l Page 2009 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

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...

No. 11 Utah tops Baylor despite injury to QB Cam Rising
Cam Rising threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter before exiting early in the host Utah Utes' 23-12 victory over the Baylor Bears on Saturday afternoon in Salt Lake City, Utah.,Rising's two early scores helped build enough of a cushion for the No. 11-ranked Utes (2-0) to build a 23-0 lead i...

Northern Illinois upsets No. 5 Notre Dame for its biggest win
Kanon Woodill drilled a 35-yard field goal with 31 seconds remaining, and Northern Illinois blocked a field goal as time expired to stun No. 5 Notre Dame with a 16-14 victory on Saturday in South Bend, Ind., ,Antario Brown finished with 225 yards (99 rushing, 126 receiving) and a touchdown for North...

Backups shine as North Carolina holds off Charlotte
Conner Harrell passed for two touchdowns and rushed for a third and true freshman Davion Gause ran for 105 yards as North Carolina held off Charlotte 38-20 Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C.,A sophomore making his second career start, Harrell was 16-of-25 passing for 219 yards and rushed for 39...

South Carolina notches efficient win over Kentucky
LaNorris Sellers threw two touchdown passes and South Carolina made good use of limited offensive spurts to pull away and defeat host Kentucky 31-6 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams Saturday in Lexington, Ky.,The Gamecocks were stout defensively, even scoring off a turnover on Nic...

Tigers manufacture enough runs to edge Athletics
Brant Hurter pitched effectively in the role of a bulk-innings reliever and the Detroit Tigers took advantage of a door-opening error to score twice in the seventh inning en route to a 2-1 road victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday afternoon.,With a second win in the last three days on the ...

Thomas Castellanos (4 TDs), BC crush Duquesne 56-0
Quarterback Thomas Castellanos threw for 234 yards and four touchdowns in the first half as Boston College rolled past Duquesne 56-0 in Bill O'Brien's home head coaching debut on Saturday at Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Eagles (2-0) scored on five consecutive drives following a 3-and-out start and led 4...

Will Rogers notches 4 TDS as Washington downs Eastern Michigan
Will Rogers passed for 261 yards and four touchdowns to lead Washington to a 30-9 home win over Eastern Michigan on Saturday.,Rogers went 21 of 26 passing and Jonah Coleman rushed for 104 yards on 11 carries for the Huskies (2-0).,The big difference was the second quarter, which saw Washington turn ...

Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula for first U.S. Open title
Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka racked up 40 winners while defeating sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 to win her first U.S. Open title on Saturday afternoon at New York.,It is the third career Grand Slam crown for Sabalenka, who won the Australian Open each of the past two years. The 26-year-old i...

Utah QB Cam Rising exits Baylor game with hand injury
Utah's Cam Rising was the starting quarterback for Saturday's game against Baylor but will finish it on the sidelines in street clothes after injuring his right hand and leaving the game late in the second quarter.,The injury reportedly happened after Rising was pushed into a bank of water coolers o...

Canada beats USMNT on U.S. soil for first time in 67 years
Still awaiting a permanent coach, the U.S. men's national soccer team lost 2-1 to Canada in a friendly in Kansas City, Kan., on Saturday.,Canada won in the United States for the first time since 1957.,Jacob Shaffelburg (17th minute) and Jonathan David (58th minute) staked Canada to the lead before L...

Chargers place WR DJ Chark (hip) on injured reserve
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver DJ Chark will miss at least the next four games after being placed on injured reserve on Saturday.,Chark had missed the entire week of practice because of a hip injury and already was ruled out of the season opener Sunday against the visiting Las Vegas Raiders. The...

Broncos elevate Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Michael Burton for Seahawks game
The Denver Broncos announced Saturday that they have elevated wide receiver Lil'Jordan Humphrey and fullback Michael Burton for their Sunday game with the Seattle Seahawks.,Humphrey, 26, has a common background with head coach Sean Payton, as the wideout got his start under Payton with the Saints fr...

Tundra, nouns gain upper-bracket spots at The International
Tundra Esports and nouns advanced to the upper bracket quarterfinals at The International by recording a sweep in their respective seeding deciders on Saturday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Tundra posted a 2-0 victory over HEROIC in its B2 vs. A3/A4 match, while nouns notched the same score in their D1 vs...

Busy Marlins move 11 players through transactions
The Miami Marlins made 11 roster moves on Saturday, including placing right-handed pitchers Calvin Faucher and Max Meyer and outfielder Derek Hill on the injured list.,In other moves, the Marlins activated right-hander Anthony Bender (right shoulder impingement) from the 15-day IL; transferred left-...

No. 1 Georgia destroys Tennessee Tech in lopsided rout
Carson Beck completed 18 of 25 passes for 242 yards and five touchdowns, helping lead No.1 Georgia to a 48-3 rout of visiting Tennessee Tech on Saturday in Athens, Ga.,Trevor Etienne, making his Bulldog debut, ran the ball five times for 78 yards, as Georgia (2-0) won its 41st straight regular seaso...

Sun making playoff seeding push with Sparks on the schedule
The Connecticut Sun are looking to keep up in the race for the No. 2 seed in the WNBA playoffs when they play the host Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday night.,Connecticut (24-10) has fallen to the No. 3 seed, a game behind the red-hot Minnesota Lynx (25-9), who have won nine of their last 10 games. The ...

No. 16 Oklahoma State rallies for wild 2OT win over Arkansas
Ollie Gordon scored on a 15-yard run in double overtime as No. 16 Oklahoma State rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to earn a 39-31 overtime victory over visiting Arkansas on Saturday at Stillwater, Okla., ,After both teams missed field goals on their opening overtime possessions, Gordon ra...

Nationals' DJ Herz overpowers Pirates in Game 1 of doubleheader
DJ Herz logged five no-hit innings as the Washington Nationals topped the host Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on Saturday afternoon in the opener of a split doubleheader.,Herz (3-7) walked three and struck out five while keeping Pittsburgh (66-75) off the board to record his first win since Aug. 3.,Robert G...

Facing Wings, Sky aim to hold onto final playoff spot
Two of the teams vying for the eighth and final spot in the WNBA playoffs meet on Sunday when the Chicago Sky welcome the Dallas Wings., ,Sitting in 11th place and three games back of eighth-place Chicago, Dallas (9-25) can't afford a loss. Especially after Friday night as the Wings held a 16-point,...