MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi scored the 100th goal of his Inter Miami career and Casemiro added another as Miami defeated Cruz Azul 2-0 on Wednesday night to win the Campeones Cup. Messi opened the scoring in the 24th minute, heading in a cross from Luis Suárez for his 100th goal in 115 appearances...
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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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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Max Cutforth threw three touchdown passes in the final seven minutes in relief of injured starter Maddux Madsen, and No. 20 Boise State rallied to beat Texas State 46-45 on Saturday night after blowing a 25-point halftime lead. Boise State (7-1, 4-0 Pac-12) ne...
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Miami kept finishing drives in the end zone, much as it had all season in riding a high-scoring attack to an unbeaten record and a No. 1 ranking. The defense? It was a struggle, up until Marquise Lightfoot came up with the play that finally helped the Hur...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Trent Mosley took a screen pass straight through the heart of Ohio State's defense for an exhilarating touchdown on the second snap, Southern California realized something special might be brewing on Halloween night. By the time thousands of students and f...
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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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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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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...
