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Iowa's Kaleb Johnson rushes for 206 yards, 3 TDs as Hawkeyes roll Minnesota
Sep 21, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes offensive lineman Logan Jones (65) and defensive lineman Yahya Black (94) celebrate with the Floyd of Rosedale trophy after the game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Huntington Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images Kaleb Johnson ran for a career-high 206 yards and three touchdowns, helping lead Iowa to a 31-14 win over Minnesota in Minneapolis on Saturday.
Jaziun Patterson added 66 rushing yards for the Hawkeyes (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten), who won the Floyd of Rosedale Trophy, given annually to the winner of the game. Cade McNamara completed 11 of 19 passes for just 62 yards, but Iowa won its ninth game in 10 contests against Minnesota.
The Golden Gophers (2-2, 0-1) led 14-7 before Iowa outscored them 24-0 in the second half. Max Brosmer completed 22 of 37 passes for 209 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Daniel Jackson hauled in nine passes for a game-high 112 yards for Minnesota.
Trailing by 7 points at halftime, Iowa’s five-play, 67-yard scoring drive on the opening possession of the second half was stamped with Johnson’s 15-yard score with 12:56 left.
After a Minnesota punt, McNamara found Reece Vander Zee for an 18-yard pickup on 3rd-and-6, advancing to the Iowa 49-yard line. Three plays later, Johnson reeled off his third touchdown of the game, a 40-yarder to give the Hawkeyes a 21-14 lead with 5:43 remaining in the third quarter.
Iowa added a field goal with 48 seconds left in the third, as Drew Stevens connected on a 46-yarder.
Following the Golden Gophers’ fourth straight punt, Johnson took a 33-yard run to the Minnesota 19-yard line on the first play of the fourth quarter. After advancing to the goal line, quarterback Brendan Sullivan replaced McNamara for the short-yardage attempt and extended the Iowa lead to 31-14 with a one-yard rushing score with 11:13 left in the game.
After the teams traded punts on the opening possessions, Brosmer was picked off by Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins at the Minnesota 38-yard line.
On the ensuing drive, Johnson’s 23-yard run was followed by his one-yard score, giving Iowa a 7-0 lead with 8:03 left in the first quarter.
From there, each team punted on three straight drives before Minnesota tied the game on Brosmer’s three-yard pass to Jameson Geers.
Following Iowa’s fifth punt of the first half, Brosmer led the Golden Gophers on an eight-play, 68-yard scoring drive, capped with an 11-yard passing touchdown from Brosmer to Elijah Spencer with 21 seconds left in the half. Minnesota held a 222-107 edge in total yards at the break, including Brosmer’s 165-16 passing yards advantage over McNamara.
–Field Level Media
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Jannik Sinner wins Madrid, shatters record for consecutive ATP Masters 1000 titles
Mar 29, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates his victory over Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic in the final of the men’s singles at the Miami Open at the Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images Jannik Sinner became the first player to capture five straight ATP Masters 1000 titles when he breezed past Germany’s Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday in the Mutua Madrid Open final.
The 24-year-old Italian, who ranks No. 1 in the world, started his unprecedented streak in France by winning the Paris Masters on Nov. 2. He set the record there for losing the fewest number of games (29).
Sinner won the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells in March, where he became the first player not to lose a set in two consecutive ATP Masters 1000 events. He followed that by claiming the Miami Open, the Monte-Carlo Masters and now the Mutua Madrid Open. The last four victories have come in a nine-week span.
In Sunday’s win over the second-seeded Zverev, Sinner never faced a break point while converting all four of his break points against Zverev. Of his 29 first serves that landed, he won the point on 27 (93.1%). He averaged 130 miles per hour on his first serves compared to Zverev’s 124 mph.
Sinner needed just 25 minutes to complete the first set and 31 minutes to take the second set and wrap up his ninth consecutive win over Zverev. The German sensed the match might go this way.
“He’s world No. 1 and hasn’t lost a match since the beginning of February,” Zverev told reporters after capturing his semifinal match on Friday. “Right now he’s definitely the best player in the world. I have to play very, very good tennis to have a chance.”
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Raptors' Brandon Ingram downgraded to doubtful for Game 7
Apr 26, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors forward Brandon Ingram (3) shoots the ball as Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen (31) defends during game four of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images Toronto Raptors forward Brandon Ingram was seen in a walking boot during the team’s shootaround on Sunday morning, several hours before Game 7 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the host Cleveland Cavaliers.
Ingram initially was listed as questionable to play due to right heel inflammation. He was downgraded to doubtful when the NBA released its official injury report early in the afternoon.
An All-Star this season for the second time in his career, Ingram was limited to 11 minutes and scored one point in Toronto’s 125-120 setback to Cleveland in Game 5 on Wednesday. He did not play in Toronto’s 112-110 overtime victory in Game 6 on Friday.
During the regular season, the 28-year-old Ingram averaged a team-high 21.5 points over 77 games. He also averaged 5.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists and drilled 38.2% of his 3-point attempts.
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Astros' Christian Walker batting cleanup one day after HBP to head
May 2, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker (8) is helped off the field after being hit by a pitch during the ninth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images Less than 24 hours after taking a fastball to the helmet, Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker was penciled into the starting lineup for the Astros’ series finale on Sunday at Boston.
Facing an 0-2 pitch from Red Sox rookie left-hander Tyler Samaniego, Walker was drilled over his left eye by a 93.3 mph fastball on Saturday that broke his helmet and sent the biggest piece flying 10 feet toward the backstop.
With the Astros leading 6-3 in the ninth, they took precautionary measures and removed Walker in favor of pinch runner Brandon Shewmake.
“I feel OK,” Walker told reporters afterward. “I think the helmet took most of it. And turning away from it hopefully made it more of a glancing blow than straight impact.”
Clearly Walker felt good enough to fill the cleanup spot for Sunday’s game against the Red Sox. Walker has appeared in every game this year for the Astros — starting all but one — and the 35-year-old has been producing some career numbers.
His .309 batting average, .386 on-base percentage and .577 slugging percentage all represent career bests. He has delivered eight homers and 26 RBIs through 34 games, which put him on pace for a career-high 38 homers and 124 RBIs.
–Field Level Media
Jannik Sinner wins Madrid, shatters record for consecutive ATP Masters 1000 titles
Raptors' Brandon Ingram downgraded to doubtful for Game 7
