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Vanderbilt quarterback AJ Swann threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns, and safety De'Rickey Wright had two interceptions, as the Commodores beat visiting Hawaii 35-28 in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday night.Read more...

Tyler Boyd scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season just moments after opposing midfielder Gaston Gimenez was sent off in the first half as the LA Galaxy went on to a methodical 3-0 victory over the visiting Chicago Fire on Saturday night.Read more...

Jarrett Stidham and Ben DiNucci combined for 353 passing yards and two touchdowns as the Denver Broncos throttled the visiting Los Angeles Rams 41-0 on Saturday.Read more...

Corey Baird and Daniel Steres each scored a first-half goal to lead the Houston Dynamo to a 3-0 victory over Real Salt Lake in Sandy, Utah, on Saturday night.Read more...

The Cincinnati Reds scored the winning run on a balk in the top of the 11th inning, snapping the Arizona Diamondbacks' six-game winning streak with an 8-7 victory on Saturday night in Phoenix.Read more...

Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams passed for four touchdowns and No. 6 USC cruised past San Jose State, 56-28, in Los Angeles on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.Read more...

Megan Khang birdied four of her last five holes en route to a 4-under 68 on Saturday to stay atop the leaderboard after three rounds of action at the CPKC Women's Open in Vancouver.Read more...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed center Ryan Jensen (knee) on season-ending injured reserve Saturday, and it's likely that his career is also over.Read more...

Three rushers found their way to the end zone as the host Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Miami Dolphins 31-18 in a preseason game on Saturday night.Read more...

Will Grier threw for two touchdowns and rushed for two more to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 31-16 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday night at Arlington, Texas.Read more...

Nkosi Tafari scored a shocking game-winning goal on the final action of the match to lift host FC Dallas to a wild 1-0 win over short-handed Austin FC on Saturday in a Texas Derby match in Frisco, Texas.Read more...

Kyle Trask threw for 192 yards and a touchdown, and Chase McLaughlin made all four of his field-goal attempts as the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers topped the Baltimore Ravens 26-20 on Saturday night in a preseason game.Read more...

Johnny Russell had a goal and an assist in the first half as Sporting Kansas City defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 to earn a much-needed three points.Read more...

Left-hander Jordan Wicks made a splash in his major league debut Saturday, giving up just one run in five innings and striking out nine in the visiting Chicago Cubs' 10-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.Read more...

Shohei Ohtani had two hits, two runs and two stolen bases Saturday night for the visiting Los Angeles Angels, who raced out to a big early lead and held on for a 5-3 win over the New York Mets.Read more...

Zack Wheeler struck out 10 over seven-plus innings, Nick Castellanos and Brandon Marsh each hit three-run homers during a seven-run seventh inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 12-1 on Saturday.Read more...

Robbie Grossman and Leody Taveras drew back-to-back bases-loaded walks to highlight a four-run ninth inning as the Texas Rangers snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday in Minneapolis.Read more...

Ryan Mountcastle hit a two-run, go-ahead double in the sixth inning and the Baltimore Orioles went on to defeat the visiting Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Saturday night, winning for the seventh time in eight games.Read more...

Daniel Gazdag scored from the penalty spot for his team-high-tying 10th goal of the season and the Philadelphia Union cruised to a 3-1 win against host D.C. United on Saturday night.Read more...

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the acquisition of quarterback Trey Lance was not influenced in any way by the lack of contract negotiations with current QB1 Dak Prescott.Read more...

Viktor Hovland is 18 holes away from an $18 million check and the FedEx Cup trophy.Read more...

No. 6 seed Sebastian Baez of Argentina beat fifth-seeded Czech Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to win the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina.Read more...

Lucky loser Sara Sorribes Tormo recorded a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over fourth-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Tennis in the Land final in Cleveland to win her second career title.Read more...

Paul Goydos and England's Darren Clarke each carded a second-round 6-under 66 on Saturday to jump into the lead at the Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc, Mich.Read more...

Adam Duvall's three-run home run in the sixth inning was the difference as the Boston Red Sox beat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Saturday.Read more...

Former World No. 2 Paula Badosa of Spain withdrew from the U.S. Open on Saturday due to a back injury and said she won't play again this season.Read more...

