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(Photo credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports) The Los Angeles Galaxy were thriving before the arrival of Marco Reus, but adding the German star has increased the club's firepower. Reus was involved in both goals in his Galaxy debut and now looks to supply similar aid in his second match when Los Angeles visits St. Louis City on Sunday afternoon. Reus, 35, played 28 minutes as a second-half sub in last weekend's 2-0 home w

(Photo credit: SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK) The NCAA put a lid on Oklahoma State's attempt to put QR codes on players' helmets this season. The Cowboys' athletic department made headlines when it announced its intention to use the QR codes, which linked to the program's NIL fund. The hope was to spur donations via television broadcasts. The NCAA clarified Saturday that QR codes serve as "advertising a

USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey is leaving after seven years to pursue other opportunities. COO Shana Ferguson will take over on an interim basis.

(Photo credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports) DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Offering up a fist pump and big smile, Bubba Wallace claimed perhaps the most consequential pole position of his young career -- turning in the fastest lap on Saturday in the final round of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying for Sunday's Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (6 p.m. ET, USA Network, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Wallace's lap of 167

(Photo credit: Melissa Tamez-USA TODAY Sports) Bay FC acquired forward Penelope Hocking from the Chicago Red Stars on Saturday in exchange for a $350,000 transfer fee to be paid over two years. Hocking, 24, scored seven goals in 29 games for the Red Stars after becoming the No. 7 overall selection in the 2023 NWSL draft. According to Chicago, the trade was made an the request of Hocking to be closer to her hometown of An

(Photo credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports) Top-seeded Jannik Sinner averted the upset bug and cruised to a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Christopher O'Connell in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday in New York. Unlike No. 2 Novak Djokovic and No. 3 Carlos Alcarez, Sinner avoided being tripped up in the opening week of the final grand slam event of the year. The 23-year-old Italian recorded 46 winners to just

(Photo credit: Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK) Redshirt freshman Nico Iamaleava threw for three first-half touchdowns and running back Dylan Sampson reached the end zone three times before halftime as No. 15 Tennessee trounced visiting Chattanooga 69-3 in the season opener Saturday afternoon at Knoxville, Tenn. Dont'e Thornton Jr. made two of the early touchdown catches, with Tennessee scoring on its

(Photo credit: Nicole Hester / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK) Vanderbilt, behind quarterback Diego Pavia's 294 yards of total offense, pulled a huge overtime upset of visiting Virginia Tech by a 34-27 score at Vanderbilt's FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday. The Commodores, 13 1/2-point underdogs, blew a 17-point lead and trailed 27-20 but Pavia connected with Sedrick Alexander with a touchdown pass

(Photo credit: Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports) Kyle Gibson pitched seven strong innings for his first win in nearly two months, Brendan Donovan hit a three-run homer in the third inning and the St. Louis Cardinals recorded a 6-5 victory over the host New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals improved to 8-11 in their past 19 games and are at .500 at 68-68 for the fifth time since Aug. 15. St. Louis won for t