Month: September 2022

2:01 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — While many outside the program were waiting to see No. 2 Ohio State unveil yet another potent offense against an overmatched opponent, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day was waiting for this: the game when the passes weren’t sailing through the air with precision and ease to future NFL draft picks,
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12:08 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young began his Heisman Trophy defense on Saturday with six touchdowns in a season-opening 55-0 win over Utah State. He joined Tua Tagovailoa as the only players in Alabama history with six or more touchdowns in a single game. Young completed 18 of 28 pass attempts
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4:12 PM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa‘s defense came up with two second-half safeties, and the Hawkeyes opened the season with a 7-3 win over South Dakota State on Saturday. Neither team could do much offensively. Iowa finished with 166 yards of offense, while South Dakota State had 120. The two teams
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9:40 PM ET New York Mets right-hander Max Scherzer left his start earlier than expected Saturday against the Washington Nationals because he felt “fatigued” on his left side, the team said. Scherzer looked sharp on the mound, with his fastball clocked as high as 96 mph, but he lasted just five innings and 67 pitches,
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9:47 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Dylan Cease came within one out of his first career no-hitter, and the streaking Chicago White Sox pounded the Minnesota Twins 13-0 on Saturday night. Cease got a huge ovation when came out to start the ninth. With fans on their feet, he struck out Caleb Hamilton
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10:13 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State leading receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, a potential Heisman Trophy contender, took a hit in the first quarter that popped his helmet off, and he is not expected to return to the game, according to ESPN reporter Holly Rowe. The hit occurred on the first play of Ohio State’s
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8:26 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Noah Gragson shot past Sheldon Creed on the final lap to defend his Xfinity Series victory at Darlington Raceway on Saturday night. Gragson, tracking leader Creed, looked like his chance at victory might’ve slipped away when NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson took over second. But as
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7:15 PM ET Associated Press BOLTON, Mass. — Talor Gooch had a 5-under 65 on a day of low scoring and most players wearing shorts, building a one-shot lead Saturday over newcomer Joaquin Niemann after two rounds of the LIV Golf Invitational-Boston. Gooch was among the first players to sign up with the Saudi-funded league
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6:15 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is set to resume his minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Sunday. Franco, who went on the injured list July 10 with a right hamate bone injury that required surgery, played part of one game in mid-August for
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6:26 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz, a 19-year-old Spaniard, defeated unseeded Jenson Brooksby, a 21-year-old Californian, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday at the US Open, advancing to the fourth round in a facility he’s very comfortable in. Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach the US Open quarterfinal
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5:58 PM ET It took Natasha Jonas three tries to become a world champion. Now, she’s one step closer to unifying the entire junior middleweight division. Jonas beat Patricia Berghult 100-90, 100-90, 99-91 to become the WBC and WBO champion of the world Saturday on the undercard of the Liam Smith-Hassan Mwakinyo card in Liverpool,
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