Tahj Brooks helps Texas Tech scoot past Baylor
Texas Tech made sure Baylor never came close to duplicating some magic from the week before, and that was a welcome ingredient on a solid all-around night for the Red Raiders in Waco on Saturday night. Buoyed by Tahj Brooks’ career rushing night and Behren Morton’s career-best three touchdown passes, Texas Tech put together its […]
Carson Beck, No. 1 Georgia thump No. 20 Kentucky
Carson Beck established career highs of 389 yards and four touchdown passes to help top-ranked Georgia roll to a 51-13 victory over No. 20 Kentucky on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Athens, Ga. Brock Bowers caught seven passes for 132 yards and a touchdown for Georgia (6-0, 3-0 SEC), which extended its school-record […]
Sporting KC hold on for 3-2 win over Real Salt Lake
Erik Thommy and Johnny Russell each scored first-half goals to lift visiting Sporting Kansas City to a 3-2 victory over Real Salt Lake in Sandy, Utah, on Saturday night. Kansas City (11-14-8, 41 points) earned just its second victory in 11 regular season road matches against Salt Lake dating to 2015. SKC sits just a […]
Bryan Abreu gives Astros boost against Twins
HOUSTON — While ace Justin Verlander worked six shutout innings and closer Ryan Pressly retired the side in order in the top of the ninth, the hold provided by reliever Bryan Abreu proved as critical as any pitching effort received by the Houston Astros in their 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins in Game 1 […]
Iowa State pulls away in second half, gets by TCU
Rocco Becht passed for 138 yards and a touchdown and Eli Sanders and Abu Sama scored on the ground as Iowa State dominated the second half on the way to a 27-14 win over TCU on Saturday in Big 12 Conference action in Ames, Iowa. The Cyclones (3-3, 2-1 Big 12) produced their most balanced […]
NHL power rankings: Knights in position to go back-to-back
The Vegas Golden Knights will be looking to take a page out of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s book. Tampa Bay won back-to-back championships just two years ago, and now, in just their seventh season of existence, the Golden Knights will have their chance to do so. Vegas and the Lightning just so happen to be […]
J.J. McCarthy helps No. 2 Michigan pummel Minnesota
J.J. McCarthy passed for 219 yards and a touchdown and rushed for two more scores as No. 2 Michigan rolled to a 52-10 victory over Minnesota in Minneapolis in Big Ten play on Saturday night. Blake Corum rushed for 69 yards on nine carries and a touchdown for the Wolverines (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten). Will […]
In their home finale, Dynamo drub Rapids
Nelson Quinones scored twice to help the Houston Dynamo find the net four times before halftime of their final home game of the regular season, a 5-1 victory over last-place Colorado on Saturday night. Amine Bassi added his team-leading 10th goal and Corey Baird scored his eighth for Houston (13-11-9, 48 points), which has clinched […]
Charlotte FC silence Fire to end road winless streak
Ashley Westwood scored in the first half and Karol Swiderski converted a penalty kick after the break, as Charlotte FC won their first road match in more than four months, 2-0 over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night. After ending an 0-2-4 rut with a 3-0 midweek victory over Toronto FC, Charlotte (9-11-12, 39 points) […]
Teemu Pukki’s 4 goals power Loons to win over Galaxy
Teemu Pukki scored a franchise single-game record four goals as the host Minnesota United kept their MLS Cup playoff hopes alive with a 5-2 victory over the L.A. Galaxy on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn. The Galaxy were eliminated from playoff contention. Hassani Dotson also scored and Bongi Hlongwane added two assists for Minnesota […]
