Brian Kelly wins debut as Dayne Crist lifts Irish in first start SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Brian Kelly looked around at a packed stadium and saw — fittingly enough — a sea of kelly green shirts. On a day of firsts for Notre Dame’s new head coach, highlighted by a 23-12 win over Purdue, the colorful and enthusiastic crowd stood out. They were actually rooting for his team. More from ESPN.com Notre Dame’s offense was not flashy.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After a tough week for the defending national champions, No. 1 Alabama enjoyed its dress rehearsal before 100,000-plus fans. The established stars — minus Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram and defensive end Marcell Dareus — made huge plays and some young understudies also got plenty of time on stage in the Crimson Tide’s opening 48-3 route of San Jose State on Saturday night. It was a good night to be without the injured Ingram (knee) and the ...
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ST. LOUIS – Rookie Jaime Garcia beat the Reds for the fourth time, halting the free-falling St. Louis Cardinals’ five-game losing streak and ending Cincinnati’s four-game run in a 3-2 victory on Friday night. Brandon Phillips was booed on nearly every pitch he faced and whenever he touched the ball in the field in his first game against St. Louis since his argument with catcher Yadier Molina precipitated a fracas in Cincinnati on Aug. 10. Some fans in the sellout ...
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – It was as if the Rose Bowl never ended for Terrelle Pryor. The Ohio State star tossed three touchdown passes, Brandon Saine ran for 103 yards and two scores and the second-ranked Buckeyes rolled over error-prone Marshall 45-7 on Thursday night in a tuneup for a huge date with Miami. Pryor finished 17 of 25 passes for 247 yards and TDs covering 6 and 11 yards to DeVier Posey and 65 yards to Dane Sanzenbacher before 105,040 ...
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CINCINNATI – No. 1 for Aroldis Chapman. Eight and counting for his new team. The Cuban left-hander hit 103 mph on the radar gun during another sizzling inning Wednesday night, then got his first big-league win when the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 6-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers that pushed their NL Central lead to eight games. Big numbers all around. The Cuban left-hander threw two pitches that clocked 103 mph — his fastest yet — in his second ...
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CINCINNATI – Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman was too fast to hit in his huge league debut, throwing 102 mph during one perfect inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 on Tuesday night, wrapping up the ideal August by any team in the majors. The NL Central leaders moved a season-high seven games ahead of St. Louis, which lost to Houston 3-0, getting shut out for the second straight night. The Reds have not led by so many ...