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Running backs Demond Claiborne and Tate Carney each ran for over 100 yards and Wake Forest earned a 36-20 victory over visiting Vanderbilt on Saturday at Winston-Salem, N.C., following a lengthy weather delay.Read more...

The Milwaukee Brewers scratched left fielder Christian Yelich ahead of Saturday's game against the host New York Yankees due to lower-back soreness.Read more...

New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Cesar Ruiz agreed to a four-year contract extension Saturday, keeping him locked in with the team through the 2027 season.Read more...

Jaylon Glover ran 11 yards for a touchdown with 17 seconds remaining to lift visiting No. 12 Utah to a stirring 20-13 win over Baylor on Saturday afternoon in searing conditions in Waco, Texas.Read more...

The Los Angeles Rams put star wide receiver Cooper Kupp on injured reserve Saturday because of an ongoing hamstring problem, meaning the earliest he can play is Week 5 against the Philadelphia Eagles.Read more...

Shedeur Sanders passed for 393 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for another score and No. 22 Colorado doubled last season's victory total with a 36-14 nonconference victory over Nebraska on Saturday afternoon at Boulder, Colo.Read more...

Nicholas Singleton rushed for three touchdowns and Kaytron Allen added 103 rushing yards and a score to help No. 7 Penn State roll to a 63-7 victory over FCS program Delaware on Saturday afternoon at University Park, Pa.Read more...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Christopher Bell earned a second chance Saturday.Read more...

Carson Beck passed for 283 yards and two touchdowns and No. 1 Georgia rolled to a 45-3 victory over Ball State in Athens, Ga., on Saturday.Read more...

Kyle McCord threw for 258 yards and three first-half touchdowns, two of them to Marvin Harrison Jr., as No. 5 Ohio State downed Youngstown State 35-7 on Saturday at Columbus, Ohio.Read more...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Denny Hamlin's commitment to drive for Joe Gibbs Racing featured a lot more moving parts than a run-of-the-mill driver's contract.Read more...

The Los Angeles Galaxy look to extend their unbeaten run to four matches on Sunday when they play host to St. Louis City, who might be getting healthy at the right time.Read more...

The New York Liberty signed guard/forward Betnijah Laney to a contract extension through the 2025 season on Saturday.Read more...

The Washington Nationals placed right-hander MacKenzie Gore on the injured list Saturday after he experienced blister issues in his start Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers.Read more...

Joe Burrow put the pen to paper on Saturday as the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback signed the richest-ever NFL contract.Read more...

Washington Commanders defensive end Chase Young will miss the season opener after he was downgraded from questionable to out on Saturday because of a neck stinger.Read more...

The Kansas City Royals on Saturday activated Brad Keller from the 60-day injured list after the right-hander recovered from a right shoulder impingement.Read more...

The New York Yankees placed right-hander Luis Severino on the 15-day injured list with a left upper-body injury on Saturday, a move that could end his career in pinstripes.Read more...

The Atlanta Braves on Saturday recalled rookie left-hander Dylan Dodd from Triple-A Gwinnett and optioned right-hander Ben Heller to Triple-A.Read more...

Former president, and current defendant, Donald Trump is attending the Iowa-Iowa State game today, where he'll watch two schools - with current and former players under investigation, or accepting plea deals for gambling - face off. Oh, and Meatball Ron Desantis will be in attendance as well, as the two hopefuls for...Read more...

Well that was easy, and Joe Burrow didn't even have to pull the old fake injury/shadow holdout move. According to reports, the Cincinnati Bengals' quarterback agreed to a five-year, $275 million contract extension with the team. The deal comes with $219 million guaranteed, making Burrow the highest paid player in NFL...Read more...

The New England Patriots are signing quarterback Bailey Zappe from their practice squad to the 53-man roster and releasing QB Matt Corral, NFL Network reported Saturday.Read more...

Sports has reached a level of spending that makes Joe Burrow's record contract look cute. The Cincinnati Bengal quarterback's $275 million deal is laughable if it wasn't all too real. English Premier League clubs spent $2.97 billion in the most recent transfer window. Tiger Woods was reportedly offered between $700...Read more...

Shohei Ohtani is in line to return to the lineup on Saturday night when the Los Angeles Angels face the Cleveland Guardians in Anaheim, Calif.Read more...

