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Vanderbilt Stuns NC State With a Fumble-Recovery Touchdown in the Final Seconds, 35-31
NC State led 31-28 and was trying to run out the clock from its own end zone when quarterback CJ Bailey fumbled. Vanderbilt recovered it for the winning score.
Asian Games Open in Nagoya, Where Athletes Are Sleeping in Container Huts and on a Cruise Ship
The 20th Asian Games opened Saturday with a father and son lighting the cauldron. Organizers built no athletes’ village, so thousands of athletes are staying in container-style huts, hotels and a cruise ship.
Kelsey Mitchell Sets WNBA Single-Season Scoring Record in Fever's Win Over Tempo
Mitchell poured in 33 points to break A'ja Wilson's 2024 mark of 1,021 points, while Caitlin Clark added 28 points and 14 assists in her first game back from the FIBA World Cup, as Indiana beat Toronto 103-85.
Josh Allen Throws and Runs for Five Touchdowns as Bills Christen New Highmark Stadium With 41-31 Win
Josh Allen accounted for five touchdowns as the Buffalo Bills beat the Detroit Lions 41-31 in the first regular-season game at the team's new Highmark Stadium.
Zverev Didn't Realize He'd Won the US Open — Then Beat Shelton for His Second Major of the Year
Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton in four sets to win the US Open, his second Grand Slam title in three months and the fourth-ever first-two-majors-in-one-season run.
AC Milan Falls 2-0 to Benfica at San Siro in Europa League Opener
Goals from Dodi Lukebakio and Jakub Kaminski gave Benfica a 2-0 win over AC Milan at the San Siro, with substitute Christian Pulisic unable to spark a comeback.
Brayan Rocchio's Ninth-Inning Double Beats the White Sox Again, Pulls Guardians Within Half a Game
Brayan Rocchio's two-out, two-strike walk-off double turned a 6-5 deficit into a 7-6 Guardians win over the White Sox, his fourth walk-off hit of the season.
Cardinals Stun Chargers 26-14 as 9.5-Point Underdogs in Mike LaFleur's Coaching Debut
Arizona dominated Los Angeles 26-14 behind Trey McBride's nine-catch day and four Chad Ryland field goals, covering as heavy underdogs at SoFi Stadium.
Texas Was Down 20 to the No. 1 Team in the Country. Then the Fourth Quarter Started.
Texas erased a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat No. 1 Ohio State 24-23 — the first team to pull off that kind of comeback against an AP No. 1 opponent in 22 seasons.
Oregon Was a 24.5-Point Favorite. Oklahoma State Won Anyway.
Oklahoma State stunned No. 6 Oregon 39-31, ending a 21-game FBS losing streak and snapping Oregon's 57-game win streak when favored by 24-plus points.
Elena Rybakina Just Did Something Only Steffi Graf Had Ever Done
Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final to win her third Grand Slam title, take the world No. 1 ranking, and become the first Kazakh player ever to reach it.
Manchester City Played a Man Down for an Hour. They Still Beat United.
Erling Haaland's controversial goal won the Manchester derby 1-0 for 10-man Manchester City after Phil Foden's red card — in Michael Carrick's first match as United manager.
UMass Hadn't Beaten an FBS Team Since 1978. Then They Walked Into Rutgers's House.
UMass, a 28.5-point underdog on a 677-day losing streak, stunned Rutgers 37-21 — forcing five turnovers and ending nearly five decades without a win over a top-tier opponent.
Mondo Duplantis Had Gold Locked Up. Then He Went for the Record Anyway.
Mondo Duplantis won pole vault gold at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest with a perfect 6.20m — then chased a world record just because he could.
The Champs Lost Their Starting QB 6 Plays Into the Season. The Backup Won Anyway.
Six plays into their season, the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks lost starting quarterback Sam Darnold to a hip injury. Backup Drew Lock came in cold and led a 13-10 comeback win over the Patriots.
The NBA Just Handed Out Its Harshest Punishment Ever. The Clippers Say They'll Fight It.
The NBA suspended Clippers owner Steve Ballmer for a year, fined the team $30 million, and stripped five first-round draft picks over a salary-cap circumvention case tied to Kawhi Leonard. The Clippers say they'll fight it — but have almost no real way to.
Pierre Gasly Claims Shock Maiden F1 Pole at Monza, First French Pole Since 1997
In his tenth F1 season, Pierre Gasly beat George Russell by 0.060 seconds to take his first career pole position — and became the first French driver to do it since Jean Alesi at the same track in 1997.
NFL Season Opens Wednesday With Super Bowl LX Rematch: Patriots at Seahawks
For the first time since 2016, the NFL opens its season with a Super Bowl rematch, as Seattle raises its championship banner hours before hosting the team it beat in February.
Qinwen Zheng Stuns Iga Swiatek With Second Straight Comeback From 5-0 Down at US Open
The qualifier became the first player since Emma Raducanu to reach the US Open quarterfinals from qualifying, erasing a 5-0 deficit for the second time in three days.
France Scored 111 Points. Nigeria Scored 56. The Gap Wasn't Close to the Real Story.
A record-setting shooting display from France sent the reigning African champions crashing out of the FIBA Women's World Cup in Berlin.
He's Unseeded, Barely Known, and Hasn't Lost a Set All Tournament. No One's Done That Since Before This Century Started.
Alex Michelsen has quietly blitzed through four rounds of the US Open without dropping a set — a feat no unseeded man has managed at Flushing Meadows in 25 years.
A Dog Ran Onto the Field, Knocked Over a Kid, and Went Viral. Now Every MLB Team Wants One.
