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Taylen Green, Arkansas take aim at Alabama A&M
Arkansas begins a critical season for coach Sam Pittman when the Razorbacks meet Alabama A&M on Saturday afternoon at Fayetteville, Ark.,Arkansas hasn't had a winning mark in Southeastern Conference play in five seasons under Pittman, a former Georgia assistant coach. So coming off last year's 7-6 o...
New quarterbacks take stage as Coastal Carolina visits Virginia
Virginia coach Tony Elliott isn't afraid to tout the positives associated with his team entering the season.,He hopes many of those attributes are on display against Coastal Carolina on Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va.,"I think you're going to like what you see," Elliott said. "The expectation...
Louisville assembling many new parts as Cardinals entertain Eastern Kentucky
Louisville made a name for itself as a football program known for producing offense. ,Coach Jeff Brohm's team opens the season Saturday afternoon against visiting Eastern Kentucky with designs on flexing as a first-rate scoring machine. With a lot of new parts to assemble, results might not come ins...
TCU first to test Bill Belichick at North Carolina
The most-anticipated opening football game in North Carolina history has everything to do with the presence of legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick, and all of the expectations that come with it.,It has been the biggest offseason story in college football. The first chapter introducing an opponent is ...
Steelers add S Chuck Clark, G Max Scharping to active roster
The Pittsburgh Steelers added safety Chuck Clark and guard Max Scharping to the active roster on Thursday.,Clark, 30, signed with the team in training camp following six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens (2017-22) and the last two with the New York Jets.,Clark has recorded five interceptions, 4.5 sa...
No. 23 Texas Tech, amid high expectations, opens vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Texas Tech linebacker Ben Roberts was energized at the team's game-week press conference, sounding as if he's ready to hit someone. ,Already.,"I feel like we've ... said everything we can say," Roberts said. "Just really excited and ready to start the season.",Roberts and the 23rd-ranked Red Raiders...
Report: Colts hid late owner Jim Irsay's drug relapse
Over the final two years of Jim Irsay's life, the late Indianapolis Colts owner and the team repeatedly hid his drug relapse from the public, the Washington Post reported Thursday.,Irsay, who died at age 65 on May 21, was under the care of a "luxury" recovery doctor at the time of his passing who pr...
MLB Betting Picks Today: Thursday August 28th Top Baseball Picks, Predictions
Looking for MLB best bets today? We’re fading the Cardinals and Rockies with two value plays on the Pirates and Astros....
Inside the Complicated Decline of Gio Reyna
Once hailed as the future of USMNT, Gio Reyna’s career has stalled. Injuries, scandal and lost pace have left him fighting for a World Cup comeback....
Kentucky seeks turnaround season with Zach Calzada at QB; Toledo up first
All eyes will be on graduate transfer Zach Calzada in Kentucky's season opener against Toledo on Saturday afternoon in Lexington, Ky.,A seventh-year senior, Calzada won a camp competition with redshirt freshman Cutter Boley to earn the starting quarterback role for the Wildcats.,"I'd say the last 10...
BC hopes to ride momentum from solid finish into 2025 campaign
Year Two of the Bill O'Brien coaching era at Boston College begins Saturday afternoon with historic opponent Fordham visiting Chestnut Hill, Mass.,After winning three of their final four regular-season games and finishing 7-6 in 2024, the Eagles figure to present a different look at several key posi...
Mets aim to ride offensive surge into opener vs. Marlins
The Miami Marlins don't know how their pitching will line up for Thursday night's game against the New York Mets.,Whomever takes the mound will have a task as tall as it is simple: Slowing the hottest offense in the game.,The Mets will look to continue surging when they host the Marlins in the opene...
Phillies ask Aaron Nola to spark turnaround vs. Braves
Things have not gone smoothly for Aaron Nola this season, but the Philadelphia Phillies need him now more than ever.,The veteran right-hander takes the ball for the Phillies on Thursday when they open a four-game home series against the Atlanta Braves.,Philadelphia stumbles home after getting swept ...
Pirates' Braxton Ashcraft hopes to hold down slumping Cards
As the St. Louis Cardinals are seeing this week, the Pittsburgh Pirates have plenty of excellent young pitching beyond Paul Skenes.,The Cardinals will get another glimpse of it Thursday afternoon in the finale of a four-game home series.,St. Louis won 7-6 on Monday before the Pirates won 8-3 behind ...
Garrett Crochet, Red Sox chase four-game sweep of Orioles
The Boston Red Sox, seeking a positive finishing act on what has been a rewarding road trip, will go for a four-game series sweep of the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday afternoon.,"It's a different group," Boston manager Alex Cora said of his team. "We're winning, which is important, too.",The Red Sox...
Sounders shut out Galaxy, charge into Leagues Cup final
Pedro de la Vega and Osaze De Rosario each scored his third goal of the Leagues Cup as the Seattle Sounders earned a 2-0 semifinal victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday in Carson, Calif.,Seattle will host the final on Sunday against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, who won the tournament in ...
Rangers explode for first 20-run game since 2011, blitz Angels
Adolis Garcia, Joc Pederson, Corey Seager and Kyle Higashioka all had home runs as the surging Texas Rangers took advantage of a dearth of pitching from Los Angeles while pounding the reeling Angels 20-3 on Wednesday to capture a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers took the final two ...
Luis Morales, A's fire two-hitter to cap sweep of Tigers
Luis Morales pitched seven shutout innings, Zack Gelof homered and matched his career high of four RBIs and the Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 7-0 victory on Wednesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Brett Harris (three runs) and Nick Kurtz (two runs) joined Gel...
Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula into third round at U.S. Open
Last year's U.S. Open women's singles finalists advanced to the third round of this year's event with straight-set wins on Wednesday in New York.,Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, the reigning champion, topped Russia's Polina Kudermetova 7-6 (4), 6-2, and fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula of the Uni...
Rangers explode for first 20-run game since 2011 in blowout of Angels
Adolis Garcia, Joc Pederson, Corey Seager and Kyle Higashioka all had home runs as the surging Texas Rangers took advantage of a dearth of pitching from Los Angeles while pounding the reeling Angels 20-3 on Wednesday to capture a three-game series between the American League West rivals in Arlington...