Associated Press CLEVELAND — As his teammates sprayed each other with champagne and beer in Houston’s buzzing clubhouse, ace Justin Verlander stayed clear of the fray and foam while enjoying a cigar. This wasn’t the time to get soaked. Bigger parties lie ahead. The Astros are back in an October orbit. The defending World Series champions advanced […]
Associated Press COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Time after time, No. 2 Clemson missed opportunities to close out Texas A&M. In the end, the Tigers stepped up and made the one play they had to make to secure the thrilling win. Kelly Bryant threw for 205 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score to help […]
Associated Press DALLAS — If No. 16 TCU was looking ahead to a showdown with Ohio State, KaVontae Turpin snapped his fellow Horned Frogs back into the present with another speedy dash to the end zone. Turpin ignited a sluggish team by returning a punt 78 yards for a touchdown before adding a 42-yard scoring catch, and […]
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Matt Ryan to Julio Jones failed in Philly again. Jay Ajayi had a pair of touchdown runs, Nick Foles caught another pass to jump-start a sputtering offense and the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles needed another defensive stand to open the NFL season with an 18-12 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. A sloppy, mistake-filled game that featured 26 penalties came […]
Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. — J’Mar Smith threw two touchdown passes, Jaqwis Dancy ran for two scores and Louisiana Tech held off a South Alabama second-half rally to win 30-26 in Saturday night’s season opener. Trailing 20-7 at halftime, the Jaguars closed to 23-20 early in the fourth quarter on Maurice Mayo‘s 5-yard TD run, but Smith hit Adrian Hardy on an […]
Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. — Rotating three quarterbacks had mixed results for California in its season-opening win over North Carolina. The Golden Bears defense that forced four interceptions and only allowed a field goal through three quarters more than made up for it. Patrick Laird rushed for one touchdown and caught another, Cal’s defense took advantage […]
Associated Press COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Coach Jimbo Fisher has preached about the importance of explosive plays since he took over at Texas A&M. On Thursday night, Trayveon Williams gave his new coach exactly that when he ran 73 yards for a touchdown on the team’s third offensive play to get things going in what ended as […]
Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Nick Brossette and Joe Burrow waited a long time for their chance to be impact players. They helped No. 25 LSU make a strong opening statement. Brossette ran for 125 yards with his first two career touchdowns and grad transfer quarterback Burrow, who appeared in 10 games the past two seasons at Ohio State, […]
Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Shawn Robinson is in a much different position for No. 16 TCU this season. He will remain the No. 1 quarterback as long as he is producing on the field. The dual-threat sophomore, who won his only start last year filling in for an injured senior, is now 2-0. Robinson threw […]
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Derek Holland got a little extra pleasure out of beating the Texas Rangers, a team he believes gave up on him two years ago. The veteran left-hander pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning against his original club, Steven Duggar hit a two-run triple and the San Francisco Giants topped Texas 3-1 on Sunday. “I wanted to […]
