Backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett threw two touchdowns as the Arizona Cardinals snapped a five-game losing streak to score a 27-17 road win over the error-strewn Dallas Cowboys on Monday.After forcing Dallas to punt, Arizona extended their advantage to 10-0 when Brissett connected with Marvin Harrison Jr. on a four-yard pass for a touchdown.

Editor’s Note: More in-depth coverage from the Class 5A State Championships will be published later this week, including thoughts from Claremore standouts Carter Gibson, Gabriel Rodriguez, Eleanor Isaacs, Chloe Grubbs and coach Eric Wiens. It literally couldn’t have been any closer. In what will go down as the closest finish in Oklahoma state-meet …

It wasn’t flashy, but it was complete and might just set up something special for Inola next week. Behind a balanced offensive attack and a stingy defense Friday night, the Longhorns trampled Jay 30-7 in a District 3A-4 road game, clinching no worse than third place in the standings and keeping their hopes alive for a second-place finish and home playoff …

Penn State interim head football coach Terry Smith claimed Monday that the defensive linemen “really played stout” against Ohio State. He said they put a lot of pressure on quarterback Julian Sayin and that the folks who took the Nittany Lions’ statistics had them for 15 quarterback pressures. “We felt like we got a lot of pressure (on Sayin),” …

On a night made for frights, Grove turned Halloween into a nightmare for Oologah. The Ridgerunners scored the most points in school history and handed the Mustangs their worst loss since records began in 1965, rolling to an 84-17 victory Friday night in a District 4A-3 showdown that was all but over by halftime. By halftime, Grove had already piled up 70 …

Penn State interim head coach Terry Smith again stressed the need to pass the football downfield Monday at his weekly press conference. Smith has discussed it at every one of his media availabilities since he replaced James Franklin on Oct. 12. Even he admitted that he “almost sounds like a broken record.” Quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer completed 19 of 28 …

If Dallas is going to make a run at an NFC playoff spot, which players could it add at the trade deadline?

JJ Starling went down with a leg injury just minutes into the season opener. Adrian Autry suggests it isn’t serious.

Kelvin Sampson earned the 800th win of his 37-year coaching career with No. 2 Houston’s 75-57 win over Lehigh on Monday night. Sampson, who is in his 12th season at Houston, became the 17th NCAA Division I coach to reach 800 wins. “Putting Dean Smith and Kelvin Sampson in the same sentence doesn’t seem right to me,” Sampson said.

Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson made his presence felt in an abbreviated stint against Green Bay in the teams' season opener. Peterson, a potential No. 1 pick in next summer's NBA draft, scored 21 points in 22 minutes in his debut for the No. 19 Jayhawks in a 94-51 win over Green Bay on Monday night. “That was literally the easiest 21 points in 21 …

Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior is set to sport the name of a Barcelona star on a new pair of boots. The Brazilian was gifted the footwear by Chelsea and England star Lauren James.James, sister of Ch...

Memphis' star guard received a team suspension following some drama with his own coaching staff.

Lauren Betts scored 21 points on 9 of 12 shooting and No. 3 UCLA routed San Diego State 77-53 on Monday night in the teams' season opener. Gabriela Jaquez added 15 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, and former Pac-12 freshman of the year Charlisse Leger-Walker had 12 points and five assists for the Bruins in what was billed as the Orange County Hoops …

Jamie Melham rode Half Yours to victory at the 165th Melbourne Cup on Tuesday to become the first female jockey to win a historic Australian racing double. A decade after Michelle Payne became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup, Melham became the first to complete the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup winning double.

Braden Frager scored 22 points and Nebraska dominated the second half, defeating West Georgia 86-53 on Monday night for Cornhuskers coach Fred Hoiberg's 200th career victory. Hoiberg is 200-164 as he begins his 12th season as a college coach. The Cornhuskers shot 63% in the second half and scored 56 points after leading just 30-25 at halftime.

Riley Kugel hit five 3-pointers in the first half and scored 19 to help UCF hold on for an 82-78 victory over Hofstra in a season opener Monday night. Kugel made 7 of 15 shots, including 5 of 9 from beyond the arc, for the Knights. Jordan Burks totaled 17 points and seven rebounds.

Khani Rooths scored 20 points to lead No. 11 Louisville to a 104-45 rout of South Carolina State in the season opener for both teams on Monday night. Rooths, a sophomore and one of the few returning players for the Cardinals in coach Pat Kelsey's second season, posted a career-high in points on 8-of-12 shooting and tied his personal best with seven …

Jackson State women's basketball beat Mississippi University for Women 117-40 in its season opener on Nov. 3. Here are three things we learned about the Tigers.

TAMPA — As first impressions go, the new regimes of USF men’s and women’s basketball made resounding ones Monday. If not rebounding ones.

Logan Paul turned his back on CM Punk after teasing a babyface turn earlier in the night, and seemingly aligned with The Vision on "WWE Raw."