LAS VEGAS – San Jose State’s volleyball team, the subject of a national debate about women in sports, was beaten by Colorado State 27-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 in Saturday’s Mountain West tournament final, ending the Spartans’ season. The Rams (20-10) received the conference’s automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA Tournament. San Jose State’s season was … Read more
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Kyle McCord and Syracuse knocked No. 6 Miami out of Atlantic Coast Conference title contention — and possibly ended the Hurricanes’ College Football Playoff hopes — by rallying from a 21-0 deficit for a 42-38 win on Saturday. McCord threw for 380 yards and three touchdowns for the Orange (9-3, 5-3). LeQuint … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Christian Gray returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown with 3:39 to play, Xavier Watts returned another interception 100 yards for a score with 1:18 left, and No. 5 Notre Dame punched its ticket to the College Football Playoff with its 10th consecutive victory, 49-35 over Southern California on Saturday. Riley … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the first six plays of what could’ve been the game-winning drive, nothing could go wrong for the Las Vegas Raiders. The Kansas City Chiefs jumped offside on the first play of the possession, and then quarterback Aidan O’Connell completed five passes in a row to move the Raiders to the … Read more
By Zak Keefer, Sam Khan Jr. and Lauren Merola Former Stanford star quarterback Andrew Luck is returning to the football program as general manager, the school announced Saturday. Luck will start in his new role immediately, the school said. In the expanded GM position, Luck, 35, will oversee every aspect of the program, both on … Read more
IOWA CITY, Iowa — So people are wondering why the Nebraska captains refused to shake hands on Friday night before the coin toss at Kinnick Stadium. Let me try to explain. They do not like Iowa. Those Nebraska players didn’t want to engage in an act of good sportsmanship in the company of that opponent. … Read more
Gus Malzahn is resigning as Central Florida’s head coach to become Florida State ‘s offensive coordinator, a person familiar with the hire told The Associated Press on Saturday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Seminoles have not confirmed Malzahn’s move, which is pending a state background check. ESPN first reported the decision. … Read more
Victor Mendez rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns to lead Panorama to its first City Section football title with a 38-29 victory over Van Nuys in the Division III final Saturday at Birmingham High. Mendez opened the scoring on a three-yard run in the first quarter and added a 20-yard touchdown run along with … Read more
LONDON – Emma Hayes oversaw a dominant display from her United States team at a packed Wembley Stadium without tasting victory on her return to England on Saturday. Hayes, a Londoner who coached the U.S. women to the Olympic soccer gold medal this summer after 14 major trophies at Chelsea, came home for a friendly … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A fight broke out at midfield after Michigan stunned No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 on Saturday as Wolverines players attempted to plant their flag and were met by Buckeyes who confronted them. Police had to use pepper spray to break up the players, who threw punches and shoves in the melee that … Read more