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Willson Contreras hit a homer and drove in three runs as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals edged the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 Saturday.Read more...

The San Jose Earthquakes survived the late ejection of Tanner Beason and considerable second-half pressure to earn a 0-0 draw at D.C. United on Saturday night.Read more...

James McCann hit two home runs to help the visiting Baltimore Orioles stretch their winning streak to seven games by beating the Boston Red Sox 13-12 on Saturday.Read more...

WNBA scoring leader Jewell Loyd signed a multi-year extension with the Seattle Storm, the team announced Saturday.Read more...

Michael Penix Jr. completed 28-of-38 passes for 409 yards and three touchdowns as No. 8 Washington defeated Tulsa 43-10 in a nonconference game Saturday in Seattle.Read more...

Tyler Van Dyke fired a career-high five touchdown passes - three of them to Jacolby George - leading host Miami to a 48-33 win over No. 23 Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon.Read more...

Tyrone Taylor hit a go-ahead homer to spark a three-run eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers pulled away for a 9-2 victory over the host New York Yankees on Saturday after a long rain delay.Read more...

Jaxson Dart threw two touchdown passes, Quinshon Judkins rushed for a touchdown and No. 20 Ole Miss held off No. 24 Tulane, 37-20, in a nonconference game Saturday in New Orleans.Read more...

Garrett Shrader threw for 286 yards and one touchdown, ran for another score, and LeQuint Allen tallied on three short runs as host Syracuse demolished Western Michigan 48-7 on Saturday afternoon.Read more...

Yandy Diaz hit a walk-off, two-run homer as the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-5 on Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla.Read more...

KJ Jefferson threw two touchdown passes to Andrew Armstrong and Arkansas used tough defense to stymie visiting Kent State 28-6 on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.Read more...

Sebastian Castro had a pick-six to highlight a strong defensive performance that lifted visiting Iowa to a 20-13 victory over Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday in the latest edition of the Cy-Hawk series.Read more...

Blake Corum rushed for three touchdowns and J.J. McCarthy tossed two touchdown passes to help No. 2 Michigan rout UNLV 35-7 on Saturday afternoon in a nonconference game at Ann Arbor, Mich.Read more...

Quarterback Ben Bryant passed for one touchdown and rushed for another, and Northwestern pulled away for a 38-7 win over UTEP on Saturday afternoon in Evanston, Ill.Read more...

Nathan Carter scored three second-half rushing touchdowns, Noah Kim passed for three scores and host Michigan State cruised to a 45-14 win over Richmond at East Lansing, Mich., on Saturday afternoon.Read more...

Haynes King threw for four touchdowns to lift Georgia Tech to a 48-13 victory over South Carolina State in Atlanta on Saturday.Read more...

Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to defeat Aryna Sabalenka and claim her first grand slam title at the U.S. Open in New York on Saturday.Read more...

Former USC and Pittsburgh quarterback Kedon Slovis threw for 348 yards and accounted for five touchdowns Saturday to lead BYU to a 41-16 win over visiting Southern Utah in Provo, Utah.Read more...

Max Kepler had a pinch-hit, three-run triple and Willi Castro went 3-for-4 with a homer, double and two runs scored to lead the Minnesota Twins a 8-4 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.Read more...

Jordan McCloud threw for 224 yards and one touchdown - coming with 55 seconds left in the game - as James Madison defeated in-state rival and host Virginia 36-35 in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday.Read more...

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...