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Ashton Jeanty, No. 17 Boise State bid to beat Hawaii
Oct 5, 2024; Boise, Idaho, USA; Boise State Broncos running back Ashton Jeanty (2) runs for gain during the first half against the Utah State Aggies at Albertsons Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Losness-Imagn Images
Ashton Jeanty will get another opportunity to add to his superlative stats when No. 17 Boise State visits Hawaii on Saturday night in Mountain West play at Honolulu.
Jeanty leads the nation in rushing yardage (1,031), rushing touchdowns (16) and average yards per carry (10.9) in a top-notch, five-game run that has made him the odds-on favorite to win the Heisman Trophy.
Broncos coach Spencer Danielson feels it’s a one-player derby for the prestigious award.
“Ashton Jeanty is the best player in the country — next question,” Danielson said. “I believe he’s going to be in New York for the Heisman. I believe that.”
Only two Heisman Trophy winners rushed for more yards through the first five games of a season than Jeanty — Southern California’s Marcus Allen (1,136 in 1981) and Texas’ Ricky Williams (1,086 in 1998).
The Broncos (4-1, 1-0) lead the nation in scoring at 50.6 points per game and rank third in total offense at 537.6 yards per contest behind their dominant big-play machine.
Jeanty has seven scoring runs of 59 or more yards and has a non-scoring run of 68 yards. He had touchdown runs of 63 and 75 yards in last Saturday’s 62-30 rout of visiting Utah State.
That contest marked the second time Jeanty sat out the second half. He had 186 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries against the Aggies before calling it a night with Boise State leading 49-17 at the break. He also sat out the second half against Portland State on Sept. 21.
“It’s all about the team,” Danielson said. “And Ashton is the same way. We protect him, and we’re going to be smart with him because of how vital he is to our team. And we need to make sure we get other guys reps.
“At that point I didn’t know what his rush yards were, but we know he had enough.”
Boise State, which won its third straight game, also received strong play from quarterback Maddux Madsen, who was 21-of-25 passing for 256 yards and three touchdowns.
The Broncos have won the past nine meetings with Hawaii and have scored 40 or more points seven times during the stretch. Overall, Boise State is 15-3 overall in the series.
The Rainbow Warriors (2-3, 0-1) are trying to rebound from a 27-24 road loss against San Diego State.
Hawaii scored two consecutive touchdowns to hold a four-point lead in the fourth quarter before the Aztecs drove 87 yards on eight plays for the winning points.
“For sure, it’s tough,” Rainbow Warriors coach Timmy Chang said. “But we have to keep going, we have to keep running. We have good players. And if we play well, we’ll give ourselves a chance.”
Quarterback Brayden Schager passed for 272 yards and three touchdowns against the Aztecs. He has thrown for 1,328 yards, 11 touchdowns and six interceptions this season.
“He’s a great leader,” Hawaii receiver Nick Cenacle said of Schager. “He rallies the offense. He’s always trying to pick us up. He’s able to take the lead. When nothing’s open, he’s able to scramble, and that’s huge for us.”
Schager is just 167 yards away from becoming the fifth Hawaii quarterback to reach 8,000 career passing yards. The person atop the list is Chang, who ranks second in NCAA history with 17,072 career yards.
Schager’s top target is Pofele Ashlock, who has 40 receptions for 428 yards and four touchdowns.
The Rainbow Warriors figure to put the ball in the air a lot as they lack a solid rushing attack (120th nationally at 93.6 yards per game), and Boise State ranks 123rd nationally in passing defense at 278.8 yards allowed per game.
–Field Level Media
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Manchester City look to extend win streak, take on Everton
[Subscription Customers Only] Jun 30, 2025; Orlando, Florida, USA; Manchester City forward Erling Haaland (9) celebrates scoring their second goal with midfielder Rodri (16) during a round of 16 match of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Lee Smith-Reuters via Imagn Images Manchester City will try to keep pace with Premier League front-runner Arsenal on Monday night when they pay a visit to an Everton side still on the fringes of the European picture.
City (21-5-7, 70 points) will begin the day six points back of Arsenal with two matches in hand after the Gunners dispatched Fulham 3-0 on Saturday. The Cityzens won’t be even on games played until May 13, when they make up a postponed match against Crystal Palace that was delayed because of City’s triumphant League Cup run.
As a result, there continues to be the appearance of a chase, although the teams would finish level on points if they win out.
Manager Pep Guardiola insists it shouldn’t matter.
“It’s normal, so it’s the calendar,” Guardiola said on Friday. “Sometimes you play first. Sometimes behind. It is what it is. So, nothing changes in these stages, and you know exactly what you have to do.”
City have won six in a row in all competitions, the last three by a single goal: A 2-1 home league win over the Gunners on April 19, a 1-0 league victory at Burnley three days later, and a 2-1 FA Cup semifinal triumph over Southampton on April 25.
Erling Haaland scored once in both league fixtures to bring his EPL-leading total to 24. In the FA Cup semifinal, Jeremy Doku and Nico Gonzalez scored inside the final 10 minutes to complete a late rally.
