Sports News

3:05 PM on Saturday, August 30

San Francisco Giants All-Star reliever Randy Rodriguez will have season-ending Tommy John surgery, the team said Saturday

2:54 PM on Saturday, August 30

Michael Mansaray took his first touch of the season 49 yards for a touchdown, finishing with 134 yards and two scores as Valparaiso cruised to a season-opening 67-10 rout of Virginia University of Lynchburg on Saturday

2:51 PM on Saturday, August 30

Taylen Blaylock opened the scoring with a 43-yard interception return and then sealed the season-opener with two more big defensive plays in leading Furman to a 23-21 win over William & Mary

2:48 PM on Saturday, August 30

Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich hit back-to-back homers in the ninth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1

2:39 PM on Saturday, August 30

Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez have reached the third round of women's doubles at the U.S. Open after defeating Ulrikke Eikeri and Eri Hozumi in straight sets

2:34 PM on Saturday, August 30

Matthew Schecklman threw four touchdown passes as Northern Iowa defeated Butler 38-14 in a season opener

2:34 PM on Saturday, August 30

Chuck Webb rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and linebacker Myles Hamilton forced a safety in a 12-7 Sacred Heart win over Stonehill in a Northeast Conference season opener on Saturday

2:32 PM on Saturday, August 30

Skyler Bell caught two touchdowns and Joe Fagnano accounted for four scores as UConn beat Central Connecticut 59-13 on Saturday afternoon in a season opener for both teams

2:31 PM on Saturday, August 30

Maryland freshman Malik Washington has made a strong debut, throwing for 258 yards and three touchdowns in a 39-7 win over Florida Atlantic

2:21 PM on Saturday, August 30

Dylan Lonergan threw for four touchdowns in his first game for Boston College, leading the Eagles past Fordham 66-10 in the schools’ season openers

2:20 PM on Saturday, August 30

A U.S. Open player frustrated by the grunting of his opponent has let him know about it during a tense conversation at the net after the match

2:08 PM on Saturday, August 30

Savion Hart scored three times in the first quarter and Georgetown opened the season with a 51-14 win over Davidson and new coach Saj Thakkar

2:07 PM on Saturday, August 30

Josef Newgarden, a two-time IndyCar champion, faces a challenging season

1:53 PM on Saturday, August 30

Saim Ayub and Hasan Nawaz hit blistering half centuries to lead Pakistan to a 31-run victory against United Arab Emirates in the Twenty20 Tri-series in Sharjah

1:31 PM on Saturday, August 30

Transfer running back Dante Dowdell rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown, leading Kentucky to a 24-16 win over Toledo on Saturday

1:28 PM on Saturday, August 30

Joey Aguilar passed for 247 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 24 Tennessee held off Syracuse for a 45-26 win

12:58 PM on Saturday, August 30

Jake Retzlaff passed for a touchdown and scored on a 69-yard run in his Tulane debut, and the Green Wave rolled to a 23-3 victory over Northwestern

12:54 PM on Saturday, August 30

Blake Shapen threw for 270 yards and a touchdown to spearhead Mississippi State’s 34-17 season-opening win over Southern Mississippi

11:47 AM on Saturday, August 30

Frank Anguissa scored five minutes into stoppage time as defending Serie A champion Napoli edged past Cagliari 1-0 in its home opener

6:19 AM on Saturday, August 30

England, Canada and Scotland have advanced to the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinals, Scotland for the first time since 1998