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Playing against his former team, Ali Jennings caught two of Grant Wells' three touchdown passes as Virginia Tech avenged a season-opening loss from a year ago by defeating Old Dominion 36-17 on Saturday night in Blacksburg, Va.Read more...

Charlie Blackmon had three hits and three RBIs, Ezequiel Tovar, Ryan McMahon and Elehuris Montero had two hits each, and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 in Denver on Saturday night.Read more...

Caleb Griffin kicked a game-winning 29-yard field goal with five seconds left and Luke Altmyer passed for 211 yards and two touchdowns to boost host Illinois to a season-opening 30-28 victory against Toledo on Saturday in Champaign, Ill.Read more...

Cedric Mullins hit a three-run home run and starter Kyle Bradish was effective through six innings as the Baltimore Orioles earned a 7-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Saturday night.Read more...

Michael Pratt passed for 294 yards and four touchdowns and No. 24 Tulane defeated visiting South Alabama 37-17 in the nonconference season opener for both teams Saturday night in New Orleans.Read more...

Drake Maye threw two touchdown passes and No. 21 North Carolina's defense stiffened in the second half as the Tar Heels defeated South Carolina 31-17 to open the season Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C.Read more...

Alex Ring scored a late tying goal as Austin FC picked up a single point in a 2-2 draw with the host New England Revolution in Foxborough, Mass.Read more...

Steven Kwan was the hero twice, first sending the game into extra innings with a two-out, RBI single in the ninth inning, then delivering a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 11th in the Cleveland Guardians' 7-6 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.Read more...

The Cincinnati Reds scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning for the second straight game, beating the visiting Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Saturday night.Read more...

Christian Benteke snapped a long goalless drought to score his team-leading ninth and 10th of the season as D.C. United rolled to a 4-0 victory over the visiting Chicago Fire on Saturday night.Read more...

Miguel Cabrera went 4-for-5 with three RBIs to headline the Tigers' season-best 18-hit attack and Reese Olson scattered four hits in seven shutout innings as visiting Detroit routed the Chicago White Sox 10-0 on Saturday.Read more...

Cucho Hernandez recorded his first MLS hat trick to lead the Columbus Crew to a rare road win, 4-2 against CF Montreal on Saturday.Read more...

Lionel Messi will take his must-see show to the West Coast as visiting Inter Miami take on defending MLS champion Los Angeles FC on Sunday night.Read more...

Ciryl Gane landed an astounding 110 strikes in one-plus rounds, defeating Serghei Spivac by TKO at 3:44 of the second round at UFC Fight Night in Paris on Saturday.Read more...

Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene was placed on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation prior to Saturday's game against the host Chicago White Sox.Read more...

California overcame the loss of starting quarterback Sam Jackson V, amassing 669 total yards of offense behind backup Ben Finley in the Golden Bears' 58-21 victory over host North Texas on Saturday at Denton, Texas.Read more...

Michael Penix Jr. launched his Heisman campaign by throwing for 450 yards and five touchdowns as No. 10 Washington defeated visiting Boise State 56-19 Saturday afternoon in Seattle in the season opener for both schools.Read more...

Garrett Shrader threw four touchdown passes as Syracuse opened its season with a 65-0 home victory over FCS foe Colgate on Saturday.Read more...

Chez Mellusi rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns and Braelon Allen ran for 141 yards and two scores as No. 19 Wisconsin rolled past Buffalo 38-17 on Saturday in Madison, Wis., in the season opener for both teams.Read more...

Taulia Tagovailoa tossed for three touchdowns and ran for one as host Maryland cruised 38-6 to a win over FCS foe Towson in the season opener for both teams on Saturday in College Park, Md.Read more...

Mississippi State showed off a new-look offense as the Bulldogs ran for 298 yards in defeating Southeastern Louisiana 48-7 on an emotional day in Starkville, Miss.Read more...

Bo Nix threw for three touchdowns and Jordan James rushed for three more as No. 15 Oregon started its 2023 campaign off strong, sprinting past in-state FCS foe Portland State for an 81-7 victory in Eugene on Saturday.Read more...

Los Angeles Rams All-Pro wide receiver Cooper Kupp is seeing a noted body specialist in Minnesota on Saturday to get at the root of his hamstring issues, NFL Network reported.Read more...

New York City FC and the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps scored a few minutes apart in the second half to settle for a 1-1 draw on Saturday.Read more...

