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Here’s a breakdown of who the Houston Astros could end up facing in the AL Wild Card round. HOUSTON — The Houston Astros are back in the MLB playoffs for the eighth straight season. With a win over the Mariners in the 158th game of the season, Houston sealed up its fourth straight American League … Read more

The Roadrunners jumped out to an early 13-3 lead before the Pirates scored 24 unanswered points and held off a late rally by UTSA. GREENVILLE, N.C. — UTSA didn’t have the AAC opener they wanted as they fell to East Carolina 30-20 on Saturday. The Roadrunners jumped out to an early 13-3 lead with the … Read more

They improved to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the Big 12 by improving to 11-1 against Kansas since becoming conference rivals 12 years ago. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Josh Hoover threw for 356 yards and three touchdowns, JP Richardson returned a second-half punt 89 yards for the go-ahead score, and TCU pulled away to beat … Read more

Manning finished with 324 yards and two touchdowns on 26-of-31 passing. AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Longhorns football team won its first intraconference Southeastern Conference SEC game on Saturday, beating Mississippi State 35-13 and improving to 5-0 on the season. Sophomore quarterback Arch Manning once again led the offense, as starter Quinn Ewers continues to … Read more

Mistakes again hurt the Razorbacks as the team committed three turnovers and had 10 penalties in a loss to the Aggies. ARLINGTON, Texas — Arkansas committed three turnovers, had 10 penalties and suffered its first SEC loss of the season, falling to No. 24 Texas A&M 21-17 Saturday before an announced crowd of 60,928 at … Read more

The White Sox surpassed the 120-loss record set by the New York Mets in 1962. DETROIT — The Chicago White Sox lost their post-1900s, major league-record 121st game Friday night, falling 4-1 to the Detroit Tigers. The White Sox broke the record of 120 set by the New York Mets in 1962 in their first … Read more