Recap Page 11 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Crew blank Rapids to break out of funk
Santi Rodriguez scored in his debut and fellow newcomer Gonzalo Tapia came off the bench to add a goal and an assist as the Columbus Crew ended a five-match MLS winless streak with a 3-0 win over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday.,Rodriguez tallied in the 22nd minute before the Chilean Tapia ...
Dynamo continue scoring drought but pull out draw at Charlotte
The Houston Dynamo grinded out its second consecutive scoreless road draw against a ten-man Charlotte FC on Saturday night.,Charlotte (10-7-6, 36 points) captain Ashley Westwood picked up two yellow cards in a short span of time after arguing with a referee in the 71st minute, forcing it to play a m...
Yusei Kikuchi tosses 6 scoreless as Angels beat Pirates
Yusei Kikuchi pitched six scoreless innings for his first win of the season and Josh Lowe hit a home run to lead the visiting Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.,Wade Meckler doubled twice and had two RBIs, Zach Neto went 3-for-5 with an RBI and Mike Tr...
Riley Greene smacks two HRs to help Tigers defeat Guardians
All-Star outfielder Riley Greene had four RBIs in his ninth career multi-homer game as the visiting Detroit Tigers bounced back from a doubleheader sweep, beating the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 on Saturday night.,Framber Valdez (9-10) pitched seven scoreless innings, matching his season high, and allow...
Zack Wheeler stifles Braves to help Phillies level series
Zack Wheeler worked six strong innings and Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-leading 41st homer as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Saturday. ,Schwarber had two hits for Philadelphia, as did Bryce Harper, Derek Hill and Luis Arraez. Wheeler (12-5) struck out nine...
Nate Sheppard rushes for 227 yards, 2 TDs as Duke tops Tulane
Nate Sheppard ran for 227 yards and two touchdowns to lead Duke to a season-opening 17-3 victory against visiting Tulane in a weather-delayed game Saturday at Durham, N.C.,Sheppard added three receptions for 19 yards and was involved in nearly half of Duke's offensive plays.,Walker Eget had an up-an...
Ryan Silverfield’s Arkansas debut results in win over North Alabama
KJ Jackson threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns as Arkansas topped FCS foe North Alabama 31-14 on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Jackson completed 24 of 35 pass attempts and tossed an interception as Ryan Silverfield posted a win in his Arkansas (1-0) coaching debut.,Ismael Cisse, Matt Adcock an...
Auburn stops Baylor on two-point attempt, escapes with win
Byrum Brown rumbled in with the tiebreaking touchdown, Eric Winters made a game-saving tackle on a two-point conversion and Auburn opened the Alex Golesh era with a 17-16 victory over Baylor in Saturday afternoon's mistake-filled, neutral-site season opener in Atlanta.,Winters stepped up and tackled...
Kamari Moulton has career day, No. 22 Iowa rips Northern Illinois
Kamari Moulton rushed for a career-best 183 yards and scored two touchdowns on just 11 carries to help No. 22 Iowa steamroll Northern Illinois 40-0 on Saturday afternoon in Iowa City in the season opener for both teams.,Hank Brown earned the start at quarterback and completed 12 of 20 passes for 129...
Tulsa wrecks Oklahoma State in Eric Morris’ debut
Coming in as nearly two-touchdown underdogs, Tulsa put on a show for its home crowd by subduing new-look Oklahoma State in a 24-10 season-opening win at H. A. Chapman Stadium.,The Golden Hurricane (1-0), despite not converting a third down conversion until there were three minutes to play (1-for-11)...
JC French IV’s 4 TDs lift Cincinnati past Boston College
JC French IV ran for three touchdowns and threw for another in his Cincinnati debut as quarterback to lead the Cincinnati Bearcats past the Boston College Eagles 34-15 Saturday in Cincinnati.,French completed 10 of 14 passes for 77 yards for the Bearcats (1-0), who won their 25th straight home opene...
No. 2 Oregon rallies, avoids upset by Boise State
Dante Moore threw three touchdown passes, including the tiebreaking scoring pass to Dakorien Moore, and No. 2 Oregon rallied from a 10-point deficit to record a 34-27 victory over Boise State on Saturday afternoon at Eugene, Ore., in the season opener for both teams.,Dante Moore completed 28 of 37 p...
Faizon Brandon stars in debut, No. 20 Tennessee routs Furman
Faizon Brandon shined in his collegiate debut as host No. 20 Tennessee comfortably defeated Furman 56-9 on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn.,Brandon, the first true freshman quarterback to start a season opener for the Volunteers (1-0) since Brent Schaeffer in 2004, was the first SEC player wit...
Christian Koss, Rafael Devers homer twice as Giants power past Mets
Christian Koss and Rafael Devers both hit two homers Saturday, when the visiting San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 9-5 in the middle game of a three-game series.,Anthony Molina and five relievers combined on a five-hitter for the Giants (59-84), who halted a two-game skid.,A.J. Ewing hit a...
No. 18 Penn State crushes Marshall in coach Matt Campbell's debut
Rocco Becht threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns as No. 18 Penn State opened the Matt Campbell era with a 45-0 romp over Marshall on Saturday at University Park, Pa., in the teams' season opener.,Becht, who arrived with Campbell from Iowa State, completed 13 of 18 passes without an interception, ...
Manning ties career high with four TD passes as No. 5 Texas rolls past Texas State
Arch Manning threw for 305 yards and a career-high tying four touchdowns in two and a half quarters of action as No. 5 Texas rolled to a 59-7 win over Texas State on Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas in the teams' season opener.,Manning, making his 17th career start, connected on 20 of his 27 pass...
Qinwen Zheng stuns No. 22 Madison Keys with late rally at US Open
Trailing 5-0 in the third set against No. 22 seed Madison Keys, Qinwen Zheng staged a thrilling comeback by winning the next seven games to secure a 1-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5 victory on Saturday and reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open in New York.,Zheng, the 2024 Olympic gold medalist from China, held s...
No. 3 Georgia breezes past Tennessee State in opener
ATHENS, Ga. -- Gunner Stockton completed 15 of 16 passes for 202 yards and three touchdowns to help lead No. 3 Georgia to a 63-3 rout of visiting Tennessee State on Saturday.,Stockton appeared in just five drives, leading Georgia (1-0) to touchdowns on each of them. Nate Frazier rushed for three tou...
Charlie Woods still 4 back at Junior Players after second-round 73
Charlie Woods battled inconsistency in his second round Saturday at the Junior Players Championship, but he still managed to stay within four strokes of the lead.,The 17-year-old son of golf legend Tiger Woods made four birdies and five bogeys for a 1-over-par 73 at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgras...
Francisco Cerundolo, Alexander Blockx shock top-10 seeds at US Open
Belgium's Alexander Blockx and Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo shrugged off early deficits to knock out top-10 seeds during U.S. Open third-round action on Saturday in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.,Cerundolo dropped the first two sets to No. 9 seed Taylor Fritz before rallying for a 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4...