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No. 23 Georgia Tech aims to continue strong start vs. Syracuse
Georgia Tech is ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since 2015, but the 23rd-ranked Yellow Jackets are likely destined for a short stay in the polls if they cannot win Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference game at Syracuse., ,The Yellow Jackets (2-0, 1-0 ACC) geared up for the clash by trouncing ...
No. 16 Oklahoma State renews rivalry with Arkansas after 44 years
After their series had gone dormant for 43 years, No. 16 Oklahoma State and visiting Arkansas will renew a regional rivalry when the teams meet Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.,Oklahoma State (1-0) finished off a 44-20 victory over South Dakota State last Saturday, ending the 29-game winning streak of ...
No. 8 Penn State, proud of improved defense, faces Bowling Green
Much was made of the improved big-play capability of No. 8 Penn State on offense last week in its season-opening 34-12 win at West Virginia.,But coach James Franklin noted that the Nittany Lions, who host Bowling Green on Saturday in State College, Pa., weren't too shabby on defense.,"No one is talk...
No. 14 Tennessee, No. 24 NC State excited for primetime battle
No. 14 Tennessee and No. 24 North Carolina State are certainly intrigued by what awaits them in the second week of the season., ,The Volunteers and Wolfpack clash on Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C., in a showdown that team personnel and fans are eagerly anticipating., ,"These are great games," NC ...
No. 2 Ohio State prepares for tougher test from Western Michigan
Western Michigan can be excused for feeling like it was part of the Big Ten's most recent expansion that has swelled membership to 18 schools.,The Broncos (0-1) face their second consecutive Big Ten opponent when they play at No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday in Columbus after a 28-14 loss at Wisconsin l...
UCF aims for QB improvement in clash with Sam Houston
UCF didn't see the best of new quarterback KJ Jefferson in the season opener, but the Knights hope there will be more of a comfort factor on Saturday evening when they host Sam Houston in a nonconference game in Orlando, Fla. ,A transfer from Arkansas, Jefferson went a pedestrian 7 of 14 for 164 yar...
After routing Florida, No. 12 Miami faces FCS foe Florida A&M
Is "The U" back? That question likely won't be answered fully until much later in the season, but No. 12 Miami showed marked improvement last Saturday during a season-opening road rout of rival Florida. ,Coming off a 41-17 victory, the Hurricanes will look to continue to build momentum on Saturday w...
Astros try to beat Reds for first time since 2016
Through their eight-year run of dominance, the Houston Astros have had a kryptonite of sorts.,The Cincinnati Reds have defeated the Astros seven straight times. Houston hasn't beaten Cincinnati since 2016, the year before the first of its two World Series titles.,That includes Monday's 5-3 Cincinnat...
Dynamo lose F Lawrence Ennali (ACL) for rest of season
The Houston Dynamo announced Tuesday that winger Lawrence Ennali will miss the remainder of the MLS season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament injury.,"It's hard ... but I will be back!," Ennali said on Instagram.,Ennali scored his first goal in two league games for Houston in a 2-0 shutout of ho...
Maria Sharapova heads nominees for Tennis Hall of Fame
Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova is the biggest name on the ballot for the International Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2025.,Sharapova achieved the career Grand Slam, winning the French Open twice (2012, 2014), and Wimbledon (2004), the U.S. Open (2006) and Australian Open (2008) once. S...
WNBA fines Storm $5K for media policy violation
The WNBA fined the Seattle Storm $5,000 on Tuesday for failing to comply with postgame media policies, the league announced Tuesday.,The Storm did not make available the requisite number of players at their news conference after a 98-85 home loss to the New York Liberty on Friday.,Star player Jewell...
Falcons sign veteran QB Nathan Peterman to practice squad
The Atlanta Falcons signed veteran quarterback Nathan Peterman to the practice squad on Tuesday.,In a corresponding move, the Falcons released offensive lineman Julie'n Davenport from the practice squad. ,Atlanta has three new quarterbacks with starter Kirk Cousins signed as a free agent and Michael...
Chicago Hope: GM Ryan Poles, QB Caleb Williams determined to make Bears winners
CHICAGO -- In the NFL, nobody wins without a game-changing quarterback. The Chicago Bears understand the nuance of that statement impossibly well.,Credit general manager Ryan Poles for knowing when to fold ‘em, setting the Bears up for the league's equivalent of winning the jackpot.,Poles positioned...
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. ...
No. 11 Utah, Baylor clash after easy Week 1 victories
A quirk of conference realignment has No. 11 Utah hosting Big 12 foe Baylor in a non-conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Salt Lake City., ,The Utes (1-0) scheduled a home-and-home series against the Bears (1-0) a few seasons earlier while still in the Pac-12. In the teams' first-ever matchup, U...
Fresh off 76-0 rout, No. 6 Ole Miss hosts Middle Tennessee
As far as opening nights go, No. 6 Ole Miss had little to complain about in a perfect evening in northern Mississippi last week. ,That's how scoring a school-record-tying 76 points and having a defense record a shutout will make coach Lane Kiffin feel.,After blowing out Furman in its opener, the Reb...
After comeback win, Wisconsin preps for FCS South Dakota
Wisconsin will have to focus on improvement without looking past visiting South Dakota in a non-conference game on Saturday afternoon.,With two touchdowns, Wisconsin overcame an early fourth-quarter deficit for a 28-14 victory over visiting underdog Western Michigan in last week's season opener.,Sou...
Conner Weigman, Texas A&M out to rebound vs. FCS McNeese
Conner Weigman and Texas A&M look to work out the kinks on Saturday afternoon when they welcome FCS foe McNeese to College Station, Texas.,It couldn't have gone much worse in the season opener for Weigman, who completed just 12 of 30 passes for 100 yards and two interceptions in the Aggies' 23-13 ho...
No. 3 Texas favored to halt No. 10 Michigan's 16-game win streak
The oddsmakers believe reigning national champion Michigan's winning streak will end this weekend, even though the Wolverines are playing at home.,No. 3 Texas heads to Ann Arbor, Mich., as a 7 1/2-point favorite on FanDuel for a blockbuster nonconference clash between two elite programs.,Longhorns c...
Florida State falls out of AP Top 25 after two upset losses
Florida State took a historic tumble out of the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Tuesday after starting the season 0-2 as a preseason top-10 team.,The Seminoles were double-digit favorites but lost a Week 0 game to Atlantic Coast Conference rival Georgia Tech in Ireland, then fell to...