Aaron Rodgers hooked up with Garrett Wilson on a pitch-and-catch touchdown in his first action in a New York Jets uniform on Saturday.Read more...

Teoscar Hernandez hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in six runs and Seattle Mariners smashed seven homers while routing the visiting Kansas City Royals 15-2 Saturday afternoon.Read more...

Tampa Bay's Tyler Glasnow crafted 5 1/3 no-hit innings in a scoreless start in the Rays' two-hit shutout of the visiting New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon, topping their American League East foe 3-0 in St. Petersburg, Fla.Read more...

Austin Riley and Orlando Arcia hit home runs, Max Fried pitched six strong innings and the Atlanta Braves won their fourth straight game Saturday afternoon, 7-3 over the host San Francisco Giants.Read more...

The Washington Nationals, down to their last strike, got a game-tying single from Jake Alu and the go-ahead run on a passed ball later in the ninth inning in a 3-2 win over the host Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon.Read more...

The Baltimore Orioles placed All-Star closer Felix Bautista on the 15-day injured list Saturday with what the team is calling "some degree of UCL injury."Read more...

The San Diego Padres placed infielder Jake Cronenworth on the injured list with a fractured right wrist and recalled shortstop Matthew Batten from Triple-A El Paso.Read more...

Time seems to be running out for both the Chicago Sky and Seattle Storm as it pertains to their respective postseason chances.Read more...

Harrison Butker's second field goal, a 44-yarder with 1:48 remaining, provided the edge as the Kansas City Chiefs rallied to beat the visiting Cleveland Browns 33-32 on Saturday in the NFL preseason finale for both teams.Read more...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Kurt Busch, the first NASCAR champion crowned in the Playoff era, announced his retirement from Cup Series competition in a social media post on Saturday before taking questions from reporters in the Daytona International Speedway media center.Read more...

The New England Revolution transferred All-Star goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic to Chelsea of the English Premier League on Saturday for a reported $17.5 million fee.Read more...

Josh Allen went 5 of 7 for 49 yards in his final tuneup before the start of the regular season and the visiting Buffalo Bills went on to a 24-21 preseason victory Saturday over the Chicago Bears.Read more...

David Blough and Clayton Tune combined to pass for 158 yards and a touchdown as the visiting Arizona Cardinals used a second-half rally to defeat the Minnesota Vikings 18-17 on Saturday in the preseason finale for each.Read more...

Nate McCrary scored on a 1-yard touchdown plunge with 1:56 remaining and Benny Sapp II intercepted a pass with 13 seconds left as the Green Bay Packers pulled off a 19-15 victory Saturday over the visiting Seattle Seahawks in the preseason finale for each.Read more...

Minnesota United will look to reverse its poor home form Sunday while the visiting Seattle Sounders try to recapture their early-season success.Read more...

The Tampa Bay Rays recalled left-hander Jalen Beeks from Triple-A Durham on Saturday and optioned right-hander Trevor Kelley to Triple-A.Read more...

A pair of Power Five teams picked up four-star 2024 commitments from the state of Florida on Saturday.Read more...

Getting swept in a home-and-home series by the Minnesota Lynx was not optimal for the Dallas Wings, who at least found one good piece of news from Thursday night's 90-81 home loss.Read more...

The Atlanta Dream look to apply the brakes on their pronounced skid Sunday when they visit the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis.Read more...

Some day there will be a Women's World Cup champion that has been treated equitably and professionally by its national federation. This year wasn't it. Again.

The Cincinnati Reds on Saturday placed left-hander Alex Young on the 15-day injured list because of tightness in his left hamstring and activated right-hander Ben Lively from the same list.Read more...

The Charlotte Hornets and forward P.J. Washington have agreed on a three-year contract worth up to $48 million, according to multiple media reports on Saturday.Read more...

Star running back Josh Jacobs is ending his holdout after agreeing to a one-year deal reportedly worth up to $12 million with the Las Vegas Raiders.Read more...

Cleveland Browns wide receiver/returner Jakeem Grant was carted off the field with a knee injury following the opening kickoff of Saturday's preseason game against the host Kansas City Chiefs.Read more...