CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Mark Fletcher Jr. punched in the go-ahead 2-yard touchdown run on fourth down with 7:49 left and No. 1 Miami followed with a critical takeaway, helping the Hurricanes finally shake free to beat North Carolina 38-35 and avoid a seismic upset Saturday night. Marquise Lightf...
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy returned to the field for the No. 23 Tigers on Saturday night at Arkansas, nearly six months after being wounded in the leg during a shooting at an outdoor concert. Hardy entered the game late in the first quarter to an ...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fresh WNBA CHAMPIONS T-shirt over her uniform, Gabby Williams cradled the shiny MVP trophy in one arm and gave it a kiss. She held up a No. 1 with her left hand, then hugged and high-fived her supporters all the way to Golden State's locker room where she p...
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Call it the college football season of chaos. A year of top-10 teams falling like leaves in October continued with No. 2 Ohio State's 38-10 loss to Southern California on Saturday. Playing without injured quarterback Julian Sayin, the Buckeyes struggled to keep up with the once-r...
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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley running back Broderrick Taylor (26) carries the ball into the end zone against Lamar University in a Southland Conference game at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.c...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jayden Maiava passed for 222 yards and a touchdown, King Miller and Waymond Jordan rushed for scores, and Southern California stunned No. 2 Ohio State 30-18 on Saturday night for the biggest win of head coach Lincoln Riley’s tenure. Freshman sensation Trent Mos...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The AL champion Tampa Bay Rays exercised their $20 million option Saturday on ace pitcher Drew Rasmussen. Tampa Bay picked up the 2027 club option on Rasmussen's contract rather than pay him a $500,000 buyout. The two-time All-Star can become a free ag...
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana coach Curt Cignetti always believed in backup quarterback Grant Wilson. When the seventh-year player got his chance Saturday, he delivered. Wilson took over for the injured Josh Hoover in the second half and threw a 25-yard touchdown pass on the f...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Cole returned a fumble recovery 66 yards for a touchdown and No. 3 Georgia took advantage of four turnovers by No. 17 Florida to beat the Gators 27-8 on Saturday. Tramell Jones Jr., Florida's second quarterback, fumbled when sacked by Quintavius Johnson late ...
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Michael Carrick's position as Manchester United manager was jeopardized further after a 2-0 loss at Chelsea in the Premier League, with Lisandro Martinez's reckless sending-off adding to the woes of the beleaguered English giant on Saturday. It was a bad day for the other Manches...
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Harry Kane failed to score in his first game since winning the Ballon d'Or as Bayern Munich gave up a late goal to draw with Borussia Dortmund 2-2 in the German Klassiker on Saturday. After scoring 73 times for club and country in the 2025-26 season and his “magical” award win, K...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Arizona freshman receiver R.J. Mosley was taken off on a cart with an apparently serious injury to his left leg late in the third quarter of the No. 22 Wildcats' 34-26 loss at No. 13 Texas Tech on Saturday. Mosley caught a pass underneath on third-and-18 and...
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday told the basketball teams from his alma mater Villanova and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame — in Rome for their season opener — that in matters of sport, the pontiff is neutral. Then the pope, who was born Robert Prevost, said hi...
