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Cutter Boley fills in nicely at QB as Kentucky drops Eastern Michigan
Cutter Boley threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns in his first start of the season and running back Seth McGowan rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns as Kentucky topped Eastern Michigan 48-23.,Starting for an injured Zach Calzada (shoulder), Boley completed 12 of 21 passes. Both of his touchd...
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),...
Iowa blows past UMass behind 3 Mark Gronowski TDs
Quarterback Mark Gronowski passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Iowa to a 47-7 victory over Massachusetts on Saturday in Iowa City, Iowa.,Gronowski, who won two FCS national championships with South Dakota State before he transferred to Iowa, completed 16 of 24 passes for 179 yards....
NYCFC dent Fire's playoff hopes with 3-1 victory
Alonso Martinez scored off a deflected ball after a corner kick in the 57th minute to help lift New York City FC to a 3-1 win over the host Chicago Fire on Saturday.,The loss was a severe blow to Chicago's chances to make the playoffs for the first time since 2017. The Fire (12-11-6, 42 points) curr...
D-backs let late lead slip away, then top Twins in 10
Alek Thomas hit a two-run homer, Blaze Alexander doubled and drove in a pair and the Arizona Diamondbacks outlasted the Minnesota Twins for a 5-2 win in 10 innings on Saturday night in Minneapolis., ,Gabriel Moreno also drove in a run for Arizona (74-75), which evened the series at one victory apiec...
Arkansas CB Kani Walker exits on stretcher vs. Ole Miss
Arkansas senior cornerback Kani Walker was carted off the field on a stretcher early in the fourth quarter of Saturday night's Southeastern Conference game against No. 17 Ole Miss.,Walker had movement in all his extremities and was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, according to Arkansas....
After Diego Rossi notches hat trick, Crew hang on to edge Atlanta United
Diego Rossi recorded a hat trick to highlight Columbus' five-goal first half, lifting the visiting Crew to a 5-4 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday.,Rossi tallied in the 14th and 16th minutes and again in the 39th to boost his team-leading goal tally to 16 on the season. He then exited the matc...
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...
Dodgers place All-Star catcher Will Smith (hand) on 10-day injured list
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed All-Star catcher Will Smith on the injured list Saturday because of a right hand contusion.,The move to the 10-day IL is retroactive to Sept. 10. In a corresponding move, the Dodgers recalled catcher Chuckie Robinson from Triple-A Oklahoma City.,Smith, 30, was struck b...
Parker Messick, surging Guardians down White Sox
Parker Messick won his third straight decision to begin his career and CJ Kayfus and Jhonkensy Noel each homered as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Saturday night.,The victory allowed Cleveland (77-71) to pull within three games of the third and final American Leag...
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...
Falcons leave shaky Younghoe Koo home, eleveate K Parker Romo
The Atlanta Falcons didn't travel Younghoe Koo for their road game at the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night and elevated fellow kicker Parker Romo from the practice squad to handle the duties.,The Falcons downgraded Koo to out with a non-injury designation on Saturday. Koo has been Atlanta's kicker ...
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...
Cowboys' Tyler Smith signs $96M extension, best ever for a guard
The Dallas Cowboys signed Tyler Smith to a four-year, $96 million extension on Saturday, making him the top-paid guard in NFL history.,Smith's deal includes $81.2 million in guaranteed money. The extension, which averages $24 million per season, runs through the 2030 season.,Trey Smith of the Kansas...
Aces host gritty Storm in Game 1 with eyes on the championship
Pursuit of a third WNBA championship begins for the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday when they host the Seattle Storm in Game 1 of their best-of-three opening-round playoff series.,Closing the regular season on a 16-game winning streak, just two shy of matching the league all-time record, Las Vegas climbed ...
Liberty finally at full health as WNBA title defense begins vs. Mercury
The New York Liberty are healthy at the right time. The Liberty will begin defense of their WNBA title in a first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday with a full complement of players, a rarity this season.,Breanna Stewart, the 2023 MVP in her first season in New York, missed ...
Maryland topples Towson as nonconference win streak hits 18
Maryland true freshman Malik Washington carved up Towson's defense by throwing for 261 yards and a touchdown in a 44-17 victory Saturday in College Park, Md.,Before retiring to the bench in the third quarter, Washington completed 16 of 22 passes and ran for the first touchdown of his college career ...
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...
Raiders TE Brock Bowers (knee) returns to practice
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers returned to practice Saturday after dealing with a knee injury and is in line to play Monday night at home against the Los Angeles Chargers.,Bowers caught five passes for a team-high 103 yards in Las Vegas' 20-13 win Sunday at New England, but the second-year...
Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal feeling better after injury scare
The Detroit Tigers avoided the worst-case scenario with the abdominal injury to left-hander Tarik Skubal and the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner is being lined up to make his next start.,Skubal, 28, exited his start Friday against the Miami Marlins after 3 1/3 innings with tightness i...