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8:00 PM on Saturday, August 30

Kam Franklin had an 80-yard fumble recovery touchdown, defensive lineman Zion Nason recorded his first career interception, and defense led the way in Louisiana Tech’s season-opening 24-0 win over Southeastern Louisiana

8:00 PM on Saturday, August 30

Robin Lod scored in the 85th minute for Minnesota United in a 1-1 tie with the Portland Timbers

7:58 PM on Saturday, August 30

Dejan Joveljic scored a goal in each half and Sporting Kansas City ended a six-match winless streak with a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids

7:52 PM on Saturday, August 30

Goose Crowder threw two touchdowns and rushed for another in the fourth as Troy pulled away late to beat Nicholls 38-20 on Saturday evening in a season opener for both teams

7:51 PM on Saturday, August 30

Maverick McIvor tied his career high with five touchdown passes and Western Kentucky rolled past North Alabama 55-6 on Saturday

7:47 PM on Saturday, August 30

Aaron Judge hit his 42nd home run, Cody Bellinger delivered a tiebreaking single in a three-run 11th inning and the New York Yankees extended their season-high win streak to seven games by beating the Chicago White Sox 5-3

7:43 PM on Saturday, August 30

The Kansas City Current became the first team to clinch a playoff spot in the National Women’s Soccer League standings with a 2-0 victory over the North Carolina Courage

7:41 PM on Saturday, August 30

Kentrel Bullock ran for two touchdowns, Bishop Davenport passed for two more and South Alabama defeated Morgan State, 38-21 on Saturday night

7:39 PM on Saturday, August 30

Carla Leite came off the bench to contribute 19 points and six assists, and the Golden State Valkyries ran away from the Washington Mystics for a 99-62 win to snap a two-game home losing streak and stay well positioned in the playoff chase

7:36 PM on Saturday, August 30

Gardner-Webb erased a 28-point deficit and stunned No. 19 Western Carolina 52-45 in a season opener Saturday night

7:36 PM on Saturday, August 30

Jonathan Osorio scored a goal Toronto FC in the 89th minute of a 1-1 tie with CF Montreal

7:32 PM on Saturday, August 30

DJ Williams threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns and Southern Illinois trounced Division II Thomas More 49-3 to open the season

7:30 PM on Saturday, August 30

Harlan Dixon scored his second touchdown with 2:48 to play to clinch Incarnate Word’s 31-21 win over Eastern Washington

7:26 PM on Saturday, August 30

Fierceness overcame a poor start to win the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Saturday

7:24 PM on Saturday, August 30

Trevor Rogers pitched seven splendid innings, Samuel Basallo hit his first major league home run and the Baltimore Orioles routed the San Francisco Giants 11-1 to stop their five-game skid

7:24 PM on Saturday, August 30

Jake Strong threw three touchdowns, four different ball carriers rushed for touchdowns, and at least three school records were broken in McNeese State’s 54-9 drubbing of NAIA-member Louisiana Christian in the season opener on Saturday

7:23 PM on Saturday, August 30

Julius Loughridge rushed for 159 yards on 22 carries as South Dakota State defeated Sacramento State 20-3

6:39 PM on Saturday, August 30

Kirk Ferentz moved into a tie as the Big Ten’s all-time winningest coach as Iowa defeated Albany 34-7 on Saturday

6:15 PM on Saturday, August 30

John Mateer passed for 392 yards and three touchdowns in his first game at Oklahoma

5:04 PM on Saturday, August 30

Connor Norby had three RBIs in the last three innings and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 11-8 after squandering a six-run lead