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NCAA Football: Western Kentucky at Alabama

No. 5 Alabama, Jalen Milroe rout Western Kentucky 63-0 in coach Kalen DeBoer’s debut

Jalen Milroe ran for two touchdowns and passed for three more, including scores of 84 and 55 yards to highly touted freshman Ryan Williams, and No. 5 Alabama breezed through Kalen DeBoer’s debut with a 63-0 victory over Western Kentucky Saturday night.

Mets hand White Sox team record-tying 106th loss

Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and the New York Mets beat the skidding White Sox 5-3 on Saturday night, handing Chicago its 106th loss to tie a franchise record.

QB Cam Ward rips the Swamp following No. 19 Miami’s 41-17 victory and offers advice to Florida fans

After picking apart Florida, Cam Ward took aim at its frustrated fanbase.

Freshman Jeremiah Smith makes 2 TD catches, No. 2 Ohio State beats Akron 52-6 in opener

Freshman Jeremiah Smith caught two touchdown passes and No. 2 Ohio State overcame a sluggish start to bury Akron 52-6 in the opener for both teams Saturday.

Drew Allar throws for 3 TDs and No. 8 Penn State beats West Virginia 34-12 in lightning-delayed opener

Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes in the second quarter, Nick Singleton rushed for 114 yards and a TD, and No. 8 Penn State beat West Virginia 34-12 on Saturday in a season opener delayed for more than two hours by lightning.

Caitlin Clark has career-high 31 points, 12 assists as Fever beat Sky 100-81 despite Reese record

Clark shot 8 for 14, including 5 for 9 from 3-point range, in her 11th double-double. She is the only player to ever have three games of at least 25 points and 10 rebounds in a season.

Los Angeles Dodgers v Arizona Diamondbacks

Will Smith hits 3-run homer, Dodgers extend NL West lead to 5 games with 10-9 win over D-backs

Will Smith hit a late three-run homer, Shohei Ohtani added his 43rd of the season and the Dodgers extended their NL West lead to five games with a 10-9 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.

Columbus Blue Jackets v Carolina Hurricanes

NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother have died after their bicycles were hit by a car

The Carneys Point, New Jersey, natives were in the area for their sister Katie’s wedding scheduled for Friday in Philadelphia.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: AUG 29 North Carolina at Minnesota

North Carolina ekes out 19-17 win on Minnesota’s missed FG as time expires; Heels QB Johnson injured

Noah Burnette made four field goals, three of them after quarterback Max Johnson was carted off with a knee injury, and hit the go-ahead 45-yarder with 1:44 left to lift North Carolina past Minnesota 19-17 in the season opener for both teams on Thursday night.

Carlos Alcaraz’s 15-match Grand Slam win streak ends in loss to Botic van de Zandschulp

Alcaraz was stunned by van de Zandschulp in an epic upset at the US Open.

NCAA Football: North Dakota State at Colorado

Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter help Colorado hold off NDSU 31-26 to start Year 2 under Deion Sanders

Shedeur Sanders threw for 445 yards and four touchdowns — three to Travis Hunter — and Colorado began Year 2 under Deion Sanders by holding off FCS power North Dakota State 31-26 on Thursday night.

Naomi Osaka’s forehand goes awry and she loses in the US Open’s second round to Karolina Muchova

Osaka struggled for much of the early going, dropping five consecutive games and 22 of 26 points in one stretch.

Philadelphia Phillies v Kansas City Royals

Phillies demote struggling right-hander Walker to bullpen for stretch run

Walker (3-6) had not won a game since May 22 for the NL East-leading Phillies and had lost his last six decisions.

Judge says ex-Celtics Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis can delay prison to finish film

Davis was convicted of fraud for cheating the NBA Players’ Health and Benefit Welfare Plan out of over $5 million.

Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova knocked out in the second round of the U.S. Open

Barbora Krejcikova acknowledged not knowing where her level of play was. Turns out, it wasn’t good enough.

Eddie Dunbar wins Spanish Vuelta stage as Primoz Roglic cuts into Ben O’Connor’s lead

Eddie Dunbar broke away with less than a kilometer to go to win Stage 11 of the Spanish Vuelta on a day that Primoz Roglic cut nearly 40 seconds from Ben O’Connor’s overall lead.

Mariners reinstate J.P. Crawford from injured list, option Dominic Canzone

The Mariners’ shortstop has been on the IL since July 23 with a right hand fracture.

Royals starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen heads to 15-day injured list with strained left hamstring

Michael Lorenzen, who was acquired in a July 29 trade with Texas, returned to Kansas City following a 6-1 victory at Progressive Field.

U.S. Open champion in 2021 Emma Raducanu loses in the first round to Sofia Kenin

“I feel down. I feel sad,” Emma Raducanu said, pausing to find her words. “Obviously this is a tournament I really want to do well in.”

Carlos Alcaraz wins opening match at U.S. Open, extends winning streak in Grand Slam matches to 15

The No. 3 seed from Spain won the French Open and Wimbledon titles earlier this year, giving him four major championships.

Varvara Lepchenko advances in her first Grand Slam event after a doping suspension

Varvara Lepchenko is a 38-year-old American who is currently ranked 199th and earned a spot in the women’s singles bracket by winning three matches in the qualifying event.