New York Jets wide receiver Randall Cobb was fined $13,889, NFL Network reported Saturday, for an illegal hit on New York Giants cornerback Bobby McCain during a preseason game last week.Read more...

The Cincinnati Reds scratched left-hander Brandon Williamson from his Sunday start against the visiting Chicago Cubs after the 25-year-old tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Saturday.Read more...

The Toronto Blue Jays placed catcher Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right middle finger fracture and recalled catcher Tyler Heineman from Triple-A Buffalo.Read more...

Jaxson Dart threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns, and No. 22 Ole Miss routed FCS visitor Mercer 73-7 in the Rebels' season opener Saturday in Oxford, Miss.Read more...

Rocco Becht passed for 113 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another score to lead host Iowa State past Northern Iowa 30-9 on Saturday in Ames, Iowa, in the season opener for both teams.Read more...

Texas A&M freshman wide receiver Micah Tease was suspended indefinitely after he was arrested Friday, one day before the Aggies' season opener at home against New Mexico.Read more...

KJ Jefferson completed 18 of 23 passes for 246 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions, leading Arkansas past Western Carolina 56-13 on Saturday afternoon at Little Rock, Ark.Read more...

Rocky Lombardi's 1-yard quarterback sneak in overtime lifted visiting Northern Illinois to a 27-24 victory over Boston College in the season opener for both teams Saturday at Chestnut Hill, Mass.Read more...

Dylan Sampson rushed for three touchdowns and caught another as the No. 12 Tennessee Volunteers ran away from Virginia 49-13 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday.Read more...

Shedeur Sanders passed for a school-record 510 yards and threw four touchdowns, Dylan Edwards accounted for four scores and Colorado started the Deion Sanders coaching era with a 45-42 shootout victory over No. 17 TCU on Saturday afternoon at Fort Worth, Texas.Read more...

Newcomer Ray Davis had his 10th career 100-yard rushing game and scored twice, Alex Raynor kicked three field goals and host Kentucky opened the season Saturday with a 44-14 win over Ball State at Lexington, Ky.Read more...

Cade McNamara threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns in his debut for Iowa as the No. 25 Hawkeyes defeated Utah State 24-14 in the season opener for both teams in Iowa City, Iowa.Read more...

Dillon Gabriel threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score, all in the first half, to lift No. 20 Oklahoma to a 73-0 victory over Arkansas State on Saturday at Norman, Okla.Read more...

The Baltimore Orioles claimed right-hander Jorge Lopez off waivers from the Miami Marlins on Saturday.Read more...

NASCAR driver Ryan Preece understands that others might expect him to sit out Sunday's Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway after his horrific crash a weekend earlier.Read more...

The Chicago White Sox on Saturday recalled infielder Zach Remillard from Charlotte and optioned infielder Jose Rodriguez to the Triple-A club.Read more...

Officials with the American Athletic Conference have discussed the possibility of Army joining the conference, with the military academy the AAC's top choice for expansion, ESPN reported Saturday.Read more...

Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the fourth round of the U.S. Open with a convincing 6-1, 6-1 victory over Clara Burel on Saturday in New York.Read more...

The New York Liberty will look to keep their foot on the gas in their drive toward the playoffs on Sunday afternoon when they visit the Chicago Sky.Read more...

The host Philadelphia Union and New York Red Bulls will meet Sunday night, with both looking to avenge disappointing midweek performances on the road.Read more...

The Dallas Wings will look to move closer to guaranteeing a home playoff game when they square off against the visiting Indiana Fever on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.Read more...

The Los Angeles Sparks need help to qualify for the WNBA playoffs.Read more...

Arbitrary arguments are as much a part of baseball as spit and crotch scratching, so in the spirit of lazy September standings, here's one between two of the biggest names in the league. Which accomplishment is more impressive: Ronald Acuna Jr's 30 home run-60 stolen base club, or Aaron Judge reaching 250 home runs...Read more...

The Minnesota Lynx look to clinch a postseason berth on Sunday when they host the struggling Phoenix Mercury in Minneapolis.Read more...

The obsession with college football led to the creation of Week 0" and it's an American oxymoron to which no one will object. The tribalism compared to the NFL's fandom spreading to every corner of the country that comes with having a longer season - that will only get longer next season with the extension of the...Read more...

Iowa State starting offensive lineman Jake Remsburg will miss Saturday's season opener against Northern Iowa, likely as part of a six-game NCAA suspension linked to gambling, ESPN reported.Read more...