Everton (13-13-8, 47 points) finished Saturday in 11th place, but only four points out of seventh, which currently would earn a berth in the UEFA Europa Conference League. Should City win the FA Cup, it could be the top eight English league finishers who earn a spot in Europe.
And if Everton could return to continental competition for the first time since 2017-18, it would conclude a much-improved first season at their new Hill Dickson Stadium, after bringing the curtain down on historic Goodison Park last May.
“We still believe there could be something out there for us. And we’ll keep pushing,” manager David Moyes said. “Building Everton back up is a process which I think is going to take quite a bit of time, but I think the first year or so here, we’ve certainly put decent foundations down. And hopefully we can continue to build on it.”
The Toffees are looking to avoid a third consecutive league defeat for the first time this season after a 2-1 home loss to derby rivals Liverpool on April 19 and a 2-1 away defeat at West Ham last weekend.
Beto, one of two Everton players with eight goals, departed the former contest late with a head injury and missed the latter fixture working through the league’s concussion protocol. He should be available Monday night, Moyes said.
–Field Level Media
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Yankees tee off on Orioles to win third straight in 4-game series
May 3, 2026; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) hits a two run home run in the third inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Jasson Dominguez scored the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning before hitting a two-run homer and an RBI double during a seven-run eighth as the New York Yankees pulled away for an 11-3 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.
The Yankees won for the 13th time in 15 games and beat the Orioles for the 11th time in the past 12 meetings.
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer off Baltimore rookie Trey Gibson. Ben Rice hit his 12th home run of the season in the first and doubled ahead of Judge’s 13th homer in the third.
Rice exited after the Yankees batted in the third because of a bruised left hand. The Yankees announced X-rays were negative and the first baseman is day-to-day. Rice appeared to get injured fielding a low pickoff throw from Max Fried and was replaced by Paul Goldschmidt.
Dominguez started the tiebreaking rally with a double to left field against Grant Wolfram (1-1) and advanced to third on a groundout by Austin Wells. Ryan McMahon, facing a drawn-in infield, followed with a single that first baseman Coby Mayo couldn’t handle after diving to stop it.
Dominguez started New York’s big inning with a two-run drive into the right field seats off Andrew Kittredge for a 6-3 lead. After an RBI sacrifice fly by Trent Grisham, Goldschmidt ripped a two-run single after the Yankees executed a double steal.
Following a sacrifice fly by Jazz Chisholm Jr., Dominguez added a double to left field for an 11-3 lead.
The Orioles tied it twice before losing their fourth straight and for the 12th time in 18 games.
Blaze Alexander had an RBI single in the third before getting thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double. After Judge’s 413-foot drive bounced into Baltimore’s bullpen in left field, Leody Taveras hit an RBI infield single and Tyler O’Neill scored on a double play grounder by Jeremiah Jackson in the fourth.
Fried allowed three runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. The left-hander struck out six and walked three.
Fernando Cruz (3-0) got the final two outs of the sixth and the first out of the seventh. Brent Headrick ended the eighth by getting a double play grounder against Mayo.
Gibson allowed three runs on four hits in 4 2/3 innings during his major league debut.
The four-game series concludes Monday.
–Field Level Media
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Cam Smith drives in 2 in 10th, Astros edge Red Sox
May 3, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Houston Astros right fielder Cam Smith (11) hits a two run RBI against the Boston Red Sox during the tenth inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images Cam Smith had three hits, including a two-run single in the top of the 10th inning, to help the visiting Houston Astros earn a 3-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.
Smith’s two-out single came against Zack Kelly (0-2) and drove in Braden Shewmake and Jose Altuve.
Boston had the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the 10th, but Bryan Abreu got Ceddanne Rafaela to ground into a double play to end the game.
Jarren Duran hit a solo home run for the Red Sox, who stranded 13 runners and were 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Duran’s home run was his third of the season and his second of the series. He hit a three-run homer in Boston’s 3-1 victory Friday night.
Abreu (1-2) pitched two scoreless innings to get the win. He gave up one hit, walked one and struck out one.
Willson Contreras collected three of Boston’s nine hits in the loss.
Christian Walker and Christian Vazquez each had two-hit games for the Astros, who won two games in the three-game set.
Boston starting pitcher Ranger Suarez was pulled after four scoreless innings because of hamstring tightness. He gave up three hits, walked one and struck out three. Suarez threw 70 pitches.
Duran’s home run off Houston reliever AJ Blubaugh opened the scoring in the fifth. Houston tied the game in the sixth, when Walker reached on an infield single, took third on Altuve’s double and scored on a sacrifice fly by Brice Matthews.
The Red Sox had a chance to win the game in the bottom of the ninth. An error on Abreu allowed Contreras to reach second with two outs in the inning, but Roman Anthony grounded out to first to end the inning.
Houston had the bases loaded with no outs in the 10th, but Altuve grounded into a 6-2-5 double play. Following a walk to Matthews, Smith delivered his two-run single.
–Field Level Media
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