maryland on last-second FG
Jonathan Kim's 37-yard field goal with 1 second remaining gave Michigan State a 27-24 victory over Maryland in both teams' Big Ten opener on Saturday at College Park, Md.,Maryland (1-1, 0-1 Big Ten) was forced to punt following a three-and-out and Michigan State (2-0, 1-0) took possession at its own...