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It's the beginning of the end in the Pac-12 for No. 6 Southern California this weekend, and it's only fitting that it starts with its oldest opponent in the conference: Stanford.Read more...

Mississippi State and Arizona opened with easy victories over FCS opponents, but the competition gets stiffer when the Power 5 schools meet Saturday in a non-conference game in Starkville, Miss.Read more...

Oregon State quarterback DJ Uiagalelei will look for a repeat performance when he makes his home debut against UC Davis on Saturday night in Corvallis, Ore.Read more...

The Baltimore Orioles will try to record their fifth straight victory on Wednesday when they vie for a series sweep of the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.Read more...

Just over one month ago, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander were the headliners of the starting pitching rotation for the New York Mets.Read more...

After a season-opening defeat, West Virginia has a chance to regroup Saturday when FCS opponent Duquesne visits Morgantown, W.Va.Read more...

The Chicago White Sox hope All-Star Luis Robert Jr. is available to give them a much-needed spark on Wednesday after a disheartening loss.Read more...

Wake Forest will aim to beat visiting Vanderbilt for the second consecutive season in a non-conference matchup of unbeaten teams in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Saturday.Read more...

Ace Spencer Strider will try to get the Atlanta Braves' starting pitching back on track Wednesday in the middle contest of a three-game series against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.Read more...

Fighting to stay at or above .500 is hardly something the New York Yankees anticipated they would be doing in early September.Read more...

The New York Mets aren't shying away from mixing up player combinations and getting looks at some of their younger prospects as the season winds down.Read more...

As Tampa Bay prepares to conclude a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox, there is a good chance a lot of momentum will be on the Rays' side in the Wednesday night finale at St. Petersburg, Fla.Read more...

The Cincinnati Reds proved again on Tuesday why they are the major's best comeback team, and now they will try to finish a series sweep when they close out a three-game set against the visiting Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.Read more...

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Williams, who stormed onto the scene with one of the best rookie seasons in franchise history, died following a construction accident, a Buffalo TV station reported Tuesday night.Read more...

With a critical two weeks ahead, the Philadelphia Phillies would have preferred a softer matchup for their getaway game in San Diego.Read more...

The Colorado Rockies are well out of National League wild-card contention, but they do relish opportunities to hand contenders some stinging losses.Read more...

Right-hander Joe Ryan will try for his 11th win of the season as the Minnesota Twins attempt to complete a three-game series sweep of the host Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday afternoon.Read more...

The Miami Marlins are turning up the heat at just the right time, hovering just outside of a National League wild-card spot after beating the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday for their fifth consecutive win.Read more...

Left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu hopes to begin September the same way he ended August when he attempts to pitch the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a sweep of the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday afternoon.Read more...

Seiya Suzuki is off to a sizzling start in September.Read more...

The Pittsburgh Pirates and visiting Milwaukee Brewers play the rubber match of their three-game series on Wednesday, and both clubs can lay claim to momentum and motivation.Read more...

Ryan Mountcastle had three hits and the Baltimore Orioles overcame some bullpen failures to beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 in 10 innings on Tuesday in Anaheim, Calif.Read more...

Kyle Freeland pitched six solid innings to help the Colorado Rockies notch a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Phoenix.Read more...

Chris Bassitt took a shutout into the seventh inning, George Springer highlighted a walk-filled, six-run top of the seventh with a two-run single and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays busted out late to defeat the Oakland Athletics 7-1 on Tuesday night.Read more...

Rookie right-hander Pedro Avila shutout the visiting Phillies on two hits over 6 2/3 innings and Xander Bogaerts had four hits Tuesday night as the San Diego Padres defeated visiting Philadelphia 8-0 to even their three-game series at a win apiece.Read more...

Elena Della Donne led five Washington double-figure scorers with 24 points and the Mystics clinched a playoff berth with a 100-77 rout of the host Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday.Read more...

The Los Angeles Lakers added to their frontcourt on Tuesday, agreeing to a two-year deal with forward/center Christian Wood, ESPN and The Athletic reported.Read more...

Jose Altuve homered in each of the first three innings as the Houston Astros rolled to a 14-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Seiya Suzuki launched a two-run homer to highlight his four-hit, three-RBI performance on Tuesday, lifting the host Chicago Cubs to an 11-8 victory over the San Francisco Giants.Read more...

Brandon Lowe smashed a walk-off, three-run homer as the Tampa Bay Rays evened their home series with Boston in 11 innings, rallying past the Red Sox 8-6 on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.Read more...

Jose Altuve homered in each of the first three innings as the Houston Astros rolled to a 14-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

The Kansas City Royals rallied from an early six-run deficit to earn a 7-6, walk-off win over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.Read more...

Breanna Stewart poured in 40 points to break Diana Taurasi's single-season scoring record as the New York Liberty snuck past the Dallas Wings 94-93 on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve made home run history when he went deep in the first, second and third innings against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Nick Martini belted a pinch-hit three-run, game-tying homer in the eighth and Christian Encarnacion-Strand singled home Elly De La Cruz in the ninth as the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 7-6 win over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.Read more...

Nolan Gorman hit two homers and drove in three runs as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals outslugged the Atlanta Braves 10-6 Tuesday night.Read more...

Giancarlo Stanton became the 58th player in major league history to reach 400 career homers by hitting a tiebreaking two-run shot with two outs in the sixth inning as the host New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Tuesday night.Read more...

Francisco Alvarez hit a three-run home run in the first inning, Brandon Nimmo homered twice and the New York Mets romped past the host Washington Nationals 11-5 on Tuesday night.Read more...

Donovan Solano hit a three-run triple to highlight a five-run eighth inning and Christian Vazquez homered to lead the visiting Minnesota Twins to an 8-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.Read more...

Although LSU and Grambling State's campuses are fewer than 250 miles apart, the two Louisiana schools have never faced each other before.Read more...

Andruw Monasterio hit an RBI triple during a six-run fifth, and Brandon Woodruff pitched seven scoreless innings Tuesday as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3.Read more...

No. 12 Utah hopes to have some of its injured players back in action - perhaps even quarterback Cameron Rising - as it travels to Waco, Texas, to play battered and ego-bruised Baylor on Saturday.Read more...

After a smooth start in Music City, No. 9 Tennessee returns to Rocky Top for Saturday's home opener against Austin Peay in Knoxville.Read more...

Wisconsin will be looking to build on its Week 1 victory under new coach Luke Fickell, and also avenge last season's surprising loss, when the 19th-ranked Badgers travel to Pullman, Wash., to face Washington State in a nonconference game on Saturday.Read more...

Back in the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 Poll for the first time in nearly a year, No. 10 Notre Dame plays its first true road game of the season on Saturday when it takes on NC State in Raleigh, N.C.Read more...

It took just one game for new coach Deion Sanders to match Colorado's 2022 victory total.Read more...

Kansas State may be ranked No. 15 in the country. It may be the defending Big 12 Conference champion. But the Wildcats say they will not look past Troy when the Trojans come to Manhattan, Kan. on Saturday.Read more...

A pair of big-name programs will draw attention for very different reasons when No. 13 Oregon visits Texas Tech on Saturday evening in Lubbock, Texas.Read more...

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner will be on diaper duty instead of playing baseball in the near future. The team announced Turner was placed on paternity leave Tuesday after the birth of his second child.Read more...

The San Francisco Giants received a boost in their fight for a National League wild-card playoff spot when the team activated right-handed reliever John Brebbia from the 60-day injured list.Read more...