(Photo credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports) New-look UCLA welcomes Coastal Carolina to the Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday for the 2023 season opener and first-ever meeting between the programs. UCLA kicks off its final campaign as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, the league to which it has belonged since 1928. The Bruins were 9-4 a season ago, with the nine wins the program's most under head coach Chip Kelly
(Photo credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports) Kole Calhoun hit a two-out, three-run homer in the 10th inning as the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the deciding game of three-game series Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis. Calhoun, acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash on Aug. 4, smashed a 3-0 fastball by Minnesota reliever Kody Funderburk 433 feet into the second dec
(Photo credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports) Qualifier Dominic Stricker, a 21-year-old Swiss player ranked No. 128 in the world, rallied from a set down to knock off seventh-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas on Wednesday in a four-hour match at the U.S. Open in New York. Stricker advanced to the third round with a 7-5, 6-7 (2), 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-3 marathon win over Tsitsipas in four hours and four minutes. Stricker s
(Photo credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports) Vanderbilt looks for a 2-0 start when it plays host to Alabama AM on Saturday evening at Nashville, Tenn. The Commodores, while happy to get a win in last Saturday's 35-28 home victory over Hawaii, know they have plenty of room for improvement. Hawaii outgained Vanderbilt in yards 391-297 in a rematch of last year's season opener, a 63-10 Vandy win at Honolulu. Va
(Photo credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports) Andrew Vaughn, Oscar Colas and Luis Robert Jr. all homered for Chicago as the White Sox avoided a series sweep by defeating the host Baltimore Orioles 10-5 on Wednesday afternoon. Eloy Jimenez went 4-for-5 and scored two runs as the White Sox reached the 10-run mark for the third time since the All-Star break, doing so in six innings after erasing an early four-run hole. A
(Photo credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports) Brandon Drury hit a go-ahead, two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning off Craig Kimbrel to lift the Los Angeles Angels over the host Philadelphia Phillies 10-8 on Wednesday. Drury had two hits and Hunter Renfroe also hit a home run, going 3-for-4 with four RBIs. Eduardo Escobar added two hits while Shohei Ohtani had an RBI single for the Angels, who avoided a three-g
(Photo credit: SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK) Oklahoma State will kick off its season against visiting Central Arkansas on Saturday evening in Stillwater, Okla. The Cowboys are eager to move on from a disappointing finish a season ago in the Big 12 Conference. Oklahoma State won six of its first seven games but stumbled down the stretch with five losses in its last six games. A new season brings a fresh
(Photo credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports) Looking to post back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in a decade, Syracuse kicks off its 2023 campaign Saturday with a home matchup against FCS foe Colgate. The Orange went 7-6 a season ago, falling to Minnesota 28-20 in the Pinstripe Bowl. They have not played in a bowl game in back-to-back years since 2012 and 2013 -- the last time the program finished above .
(Photo credit: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports) Texas State and host Baylor are both looking for redemption, but for different reasons, when they open the season on Saturday in Waco, Texas. Baylor has a bad taste in its mouth after going 6-7 in 2022, one year after the Bears won the Big 12 championship. Defense was the main culprit last year for Baylor, which allowed nearly 27 points per game. Baylor fired defensive coo
(Photo credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) The seismic shift in college sports over the summer has left the Pac-12 gutted and the few remaining schools mulling new conference options. Washington State is one of those teams in limbo, and it could get a glimpse into its future when it opens the 2023 season at Colorado State on Saturday night in Fort Collins, Colo. The Cougars have been linked to several conference
(Photo credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports) The Cleveland Browns signed former starting quarterback and Chicago castoff P.J. Walker to their practice squad on Wednesday, giving the team three QBs heading into the season. The Browns cut Kellen Mond on Tuesday after trading Joshua Dobbs to Arizona last week. Rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson is the primary backup to Deshaun Watson. Walker was a surprise camp casualty of th
(Photo credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports) Maryland coach Mike Locksley declared this summer that the Terrapins are ready to fight for Big Ten championships. "They seem very driven, very focused and ... getting and creating the right kind of habits and behaviors that allow you to play championship-level football," Locksley said of his players on Aug. 2. But Maryland can't begin its quest for a league title right away -
Multan [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): Pakistan stalwart Babar Azam scripted history on Wednesday by achieving a milestone by becoming the first captain to score 150 in the Asia Cup tournament. In the opening match of the Asia Cup between Pakistan and Nepal, Pakistan captain Babar smashed a stunning 151 off 131 balls to provide his team with a massive 342/6 total in Multan. With his innings, he placed himself second to play
