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No. 14 Iowa State struggles but slides past Arkansas State
Rocco Becht was 14-of-25 passing for 265 yards, a touchdown and an interception to lead No. 14 Iowa State to a 24-16 win over Arkansas State on Saturday at Jonesboro, Ark. ,Carson Hansen rushed for 116 yards on 18 carries and Xavier Townsend caught three passes for 92 yards to lead Iowa State (4-0),...
Petar Musa, Bernard Kamungo lead FC Dallas past Austin FC
Petar Musa and Bernard Kamungo had goals early in the first and second halves, respectively, as FC Dallas defeated Austin FC 2-0 on Saturday in a Copa Tejas match between the Lone Star State rivals in Frisco, Texas.,Jacob Jackson made three saves for the shutout.,FC Dallas (8-11-10, 34 points) won f...
Luke Altmyer, No. 9 Illinois rout Western Michigan 38-0
Luke Altmyer threw for two touchdowns and rushed for a score Saturday night while Kaden Feagin added 100 rushing yards and a score as No. 9 Illinois pulled away from visiting Western Michigan 38-0 in Champaign.,Altmyer completed 17 of 26 passes for 196 yards for the the Fighting Illini (3-0), which ...
Struggling Astros pick up rare consecutive wins
Hunter Brown threw 6 2/3 quality innings, Jeremy Pena and Christian Walker each drove in two runs, and the Houston Astros posted a 6-2 victory over the host Atlanta Braves on Saturday.,Brown (12-7) allowed two runs on four hits while striking out two and walking one for Houston (81-68), which won co...
St. Louis City halt road struggles, blank CF Montreal
Conrad Wallem scored his first career MLS goal and Roman Burki made two saves as St. Louis City snapped a nine-game road losing streak with a 2-0 victory at CF Montreal on Saturday night., ,Marcel Hartel also scored for St. Louis (6-17-7, 25 points). The victory was the first away from home for St. ...
TCU RB Kevorian Barnes appears to injure leg against Abilene Christian
TCU running back Kevorian Barnes was down for an extended period of time after a 7-yard gain late in the second quarter of the Horned Frogs' home game on Saturday against Abilene Christian in Fort Worth, Texas.,The senior transfer from UTSA was grabbing the back of his left leg. He did get up and wa...
Mississippi State scores early, often in rout of Alcorn State
Mississippi State is 3-0 for the first time since 2018 after beating Alcorn State 63-0 on Saturday at Starkville, Miss., behind Blake Shapen, who completed 10 of 14 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns.,The Braves (0-3) committed three turnovers that led to three touchdowns for the Bulldogs.,With...
WVU rallies for OT win over Pitt in Backyard Brawl
Tye Edwards ran for 141 yards and three touchdowns, including one in overtime, as West Virginia rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter for a 31-24 victory over Pitt at Morgantown, W.Va., to win the Backyard Brawl rivalry., ,Nicco Marchiol was 19-of-25 passing with 192 yards and a touc...
After sluggish start, SMU runs away from Missouri State
SMU running back T.J. Harden rushed for a pair of touchdowns and the Mustangs rallied for four unanswered touchdowns after a mistake-filled start in a 28-10 victory over the Missouri State Bears on Saturday afternoon in Springfield, Mo.,After a 48-45 double-overtime home loss to Baylor last week, SM...
Michigan State tops Youngstown State, stays undefeated
Aidan Chiles passed for 270 yards and a touchdown and added 76 rushing yards as Michigan State remained unbeaten with a 41-24 win over Youngstown State in East Lansing, Mich., on Saturday.,Nick Marsh caught six passes for 94 yards for the Spartans (3-0) before departing with a leg injury. The severi...
Cincinnati rolls to 70-0 rout as Northwestern State overwhelmed again
Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby completed all 15 of his passes for 253 yards and five touchdowns as the host Bearcats posted a 70-0 rout of Northwestern State on Saturday afternoon.,It was a dominant day for the Bearcats, who punted only two times.,The Bearcats (2-1) made the score so one-side...
Nebraska overwhelms Houston Christian with 5 first-half TDs
Houston Christian at Nebraska...
No. 4 Oregon stays unbeaten with balanced attack in victory over Northwestern
Quarterback Dante Moore completed 16 of 20 passes for 178 yards with a touchdown, helping No. 4 Oregon to a 34-14 win over Northwestern on Saturday afternoon in Evanston, Ill.,Jayden Limar and two other running backs added touchdown runs for the Ducks (3-0). Oregon's prolific offense was slowed some...
Report: MRI confirms torn Achilles for Commanders' Austin Ekeler
An MRI confirmed that Washington Commanders running back Austin Ekeler sustained a season-ending torn Achilles, NFL Network announced Saturday.,Ekeler was injured on a non-contact play during the Commanders' 27-18 loss to the host Green Bay Packers on Thursday.,Ekeler, who has endured a series of ai...
Manchester City, United attempt to switch season into higher gear
Gianluigi Donnarumma could make his debut in the Manchester City net against visiting Manchester United in Sunday's Manchester Derby.,City (1-2-0, 3 points) completed the move for Donnaruma from Paris Saint-Germain, for a fee reportedly of at least $35 million, just as the primary transfer window cl...
Pitt, West Virginia add 4 games to 'Backyard Brawl' series
Pitt and West Virginia agreed to extend their "Backyard Brawl" series by four seasons.,The two rivals meet Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va., in what will be their final game until the series picks up again in 2029. The Friday agreement between the schools added four games from 2033-36.,"The Backyard Br...
Astros look to keep playoff pace against Braves
With a chance to post consecutive victories for the first time in two weeks, the visiting Houston Astros will look to maintain their position in the American League postseason picture against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.,Houston (80-68) recorded a pivotal 11-3 win in the series opener on Friday, ...
Houston opens Big 12 slate with home win over Colorado
Conner Weigman was 15-for-24 passing for 222 yards and had 17 carries for 83 yards and two touchdowns to lead Houston to a 36-20 home win over Colorado in the Big 12 opener for both teams on Friday night.,Dean Connors had 22 carries for 89 yards and a touchdown, while Stephon Johnson had five recept...
Zach Cole aces MLB debut as Astros pound Braves
Zach Cole homered on the first pitch he saw in his major league debut and finished 3-for-4 with four RBIs to help the visiting Houston Astros post an 11-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday.,Christian Walker went 3-for-5 and drove in two runs for Houston (80-68), which pulled into a brief hal...
AJ Allmendinger earns surprising pole position for Bristol Playoff race
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Qualifying in the first half of a 39-driver field, AJ Allmendinger stole the spotlight from theE NASCAR Cup Series Playoff contenders who followed him around Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday afternoon.,Allmendinger toured the 0.533-mile concrete short track in 15.117 seconds (126.9...