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Top 25: South Florida cracks poll for first time in seven years
South Florida is part of the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time since 2018 after recording back-to-back victories over ranked teams.,The Bulls are No. 18 in the latest poll, released Sunday, while Ohio State, Penn State and LSU remained as the three best teams in the land. The Buckeyes ...

Vicari Swain's 2 TDs on punt returns propel No. 10 South Carolina past SC State
Vicari Swain returned a pair of second-quarter punts for touchdowns, helping No. 10 South Carolina overcome a slow start and pull away with a 38-10 win over South Carolina State on Saturday night in Columbia, S.C.,Swain, who padded South Carolina's lead last Sunday in a 24-11 home win over Virginia ...

Cal pulls away in 2nd half in rout of FCS foe Texas Southern
Kendrick Raphael ran for a career-best 131 yards and a touchdown, quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele complemented 259 passing yards with a rushing score and California broke open a tight game with a 14-point third quarter en route to a 35-3 win over Texas Southern in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday ...

South Florida shocks No 13 Florida for second straight win over ranked team
Nico Gramatica nailed a 20-yard field goal as time expired as South Florida rallied to stun No. 13 Florida 18-16 on Saturday in Gainesville, Fla.,After beating then-No. 25 Boise State in Week 1, the Bulls (2-0) went 87 yards in eight plays in the final two minutes to set up Gramatica's third field g...

South Korea dispatches United States, 2-0
Son Heung-Min had a goal and an assist and Jo Hyeon-Woo made five saves to lead South Korea to a 2-0 victory over the United States Men's National Team in an international friendly match on Saturday in Harrison, N.J., ,Lee Dong-Gyeong also scored for South Korea, ranked 23rd in the world in the FIFA...

LET star rookie Mimi Rhodes leads Aramco Houston Championship
Mimi Rhodes of England rode a 6-under-par 66 into the first-round lead of the Aramco Houston Championship on Friday in Pearland, Texas.,The tournament is part of the Ladies European Tour's PIF Global Series, featuring a 36-hole team competition alongside 54 holes of individual stroke play.,The leadi...

Gabriela Dabrowski, Erin Routliffe win U.S. Open women's doubles title
Third-seeded Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe notched a 6-4, 6-4 victory over top-seeded Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova on Friday to win the U.S. Open doubles title in New York.,It marks the second time in three years that Dabrowski of Canada and Routliffe (born in Canada, playing out o...

AFC South Primer: Houston on high; QB carousel spins for Colts, Titans
Drafting a quarterback first overall will not guarantee a turnaround, sustained success and certainly not a Super Bowl. ,The Tennessee Titans picked Cam Ward with the top pick in the 2025 draft after a three-win season with the idea the Heisman Trophy finalist can be a driving force in a rebound fro...

Purdue targeting 2-0 start against FCS power Southern Illinois
By winning last week 31-0 over Ball State in its season opener, Purdue notched its first win over an FBS opponent since 2023.,If the Boilermakers can stop FCS foe Southern Illinois on Saturday night in West Lafayette, Ind., they'll surpass last year's win total of one.,First-year coach Barry Odom sa...

USC hosts ex-Trojans coach Clay Helton, Georgia Southern
Clay Helton's nearly six-year tenure at the helm of Southern California ended almost four years to the day of him bringing Georgia Southern into Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for Saturday's matchup.,Helton, who took over at USC in October 2015 as interim coach following Steve Sarkisian's firing, wen...

Freshman QB leads Cal into clash with Texas Southern
California football fans will get to experience a rare sight - a freshman starting quarterback - when the Golden Bears make their 2025 home debut against Texas Southern in a nonconference game Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,Making the first season-opening start for a Cal freshman quarterback...

South Carolina back in top 10, welcomes SC State
Possessing its highest preseason ranking since 2014, South Carolina delivered in its neutral-site season opener last Sunday.,The Gamecocks scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to step away from Virginia Tech 24-11 in Atlanta.,No. 10 South Carolina (1-0) carries its first top-10 ranking in 11 years i...

No. 17 SMU hosts Baylor as 125-year rivalry is rekindled
For the first time in nine years, the No. 17 SMU Mustangs and the Baylor Bears renew a 125-year-old rivalry Saturday afternoon in Dallas.,SMU (1-0) began its 2025 regular season with a 42-13 rout of FCS side East Texas A&M before welcoming its first power conference test in Baylor (0-1). In the lops...

No. 13 Florida, USF undefeated ahead of rare Sunshine State matchup
The University of South Florida and No. 13 University of Florida football teams are undefeated heading into Week 2, but the two schools arrived there in different fashion.,The pair of Sunshine State programs will meet Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla. for the fourth time ever, with Florida hav...

Defending champ Chase Briscoe conquers Southern 500 again, advances to Round of 12
Chase Briscoe turned in one of the most dominating performances of 2025 and defended his title in the Cook Out Southern 500 Sunday night, winning the NASCAR Cup Series' Round of 16 playoffs opener at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C.,Last year's victor at one of NASCAR's crown-jewel races, whic...

South Carolina leans on defense, special teams to down Virginia Tech in opener
After sputtering for much of the game, No. 13 South Carolina scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to pull away with a 24-11 win over Virginia Tech in the second Aflac Kickoff Game of the weekend in Atlanta.,With the Gamecocks (1-0) clinging to a 10-8 lead early in the fourth quarter, Vicari Sw...

USC rings up 73 points to spoil Missouri State's FBS debut
After giving up the game's first points on a field goal, Southern California rolled off 28 unanswered points in a little more than 10 minutes to run away from visiting Missouri State, 73-13, Saturday in Los Angeles.,The Trojans (1-0) spoiled the Football Bowl Subdivision debut of the Bears, newcomer...

Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt rout Charleston Southern in season opener
Diego Pavia passed for 275 yards with three touchdowns and Vanderbilt found the end zone on four of its first five drives as the Commodores rolled to a 45-3 victory over Charleston Southern on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.,Sedrick Alexander rushed for 83 yards, Tre Richardson had five receptions for ...

Rocco Becht dazzles as No. 22 Iowa State trounces South Dakota
Rocco Becht completed 19 of 20 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 22 Iowa State cruised to a 55-7 win over South Dakota on Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.,Becht set a school record by completing 95 percent of his passes and established another school mark with a TD pass in 20 conse...

Rocco Becht dazzles as Iowa State trounces South Dakota
Rocco Becht completed 19 of 20 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 22 Iowa State cruised to a 55-7 win over South Dakota on Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.,Benjamin Brahmer caught seven passes for 47 yards and two touchdowns for Iowa State (2-0), which won its home opener one week a...