National Sports
Singleton, Allen lead No. 2 Penn State in opening romp over Nevada
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Nicholas Singleton ran for two touchdowns, Penn State forced three turnovers and the No. 2 Nittany Lions pulled away to beat Nevada 46-11 on Saturday in the opener for both teams. Singleton capped Penn State’s opening possession with a 1-yard run then scored on another short plunge early in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 7 Oregon routs Montana State 59-13 in the season opener
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Dante Moore started at quarterback for No. 7 Oregon and threw for 213 yards with three touchdowns, and the Ducks routed FCS power Montana State 59-13 in the opener for both teams Saturday. It was widely assumed that Moore — Dillon Gabriel’s understudy last season — would be the Ducks’ quarterback ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stockton flashes dual-threat skills with 2 TD passes, 2 TD runs as No. 5 Georgia routs Marshall 45-7
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Gunner Stockton enjoyed a promising start to his first full season as No. 5 Georgia’s starting quarterback, running for two touchdowns and adding two scoring passes as the Bulldogs rolled past Marshall 45-7 in their season opener on Saturday. Stockton, a junior, had scoring runs of 13 and 11 yards. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NIU and Holy Cross trade fourth-quarter kickoff-return TDs before Huskies take 19-17 win
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
DEKALB, Illinois (AP) — Dev’ion Reynolds returned a fourth-quarter kickoff for a 96-yard touchdown and Northern Illinois defeated Holy Cross 19-17 on Saturday in a season opener for both teams. Reynolds’ return gave NIU a lead that Cavon Wright extended to 19-10 with a 2-yard touchdown run. Holy Cross’ Alijah Cason closed the gap with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jeff Hoffman’s job as Toronto Blue Jays closer safe — for now — despite struggles
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
TORONTO — Jeff Hoffman stood on the mound at Rogers Centre, shaking his head as Christian Yelich rounded the bases. It was the second consecutive home run that Hoffman, the Blue Jays closer, had given up in the ninth inning on Saturday, costing Toronto a 4-1 decision to the Milwaukee Brewers. Hoffman said he was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Simon throws for career-high 6 TDs, Temple snaps FBS-worst road skid in 42-10 win over UMass
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Evan Simon set a career high with six touchdown passes and Temple snapped an FBS-worst 20-game road losing streak in a 42-10 season-opening win over UMass on Saturday. Temple’s last road win was in September 2021. Simon was 19 for 25 with 248 yards. He connected with seven receivers. Peter Clarke ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!VinĂcius helps Madrid fight back for win over Mallorca, Atletico remains winless in La Liga
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — VinĂcius JĂşnior and Arda GĂĽler scored back-to-back goals to help Real Madrid rally for a 2-1 win over Mallorca and make it three wins in as many games in the Spanish league on Saturday. Xabi Alonso’s team saw three newcomers make key plays in the victory at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Josh Lowe homers twice and Ryan Pepiot throws 5 scoreless innings as Rays beat Nationals 4-1
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Josh Lowe homered twice and drove in all four of Tampa Bay’s runs, Ryan Pepiot pitched five scoreless innings and the Rays beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Saturday. It was the third multihomer game of Lowe’s career and first this season. The game was delayed briefly twice, once in the third ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Isaac Brown scores two touchdowns, runs for 126 yards in Louisville’s rout of Eastern Kentucky
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Isaac Brown and the rest of his Louisville teammates made short work of visiting Eastern Kentucky on Saturday as the Cardinals rolled to a 51-17 victory in both teams’ season opener. Brown, a sophomore running back, ran for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The second-team preseason All-American’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oregon Duck loses his head before opener against Montana State
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
EUGENE. Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Duck lost his head in the run up to the team’s opener against Montana State on Saturday. No, it wasn’t out of of excitement for the game. The mascot was running out on the field at Autzen Stadium when he tripped and the head of his costume flew off. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doncic scores 39 points but Slovenia loses again at EuroBasket against France, Serbia advances
By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025
Luka Doncic scored 39 points but Slovenia (0-2) lost again at EuroBasket after France’s deep bench proved too much for the Los Angeles Lakers star’s team on Saturday. France’s 103-95 win came two days after Doncic had scored 34 points in Slovenia’s 105-95 defeat to co-host Poland. His outing against France put Doncic over 1,000 ... Read More »
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