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Braves beat Brewers to even NL Division SeriesVideo
MILWAUKEE — Max Fried pitched six sharp innings and Atlanta’s bullpen held on after manager Brian Snitker’s quick hook, sending the Braves over the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-0, on Saturday to tie their NL Division Series at a game apiece. The Brewers brought the tying run to the plate in each...
No. 4 Penn State struggles after Sean Clifford’s injury, lose at No. 3 IowaVideo
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Spencer Petras threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Nico Ragaini to complete No. 3 Iowa’s comeback from a two-touchdown deficit, No. 4 Penn State’s offense did next to nothing after quarterback Sean Clifford was knocked out of the game and the Hawkeyes held on for a...
Lorenzo Euline’s late pick-6 helps Robert Morris beat Charleston SouthernVideo
Lorenzo Euline returned an interception 50 yards into the end zone with about three minutes remaining to help Robert Morris beat Charleston Southern, 31-24, on Saturday. Euline’s pick-6 gave the Colonials (2-2, 1-1 Big South Conference) a 31-21 lead. Sam Babbush kicked a 26-yard field goal for Charleston Southern (0-2,...
AJ Allmendinger wins in OT, remains perfect on The Roval with 3rd Xfinity series winVideo
CONCORD, N.C. — AJ Allmendinger charged into the semifinal round of the Xfinity Series playoffs with an overtime victory Saturday in the elimination race on The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Allmendinger improved to 3-0 on the hybrid road course/oval added to the NASCAR schedule in 2018. He wasn’t in...
Gonzaga coach Mark Few to miss season opener following DUI arrestVideo
SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga coach Mark Few will miss two exhibition games and the first game of the regular season after he was arrested last month on suspicion of driving under the influence. The school made the announcement before the Bulldogs’ kickoff event — “Kraziness in the Kennel” — on...
No. 6 Oklahoma beats No. 21 Texas on TD with 3 seconds leftVideo
DALLAS — Kennedy Brooks ran for 217 yards and two go-ahead touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including a 33-yard romp with 3 seconds left, and sixth-ranked Oklahoma beat No. 21 Texas, 55-48, on Saturday in the Red River rivalry that will soon move to the SEC. The Sooners (6-0, 3-0...
Darius Perrantes, Duquesne beat Bryant on TD with 31 seconds left
Darius Perrantes passed for three touchdowns, ran for another and led the winning drive in the final two minutes as Duquesne battled past Bryant, 39-34, on Saturday. The Dukes then survived a Hail Mary pass from Bryant that was completed but, after review, was ruled just short of a touchdown....
West Virginia’s Big 12 struggles continue with loss at BaylorVideo
WACO, Texas — Gerry Bohanon saw something in his Baylor teammates during the week with the offense coming off a poor showing that helped knocked the Bears out of the Top 25. Whatever the quarterback saw showed up on game day. Bohanon had career highs of 336 yards passing and...
UK eyes ‘walk me home’ phone-tracker to protect lone women
A top British government official is backing a phone company’s proposal for a new tracking service to help protect women walking alone, an idea pitched amid ongoing outrage over the slayings of two young women who were targeted near their homes in London. The chief executive of Britain’s biggest phone...
Taliban say they won’t work with U.S. to contain Islamic State
The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the United States to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an uncompromising position on a key issue ahead of the first direct talks between the former foes since America withdrew from the country in August. Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives...
McConnell seizes on debt standoff to undermine Biden agenda
In the frantic bid to avert a default on the nation’s debt, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell held a position of unusual power — as the one who orchestrated both the problem and the solution. McConnell is no longer the majority leader, but he is exerting his minority status in...
Kevin Harvick out to stop earliest playoff elimination of career
CONCORD, N.C. — This is it for Kevin Harvick, a winner of nine races just last year and now on the verge of his earliest career playoff knockout. The steadiest guy in the garage is winless this season — he’s on a 38-race losing streak — and needs a big...
5 new coaches take stage as Big Ten readies for basketball season
INDIANAPOLIS — Katie Gearlds, Micah Shrewsberry and Mike Woodson climbed the stairs as the second day of the Big Ten’s media tour began in Indianapolis. It was a short drive from their high schools and a little further from their college basketball days. But now the three Big Ten new...
