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Abilene Christian bus crash leaves 4 injured
Four people were injured late Saturday when the bus carrying members of the Abilene Christian football team crashed following its game with Texas Tech, the university said Sunday.,The bus had just left the Texas Tech campus in Lubbock, Texas, when the accident occurred around 11:45 p.m. local time. ...
Risky strategy pays off as Charles Leclerc wins Italian Grand Prix
Ferrari claimed its first home-nation victory since 2019 at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, with driver Charles Leclerc holding off the McLaren cars.,The difference for LeClerc was the team decision to have him make only one pit stop, compared to two for the McLaren team of Oscar Piastri and Lando...
Astros leaning on starting pitching ahead of finale vs. Royals
With Yusei Kikuchi delivering seven strong innings in the Houston Astros' 5-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, Houston capped a dominant month of starting pitching fittingly. ,The Astros (74-62) will look for more strong pitching in their rotation on Sunday afternoon when they vie fo...
UNLV defense dominates Houston in season-opening win
Matthew Sluka threw two touchdown passes as the visiting UNLV Rebels spoiled Willie Fritz's Houston head coaching debut with a 27-7 victory over the Cougars on Saturday night in the season opener for both schools.,Sluka, a senior transfer from Holy Cross, where he earned Patriot League Offensive Pla...
Claudia Zornoza helps Utah top Houston to extend unbeaten run
Claudia Zornoza had one goal and one assist to lift the Utah Royals over the host Houston Dash 3-1 on Saturday night, extending Utah's unbeaten streak to four matches., ,In the 55th minute, Zornoza scored from the penalty spot after a foul on Cloe Lacasse that was originally called outside of the 18...
SMU gets little resistance from Houston Christian in 59-7 rout
Preston Stone passed for two touchdowns in about two quarters, and Brashard Smith ran for 108 yards and two scores on just nine carries, all in the first half, as SMU routed visiting Houston Christian 59-7 on Saturday in Dallas., ,The Mustangs (2-0) were up by 35 points after a dominating first half...
Pedro Vite scores as Whitecaps blank Austin FC 1-0
Pedro Vite scored the only goal Vancouver needed as the visiting Whitecaps FC defeated offense-challenged Austin FC 1-0 on Saturday in a Western Conference match., ,Vite used a nifty give-and-go play with Ryan Gauld to beat the Verde defense and besieged Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver low to the righ...
UNLV's defense dominates in season-opening victory over Houston
Matthew Sluka threw two touchdown passes and also rushed for 59 yards and Jalen Catalon had two interceptions, including one he returned 36 yards for a touchdown, as the visiting UNLV Rebels spoiled Willie Fritz's Houston head coaching debut with a 27-7 victory over the Cougars on Saturday night in ...
No. 5 Alabama opens Kalen DeBoer era, crushes Western Kentucky
Jalen Milroe threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more Saturday night as No. 5 Alabama started the Kalen DeBoer era with a resounding 63-0 thumping of visiting Western Kentucky in Tuscaloosa.,Milroe was highly efficient, completing 7 of 9 passes for 200 yards, and added 79 yards on 10 rushes. ...
No. 5 Alabama drubs Western Kentucky to open Kalen DeBoer era
Jalen Milroe threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more Saturday night as No. 5 Alabama started the Kalen DeBoer era with a resounding 63-0 thumping of visiting Western Kentucky in Tuscaloosa.,Milroe was highly efficient, completing 7 of 9 passes for 200 yards, and added 79 yards on 10 rushes. ...
Backed by Astros' bats, Yusei Kikuchi K's 12 Royals
Jeremy Pena followed a two-run single by Yainer Diaz with a two-run triple in support of Yusei Kikuchi, who struck out 12 over seven strong innings as the Houston Astros beat the visiting Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Saturday.,Diaz and Pena struck the decisive blows against Royals left-hander Cole Raga...
Mississippi State rolls past EKU in Jeff Lebby's debut as coach
Baylor transfer Blake Shapen passed for 247 yards and Mississippi State rolled over Eastern Kentucky 56-7 on Saturday evening in Starkville, Miss., to give Jeff Lebby a victory in his first game as a head coach.,Shapen completed 15 of 20 passes and threw touchdown tosses to Louisville transfer Kevin...
South Carolina F Ashlyn Watkins arrested after alleged assault
South Carolina forward Ashlyn Watkins is facing a first-degree assault charge along with battery and kidnapping charges after she was arrested on Saturday after an on-campus incident, per court records.,WLTX in Columbia, S.C., citing a warrant issued by University of South Carolina police, reported ...
Northwestern holds off Miami (Ohio) in low-scoring affair
Mike Wright passed for 178 yards and ran for 65 yards and a touchdown in his team debut to lift host Northwestern to a 13-6 season-opening win over Miami (Ohio) on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.,Northwestern regrouped from a sluggish start, driving 62 yards in eight plays on its first drive of the secon...
Is Russell Wilson Cooked? Pittsburgh Steelers Set to Find Out
Many people around the NFL think Russell Wilson is no longer good. And the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to be the team that finds out....
Drew Allar, No. 8 Penn State have little trouble dispatching West Virginia
Drew Allar threw for three second quarter touchdowns and 216 yards Saturday as No. 8 Penn State opened its season with a 34-12 road drilling of West Virginia in Morgantown.,Allar was 11 of 17 for the Nittany Lions, which shrugged off a slow start to outgain the Mountaineers 457-246. Not even a storm...
Marina Mabrey (21 pts) leads Sun to season sweep of Mystics
Marina Mabrey came off the bench to lead the visiting Connecticut Sun with 21 points in their 96-85 victory Saturday over the Washington Mystics.,The Sun (23-8) swept the season four-game season series from the Mystics (9-23) and have won nine consecutive games against Washington dating back to 2022...
Tyler Shough leads Louisville in rout of Austin Peay
Tyler Shough threw for 232 yards and four touchdowns to lead Louisville to a 62-0 season-opening home win over Austin Peay on Saturday afternoon.,Shough, a transfer from Texas Tech, completed 18 of 24 passes in his debut for the Cardinals. ,Louisville left no doubt from the start, taking a 31-0 lead...
ENCE remove coach kuben ahead of tournament
ENCE has benched the coach of its CS2 team in advance of ESL Pro League Season 20, which opens next week in Malta.,"The ENCE CS2 team performance hasn't been meeting the level of our expectations and we are now taking steps to get back on track," the team posted to social media on Saturday. "Jakub ‘...
After late-inning heroics, Astros seek third consecutive win over Royals
Somewhat buried in the Astros' second consecutive last-at-bat win was the late-inning defense that facilitated the need for Houston to rally against the Kansas City Royals in the first place. ,Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena committed a fielding error leading off the ninth inning on Friday that set the...