A failed guide dog named Brooks became a minor-league mascot. Now teams across baseball are hiring their own "team dogs" chasing the same attention he gets for free.
Alcaraz Hasn't Lost in New York in a Decade. Today He Plays the One Guy the Whole Stadium Wants to Beat Him.
Carlos Alcaraz carries a 17-match Grand Slam winning streak into a fourth-round showdown against hometown favorite Tommy Paul — a week after his own wardrobe became the tournament's biggest distraction.
He Just Won the World Cup With Spain. Weeks Later, He Told the Team He's Done — For Good.
Marcos Llorente says his decision to retire from international football at 31 had nothing to do with the trophy — he'd already made up his mind before Spain ever lifted it.
A School With Fewer Than 1,000 Students Just Did Something No NAIA Team Had Ever Done.
Down 27-14 at halftime to a Division I opponent, Louisiana Christian didn't fold — it outscored Northwestern State 28-10 the rest of the way for the first-ever NAIA win over a scholarship D-I program.
Colorado Blocked a Field Goal as Time Expired. It Was Their First Win Like This Since 1957.
Julian Lewis found the end zone with 37 seconds left. Then Colorado defensive back Boo Carter blocked a field goal at the horn to seal it — Colorado's first win over an ACC opponent since the 1957 Orange Bowl.
The NBA Just Fined a Team $30 Million and Suspended Its Billionaire Owner for a Year
Steve Ballmer built his fortune as Microsoft's CEO. The NBA says he used it to help Kawhi Leonard land a business deal that was really a disguised salary-cap violation — and the league's punishment is the harshest in its history.
He Signed the Contract. Then, With Five Minutes Left, He Wouldn't Sign It.
A deadline-day domino chain left three clubs across two countries empty-handed — after a medical dispute, a rival loan chase, and a striker who decided at the literal last minute that he didn't want the move anymore.
The 49ers' Owner Drove to a Trailer Park in Ohio to Meet Someone He Met Online. It Was a Police Sting.
Jed York has run the San Francisco 49ers since 2008. Last weekend, three messages to an undercover ad and a $160 arrangement ended with him in handcuffs in East Palestine, Ohio.
Aston Villa Just Broke Their Transfer Record Twice in One Summer — And Nicolas Jackson Is Why
Chelsea's misfiring striker has completed a club-record move to Villa Park, reuniting with the manager who first believed in him at Villarreal — and replacing the striker Villa just sold to Saudi Arabia.
A 22-Kick Penalty Shootout Just Cost River Plate Its Coach
Eduardo "Chacho" Coudet resigned as River Plate manager hours after a marathon Copa Sudamericana shootout loss to Independiente Santa Fe — just seven months after replacing club legend Marcelo Gallardo.
Jonathan Kuminga Turned Down More Lakers Money to Bet on Himself With the Timberwolves
Kuminga signed a two-year, $12.4 million deal with Minnesota — reportedly less lucrative than a three-year Lakers offer — because it hands him a starting job now and a faster route back to free agency.
Arsenal Are Reportedly Offering Two Strikers to Land Julián Álvarez — But He Still Wants Barcelona
With five days left in the transfer window, reports say Arsenal have offered Atlético Madrid a package built around Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Jesus for Julián Álvarez — even though the striker is said to prefer Barcelona.
Real Madrid Sacked Him, Chelsea Hired Him, and His First Match Was Against the Friend Who Took His Old Job
Xabi Alonso's first game as Chelsea manager was a wild 3-2 win at Fulham, managed by Alvaro Arbeloa, the former Real Madrid and Spain teammate who replaced him at the Bernabeu after his sacking in January.
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner Withdraws From the US Open With a Knee Injury
The defending Wimbledon champion will miss a Grand Slam for the first time since his 2019 debut, becoming just the second top-ranked man in ATP history to skip the US Open.
SEC Presidents Issue Pointed Statement Against Former Pros Returning to College Sports
"College sports are for college athletes," the conference said after LSU added former NFL players Zxavian Harris and Dae'Quan Wright amid conflicting federal and state court rulings on eligibility.
Allen Robinson Retires From the NFL on His 33rd Birthday, Closing an 11-Season Career
The former Pro Bowl receiver, who caught 565 passes for 7,058 yards across five teams, announced the news with a nine-minute retrospective video tracing his path from youth football to the league.
Kyle Kirkwood Wins the First-Ever IndyCar Race Through the Streets of Washington, D.C.
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix, a $35 million race circling the National Mall to mark America's 250th anniversary, drew about 150,000 spectators, and no shortage of criticism over its cost and road closures.
Cal Raleigh Smashes Career-High 3 Home Runs, Snapping the Phillies' Nine-Game Win Streak
The Mariners catcher, who followed the best statistical season by a catcher in MLB history with the worst slump of his career, pulled all three homers into the right-field seats in a 9-2 rout.
Wyndham Clark Birdies the Final Three Holes to Win the BMW Championship
Clark blew a five-shot lead, then closed it out anyway, holding off a hard-charging Rory McIlroy to claim his third win of the season.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Is a Miami Heat Player Now, Ending His 13-Year Bucks Era
The two-time MVP who brought Milwaukee its first title in 50 years is gone, in a blockbuster trade that sent Tyler Herro and a haul of draft picks back to the Bucks.
Barcelona Complete £69m Deal for Newcastle's Anthony Gordon
The England international has signed a five-year deal after scoring 17 goals for Newcastle last season — though Barcelona's real total spend reportedly climbed past €100 million once agent fees were added in.