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Corbin Carroll, Eduardo Rodriguez lead Diamondbacks past Rockies
Corbin Carroll homered twice, Randal Grichuk also went deep, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-4 in Denver on Wednesday.,Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (3-3) had a season-high 11 strikeouts with five hits, two runs and one walk allowed in 6 1/3 innings for Arizona. The Diamondb...

Baylor's No. 1 pass defense to test Colorado's Shedeur Sanders
Baylor's top-ranked passing defense will try to slow down a potent Colorado aerial attack in Saturday's Big 12 Conference opener for both teams in Boulder, Colo.,Baylor coach Dave Aranda assumed defensive play calls this season and the Bears (2-1) have allowed just 75.7 passing yards per game.,Color...

Coco Gauff, coach Brad Gilbert part ways
Coach Brad Gilbert and 2023 U.S. Open winner Coco Gauff have split.,"Thanks to @CocoGauff and the entire team for an absolutely amazing summer run in 2023 and for 14 months of incredible team effort. Coco, at just 20 years young, your future is incredibly bright, and I wish you nothing but continued...

Rockies hunting rare sweep vs. fading Cubs
For a team 35 games below .500, the Colorado Rockies have shown plenty of fight as their season nears its end.,Colorado has won three straight games in its final at-bat, including the first two of its three-game series against the visiting Chicago Cubs.,After Saturday's comeback win in extra innings...

Rafael Navarro's goal powers Rapids past Timbers
Rafael Navarro's goal in the 71st minute Saturday night snapped a tie and led the Colorado Rapids to a 2-1 win over the Portland Timbers in Commerce City, Colo.,With an assist from Djordje Mihailovic, Navarro scored his 14th goal of the season on a header to the top right corner, putting him two awa...

Shedeur Sanders, defense propel Colorado over Colorado State
Shedeur Sanders was 36-for-49 passing for 310 yards and four touchdowns as Colorado beat Colorado State 28-9 in the Rocky Mountain Showdown to retain the Centennial Cup on Saturday night in Fort Collins, Colo. ,Two-way star Travis Hunter had 13 receptions for 100 yards, two touchdowns and an interce...

Billy Andrade uses birdie binge to grab 4-shot Sanford lead
Billy Andrade is head and shoulders above the field after one round of the Sanford International on Friday in Sioux Falls, S.D.,Andrade reeled off five birdies in a row on his way to a 7-under-par 63. Nobody else shot better than 3-under 67 at Minnehaha Country Club.,Andrade started his round on the...

Timbers aim to continue dominance over Western foe Rapids
Portland Timbers coach Phil Neville has a summation of his team as it heads down the homestretch of the MLS season.,"We're coming to the last 100 meters of the race and, as they say, we're in it to win it," he said.,To achieve what Neville wants to do, Portland could stand to continue its recent dom...
Three Quarterback Options for Miami Dolphins After Tua Tagovailoa’s Scary Injury
The Miami Dolphins lost Tua Tagovailoa to a scary head injury, and should be looking to upgrade from Skylar Thompson as their backup quarterback....

Boise State, three others joining Pac-12 for 2026-27
Mountain West representatives Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State will join the Pac-12 in the 2026-27 academic year, the latter conference announced Thursday morning.,The Pac-12 board of directors unanimously approved the additions of the four schools to join Oregon State a...

Tarik Skubal, Tigers seek to extend win streak vs. Rockies
The Detroit Tigers will have their ace on the mound when they go for their fifth straight victory on Thursday afternoon.,Colorado will have the unenviable task of facing left-hander Tarik Skubal. The Tigers (75-71) have already secured the first two games of the series against the visiting Rockies. ...

Reports: Four Mountain West schools set to join Pac-12
The Pac-12 might be ready to rise again.,Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State are set to exit the Mountain West to join the Pac-12 for the 2026-27 school year, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday night.,The moves reportedly could be announced as soon as Thursday.,Just ...

Six-run first inning propels Tigers past Rockies
Trey Sweeney blasted a three-run homer to cap a six-run first inning as the host Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to four games by defeating the Colorado Rockies 7-4 on Wednesday.,Kerry Carpenter supplied four hits, scored a run and drove in another for the Tigers (75-71). Riley Greene a...

Colorado State out to reclaim Centennial Cup from Colorado
Colorado and Colorado State renew a longstanding rivalry on Saturday in Fort Collins after a thrilling finish last year.,Colorado beat Colorado State 43-35 in double overtime in last year's installment of the Rocky Mountain Showdown to retain the Centennial Cup, a trophy that dates to 1893. This yea...
10 College Football Teams Entering Danger Zone in 2024
Even with an expanded college football playoff, these 10 college football teams are on the verge of falling short in 2024 and have little room for error....

Intent on a wild finish, Tigers open series vs. Rockies
The Detroit Tigers have moved into wild-card contention and a three-game home series against the Colorado Rockies, which begins Tuesday night, could help them close more ground.,The Tigers (73-71) are trying to chase down the American League Central Division rival Minnesota Twins for the last playof...

Colorado S Shilo Sanders (arm) recovering from surgery
Colorado safety Shilo Sanders is recovering from surgery on his fractured right forearm.,He was injured trying to make a tackle in the first quarter of Saturday's 28-10 loss at Nebraska.,Sanders' father, Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders, provided an update Monday on social media.,"God is Good! Can't wa...

Nebraska in vintage form, dominating Colorado to improve to 2-0
Dante Dowdell had a pair of touchdown runs and Nebraska rode a big first half to cruise past Colorado 28-10 on Saturday night in Lincoln, Neb.,With the win, the Cornhuskers are 2-0 for the first time since 2016. It's also their first win over the Buffaloes since 2010. Colorado is 1-1.,Nebraska fresh...

Sean Brady outlasts Gilbert Burns at UFC Fight Night
Sean Brady defeated Gilbert Burns by unanimous decision on Saturday night in their main event welterweight bout at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. ,Burns (22-8-0) entered the fight as the betting underdog and was overwhelmed by Brady (17-1-0), who took the cards 50-45, 50-45, 49-46. ,The win was Brady...

UFC Vegas 97: Preview, Odds, Trends
UFC Vegas 97 at Apex Arena on Saturday night features a clash of welterweight contenders when Gilbert Burns meets Sean Brady in the co-main event.,Burns, 38, is seeking to rebound from losses to Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena in his past two fights. This fight could go a long way in determi...