The San Francisco Giants will get another opportunity to unleash a new weapon against the visiting Colorado Rockies on Saturday night when the National League West rivals continue their three-game series.Read more...

The Atlanta Braves seem to be in taking-care-of-business mode with the Pittsburgh Pirates in town.Read more...

What has been a bizarre stretch of performances at Minute Maid Park continued Friday for the Houston Astros, who followed an impressive three-game road sweep of their rival, the Texas Rangers, with a dud against the disappointing San Diego Padres.Read more...

Nathan Eovaldi will look to regain his form as the reeling Texas Rangers bid to apply the brakes on their pronounced skid Saturday night against the Oakland Athletics in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

The visiting St. Louis Cardinals will try to continue their late-season role as spoilers in the National League when they play the second of three games against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.Read more...

Tarik Skubal delivered a sharp performance against the Chicago White Sox in his most recent start. The Detroit Tigers left-hander will try to duplicate that effort during the second game of a three-game home series on Saturday.Read more...

The Miami Marlins shook off a 10-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, following with an impressive, come-from-behind win on Friday.Read more...

The Baltimore Orioles can stretch their winning streak to seven games on Saturday when they face the host Boston Red Sox in the second game of a three-game series.Read more...

Despite having a potential 12-year, $315 million deal with the Mets unravel last winter because of concerns over his physical, Minnesota shortstop Carlos Correa maintains he wasn't looking forward to this weekend's series against New York all year.Read more...

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals went through a chunk of their pitching to begin their weekend series.Read more...

Bolstered by the return of Bo Bichette, the Toronto Blue Jays aim to clinch their three-game series with the visiting Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon and improve their hold on an American League wild-card spot.Read more...

The Tampa Bay Rays will go for their second straight win on Saturday afternoon, one day after three big home runs led them to victory over the Seattle Mariners in St. Petersburg, Fla.Read more...

The Chicago Cubs are right on the Milwaukee Brewers' tail in the National League Central, and left-hander Justin Steele is a big reason why.Read more...

Shortly after several of his players spent part of their pregame time on Friday watching the Chicago Cubs lose to Arizona, Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell described scoreboard watching as much about passing the time as worrying about the postseason chase.Read more...

Wilmer Flores recorded his 500th career RBI on a tiebreaking, bases-loaded walk in the Giants' three-run eighth inning as San Francisco overtook the visiting Colorado Rockies en route to a 9-8 victory on Friday.Read more...

Josh Naylor drove in three runs as the Cleveland Guardians led all the way to beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-3 in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday.Read more...

Ryan O'Hearn and Adley Rutschman homered to help the visiting Baltimore Orioles extend their winning streak to six games with an 11-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.Read more...

Chris Taylor hit a two-run double to spark Los Angeles' four-run sixth inning and the Dodgers went on to defeat the host Washington Nationals 8-5 while dealing with a lengthy rain delay Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.Read more...

Shea Langeliers belted a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the sixth inning to lift the Oakland Athletics to a 6-3 victory over the reeling Texas Rangers on Friday in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Blake Snell extended his run of quality starts amid his Cy Young Award pursuit and the visiting San Diego Padres parlayed aggressive baserunning into an 11-2 interleague victory over the Houston Astros on Friday.Read more...

Carlos Correa homered and doubled to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 5-2 victory over the New York Mets in the opening game of a three-game series on Friday night in Minneapolis.Read more...

Bo Bichette returned from the injured list and had two RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Kansas City Royals 5-4 Friday night.Read more...

William Contreras hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning as the Milwaukee Brewers put up six late runs and recorded an 8-2 victory over the host New York Yankees on Friday.Read more...

Ryan O'Hearn and Adley Rutschman homered to help the visiting Baltimore Orioles extend their winning streak to six games with an 11-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.Read more...

Willson Contreras belted a tape-measure, three-run homer and six relievers combined for 5 1/3 scoreless innings to lead the visiting St. Louis Cardinals past the Cincinnati Reds 9-4 on Friday.Read more...

Jesus Sanchez got a pinch-hit two-run homer, Jacob Stallings hit a solo homer and the Miami Marlins rallied past the host Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Friday.Read more...