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Texans RB Joe Mixon (ankle) out vs. Vikings
Houston Texans star running back Joe Mixon has been ruled out with an ankle injury for Sunday's matchup at the Minnesota Vikings.,The team announced Saturday that Mixon did not travel to Minnesota with the team, nor did center Jarrett Patterson, who's dealing with a calf injury. ,In Mixon's absence,...

Twins, Red Sox postponed, to play split doubleheader Sunday at Fenway
The Minnesota Twins' game against the host Boston Red Sox on Saturday was postponed because of a forecast of continued rain showers.,The game originally scheduled for Sunday at 1:35 p.m. has been moved up to 12:35 p.m., and Saturday's contest has been rescheduled for the second game of a split doubl...

Florida dominates second quarter, takes down Mississippi State
Graham Mertz threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score as Florida defeated Mississippi State 45-28 on Saturday afternoon in Starkville, Miss., ,Mertz completed 19 of 21 passes for 201 yards and DJ Lagway completed all seven of his passes for 76 yards for the Gators (2-2, 1-1 SEC)., ,Bla...

Michigan star TE Colston Loveland ruled out with injury vs. USC
Michigan will be without Colston Loveland in Saturday's home matchup against No. 11 Southern California, as the team's star tight end was ruled out of the game with an undisclosed injury.,In last weekend's 28-18 win over Arkansas State, Loveland appeared to suffer a shoulder injury, though Wolverine...

Cincinnati shuts out Houston in Big 12 opener
Brendan Sorsby completed 12 of 15 passes for 188 yards, including a pair of touchdowns tosses to Xzavier Henderson, to lead the Cincinnati Bearcats (3-1, 1-0) to a 34-0 shutout of the visiting Houston Cougars (1-3, 0-1) in the Big 12 opener for both teams.,Cincinnati recorded its first shutout win s...

Nationals option SS CJ Abrams in a disciplinary move
The Washington Nationals optioned shortstop CJ Abrams to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday in surprise move that was disciplinary based, according to manager Dave Martinez.,Instead of joining the Rochester roster in advance of the team's final two games of the season this weekend, Abrams will be sent t...

Wazzu pulls out double-OT victory over San Jose State
Washington State stopped San Jose State from converting the tying two-point attempt in double overtime to hold on for a 54-52 win on Friday in Pullman, Wash.,After Washington State's Dylan Paine rushed for a 7-yard touchdown to start the second overtime and quarterback John Mateer ran it in for the ...

Yanks' Juan Soto (knee) misses start, delivers off bench
Juan Soto was originally set to start for the New York Yankees on Friday a day after banging his left knee against the outfield wall, but the team scratched him before the road game against the Oakland Athletics due to soreness and swelling.,Despite the injury, Soto made an impact in the Yankees' 4-...

Cole Custer snags regular-season NASCAR Xfinity title at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Cole Custer recovered from an early brush with the outside wall to win the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday, the race that set the field for the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs.,Custer posted his second victory of the season. Combined with a litany of trouble that b...

Rapids, Toronto FC hunting bounce-back victory
The Colorado Rapids and Toronto FC will look to rebound from midweek losses when they meet in Commerce City, Colo., on Saturday.,Colorado (14-10-5, 47 points) is coming off a 4-1 defeat in Kansas City on Wednesday -- its first regular-season loss to Sporting in more than two years. It was also the R...

Alex Bowman edges teammate William Byron for Bristol Night Race pole
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Alex Bowman continued his solid effort in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs on Friday, securing the pole position for Saturday's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway., ,In the final round of time trials at the 0.533-mile high-banked concrete track, Bowman sped around the...

Yankees’ Juan Soto scratched with knee swelling, but X-rays OK
Juan Soto was originally set to start for the New York Yankees on Friday a day after banging his left knee against the outfield wall, but the team scratched him before the game at the Oakland Athletics due to soreness and swelling.,In Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners, the right fielder cr...

Dynamo surging into interstate clash vs. Austin FC
The Houston Dynamo have been pushing upward in the Western Conference while on a four-match unbeaten streak and will look to continue their momentum when they visit Austin FC on Saturday.,While the three-team Copa Tejas competition already has a champion in FC Dallas, a visit to the Texas capital st...

Nats reinstate RHP Trevor Williams from 60-day IL
The Washington Nationals reinstated right-hander Trevor Williams from the 60-day injured list to start on Friday afternoon against the Cubs in Chicago.,Williams, 32, was 5-0 with a 2.22 ERA in 11 starts before landing on the IL on June 4 with a right flexor strain. He posted a 2.45 ERA across 7 1/3 ...

Raptors' Bruce Brown undergoes knee surgery
Toronto Raptors forward Bruce Brown underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will be re-evaluated in three weeks, the team announced Friday.,The procedure was performed by Dr. Riley Williams on Thursday in New York. ,Brown, 28, split last season between the Raptors and Pacers after he wa...

End of an era: A's open final Oakland homestand vs. Gerrit Cole, Yankees
Gerrit Cole returns to one of his favorite ballparks -- for more than one reason -- when the New York Yankees kick off the Oakland Athletics' going-away homestand with a three-game series that begins Friday night.,Major League Baseball has scheduled the Yankees and defending World Series champion Te...

Layne Riggs plays spoiler again, gets second straight win
Layne Riggs relished his role as spoiler so much that he returned for an encore Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway.,Riggs isn't competing for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship, but that didn't prevent him from winning the playoff opener Aug. 25 at the Milwaukee Mile.,On Thursday, ...

Storm rout Mercury in possible Diana Taurasi home farewell
Seattle's Nneka Ogwumike had 17 points and eight rebounds as the Storm defeated the host Phoenix Mercury 89-70 on Thursday night in what may have been the final home game of Phoenix legend Diana Taurasi's career., ,Taurasi, 42, has not officially announced she is retiring after this season, but the ...

Yankees star Juan Soto (knee) to undergo precautionary X-rays
New York Yankees star Juan Soto is slated to undergo X-rays on his left knee after slamming it into a wall in foul territory during Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners.,Soto crashed into the wall down the right field line while pursuing a foul ball and making a stellar sliding catch. But he ...

Zack Littell tosses seven strong inning as Rays blank Red Sox
Zack Littell allowed just one hit over seven innings as the Tampa Bay Rays claimed their three-game series with Boston on Thursday night, blanking the Red Sox 2-0 in a one-hit combined shutout in St. Petersburg, Fla.,In an economical 75-pitch outing, Littell (8-9) fanned seven without a walk in his ...