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9:35 PM on Thursday, August 28

Running backs Jevon Jackson and Solomon Beebe powered UAB to a comeback win against Alabama State on Thursday night

9:14 PM on Thursday, August 28

8:53 PM on Thursday, August 28

Chase Spellman accounted for four touchdowns — two passing and two running — to lead Drake to a 41-7 victory over Division II-member Upper Iowa in the debut of Joe Woodley as coach of the Bulldogs

8:49 PM on Thursday, August 28

Braylon McReynolds ran for 113 yards and caught a touchdown in the University of Louisiana-Monroe’s season-opening shutout win over St. Francis University on Thursday night, 29-0

8:48 PM on Thursday, August 28

Kaden Anderson threw for 260 yards and a touchdown and Sam Scott ran for 132 yards and Wyoming beat Akon 10-0 in a season-opening contest for both teams

8:41 PM on Thursday, August 28

Xai’Shaun Edwards scored four touchdowns, Darryle Evans scored three touchdowns and Houston Christian beat NAIA Arkansas Baptist College 69-0 in its season opener

8:23 PM on Thursday, August 28

Coco Gauff has credited Simone Biles with inspiring her to win a second-round match at the U.S. Open

8:18 PM on Thursday, August 28

Owen Dupree returned the second half kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, Geoffrey Speight had a 54-yard scoop and score in the closing minutes and West Georgia rolled to a 34-3 win over Samford to open the season

8:15 PM on Thursday, August 28

Jerry Jones says the Dallas Cowboys are still in win-now mode

8:11 PM on Thursday, August 28

Beau Pribula staked his claim to Missouri’s starting quarterback job with a four-touchdown performance as the Tigers rolled to a 61-6 season-opening thrashing of Central Arkansas

8:03 PM on Thursday, August 28

Andrew Indorf threw for 187 yards and three touchdowns, Kemarrion Battles rushed for 79 yards and Towson beat Norfolk State 27-7 on Thursday night to spoil the start of the Michael Vick era for the Spartans

8:00 PM on Thursday, August 28

Jay Wright has decided to step away from being a full-time television analyst after three years to devote more time to his other position at Villanova University

7:49 PM on Thursday, August 28

Darian Mensah threw three second-half touchdown passes in his Duke debut and the Blue Devils broke free from a halftime tie to defeat Elon 45-17 in Thursday night’s season opener

7:48 PM on Thursday, August 28

Cody Bellinger and Trent Grisham hit two-run homers and Jazz Chisholm Jr. added a solo shot as the New York Yankees extended their winning streak to five games with a 10-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox

7:40 PM on Thursday, August 28

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6:39 PM on Thursday, August 28

A few years ago, Jonah Tong was an undersized teenager from Ontario, Canada, just hoping to find a place to play college ball

6:34 PM on Thursday, August 28

Chicago White Sox first baseman Miguel Vargas left Thursday’s 10-4 loss to the New York Yankees in the fifth inning with a left wrist contusion three innings after hitting his first career grand slam

3:59 PM on Thursday, August 28

The postmatch back-and-forth between Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko at the U.S. Open remained a topic of conversation at the U.S. Open 24 hours later — but not for Ostapenko, who skipped speaking at a news conference, citing medical reasons

12:34 PM on Thursday, August 28

It’s tough to tell which direction the Dallas Cowboys are headed under first-year coach Brian Schottenheimer after the five-year run with Mike McCarthy ended with a losing record that stopped a three-season streak of 12-win playoff teams

5:29 AM on Thursday, August 28