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Carson Beck shows off accuracy as No. 5 Miami crushes Bethune-Cookman
Carson Beck completed 22 of 24 passes for 267 yards and threw a pair of touchdown passes as the Miami Hurricanes took care of business Saturday night with a 45-3 victory over Bethune-Cookman at Miami Gardens, Fla.,The No. 5 Hurricanes (2-0) improved to 8-0 lifetime against the Wildcats (0-2), who we...
John Mateer, No. 18 Oklahoma upend No. 15 Michigan
John Mateer threw for 270 yards and a touchdown and ran for 74 yards and two more scores as No. 18 Oklahoma beat No. 15 Michigan 24-13 on Saturday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (2-0) outgained the Wolverines 408-288, making life difficult for Michigan freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood (9-of-24 pas...
Natisha Hiedeman's big game for Lynx ruins big night for Valkyries
Natisha Hiedeman bombed in six 3-pointers en route to career high-tying 24 points, Jessica Shepard contributed 12 points and 13 rebounds and the visiting Minnesota Lynx spoiled a record-setting night for the expansion Golden State Valkyries with a 78-72 triumph on Saturday in San Francisco.,One game...
Royals start fast in win, end night early for Twins starter Joe Ryan
Salvador Perez's three-run homer highlighted a five-run first inning against Minnesota Twins All-Star Joe Ryan, who had never previously lost to Kansas City, as the host Royals rolled to an 11-2 victory on Saturday night.,Kansas City starter Stephen Kolek (5-5) yielded two runs on six hits and one w...
Carson Beck shows off accuracy as Miami crushes Bethune-Cookman
Carson Beck completed 22 of 24 passes for 267 yards and threw a pair of touchdown passes as the Miami Hurricanes took care of business Saturday night with a 45-3 victory over Bethune-Cookman at Miami Gardens, Fla.,The No. 5 Hurricanes (2-0) improved to 8-0 lifetime against the Wildcats (0-2), who we...
No. 22 Tennessee sets program scoring record in win vs. East Tennessee State
Joey Aguilar passed for 288 yards and two touchdowns as No. 22 Tennessee set a single-game program scoring record in a 72-17 win over visiting East Tennessee State on Saturday at Knoxville, Tennessee.,Aguilar, in his Neyland Stadium debut, played the first half and completed 23 of 31 passes.,Tenness...
No. 23 Indiana rushes for 313 yards in win over Kennesaw State
Fernando Mendoza threw a career-high four touchdown passes, including three to Elijah Sarratt, as No. 23 Indiana dominated Kennesaw State 56-9, Saturday in Bloomington, Ind.,Mendoza, a transfer from California, completed 18 of 25 passes for 245 yards without an interception for Indiana (2-0).,With h...
Minnesota dominates Northwestern State behind historic scoring performance
Five players rushed for one touchdown apiece, two defenders found the end zone, and Minnesota cruised to a 66-0 win over Northwestern State on Saturday in Minneapolis.,Drake Lindsey completed eight of nine passes for 139 yards and a touchdown for Minnesota (2-0). Max Shikenjanski took over for Linds...
Paul Skenes dominates Dodgers in Pirates' sweep
Paul Skenes tossed six shutout innings, allowing two hits and striking out eight to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-3 win and a three-game sweep over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.,Skenes (10-9) further solidified his case for his first National League Cy Young Award with another...
Wisconsin likely to turn to QB Danny O’Neil vs. Middle Tennessee
Wisconsin is expected to turn to backup quarterback Danny O'Neil when it hosts Middle Tennessee in a nonconference game Saturday in Madison, Wis.,The Badgers (1-0) opened the season with a 17-0 nonconference victory at home over Miami (Ohio) but lost starting quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. midway thr...
J.J. McCarthy NFL Debut: How Kevin O’Connell Plans to Develop His Franchise QB
J.J. McCarthy makes his NFL debut with the Vikings against the Bears. Here’s how Kevin O’Connell plans to guide his rookie QB’s development....
Minnesota seeks improvement in matchup vs. Northwestern State
Minnesota earned a victory in its season opener, but that doesn't mean coach P.J. Fleck is satisfied heading into his team's next matchup.,Fleck is looking for improvement on both sides of the ball when Minnesota (1-0) faces Northwestern State (1-0) on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,The Golden G...
Dodgers' task to avert sweep: beat Pirates ace Paul Skenes
Paul Skenes continues to make history in his second season in the majors, but he knows he likely has only a few more chances to bolster his case for his first Cy Young Award.,The next opportunity comes Thursday night when Skenes opposes Blake Snell as the host Pittsburgh Pirates try to complete a th...
Titans temper expectations as Cam Ward era begins at Broncos
In their opener last season, the Denver Broncos went on the road and played in a hostile environment, losing to the Seattle Seahawks, but coach Sean Payton said he found out everything he needed to know about rookie quarterback Bo Nix that day.,Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan can only hope for...
No. 15 Michigan visits No. 18 Oklahoma in rare blueblood clash
Michigan and Oklahoma have been on the biggest stages of college football regularly.,The programs are among the top five in winning percentage in the sport's history and have churned out All-Americans and championships.,Saturday, the two college football bluebloods meet for just the second time in t...
No. 5 Miami looks to carry momentum into Bethune-Cookman game
The Miami Hurricanes picked up one of their biggest victories in the Mario Cristobal era this past Sunday when they topped last year's national runner-up Notre Dame in a battle of top 10 teams.,As such, the Hurricanes (1-0) are now a top five team in the latest AP Top 25 poll released Tuesday.,Miami...
No. 22 Tennessee missing key pieces as East Tenneseee St. visits
Tennessee coach Josh Heupel just wants his team to get better when the No. 22 Volunteers host East Tennessee State on Saturday.,The Volunteers (1-0) are coming off a 45-26 win over Syracuse last Saturday.,"We had a bunch of yards and a bunch of points so now we just need to work on constant growth,"...
Titans sign LB Kyzir White, a former starter for Cardinals, to practice squad
The Tennessee Titans signed veteran linebacker Kyzir White, a starter for the Arizona Cardinals last season, to the practice squad on Wednesday.,In a corresponding move, the Titans released defensive lineman Isaiah Raikes, 24, from their practice squad.,White, 29, started all 17 games for the Cardin...
Car accident charges dropped against Jon Jones
Former UFC star Jon Jones had a pair of misdemeanor charges dismissed in connection with a car accident last February.,Jones was charged with leaving the scene of a traffic accident and later faced a charge of "use of telephone to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or offend.",But the stat...
'Gotta get better now': No. 23 Indiana takes aim at Kennesaw State
Indiana enters Saturday afternoon's visit from Kennesaw State with a 9-0 record at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington under second-year Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti.,Nearly as common as Hoosier home victories over that span? Cignetti caveats that things might have gone differently.,The No. 23 Hoosiers ...