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‘You Can Cement Your Legacy’: Kevin Jennings Breaks SMU Career Total Offense Record In 56-10 Win
DALLAS — Kevin Jennings threw 5 touchdown passes before halftime Saturday and moved past Ben Hicks for SMU's career total offense record in a 56-10 win over UC Davis at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Jennings completed 14-of-16 passes for 337 yards, 5…
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‘Clearly The Better Team’: North Texas Forces 4 Turnovers, Crushes UNLV 44-6
DENTON, Texas — UNLV had scored at least 20 points in 36 straight games coming into Saturday, the longest such streak in the country. The Rebels never reached the end zone at DATCU Stadium. The North Texas Mean Green forced 4 turnovers…
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‘Every Game’s A Dogfight’: No. 13 Texas Tech Rallies Past Oregon State 35-24
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Thomas Castellanos came on for third-and-7 from the Oregon State 8 with 1:04 left and threw 8 yards to true freshman tight end Matt Ludwig, his first touchdown pass as a Red Raider. The score put No. 13 Texas…
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‘I Want To Chase First’: FC Dallas Beats Portland Timbers 2-1 For 3rd Straight Win
FRISCO, Texas — Logan Farrington scored his ninth goal of the season in the 45th minute and Joaquín Valiente added a second in the 87th as FC Dallas beat the Portland Timbers 2-1 on Saturday night at Toyota Stadium. It was Dallas'…
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‘A Lot Of Momentum’: Wyatt Langford Sparks 6-Run Fifth As Texas Rangers Beat Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2
PHOENIX — Wyatt Langford opened a six-run fifth inning with a 435-foot home run Saturday night at Chase Field. The Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 to even the three-game series. Texas had lost three in a row and five of…
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‘Winners Win, Baby’: No. 4 Texas Erases 20-Point Deficit To Stun No. 1 Ohio State 24-23
AUSTIN, Texas — Daylan "Hollywood" Smothers went up and over the pile from the 1-yard line with 25 seconds to play, and No. 4 Texas finished off a 21-point fourth quarter to beat No. 1 Ohio State 24-23 on Saturday night. The…
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‘Everything He Does Is Just Big’: Alexander Zverev Sizes Up Ben Shelton Before U.S. Open Final
NEW YORK — Alexander Zverev leads Ben Shelton 5-0 in their head-to-head series and has won 10 of the 11 sets they have played, per the ATP Tour. They meet Sunday at 1 p.m. CT on ABC in the US Open men's…
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‘Take The Head-To-Head Out Of It’: Frances Tiafoe Explains What Ben Shelton Must Do Against Alexander Zverev
NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe has played Ben Shelton five times and Alexander Zverev 10 times, and he has beaten Shelton once and Zverev once. Hours after losing the semifinal that put Shelton into Sunday's US Open final, Tiafoe was asked what…
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‘I Want To Be A Grand Slam Champion’: Frances Tiafoe Reflects After 3rd U.S. Open Semifinal Loss
NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe has now lost three US Open semifinals and won none. The eleventh seed lost to Ben Shelton 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 on Friday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium after taking the opening set, and his three career…
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‘Everything Is Different’: Alexander Zverev Returns To U.S. Open Final 6 Years After Crushing 2020 Loss
NEW YORK — Alexander Zverev played the 2020 US Open final in an empty stadium and lost it to Dominic Thiem from two sets up. He plays his second on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT on ABC, against Ben Shelton, in a…
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‘Every Day Was Kind Of A Challenge’: Elena Rybakina Reveals Ankle Injury Scare Before U.S. Open Title
NEW YORK — Elena Rybakina retired from her Cincinnati Open quarterfinal against Iga Świątek on Aug. 20 with a left ankle injury, trailing 1-4 in the opening set. Twenty-three days later she won the US Open. Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4,…
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‘It Feels Amazing’: Elena Rybakina Beats Aryna Sabalenka For U.S. Open Title, Clinches World No. 1
NEW YORK — Elena Rybakina will be ranked No. 1 in the world when the WTA rankings are published Monday. She is the first man or woman from Kazakhstan to reach the top of the rankings, and the 30th woman in WTA…
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‘Putting A Little Bit Too Much Pressure On Themselves’: Wyatt Langford Drops To 6th As Texas Rangers Search For Offense
PHOENIX — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker dropped Wyatt Langford to sixth in the order Saturday, three spots under Josh Jung in Jung's first game back. Asked on Rangers Sports Network what he sees from Langford at the plate, Schumaker pointed at the…
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‘Arguably Our Best Hitter’: Josh Jung Gives Texas Rangers Lineup Major Boost For Final Playoff Push
PHOENIX — Josh Jung hits third and plays third base Saturday, seven weeks after a left calf strain took him out of the Texas Rangers lineup. How long he stays on the field each night is something Rangers manager Skip Schumaker would…
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‘It Could Be Either Opener, It Could Be Leverage’: Texas Rangers Reveal Nathan Eovaldi’s New Bullpen Role
PHOENIX — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker will use Nathan Eovaldi out of the bullpen, and he could use him as soon as Saturday night. The Texas Rangers activated the right-hander off the 15-day injured list hours before playing the Arizona Diamondbacks, and…
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‘Pretty Sore’: Jacob deGrom May Skip Bullpen As Texas Rangers Monitor Groin Injury
PHOENIX — Jacob deGrom was sore Friday, feels better Saturday, and might not throw his bullpen between starts. Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said so on Rangers Sports Network before the Texas Rangers played the Arizona Diamondbacks. "Pretty sore. He was pretty sore…
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New York Giants Elevate Braxton Berrios, Sign Dalen Cambre Before Dallas Cowboys Opener
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants elevated wide receiver Braxton Berrios from the practice squad and signed wide receiver Dalen Cambre to the 53-man roster on Sept. 12, one day before the season opener against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife…
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‘She Was Simply A Better Player’: Aryna Sabalenka Reacts To U.S. Open Final Loss To Elena Rybakina
NEW YORK — Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 on Saturday in the US Open women's singles final. The match at Arthur Ashe Stadium began at 3 p.m. CT and ran 2 hours, 21 minutes. Sabalenka arrived at the final…
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‘Best Usage Is Out Of The Bullpen’: Nathan Eovaldi, Josh Jung Activated Before Texas Rangers Face Arizona Diamondbacks
PHOENIX — Nathan Eovaldi is back on the Texas Rangers roster for the first time since Aug. 7. Josh Jung came back with him. Texas activated the right-hander from the 15-day injured list and the third baseman from the 10-day list on…
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‘Winning Football Formula’: No. 10 Texas A&M Forces 4 Turnovers In 48-20 Win Over Arizona State
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M forced three turnovers on three straight Arizona State possessions in the fourth quarter Saturday, returned two of them for touchdowns, and pulled away from a four-point game for a 48-20 win at Kyle Field. The Aggies…
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