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Jackson scores 4 TDs, wins it 37-34 for Rice in double overtime over UConn
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Quinton Jackson tallied career highs of 256 combined yards and four touchdowns, including the game-winning score in the second overtime, to lead Rice to a 37-34 win over UConn on Saturday and snap a three-game losing streak. Jackson broke out for a 73-yard rushing touchdown and a 75-yard receiving score in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wright, Johnson Jr. combine for 266 yards rushing, lead Northern Illinois over Ball State 21-7
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Chavon Wright and Telly Johnson Jr. combined for 266 yards rushing and a touchdown to lead Northern Illinois to a 21-7 victory over Ball State on Saturday. Johnson broke loose on a 53-yard touchdown run on the opening drive for Northern Illinois (2-6, 1-3 Mid-American Conference). Josh Holst added a 7-yard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mark Gronowski helps Iowa extend winning streak with 41-3 victory over Minnesota
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Mark Gronowski ran for a touchdown and threw for another as Iowa defeated Minnesota 41-3 on Saturday. It was the third consecutive win for the Hawkeyes (6-2, 4-1 Big Ten), who became bowl eligible. Iowa had rushing, passing, defensive and special teams touchdowns in the first half, building a 31-0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Brad Jacobs into men’s final at Pan Continental Curling Championships
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
VIRGINIA — Canada’s Brad Jacobs is through to the men’s gold-medal game at the Pan Continental Curling Championships after posting a narrow 5-4 semifinal win over China on Saturday. Vice-skip Marc Kennedy, who curled a perfect game, hit a triple-takeout to blank the ninth end with the score tied 4-4. Then, with the hammer in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Undefeated Tarleton State forces 4 turnovers in 31-7 win over Eastern Kentucky
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Daniel Greek ran for two short touchdowns to help undefeated Tarleton State beat Eastern Kentucky 31-7 on Saturday. Tarleton State (8-0, 5-0 United Athletic Conference), ranked No. 3 in the FCS coaches poll, is off to its best start since it won 11 straight to open the 2019, its last in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lamar scores 24 unanswered points in 41-14 victory over Northwestern State
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Robert Coleman threw a touchdown pass, Xavier Coleman ran for 101 yards and two touchdowns, and Lamar scored 24 unanswered points in a 41-14 victory over Northwestern State on Saturday. Xavier Coleman had a go-ahead 35-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter for Lamar (7-1, 4-0 Southland Conference). Robert Coleman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rob Manfred increasingly confident major leaguers will play in 2028 LA Olympics
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is increasingly confident big league players will participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. MLB did not allow players on 40-man rosters at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, when Nippon Professional Baseball interrupted its season and Japan beat the U.S. 2-0 in the gold medal game. MLB ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mercer’s Braden Atkinson sets school passing record in 62-0 victory over VMI
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
MACON, Ga. (AP) — Mercer quarterback Braden Atkinson threw five touchdown passes and broke a school record with 538 passing yards in the Bears’ 62-0 win over VMI on Saturday afternoon. Mercer (6-1, 5-0 Southern Conference), which is ranked 14th in the FCS coaches poll, hasn’t lost since its season opener. The Bears took a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Norris takes pole in Mexico as Piastri struggles; Hamilton shines for Ferrari
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Formula 1 driver championship fight stormed into the Mexican Grand Prix with points leader Oscar Piastri struggling in qualifying while McLaren teammate Lando Norris took the pole. Norris won his fifth pole of the season — first one at Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez — while Piastri was a distant seventh in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Illinois State rides Rittenhouse’s 3 TDs to 21-13 win over Illinois State
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse accounted for three total touchdowns — two passing and one running — and No. 18 FCS Illinois State beat South Dakota 21-13 on Saturday. Will Leyland’s 37-yard field goal with 8:47 left in the first quarter gave South Dakota a 3-0 lead. Rittenhouse led a 12-play, 79-yard drive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor’s 2 TDs, first-half scoring enough for Eastern Washington in 23-20 win over Weber State
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Jared Taylor scored two rushing touchdowns and Jaxon Branch caught another and the Eastern Washington defense held onto a first-half lead in a 23-20 win over Weber State on Saturday. Eastern Washington (4-4, 3-1 Big Sky) tagged the Weber State defense for touchdowns twice in the final five minutes of the ... Read More »
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