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Teoscar Hernandez delivered a game-ending two-run double in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers found some offense just in time to pull out a

Zack Gelof and Donovan Walton homered as the Athletics defeated the host Seattle Mariners 7-4 on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series.,Scott B

Devon Dampier threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns while leading No. 21 Utah to a 66-14 victory over Idaho in Salt Lake City on Thursday night.,Da

Buoyed by Katin Houser's 54-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass to end the first half, Illinois gradually pulled away for a 42-23 season-opening victory ove

Julian Lewis hit Charlie Williams with a 20-yard touchdown pass with 37 seconds left, Boo Carter blocked Aidan Birr's 45-yard field goal try on the fi

Austin Simmons threw four touchdown passes in his debut for No. 25 Missouri, a 54-14 victory Thursday night against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.,A transfer fr

Darius Taylor rushed for three touchdowns, Javon Tracy returned two punts for scores, and Minnesota cruised to a 59-7 win over Eastern Illinois on Thu

North Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi resigned his position on Thursday, more than a month after being placed on paid administrativ

Gio Lopez threw for three touchdowns and 350 yards in his Wake Forest debut as the Demon Deacons rolled to a 38-16 season-opening victory over Akron o

Alonza Barnett III threw for 158 yards and a touchdown and added another on the ground, Duke Watson rushed for 110 yards and a score, and UCF flew pas

Cal Quantrill delivered another strong performance for the Texas Rangers on Thursday night, blanking the Tampa Bay Rays on two hits over seven innings

Carter Jensen hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning, had three RBIs and finished a single shy of the cycle as the Kansas City Royals beat t

Louisiana district court judge William Jorden approved a preliminary injunction on Thursday that would allow LSU to add tight end Dae'Quan Wright and

Adley Rutschman homered twice against his former team and then scored on Nick Sogard's go-ahead two-run blast as the visiting Boston Red Sox defeated

Mark Sanchez, the former NFL quarterback turned broadcaster who was arrested on battery charges related to a public scuffle in Indianapolis last Octob

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a two-run homer in the third inning and Kevin Gausman tossed seven innings of one-run ball as the Chicago Cubs beat the visiti

William "Pop" Watson III tossed three touchdown passes to help visiting UMass end the program's 16-game losing streak by beating Rutgers 37-21 Thursda

Fernando Alonso's future is in doubt, and he has offered little to provide additional clarity.,The Aston Martin driver, who has been one of the most o

Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift and wide receiver Rome Odunze made early exits from practice on Thursday due to apparent injuries, according

The Los Angeles Dodgers are entertaining all options as it relates to the health of two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, who is not in Thursday's starting

A UFC event in Hawaii could finally be on the horizon after years of Hawaiian athletes making an impact as fighters for the organization.,UFC CEO Dana

SMU has made the jump to the Atlantic Coast Conference look easy in its first two seasons.,Moving up from the American Conference, the Mustangs reache

The BC Lions have overcome a shaky start and look to notch their sixth consecutive victory when they visit the Montreal Alouettes on Friday night.,It

This National League East four-game showdown gets off to a compelling start Friday when Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves visit Cristopher Sanchez and

At the end of a 1-5 road trip concluding with a 7-3 loss Wednesday in Cincinnati that knocked the San Diego Padres out of the last wild-card spot in t

Winners of four straight games and sitting atop the league standings, Nashville SC have built the most impressive resume of any Major League Soccer te

If 22nd-seeded Madison Keys makes a deep run in the U.S. Open, tennis fans might refer to Thursday's match on raucous Court 17 as "The Madison Miracle

New head coaches debut on Saturday when former Pac-12 Conference counterparts UCLA and host California meet in Berkeley, Calif.,Saturday's contest is

North Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi resigned his position on Thursday, more than a month after being placed on paid administrativ

An in-state rivalry will be renewed when Arizona hosts Northern Arizona in a nonconference game on Saturday night in Tucson, Ariz.,The Wildcats are co

Brendan Sorsby confessed to gambling throughout all three of his college stops from Indiana to Cincinnati and even with a newly inflated bank account

A season-ending ankle injury led New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo to consider retirement as a rookie last year, he said on Thursday.,Skattebo

Nathan Lukes delivered the go-ahead, two-run double in a four-run fifth inning and rookie Brett Bateman had three hits as the visiting Toronto Blue Ja

The Los Angeles Rams do not intend to ease Aaron Donald into his much-anticipated return, even with the three-time Defensive Player of the Year missin

The Seattle Seahawks officially closed the sale of the franchise to the Khosla family on Thursday.,NFL owners unanimously approved the sale -- at a le

The Southeastern Conference sued member school LSU in federal court on Thursday in an attempt to stop the Tigers from using former NFL players.,The LS

Legacy Motor Club announced that John Hunter Nemechek will not return to drive the No. 42 Toyota in the NASCAR Cup Series next season.,Nemechek, 29, h

Michigan junior guard Mila Holloway will be sidelined indefinitely with an injury to her lower left leg, the school announced Thursday.,Holloway avera

San Diego FC signed free agent forward Cedrick Bakambu through the 2026 season with club options for 2027 and 2027-28, the team announced Thursday.,Ba

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson agreed to a three-year contract extension worth $75 million, multiple media outlets reported on Thursda

The Los Angeles Dodgers are entertaining all options as it relates to the health of two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, including a stint on the injured

New York Liberty forward Satou Sabally will miss the remainder of the regular season and the postseason, taking the time off to recover from a head in

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin is hoping to come off the 60-day injured list on Friday.,Griffin, 20, has been sidelined since earl

The PGA Tour added the RBC Heritage as its ninth regular-season Championship Series event, starting in 2028.,The Heritage had been expected to be one

Maryland is hoping to see strides in its young quarterback while Hampton is gearing up for its first Power Four matchup as the teams clash Saturday in

Colorado rebuilt its roster again, while Georgia Tech looks to replace Haynes King. Here's why Georgia Tech -6.5 is the best bet in the opener.

All soccer matches in Argentina this weekend will be paused in the 10th minute for a 60-second round of applause to honor superstar Lionel Messi, the

Dianna Russini violated workplace rules at The Athletic by not disclosing her relationship with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, but the f

Houston Rockets guard Amen Thompson has agreed to a five-year, $208 million rookie-scale contract extension, ESPN reported Thursday morning.,Per the r

Boston College athletic director Blake James has been given a contract extension through 2031, ESPN reported Thursday.,James has been at Boston Colleg