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Kewan Lacy carries No. 20 Ole Miss to win over Kentucky
Kewan Lacy rushed for 138 yards and had one of Ole Miss' three rushing touchdowns as the No. 20 Rebels held off Kentucky 30-23 in both teams' SEC opener Saturday in Lexington, Kentucky.,Damien Taylor and Austin Simmons, who passed for 235 yards but was intercepted twice before leaving midway through...
Denny Hamlin blitzes Gateway for second straight Playoff pole
MADISON, Ill. - Denny Hamlin is perfect for the 2025 Playoffs - at least when it comes to qualifying., ,With a lap at 139.190 mph (32.330 seconds) on Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Hamlin claimed the pole position for the second time in two Playoff races and will lead the fiel...
No. 6 Oregon runs the score up in thrashing of Oklahoma State
In another dominant offensive showing, No. 6 Oregon cleaned house and sent Oklahoma State packing with a dominating 69-3 win in Eugene, Ore on Saturday afternoon.,The Ducks (2-0) once again came out firing on all cylinders, scoring touchdowns on six of their seven first-half drives and finishing wit...
Julian Sayin throws four TDs as No. 1 Ohio State torches Grambling
Quarterback Julian Sayin had a near perfect game when No. 1 Ohio State pounded Grambling State 70-0 in Columbus on Saturday.,Sayin, in his second career start, set a school record for consecutive completions to start a game (16) and through two quarters was 18 of 19 for 306 yards and four touchdowns...
Nassourdine Imavov wins, calls for Khamzat Chimaev’s middleweight title at UFC Fight Night
Middleweight Nassourdine Imavov outlasted Caio Borralho in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Paris, France, Saturday afternoon, as he earned a unanimous decision -- 50-45, 49-46, 49-46.,The fight was one-sided, with Imavov (20-4 MMA) controlling the distance for the fight's duration with clean bo...
Ryan Staub, QB carousel lead Colorado past Delaware
Ryan Staub completed 7 of 10 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns to lead Colorado to a 31-7 win over Delaware on Saturday in Boulder, Colo.,Colorado (1-1) rotated quarterbacks, with Kaidon Salter starting and Julian Lewis and Staub also seeing action. Staub tossed touchdowns of 21 and 71 yards w...
Brendan Sorsby throws for 3 touchdowns as Cincinnati beats Bowling Green
Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby threw for three touchdowns and 333 yards in a 34-20 home win over Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon.,Sorsby came out taking shots early and often Saturday, connecting with wide receiver Cyrus Allen on a 44-yard touchdown midway through the first quarter. It wa...
Phillies beat Marlins, Jesus Luzardo excels against former team
Bryce Harper belted a two-run homer and Jesus Luzardo tossed six strong innings against his former team, fueling the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday.,Philadelphia's Harrison Bader had an RBI single and scored on Bryson Stott's sacrifice fly in the f...
Aryna Sabalenka ousts Amanda Anisimova to repeat as U.S. Open champ
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka overcame some second-set stumbles to win the match-ending tiebreaker and repeat as U.S. Open champion with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over eighth-seeded Amanda Anisimova on Saturday in New York.,The major victory is the fourth of Sabalenka's career. She is the first woman to r...
Yankees hold on to beat Blue Jays following rain delay
Luis Gil pitched six effective innings in his longest start since returning from a strained lat that sidelined him for four months, and the New York Yankees withstood a lengthy rain delay for a 3-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.,Gil (3-1) allowed one run before he...
Angels place RHP Ryan Zeferjahn on IL, recall RHP Chase Silseth
The Los Angeles Angels recalled right-hander Chase Silseth from Triple-A Salt Lake and placed right-hander Ryan Zeferjahn on the 15-day injured list with right knee tendinitis.,Silseth has moved back-and-forth between the Angels' roster and Triple-A in the past couple of weeks. The 25-year-old is a ...
No. 11 Illinois uses big second half to sail past Duke
Luke Altmyer went 22 of 31 for 296 yards and three touchdowns as No. 11 Illinois pulled away from mistake-prone Duke 45-19 on Saturday afternoon in Durham, N.C.,Altmyer's main target was Hank Beatty, who caught eight passes for 128 yards for the Fighting Illini (2-0). Beatty also had a 25-yard scori...
Nationals hold off Cubs behind Daylen Lile’s bat, Brad Lord’s strong start
Rookie Daylen Lile homered to lead off the fourth and Brad Lord tossed 5 2/3 strong innings, lifting the visiting Washington Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.,Lile collected two hits to improve to 9-for-19 with five extra-base hits, six RBIs and six runs in five games thi...
Baylor storms back for 2OT win over No. 17 SMU
Baylor stormed back from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to defeat No. 17 SMU in Dallas, 48-45, in double overtime.,After SMU (1-1) kicker Collin Rogers missed a 38-yard field goal in the second overtime, Baylor (1-1) extended their winning streak over the Mustangs to 13 games when Connor Hawki...
Marlins select Christian Roa, release Declan Cronin
The Miami Marlins selected the contract of right-hander Christian Roa from Triple-A Jacksonville. In corresponding moves, they released right-hander Declan Cronin and placed right-hander Freddy Tarnok on the 15-day injured list.,Roa was a second-round pick by the Cincinnati Reds in 2020. However, he...
No. 11 Illinois sails past Duke
Luke Altmyer went 22 of 31 for 296 yards and three touchdowns as No. 11 Illinois pulled away from mistake-prone Duke 45-19 on Saturday afternoon in Durham, N.C.,Altmyer's main target was Hank Beatty, who caught eight passes for 128 yards and rushed for a score for the Fighting Illini (2-0). Beatty a...
Eli Holstein throws 4 TDs as Pitt runs away late from Central Michigan
Eli Holstein went 21 of 28 passing for 304 yards and four touchdowns to lead Pitt to a 45-17 nonconference win over Central Michigan on Saturday in a game played at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.,Raphael Williams caught six passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns, and running back Desmond Reid had ...
No. 2 Penn State cruises to victory over FIU
Drew Allar completed 19 of 33 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns, and Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton each rushed for a touchdown to lead second-ranked Penn State to a 34-0 victory over Florida International on Saturday at University Park, Pa.,Khalil Dinkins and Devonte Ross each caught a touc...
Hollywood Smothers, NC State too strong for Virginia
Hollywood Smothers ran for two touchdowns and 140 yards as North Carolina State beat Virginia 35-31 on Saturday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C.,CJ Bailey threw for 200 yards and one touchdown on 16-for-23 passing and added two rushing scores for the Wolfpack (2-0).,Noah Rogers, who was injured in NC Stat...
No. 14 Florida State ties program record with 11 touchdowns in blowout victory over East Texas A&M
No. 14 Florida State tied a program record with 11 touchdowns, running away with a 77-3 beatdown of East Texas A&M on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla.,The Seminoles (2-0) carried over the momentum from their Week 1 upset of then-No. 8 Alabama. They scored touchdowns on each of their first 10 possession...