Red Sox blast Rays to even series
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Boston slugger J.D. Martinez wasn’t sure how well he’d run, but he thought his sprained left ankle would be OK in the batter’s box Friday. Lucky for him, the Red Sox took their time rounding the bases all night while turning an early deficit against the...
Logan Webb masterfully pitches Giants past Dodgers in playoff opener
SAN FRANCISCO — Logan Webb struck out 10 pitching masterfully in his postseason debut, Buster Posey hit a two-run homer that held up, and the 107-win San Francisco Giants blanked the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 Friday night in the opener of their NL Division Series. Those...
Alex Ovechkin injured in Capitals’ preseason finale
WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin left the Washington Capitals’ preseason finale against Philadelphia on Friday night with what the team called a lower-body injury. Ovechkin bumped into Flyers forward Travis Konecny midway through the first period and then went down to the ice. Washington’s captain was slow to get up and...
Tellez gets Rowdy as Brewers beat Braves in Game 1 of NLDSVideo
MILWAUKEE — Rowdy Tellez spoiled Charlie Morton’s gem with a two-run homer in the seventh inning and threw out a runner at home plate, leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the Atlanta Braves, 2-1, on Friday in the opener of their NL Division Series. Corbin Burnes, Adrian Houser and Josh Hader...
Buying or selling these NFL storylines through Week 4?
The NFL schedule isn’t even a quarter complete, thanks to the expansion of the season to 17 games. Already, though, there’s all sorts of chatter — some of it actually reasoned — about what’s ahead. And what’s occurred. Such as: — Urban Meyer won’t see Thanksgiving (or perhaps even Halloween)...
Rookie QBs getting crash course in up-and-down life of NFLVideo
NEW YORK — No one said this was going to be easy, rookie. Playing quarterback in the NFL is no simple task, and this year’s class of newcomers is getting a crash course — filled with sacks, interceptions and losses — in how difficult it is to immediately succeed. Jacksonville’s...
49ers rookie Trey Lance to make 1st start in place of Jimmy GaroppoloVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Rookie quarterback Trey Lance will make his first start for the San Francisco 49ers after Jimmy Garoppolo was ruled out of this week’s game with a calf injury. Garoppolo hurt his calf in the first half of last week’s 28-21 loss to Seattle and left the...
Panthers’ Christian McCaffrey doubtful for Sunday’s game vs Eagles
The Carolina Panthers listed running back Christian McCaffrey as doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The news comes after McCaffrey practiced all three days on a limited basis this week. He missed last week’s game against the Dallas Cowboys with a strained hamstring. If McCaffrey doesn’t play he...
Reported racist comment from 2011 by current Raiders coach Jon Gruden draws NFL rebukeVideo
A report that Jon Gruden used a racist comment about NFL Players Association leader DeMaurice Smith in an email 10 years ago drew a strong and quick rebuke Friday from the NFL. A Wall Street Journal story noted that Gruden, then working for ESPN and now coach of the Las...
Virginia native Chris Tyree leads No. 14 Fighting Irish into Virginia TechVideo
Chris Tyree grew up in Virginia dreaming of playing in Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium. He will get that chance Saturday — as a running back for No. 14 Notre Dame. “As a kid born and raised in Virginia and desiring to play Division I football, that’s what I dreamed of...
MLB Network broadcaster Jim Kaat apologizes for ’40-acre’ commentVideo
HOUSTON — MLB Network broadcaster Jim Kaat apologized during Friday’s AL Division Series game between the Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox after saying teams should try to “get a 40-acre field full of” players who look like Chicago infielder Yoan Moncada. Kaat, a former All-Star pitcher and longtime commentator...
Alabama teen chef known for TV cooking shows dies at 17
Fuller Goldsmith knew his life’s arc well before he even began school. During hours waiting out chemotherapy treatments at Children’s of Alabama hospital, the Tuscaloosa native grew bored watching Disney Channel and cartoons, and turned instead to Food Network shows, thus setting his path. The young chef won the “Chopped...
