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State dreams alive
MOSES LAKE — State tournament season is finally here in the Basin, as several local sports teams have punched thei…
What’s old is new again as No. 4 Georgia opens at Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A nearly month-long postponement to the start of college football in the Southeastern Conference may feel different, but it won’t look much different.
No. 3 Oklahoma looks to avoid another loss to Kansas State
Last year, Oklahoma wasn’t fully focused on Kansas State.
No. 6 LSU and Miss. St. clash in test of new faces, systems
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — No. 6 LSU begins its national title defense with a game featuring numerous new faces on both sidelines.
Mullen returns to Mississippi with No. 5 Florida, SEC hopes
No. 5 Florida at Ole Miss, Saturday at noon ET (ESPN).
Jets WRs Crowder, Perriman and RT Fant out vs. Colts
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Jets wide receivers Jamison Crowder and Breshad Perriman were ruled out for the team's game at Indianapolis on Sunday because of injuries.
No. 13 UCF opens AAC schedule by visiting East Carolina
No. 13 Central Florida (1-0, 0-0 American Athletic Conference) at East Carolina (0-0, 0-0), Saturday at noon ET (ABC).
Red Stars' Gorden launches nonprofit to help Black girls
Sarah Gorden tells the story often, about how she was a kid playing on a club soccer team when an opponent called her a racial slur.
McCormick rushes for 2 TDs, UTSA holds off Middle Tennessee
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Backup Josh Adkins threw for 233 yards and a touchdown, Sincere McCormick rushed for 82 yards and two scores, and UTSA held off Middle Tennessee 37-35 on Friday night in a Conference USA opener f…
Marlins, Reds, Astros lock up spots in the postseason
NEW YORK (AP) — The Marlins clinched an improbable playoff berth in their coronavirus-decimated season, beating the New York Yankees 4-3 in 10 innings Friday night to seal a postseason trip.
Padres optimistic on Lamet's injury, split DH with Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Diego Padres are still very much counting on a healthy Dinelson Lamet making his playoff start next week.
Dodgers 5 HRs, bounce Angels 9-5; Astros get last AL spot
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Turner homered twice and AJ Pollock, Will Smith and Edwin Ríos also went deep as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Angels 9-5 on Friday to open the first-ever season-closing Free…
D-backs sweep doubleheader, beat Rockies in 11-5 in nightcap
PHOENIX (AP) — Josh VanMeter hit a three-run homer, David Peralta and Tim Locastro both had three hits and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 11-5 Friday night to sweep a doubleheader.
Astros clinch final AL playoff spot despite loss to Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ryan Pressly had no interest in waiting to see if the Astros would get the help they needed to clinch the last spot in the expanded American League playoffs after the Houston reliever couldn…
Padres lose Lamet to injury, split doubleheader with Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Trent Grisham hit a game-ending three-run homer with one out in the seventh inning, lifting the San Diego Padres to a 6-5 victory and a doubleheader split with the San Francisco Giants on Frida…
Canha homers in 10th inning, rallies A's past Mariners 3-1
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Canha hit a two-out, two-run home run in the 10th inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.