Month: September 2019

9:32 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Steve Flesch shot a 4-under 67 on Saturday at Poppy Hills to take the second-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ Pure Insurance Championship. After opening with a 68 on Friday at Pebble Beach, Flesch had five birdies and a bogey at Poppy Hills to reach
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9:05 PM ET The Mississippi State Bulldogs‘ canine mascot, “Bully,” was uninjured after taking a hit on the sideline during the first quarter of Saturday’s road game against Auburn. Bully was on a leash, far back on the sideline with his handler near the end zone, when Auburn’s JaTarvious Whitlow tumbled into him after scoring
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8:56 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — A 3-year-old colt suffered a catastrophic injury in the eighth race at Santa Anita and was euthanized Saturday, the 32nd horse to die at the track since December. Two-time Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Mario Gutierrez was tossed off in the incident on the second day of the fall
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3:49 PM ET NORMAN, Okla. — Jalen Hurts continued his statistical onslaught Saturday, throwing for 415 yards and three touchdowns in three quarters of play in No. 6 Oklahoma‘s 55-16 victory over Texas Tech. Hurts also rushed for 70 yards and another score, and his 485 yards of total offense ranked eighth in Oklahoma history,
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8:28 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It was a record-breaking day for Alabama‘s passing game against Ole Miss on Saturday as quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw for a school record six touchdowns and moved into first in Crimson Tide history with 84 career total touchdowns. Wide receiver DeVonta Smith, meanwhile, broke two single-game school records previously
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8:25 PM ET New York Mets star first baseman Pete Alonso hit his 53rd home run of the season Saturday, breaking Aaron Judge‘s record for most homers by a rookie in one season. Alonso hit a solo shot in his second at-bat against Atlanta Braves right-hander Mike Foltynewicz. Judge hit 52 home runs in 2017
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8:06 PM ET Oklahoma and Notre Dame became the sixth and seventh FBS teams to earn 900 wins in program history on Saturday — a feat the Irish accomplished for the second time. Notre Dame originally reached 900 wins in 2017, but the NCAA mandated in February 2018 that the school vacate 21 victories because
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7:36 PM ET Infielder Miguel Rojas will serve as player-manager for the Miami Marlins on Sunday, in their season finale against the Philadelphia Phillies. Rojas, 30 agreed to a two-year, $10.5 million contract extension with the Marlins last week. At a news conference announcing the extension, manager Don Mattingly teared up talking about Rojas’ character,
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7:10 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — While the Los Angeles Dodgers kept raising their win total, Hyun-Jin Ryu continued to lower his ERA. With one game left in the regular season, they’re both in good position. Ryu secured the major league ERA title at 2.32 with seven sharp innings and the Dodgers matched
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7:01 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Bodies bounced off one another during an intrasquad scrimmage that capped the Los Angeles Lakers‘ first practice of training camp Saturday. LeBron James collided with Alex Caruso, causing both of them to fall to the floor. Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard got tangled up going for a rebound
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