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Jaxson Dart threw for four touchdowns, including a 13-yard, game-winner to Tre Harris with 39 seconds remaining as No. 20 Mississippi rallied past No. 13 LSU 55-49 before a school-record crowd of 66,703 on Saturday night. Ole Miss (4-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) survived a final play incomplete pass to the end zone from the 25-yard line by LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels that sailed slightly above Chris Hilton Jr., sandwiched between two Rebel defenders.
Desmond Reid ran for a program-record five first-half touchdowns and Cole Gonzales completed 22 of 28 passes for 237 yards and a TD to help Western Carolina beat The Citadel 49-14 Saturday. Reid finished with 167 yards rushing on 18 carries and scored on runs of 11, 1, 9, 1 and 12 yards, the last of which came with 29 seconds left in the second quarter and gave Western Carolina (4-1, 2-0 Southern Conference) a 35-7 lead at halftime.
TORONTO — The mood remained upbeat in the Toronto Blue Jays' clubhouse on Saturday despite a missed opportunity to clinch a playoff spot. It helped that Toronto was still in charge of its playoff destiny. But a 7-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays has certainly increased the pressure with one day left in the regular season. The worries subsided when the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 later Saturday to ensure the Jays would be in the playoffs. "It's hectic, it's stressful and all that kind
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won't be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike, with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoing a bill Saturday that had been inspired by high-profile work stoppages in Hollywood and the hotel industry. Newsom, a Democrat, says he supports workers and often benefits from campaign contributions from labor unions. But he said he vetoed this bill because the fund the state uses to pay unemployment benefits will be nearly $20 billion in debt by the end of the
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Saturday to bolster eviction protections for renters and close a loophole in an existing law that has allowed landlords to circumvent the state’s rent cap. The move updates a 2019 landmark law that created rules around evictions and establishing a rent cap at 5% plus the inflation rate, with a 10% maximum. Under the 2019 law, landlords can evict tenants for “at fault” or “no fault” reasons. “At fault” reasons includ
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Oakland right-hander Joe Boyle has not allowed a hit through the first six innings of the Athletics' game against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night. Boyle was outstanding in his third big league appearance, facing the minimum 18 batters through six inning and allowing only one baserunner on a walk. Zach Neto reached in the first inning, but was erased on a double play. Nick Allen made several stunning plays at shortstop to keep Los Angeles hitless. He fielded Brando
The Toronto Blue Jays will have a chance to flip the narrative on their 2023 season if they can find success in October.
Calgary Flames assistant GM Chris Snow, told in 2019 he had a year to live, and wife Kelsie went public with his battle to raise awareness of ALS.
ATLANTA (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth inning, Spencer Strider shook off a shaky first inning to get his 20th win and the major league-leading Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Saturday night. Strider, the MLB leader in strikeouts and victories, got off to a rough start with a 36-pitch, three-run first inning. He settled down to finish with seven strikeouts on 94 pitches — 57 strikes — in five innings. Ronald Acuña Jr. doubled to begin the fif
BALTIMORE (AP) — Ryan Mountcastle hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and scored on an infield hit to lead the AL East champion Baltimore Orioles over the last-place Boston Red Sox 5-2 on Saturday night for their 101st win. Baltimore (101-60), which hosts an AL Division Series starting Oct. 7, is finishing its winningest season since going 102-57 in 1979. After Kutter Crawford allowed one hit in six innings, Josh Winckowski (4-4) gave up a single to Adley Rutschman leading off the sev
Amazon StudiosPaul Mescal’s past 12 months have been scorching thanks to Aftersun and Carmen, but Foe—his second feature at this year’s New York Film Festival, alongside All of Us Strangers—puts an end to that hot streak. That’s no fault of the actor, who delivers a romantically tormented performance that recalls Cat on a Hot Tin Roof-era Paul Newman, and who shares a sweltering chemistry with his co-star Saoirse Ronan. Rather, the culprit is a sci-fi story that spirals about in circles on its w
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays are returning to the post-season. Toronto secured an American League playoff spot when the visiting Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 tonight. The Blue Jays dropped a 7-5 decision in 10 innings to Tampa Bay earlier in the day, but secured a wild-card berth with the Mariners' loss. Toronto will be on the road for a best-of-three wild-card series starting Tuesday against either the Minnesota Twins or Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays have already secured the first
Cars doing donuts, with license plates blocked, halted traffic in the northbound lanes of the Lytle Tunnel on I-71.
Reece Poffenbarger threw three touchdown passes and Albany blanked Villanova in the second half en route to a 31-10 win in the Great Danes' Coastal Athletic Association opener on Saturday night. Poffenbarger, who accounted for two touchdowns in overtime to carry Albany to a 23-17 double overtime win over Morgan State last week, found Julian Hicks with a 12-yard strike on the final play of the first quarter to take a 10-3 lead, the put the Great Danes in front for good with a 19-yard pass to Griffin Woodell with 19 seconds left in the half to make it 17-10.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Saturday that would allow workers on strike to collect unemployment benefits after being on the picket line for two weeks.
TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Vazquez scored two goals in a seven-minute span, Aaron Boupendza added a game-winner in the 72nd minute and Cincinnati beat Toronto 3-2 on Saturday night to clinch the Supporters’ Shield title. Cincinnati (19-4-8) also secured the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs and ensured home-field advantage at TQL Stadium for the MLS Cup if they advance that far. Cincinnati has won six of its last seven matches against Toronto, including the last four in a row after los
WASHINGTON (AP) — Staring down a possible government shutdown, the White House wanted to make sure any blame would fall at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue — specifically on House Republicans. After all, it was the majority party in the House that had been paralyzed until Saturday by an inability to pass a funding package, stymied by members who don’t want to uphold a bipartisan spending agreement from earlier this year. President Joe Biden is hoping the rest of the country would see things
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Frankie Montas earned the win out of the bullpen in his season debut for New York, and the Yankees clinched their 31st straight winning season with one game to spare by beating the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Saturday night. Gleyber Torres drove in a pair of runs driving in a pair of runs in a three-run sixth inning. Oswaldo Cabrera, Everson Pereira and Estevan Florial also drove in runs as the Yankees (82-79) assured a winning record with a game to spare after falling six
Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow has died at age 42 after a lengthy public battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. The Flames confirmed his death Saturday night. Kelsie Snow said on social media her husband went into cardiac arrest Tuesday caused by a catastrophic brain injury from a lack of oxygen, which doctors did not expect him to wake up from. On Thursday, Kelsie Snow said tests confirmed her husband would not wake up, adding he remained on life support while organ donation was
The Royals’ regular-season finale on Sunday will have added stakes, as Kansas City looks to avoid setting a new record for losses in a season.