September 19th, 2025

National Sports

Backup QB Braxton Woodson runs for 180 yards, 2 long TDs and Navy rolls over VMI 52-7

By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Backup quarterback Braxton Woodson ran for 180 yards, including 74- and 68-yard touchdowns, to highlight Navy’s season-opening 52-7 rout of VMI on Saturday. Woodson subbed for starter Blake Horvath, who completed 6 of 7 passes for 66 yards before sitting down. Horvath threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Eli Heidenreich. It ... Read More »

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Aguilar passes for 3 touchdowns as No. 24 Tennessee beats Syracuse 45-26 in season opener

By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025

ATLANTA (AP) — Joey Aguilar passed for 247 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 24 Tennessee held off Syracuse for a 45-26 win on Saturday. Aguilar was 16-for-28 passing in his first game with the Volunteers. He threw a 73-yard touchdown pass to Braylon Staley in the second quarter and found Star Thomas for a ... Read More »

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Dowdell leads Kentucky to 24-16 season-opening win over Toledo

By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Transfer running back Dante Dowdell rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown to lead Kentucky to a 24-16 win over Toledo on Saturday in a season opener. Dowdell’s 79-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter gave the Wildcats the boost they needed to fend off the Rockets in the fourth quarter. Kentucky ... Read More »

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Clark’s 100-yard kickoff return ends Kent State’s 21-game losing streak, 21-17 over Merrimack

By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025

KENT, Ohio (AP) — Da’Realyst Clark returned a kickoff 100-yard for a touchdown to lift Kent State to a 21-17 win over Merrimack on Saturday, ending the Golden Flashes’ 21-game losing streak in interim coach Mark Carney’s first game. The Warriors took their only lead on a 45-yard field goal by Carlton Thai with 5:40 ... Read More »

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Roughriders, Blue Bombers set for clash of CFL’s best rushing defence and offence

By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025

REGINA — Discipline will be a key point of focus for the Saskatchewan Roughriders when they face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday. The 6-4 Bombers enter the contest with the CFL’s top rushing offence, at 119.1 yards per game, while the 8-2 Riders boast the league’s top rushing defence, at 76.3 yards per game. ... Read More »

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Get ready for Coco Gauff vs. Naomi Osaka at the US Open. It’s been 6 years since their first matchup

By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka set up a high-profile showdown between two past title winners in the U.S. Open’s fourth round with victories Saturday. Their meeting on Monday, with a quarterfinal berth at stake, is a rematch from 2019, when Gauff was a 15-year-old making her main-draw debut at Flushing Meadows ... Read More »

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Philipsen wins his second stage of this year’s Spanish Vuelta, Traeen keeps overall lead

By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025

ZARAGOZA, Spain (AP) — Jasper Philipsen secured a second win at this year’s Spanish Vuelta after sprinting to the finish line of Stage 8 on Saturday. The Belgian sprint expert won the flat 163-kilometer (101-mile) ride from Monzon Templario to Zaragoza in 3 hours, 43 minutes, 48 seconds. He had also won the opening stage ... Read More »

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Latifah Abdu gets wish with Montreal Roses FC exit, transfer to Vancouver Rise FC

By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025

VANCOUVER — Latifah Abdu got her wish granted. Vancouver Rise FC announced it had reached a transfer agreement for the 23-year-old Canadian forward Saturday. Abdu had requested a contract release from Montreal Roses FC “to continue her career in an environment better suited to her personal goals and playing style,” the team said in a ... Read More »

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Jake Retzlaff is triumphant in his Tulane debut as the Green Wave tops Northwestern 23-3

By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jake Retzlaff passed for a touchdown and added a 69-yard scoring run in his Tulane debut, and the Green Wave rolled to a 23-3 victory over Northwestern on Saturday. Retzlaff — who won 11 games at BYU last season, but transferred after learning he faced a suspension for violating his former ... Read More »

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Mississippi State gets it going in second half, defeats Southern Miss 34-17

By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Blake Shapen threw for 270 yards and a touchdown to spearhead Mississippi State’s 34-17 season-opening win over Southern Mississippi on Saturday. A dominant third quarter cleared the way for the Bulldogs to take full control of the game. MIssissippi State outgained Southern Miss 199-25 in the quarter and outscored the Golden ... Read More »

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Maryland freshman Malik Washington shines with 3 TD passes in a 39-7 win over FAU

By Canadian Press on August 30th, 2025

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Freshman Malik Washington threw three touchdown passes in the second quarter, and Maryland’s defense scored twice to help the Terripans beat Florida Atlantic 39-7 on Saturday for their 16th consecutive nonconference victory. A four-star recruit from nearby Glen Burnie, Washington arrived at Maryland amid high expectations, and the Terps went ... Read More »

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