on Page 333 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Dominant No. 4 UConn looks to keep rolling against Columbia
No. 4 UConn looks to continue a season-opening surge when it hosts Columbia in the finale of a three-game homestand on Monday night in Storrs, Conn.,The Huskies (2-0) go for their 36th straight nonconference home win. However, it will be hard to top the 35th in that streak, as they followed a 24-poi...
Against all odds, Minnesota United knocks out Sounders in shootout
Goaltender Dayne St. Clair made five saves then delivered the game-winner in the 10th round of a shootout as 10-man Minnesota United rallied to defeat the Seattle Sounders on penalty kicks following a 3-3 tie in a first-round playoff clincher Saturday at St. Paul. Minn.,Minnesota United finished wit...
Wisconsin upsets No. 23 Washington to snap 6-game skid
Freshman quarterback Carter Smith came off the bench to run for one touchdown and direct a second-half comeback as host Wisconsin snapped a six-game losing streak with a 13-10 upset of No. 23 Washington in a snowy Big Ten matchup on Saturday.,Smith, making his debut after starter Danny O'Neil was in...
Joe Fagnano aerial attack powers UConn over Duke
Joe Fagnano completed 27 of 39 passes for 311 yards and three touchdowns to lead UConn to a 37-34 victory over Duke in East Hartford, Conn. on Saturday.,UConn (7-3) trailed by five until Skyler Bell caught a 19-yard TD pass from Fagnano with 1:58 to play. Fagnano capped the scoring by running in the...
Arizona's TD in final minute drops Kansas, earns bowl eligibility
Quincy Craig scored on a 24-yard touchdown run untouched with 39 seconds left to give Arizona a 24-20 Big 12 victory over Kansas on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.,Craig's run followed his 18-yard burst and capped an 80-yard drive that took eight plays and two minutes as Arizona (6-3, 3-3) became bowl-eli...
Atticus Sappington's last-second kick lifts No. 9 Oregon over No. 20 Iowa
Atticus Sappington made a 39-yard field goal with three seconds left to lift No. 9 Oregon to an 18-16 Big Ten victory over No. 20 Iowa on Saturday afternoon in damp Iowa City.,The Ducks (8-1 overall, 5-1 in Big Ten) never trailed until 1:51 remained in the game -- when Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowsk...
Against odds, Minnesota United knocks out Sounders in shootout
Goaltender Dayne St. Clair made five saves and then delivered the game-winner in the 10th round of a shootout as 10-man Minnesota United rallied to defeat the Seattle Sounders on penalty kicks following a 3-3 tie in a first-round playoff clincher Saturday at Saint Paul. Minn.,Minnesota United finish...
Colorado survives Eastern Washington, Isaiah Moses to win in overtime
Isaiah Johnson and Elijah Malone hit back-to-back 3-pointers to lift Colorado to a 102-97 overtime win over Eastern Washington Saturday in Boulder, Colo.,Isaiah Moses was a thorn in the side of Colorado (2-0) all night as he finished with 30 points, including a spinning three-pointer with 3.1 second...
Freshman sensation Ebuka Okorie leads Stanford past Montana
Ebuka Okorie pumped in 29 points and Stanford had several big scoring bursts in a 91-68 victory against Montana on Saturday at Stanford, Calif.,Benny Gealer added 13 points, and AJ Rohosy and Aidan Cammann each had 12 points for the Cardinal (2-0), who made 10 shots from 3-point range after a slow s...
Washington, Baylor meet in first test for both teams
New-look Baylor will look to take its next step to build team chemistry when it hosts Washington in a nonconference matchup Sunday in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (1-0) opened their campaign with a 96-81 win on Monday as Cameron Carr poured in 28 points, matching former Baylor star Ja'Kobe Walter for most...
No. 2 Houston goes on late run, fends off Towson
Kingston Flemings had 20 points and Chris Cenac Jr. finished with 13 rebounds in No. 2 Houston's 65-48 victory Saturday over Towson at Houston.,Flemings made of 8 of 10 from the field for Houston, which struggled offensively, making only 26 of 62 (41.9 percent) attempts collectively. Joseph Tugler a...
Rams alter special teams, elevate K Harrison Mevis, C Jake McQuaide
The Los Angeles Rams will revamp their kicking game for at least one week after they elevated kicker Harrison Mevis and long snapper Jake McQuaide to the active roster on Saturday.,The move, in advance of Sunday's NFC West showdown against the San Francisco 49ers, comes days after Mevis was signed t...
Slumping Celtics seek revenge against Magic
After they squared off on Friday in NBA Cup group-stage play, the Orlando Magic host the Boston Celtics for the second time in as many games on Sunday.,Orlando extended Boston's sluggish start to the 2025-26 season in Friday's meeting, beating the Celtics in Eastern Conference Group B competition, 1...
Driver in Khyree Jackson crash death pleads guilty
The driver who caused a 2024 crash that led to the deaths of Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson and his two friends pleaded guilty Friday to three counts of negligent homicide under the influence of alcohol.,Cori Clingman, 25, accepted a plea agreement in a Maryland court. She had faced 13 char...
Derrick McFall, Kevin Jennings help SMU maul Boston College
Derrick McFall ran for three touchdowns and Kevin Jennings threw for three as visiting SMU rolled past Boston College 45-13 on Saturday afternoon at Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Jennings connected with seven receivers while racking up 326 passing yards to lead the Mustangs (7-3, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conferenc...
No. 2 Indiana tops Penn State in last-minute thriller
Omar Cooper Jr. made a spectacular touchdown catch from Fernando Mendoza with 36 seconds left to lift No. 2 Indiana to a thrilling 27-24 road victory over Penn State on Saturday in University Park, Pa.,On the decisive play, Mendoza backpedaled with two defenders in his face and found Cooper for a to...
Spirit outlast Racing Louisville in shootout, reach semifinals
Aubrey Kingsbury made two shootout saves to keep the Washington Spirit in the NWSL playoffs as the hosts survived against visiting Racing Louisville 1-1 (3-1) in a Saturday quarterfinal.,Kingsbury stopped shots by Marisa DiGrande and Ary Borges, the latter of which sealed the victory. Rebecca Bernal...
Rienk Mast posts triple-double as Nebraska buries FIU
Rienk Mast recorded Nebraska's first triple-double in five years and the Cornhuskers hit 17 3-pointers in a 96-66 win over Florida International in a nonconference game Saturday afternoon at Lincoln, Neb.,Mast finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in 25 minutes, making 8 of 10 field go...
No. 15 Alabama withstands comeback to top No. 5 St. John's
Labaron Philon produced another strong performance with 25 points as No. 15 Alabama took control late in the first half and withstood a comeback attempt by fifth-ranked St. John's in an impressive 103-96 victory Saturday afternoon in New York.,Philon made 10 of 17 shots and had help from two players...
Arizona State seeking sharper effort vs. Utah Tech
Arizona State will try to correct the shortcomings coach Bobby Hurley noticed in the season opener when the Sun Devils host Utah Tech on Sunday in Tempe, Ariz.,Arizona State led from start to finish in Monday's 81-64 victory against Southern Utah, but Hurley was not pleased with the overall performa...