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No. 13 Southern California crushes Utah St., 48-0
Miller Moss passed for 229 yards and one touchdown as No. 13 Southern California notched its first shutout in nearly 13 years while rolling to a 48-0 victory over Utah State on Saturday night in nonconference play at Los Angeles.,Woody Marks rushed for 103 yards and one touchdown on 13 carries and Q...
No. 20 Arizona rallies past Northern Arizona, 22-10
Kedrick Reescano scored on a 56-yard run to give No. 20 Arizona some breathing room in the fourth quarter as the Wildcats rallied in the second half to top Northern Arizona 22-10 on Saturday night in Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (2-0) outscored the Lumberjacks (1-1) 16-0 in the second half, extending the n...
Northern Illinois upsets No. 5 Notre Dame for its biggest win
Kanon Woodill drilled a 35-yard field goal with 31 seconds remaining, and Northern Illinois blocked a field goal as time expired to stun No. 5 Notre Dame with a 16-14 victory on Saturday in South Bend, Ind., ,Antario Brown finished with 225 yards (99 rushing, 126 receiving) and a touchdown for North...
Pitt storms back to edge Cincinnati
Ben Sauls converted a 35-yard field goal with 17 seconds left to cap a dramatic 22-point comeback and lift the visiting Pittsburgh Panthers to a stunning 28-27 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats in the "River City Rivalry" on Saturday.,It was Pitt's largest comeback since Oct. 9, 1971, when they trail...
Panthers place TE Ian Thomas (calf) on IR
The Carolina Panthers placed Ian Thomas on injured reserve Saturday and signed fellow tight end Feleipe Franks to the 53-man roster. ,Thomas will miss the team's next four weeks due to a calf injury.,He has been sidelined by the injury since early in training camp. He previously had been ruled out f...
Indiana scores school-record 77 points in rout of Western Illinois
Kurtis Rourke passed for 268 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score, and Justice Ellison rushed for 117 yards and two TDs, lifting host Indiana to a 77-3 rout of Western Illinois on Friday in Bloomington, Ind.,Indiana established a program record for most points in a game, surpassing the...
Panthers, Saints determined to revive offenses, playoff hopes
Making offensive improvements was a focal point for both the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers this offseason. ,New Orleans and Carolina begin the proving grounds march when they meet Sunday afternoon in the season opener. ,Carolina hired new coach Dave Canales back in January in the hopes th...
No. 5 Notre Dame aims to stay focused vs. No. Illinois
Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman's phone buzzed this week after his team jumped to No. 5 in the rankings following a road win against Texas A&M.,It was one of Freeman's coaches from his playing days. He made sure to answer.,"I got a call from my college coach," Freeman said, "expecting to hear ‘great...
No. 20 Arizona 'cleaning up' D with Northern Arizona up next
No. 20 Arizona will be looking for a better defensive effort when it takes on FCS opponent Northern Arizona on Saturday night in Tucson, Ariz., ,The Wildcats (1-0) beat visiting New Mexico 61-39 in the Arizona debut of head coach Brent Brennan, as wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan went off for a schoo...
Panthers release veteran edge rusher K'Lavon Chaisson
The Carolina Panthers released veteran edge rusher K'Lavon Chaisson on Tuesday after signing him as a free agent to a one-year contract in March.,Chaisson, 25, played the past four seasons for the Jacksonville Jaguars, who made him a first-round pick (20th overall) in the 2020 NFL Draft out of LSU. ...
Western Illinois brings 25-game losing streak to Indiana
After thumping Florida International in its home and season opener on Saturday, Indiana is bracing for the challenge of hosting Western Illinois on a short week.,The Hoosiers (1-0) will face the Leathernecks (0-1) in a non-conference game Friday night in Bloomington, Ind., in the teams' lone non-Sat...
Oilers F Leon Draisaitl signs 8-year, $112M extension
Edmonton Oilers star forward Leon Draisaitl signed an eight-year, $112 million contract extension on Tuesday.,Draisaitl will make $14 million per season once the contract begins next summer, making him the highest-paid player in the NHL. Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews previously held th...
Woody Marks' TD late in 4th lifts No. 23 USC over No. 13 LSU
Woody Marks rushed for two touchdowns, including a tiebreaking 13-yard dash with eight seconds remaining, to give No. 23 USC a 27-20 victory over No. 13 LSU in the season opener for both teams Sunday night in Las Vegas., ,Damian Ramos kicked a 31-yard field goal to pull LSU even with 1:47 left, but ...
Kentucky shuts out Southern Miss, wins 4th straight opener
Brock Vandagriff completed 12-of-18 passes for 169 yards and three touchdowns, as Kentucky beat Southern Miss 31-0 in a weather-shortened game in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday.,The Wildcats outgained the Golden Eagles 317-131 as Kentucky won its fourth straight season opener. Demie Sumo-Karngbaye led ...
Jake Retzlaff's big night lifts BYU past Southern Illinois
Jake Retzlaff threw a career-high three touchdown passes Saturday night and BYU opened its season with a 41-13 rout of visiting Southern Illinois in Provo, Utah.,Retzlaff completed 20 of 30 passes for 348 yards as the Cougars rolled up 527 total yards and 27 first downs. LJ Martin and Hinckley Ropat...
Bubba Wallace captures pole for regular-season finale
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Offering up a fist pump and big smile, Bubba Wallace claimed perhaps the most consequential pole position of his young career -- turning in the fastest lap on Saturday in the final round of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying for Sunday's Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Racew...
Desmond Reid, Eli Holstein power Pitt past Kent State
Freshman quarterback Eli Holstein threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns and Desmond Reid added a pair of scores, lifting Pitt to a 55-24 victory over visiting Kent State on Saturday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.,Holstein completed 29 of 39 passes in his first collegiate game befo...
Johnny Gaudreau's widow: 'You were perfect'
The widow of Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau paid tribute to him in a pair of social media posts on Saturday, calling him her "forever" and praising him as the "best dad" to their young children.,Meredith Gaudreau also shared family photos of her late husband celebrating his 31st birth...
Pitt RB Rodney Hammond Jr. ruled ineligible for season
Pittsburgh senior running back Rodney Hammond Jr. has been declared ineligible for the 2024 season on Friday, one day before the team's season opener against visiting Kent State. ,The school did not announce a reason for its decision on Hammond, who remains a member of the team and is permitted to p...
Pitt, amid QB competition and RB transition, ready for Kent State
Pitt will look for favorable results in two different competitions on Saturday afternoon when it opens its season against visiting Kent State.,In addition to facing the Golden Flashes, the Panthers will continue their quarterback competition between Nate Yarnell and Eli Holstein.,Yarnell, a redshirt...