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No. 10 Oklahoma hopes offense has progressed with UTEP on tap
After making a late run to the College Football Playoff a year ago, No. 10 Oklahoma opens its season against UTEP on Friday in Norman, Okla.The Sooners have spent the offseason focusing on improving the offense after averaging just 354.3 yards per game...
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Jacob deGrom fires 7 shutout innings as Rangers rout Athletics
Jacob deGrom threw seven scoreless innings while Brandon Nimmo and Cody Freeman each had two hits and two RBIs as the Texas Rangers earned an 8-1 victory over the Athletics on Monday in Arlington, Texas.deGrom (10-9) allowed just one single and no walk...
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Cubs hit club-record nine homers, blow out Brewers
Alex Bregman hit three of the franchise-record nine home runs by the Chicago Cubs in a 17-3 win against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of their four-game series on Monday evening.Tyrone Taylor, Nico Hoerner, Carson Kelly, Matt Shaw, Seiya...
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UCLA fires athletic director Martin Jarmond amid financial strain
UCLA fired athletic director Martin Jarmond on Monday as the university looks to overhaul the athletics department's business model amid mounting financial pressure.Chancellor Julio Frenk announced Jarmond's departure in a letter to the UCLA community ...
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Giants WR Malik Nabers keeps Week 1 status quiet, praises OBJ for leadership
Malik Nabers was mum on whether he'll be ready for Week 1, but the New York Giants wide receiver was more revelatory about having fan favorite Odell Beckham Jr. back with the franchise.Nabers tore his ACL during the Giants' Week 4 game against the Los ...
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Lane Kiffin says LSU players back adding waived NFL players
ESPN's College GameDay crew will be in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday to put a national spotlight on Lane Kiffin's debut for No. 11 LSU against Clemson.That attention could extend beyond the field. Kiffin's pursuit of former college players who spent pa...
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USC calls for 'increased attendance' after thin crowd for opener
Southern California began its season with a victory Saturday, but the scene surrounding it left the school wanting more.Two days after large sections of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum sat empty for the No. 14 Trojans' 42-26 win over San Jose State, ...
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'Connected' Minnesota opens P.J. Fleck's 10th season vs. EIU
P.J. Fleck enters his 10th season as coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers, giving him seniority over every Big Ten coach except Iowa's Kirk Ferentz.So far, Fleck likes what he has seen from his players in his milestone year. He will aim for another su...
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