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8:29 PM on Saturday, August 29

Jaylen King threw for a touchdown and Cameron Goggins had an interception return for a touchdown and Mercer held off East Texas A&M 23-15 in a season opener

8:27 PM on Saturday, August 29

Haley Hopkins assisted on two of Kansas City’s three first-half goals and the Current held on for a 3-2 win over the North Carolina Courage

8:24 PM on Saturday, August 29

Jonathan Bond finished with four saves to post his sixth clean sheet in his last seven starts and help the Houston Dynamo earn a scoreless draw with the San Jose Earthquakes

8:11 PM on Saturday, August 29

Thomas Müller had a goal and an assist, Brian White and Rayan Elloumi each added a goal and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0

8:06 PM on Saturday, August 29

Jax Leatherwood threw for 289 yards and four touchdowns and Tennessee Tech beat Monmouth 38-14 in a season opener

8:00 PM on Saturday, August 29

Tyrese Spicer scored three minutes into second-half stoppage time and Orlando City salvaged a 3-3 draw with Minnesota United after blowing a two-goal lead

7:54 PM on Saturday, August 29

Aiden McCown threw three touchdown passes, two of them to Davin Driskill, and Lamar defeated Abilene Christian 21-14 in the season opener for both teams

7:50 PM on Saturday, August 29

Ryan Preece won the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway in overtime Saturday night to take the final playoff spot

7:49 PM on Saturday, August 29

Sam Surridge scored his 13th goal this season and added an assist, Hany Mukhtar also had a goal and an assist, and Nashville SC beat FC Cincinnati 4-0 for its fourth consecutive win

7:41 PM on Saturday, August 29

Ben Rice had a two-run single in New York’s five-run eighth inning and finished with three RBIs as the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 9-2 Saturday in the nightcap and earned a doubleheader split

7:37 PM on Saturday, August 29

Gavin Rutherford threw for 302 yards and three touchdowns as Stephen F

7:35 PM on Saturday, August 29

South Dakota State dominates Stetson 70-7 in their season opener

7:26 PM on Saturday, August 29

Noah Kim threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Eastern Michigan past Sacramento State 28-17 in a season and Mid-American Conference opener

7:25 PM on Saturday, August 29

Gage Roy threw three touchdown passes, and Tyler Lofton ran for 119 yards and two scores as Illinois State shut out St. Francis of Illinois 76-0 on Saturday in both teams’ season opener

7:20 PM on Saturday, August 29

Lionel Messi scored three times in the second half to finish off his first four-goal effort in MLS play while adding an assist, and Inter Miami scored six unaswered goals in a 7-1 romp over CF Montreal

6:59 PM on Saturday, August 29

Jackson Chourio and William Contreras homered in the first inning and the Milwaukee Brewers stayed ahead the rest of the way to defeat the Texas Rangers 5-3

6:55 PM on Saturday, August 29

Keely Watson threw three touchdown passes, and Josh Shaw ran for three scores as South Carolina State shut out Savannah State 87-0 on Saturday in a season opener for both teams

6:53 PM on Saturday, August 29

Nicolás Fernández scored his 14th goal this season and Matt Freese had five saves for New York City FC in a 1-1 tie with Toronto FC

6:13 PM on Saturday, August 29

Tyson Bagent connected with Zavion Thomas for a 97-yard touchdown on Chicago’s first offensive play as the Bears wrapped up the preseason Saturday night with a 24-15 win over the Tennessee Titans in a battle of mostly backups

5:58 PM on Saturday, August 29

New York Yankees rookie shortstop George Lombard Jr. was lifted from the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader against Boston because of right knee discomfort