Hove [UK], August 30 (ANI): After England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced increased match fees for the women's side making it equal to the men's team, England captain Heather Knight said on Wednesday that she felt it was a real watershed moment"That [series] felt like a real watershed moment," Knight said as quoted by Sky Sports. "It's remarkable how things have progressed. When you're in it and things improve gra
Muscat [Oman], August 30 (ANI): The Indian Men's Hockey Team scripted a stunning 12-2 win over Oman but went down 4-5 against Pakistan at the Men's Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier in Salalah, Oman, on Wednesday. In the second game of the night against Pakistan, Maninder Singh (17', 29'), Gurjot Singh (12'), and Mohammad Raheel (21') were on target for India. For Pakistan, Ahtisham Aslam (2', 3'), Zikriya Hayat (5'), A
(Photo credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports) Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow returned to practice Wednesday wearing a helmet and shoulder pads after missing a month. His return comes a day after Bengals head coach Zac Taylor hinted that the fourth-year Pro Bowl QB was close to returning. Taylor said "we'll see" Tuesday when asked if Burrow would return this week, adding that Burrow only needed "one rep" to be
(Photo credit: Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK) The Hugh Freeze era will begin Saturday afternoon when Auburn hosts UMass in its season opener at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Freeze enters his first season on the Plains after successful head coaching stints at Arkansas State, Ole Miss and Liberty. One of the first orders of business for Freeze this offseason was to rebuild the Tigers through the transfer porta
(Photo credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports) Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi will look to put friendships aside when the Panthers host Wofford in the season opener for both teams on Saturday. Narduzzi will be pitted against longtime friend Shawn Watson, who served as the Terriers' interim head coach for six games last season before landing the full-time position on Dec. 1, 2022. Watson worked under Narduzzi as Pitt's offensive
(Photo credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports) The San Francisco Giants activated outfielder Mike Yastrzemski from the 10-day injured list on Wednesday. He started in right field and batted sixth against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, his first appearance since sustaining a left hamstring strain on July 30. Yastrzemski, 33, entered the game batting .233 with 11 home runs and 32 RBIs in 77 games this seaso
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): Odisha FC have secured the services of former Mumbai City FC forward Cy Goddard on a one-year deal, the club announced on Wednesday. Goddard will return to the Indian Super League (ISL) having spent a year on loan at Mumbai City FC in their double-winning 2020-21 season and will reunite with head coach Sergio Lobera and teammates Ahmed Jahouh, Mourtada Fall and Amey Ranawade at Odisha F
Multan [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): Pakistan bowler Shadab Khan credited his fellow team pacers for setting up the platform to bundle out Nepal to 104, sealing the opening game of the Asia Cup 2023 with a massive 238-run margin in Multan on Wednesday. Pakistan kicked off its Asia Cup campaign in style as centuries by skipper Babar Azam, and Iftikhar Ahmed and fiery spells by Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf helped them crush Ne
Dubai [UAE], August 30 (ANI): ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier 2023 will be held from August 31 to September 9 in Malaysia where 11 teams will participate in the Qualifier. Thailand, UAE, Nepal, Hong Kong China, Bhutan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, China, Myanmar and host country Malaysia are the teams which will compete in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier 2023. Armed with excitement and the quest to qualif
Manchester [UK], August 30 (ANI): Manchester United on Wednesday confirmed that their star defender Raphael Varane will miss their action-packed clash against Arsenal this weekend. The club released an official statement to announce Varan's absence from the squad which read as quoted from the club's official website, "Raphael Varane will be missing from the team when Manchester United face Arsenal in the Premier League on
Frankfurt [Germany], August 30 (ANI): France forward Randal Kolo Muani refused to train with Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday and is pushing for a transfer, the German Bundesliga club said Wednesday. According to various media reports, the young French forward has been a subject of interest for the Ligue 1 title holders throughout the summer transfer window. With two days remaining till the transfer window closes, Muani h
London [UK], August 30 (ANI): Manchester City's ace goal-scoring player Erling Haaland has been named the Men's Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Players' Player of the Year. The Norwegian clinched the award seeing off competition from Harry Kane, as well as City teammates Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones, plus the Arsenal duo of Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard. Last season, Haaland broke the single-season Premie