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Cubs ride momentum of HR onslaught into another clash vs. Brewers
The Chicago Cubs will try to carry their record-breaking month of August into September when they host the Milwaukee Brewers in the second contest of a key four-game series on Tuesday night.,The Cubs hit a franchise-record nine home runs in a 17-3 win in the series opener on Monday, giving them 62 i...
Hello again: Rays' Freddy Peralta takes aim at Mets
Tuesday night's contest between the New York Mets and Tampa Bay is centered around a pitching matchup between Rays trade deadline acquisition Freddy Peralta and his former club. ,Peralta (6-11, 5.11 ERA) will make his sixth start with the Rays in the game at St. Petersburg, Fla. He has faced the Met...
Red Sox undecided on Tuesday starter vs. M's as ace Sonny Gray gets extra rest
The Boston Red Sox haven't announced a starting pitcher for Tuesday night's game against the visiting Seattle Mariners, but it won't be ace Sonny Gray., ,Gray, who is 16-4 with a 2.82 ERA, initially was scheduled to start the game, but the Red Sox (75-63) announced Monday the right-hander will be gi...
Pirates' Paul Skenes eager to get back on track vs. Giants
Paul Skenes will be looking for his first career win over the San Francisco Giants in a matchup with fellow three-time All-Star Logan Webb when the Pittsburgh Pirates open a six-game homestand Tuesday night.,Although Skenes (9-11, 3.79 ERA) hasn't recorded a win since July 19, the Pirates (67-71) ha...
Padres' Randy Vasquez eager to continue hot streak in rematch vs. Reds
The San Diego Padres will continue their quest for a postseason berth when they visit the Cincinnati Reds in the second contest of a three-game series on Tuesday night.,With a 5-0 win in the series opener Monday, the Padres (73-65) snapped a three-game losing streak and kept pressure on the Arizona ...
No. 14 USC seeks another fast start vs. new Pac-12 member Fresno State
A former Pac-12 Conference member hosts a newcomer to the revamped Pac-12 on Friday when 14th-ranked Southern California welcomes Fresno State to Los Angeles.,The Trojans (1-0) opened their third season of Big Ten Conference membership on Saturday with a 42-26 win over San Jose State. The game, play...
No. 7 Miami not taking any chances with pesky Stanford
The Miami Hurricanes open their 2026 season with the goal of taking that final step toward winning a national championship.,The start of that journey comes Friday night when the seventh-ranked Hurricanes visit Stanford (1-0) in what will also be the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.,M...
No. 10 Oklahoma hopes offense has progressed with UTEP on tap
After making a late run to the College Football Playoff a year ago, No. 10 Oklahoma opens its season against UTEP on Friday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners have spent the offseason focusing on improving the offense after averaging just 354.3 yards per game last season.,While Brent Venables worked to im...
Dodgers return home looking to revive offense against Cardinals
After another losing road trip, the Los Angeles Dodgers return home to open a three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday. The goals are to get their season -- and their star player -- back on track.,The Dodgers lost four of six games on a trip to Atlanta and Detroit, which leaves them...
'Connected' Minnesota opens P.J. Fleck's 10th season vs. EIU
P.J. Fleck enters his 10th season as coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers, giving him seniority over every Big Ten coach except Iowa's Kirk Ferentz.,So far, Fleck likes what he has seen from his players in his milestone year. He will aim for another successful season starting Thursday night when Mi...
No. 21 Utah fires up familiar recipe under Morgan Scalley
Morgan Scalley plans to follow the recipe left by the program's winningest head coach, but the "way the meal is prepared" will differ when No. 21 Utah opens the 2026 season against Idaho on Thursday night.,Scalley, defensive coordinator since 2016, took over the Utes' program in December after his m...
Georgia Tech, Colorado feature new faces in 2026 rematch
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ran all over the Colorado Buffaloes in the 2025 opener, rushing for 320 yards in a 27-20 win.,They will try to do the same Thursday night when Colorado visits Atlanta for the 2026 season opener to wrap up a home-and-home schedule between the teams.,Georgia Tech's vict...
Wild-card chase comes into focus as Guardians face Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays visit the Cleveland Guardians Tuesday night to open a three-game series that could have an impact on the jammed American League wild-card race.,The Blue Jays (68-70) will go into the series 1 1/2 games behind the Guardians (69-68) in the AL wild-card standings. Entering MLB pla...
Improved UCF looks to keep season-opener streak alive vs. Bethune-Cookman
It's been nine years since UCF rose to national stardom with its 13-0 campaign under head coach Scott Frost.,While the Knights have to jump a few hurdles to return to that kind of relevance, Frost's 2026 team features several key playmakers reminiscent of the high-octane offense from 2017.,Ahead of ...
Rutgers determined to get defensive in opener vs. UMass
Rutgers' defense didn't perform well last season, but the UMass offense was even worse. ,Those units are in the spotlight when visiting UMass attempts to end the program's 16-game losing streak when they take on Rutgers on Thursday night in the season-opener for both teams., ,The Minutemen were pick...
Back in Big Ten, Katin Houser all-in at Illinois, opens with UAB
With just seven returning starters from its nine-win team, Illinois has plenty of questions to answer during Thursday's opener against UAB in Champaign, Ill.,Can East Carolina transfer Katin Houser live up to the quarterbacking standards Luke Altmyer set over the last three years? Will the revamped ...
No. 25 Missouri, Austin Simmons out to make statement in opener
Missouri might not be full strength when the No. 25 Tigers tackle visiting Arkansas Pine Bluff on Thursday night, but quarterback Austin Simmons is ready to go. ,Even without a top offensive lineman and their main running back, the Tigers expect big things from Simmons, an Ole Miss transfer.,Simmons...
Bar raised for Wake Forest as Akron arrives with QB wild card
Wake Forest and Akron are eager to take another step forward Thursday night when they open the 2026 season in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Even before the first snap, there have been notable strides for Wake Forest compared to the start of the 2025 season.,"Last year there was a confidence thing. There was a...
D-backs' Ketel Marte expected to address team ahead of series vs. Phillies
Ketel Marte is expected to join the Arizona Diamondbacks for the opener of a pivotal three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies that begins Monday in Phoenix, and his teammates appear to be all in. ,Per the Arizona Republic, several veteran players met with general manager Mike Hazen and ma...
Against Angels, Yankees RHP Elmer Rodriguez continues pursuit of maiden win
Still in search of his first major league victory, right-hander Elmer Rodriguez will take the mound on Monday night when the New York Yankees open a three-game series with the struggling Los Angeles Angels on Monday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,It will be the sixth career start for the hard-throwing 2...