National Sports
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 »
Be the first to comment!Ransom scores twice as Bethune-Cookman defeats Arkansas-Pine Bluff 31-14
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Cam’Ron Ransom threw for 170 yards and rushed for two touchdowns, Alihaja Scott Jr. and Khamani Robinson each added a score on the ground, and Bethune-Cookman took down Arkansas-Pine Bluff 31-14 on Saturday. The Wildcats (4-4, 3-1 Southwestern) did not trail for the entire game, scoring in each quarter to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gresock scores 4 TDs as Gardner-Webb overpowers Lindenwood 48-20
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
SAINT CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Carson Gresock rushed for four touchdowns and Quasean Holmes added a 67-yard score as Gardner-Webb overpowered Lindenwood 48–20 on Saturday. Gresock found the end zone twice in the first quarter — from 3 and 20 yards out — to set the tone for the Runnin’ Bulldogs. He added short touchdown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harper throws 3 TDs, Gbatu Jr. has 108 yards receiving, UC Davis beats Northern Colorado 27-16
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Grant Harper threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns on 15-for-31 passing, Samuel Gbatu Jr. caught five passes for 108 yards and a score, and UC Davis defeated Northern Colorado, 27-16 on Saturday. The Aggies (6-1, 4-0 Big Sky), ranked No. 9 in the FCS coaches poll, rode a 21-point second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Robert Morris defeats Saint Francis 24-14 with boost from Ethan Shine’s fourth-quarter touchdown
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
LORETTO, Pa. (AP) — Ethan Shine had 123 yards rushing, including a key touchdown in the fourth quarter, and Robert Morris defeated Saint Francis 24-14 on Saturday. After a Saint Francis touchdown got the Red Flash within 17-14 in the fourth quarter, Owen McGraw returned the kickoff 49 yards to set up the Colonials with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hayes returns kickoff for TD for 2nd straight game, SE Louisiana stretches win streak to 4
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Brandon Hayes returned the second-half kickoff for a touchdown for the second straight game, Calvin Smith Jr. rushed for two scores and Southeastern Louisiana beat Houston Christian 38-14 on Saturday for the Lions’ fourth consecutive win. Hayes’ kickoff return covered 85 yards. Last week he went 83 yards in a 49-0 win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Williams throws 2 TD passes and Southern Illinois rolls past Northern Iowa 31-17
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — DJ Williams threw two touchdown passes and Southern Illinois rolled to a 31-17 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday. Williams completed 19 of 23 passes for 190 yards. Edward Robinson and Chandler Chapman combined for 15 carries for 167 yards rushing for Southern Illinois (5-3, 2-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference), which ... Read More »
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