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Brashard Smith (4 total TDs), SMU overpower TCU 66-42
Sep 6, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Southern Methodist Mustangs running back Brashard Smith (1) in action during the game between the Southern Methodist Mustangs and the Brigham Young Cougars at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Brashard Smith ran for 127 yards and three touchdowns and added a TD catch but it was SMU’s defense that made the difference in the Mustangs’ 66-42 win over TCU on Saturday in Dallas.
The Mustangs (3-1) scored two defensive touchdowns and returned a punt for a touchdown while snapping a two-game losing streak to their Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex rivals. Kevin Jennings passed for 137 yards and two scores for SMU.
TCU coach Sonny Dykes, who coached SMU from 2017-21, was not around for the ending. He was ejected for multiple unsportsmanlike penalties after the opening kickoff of the third quarter, marking the first time since 2021 that a coach had been ejected. Dykes was upset after Jordyn Bailey’s 93-yard kickoff return touchdown was nullified by a holding penalty.
TCU’s Josh Hoover threw for 381 yards and three TDs but also tossed two interceptions and fumbled two times. Jack Bech caught eight passes for 166 yards and two of those scores while Eric McAlister had six receptions for 114 yards and a TD for the Horned Frogs (2-2).
Collin Rogers had three field goals, SMU’s first and last points of the first half, on field goals of 51 and 49 yards, respectively, and a 45-yarder in the third quarter.
The Mustangs’ Brandon Crossley scooped up a fumble by Hoover at midfield and sprinted 51 yards for a touchdown at the 7:02 mark of the first quarter. Later in the quarter, Roderick Daniels Jr. dashed untouched 69 yards with a punt return for a score.
The Horned Frogs got back in the game with a Hoover 1-yard QB sneak for a score and Cam Cook’s 7-yard run, the latter with 11:24 to play in the second quarter. SMU answered with a 25-yard TD run by Smith, but TCU swung back with a 19-yard scoring pass from Hoover to McAlister.
The Mustangs took charge of the game by scoring 17 points in the final 1:28 of the first half. First, Jordan Hudson caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Jennings. Then Ahmaad Moses intercepted a Hoover pass and turned it into a 60-yard pick six.
TCU got a 46-yard TD pass from Hoover to Bech on the possession after Dykes’ ejection. Smith answered with a 24-yard scoring catch from Jennings and — after another Hoover fumble — a 1-yard TD burst.
Hoover connected with Bech for a 15-yard TD pass with 12:15 to play. Smith countered with a 1-yard touchdown run with 8:23 before backup TCU quarterback Ken Seals hit Bailey with a 6-yard pass to end the scoring.
–Field Level Media
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Astros place OF Joey Loperfido (quad) on injured list
Apr 11, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Houston Astros left fielder Joey Loperfido (10) is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after scoring a run during the second inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images The Houston Astros placed outfielder Joey Loperfido on the injured list with a right quad strain on Sunday and recalled right-hander Jayden Murray from Triple-A Sugar Land.
Loperfido, 26, was batting .259 with six RBIs in 20 games this season. He started at least one game in all three outfield positions.
Traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2024 and then re-acquired via trade in February, Loperfido is a career .249 major league hitter with eight home runs and 45 RBIs in 142 games over three seasons.
Murray, 29, had one appearance earlier this season and has a 2.63 ERA in 10 games over the past two seasons for the Astros. His addition increases Houston’s staff to 13 pitchers.
Also on Sunday, the Astros traded minor league right-hander Wilmy Sanchez to the New York Yankees for infielder Braden Shewmake, a former first-round draft pick of the Atlanta Braves in 2019.
In 31 major league games for the Braves and Chicago White Sox, Shewmake, 28, is batting .118 with a home run and four RBIs.
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Bryson DeChambeau (wrist) WDs from LIV Golf Mexico City
Apr 10, 2026; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Bryson DeChambeau reacts after his ball rolled down the slope on the 18th green during the second round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Grace Smith-Imagn Images Bryson DeChambeau cited a wrist injury on Sunday for the reason he withdrew prior to the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City on Sunday in Naucalpan, Mexico.
“I experienced some discomfort in my wrist during (Saturday’s round) and have decided to withdraw from the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City to prevent further injury,” DeChambeau wrote on X. “Not how I wanted this week to go, but wishing the Crushers a strong finish. I’m going to take a few days to get evaluated and hope to be ready for LIV Golf Virginia.”
DeChambeau entered the final round at 2-over-par 215 at Club De Golf Chapultepec, 16 strokes behind leader Jon Rahm of Spain. DeChambeau hasn’t been too shy about complaining about the course conditions of the event, doing so on Friday for the second straight year.
DeChambeau, 32, prevailed in a playoff in consecutive weeks in March by winning at both LIV Golf Singapore and LIV Golf South Africa. The two-time U.S. Open champion has won five LIV Golf titles.
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ATP roundup: Ben Shelton shows love of clay, wins BMW title
Ben Shelton connects with the ball during his second-round match at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., Friday, March 6, 2026. Ben Shelton rolled to his second title of the year, winning the BMW Open with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Italy’s Flavio Cobolli at Munich, Germany.
Shelton won 85% of his first-serve points on the clay surface and saved all six break points he faced to win his fifth career title and first since Dallas earlier this year. Shelton showed his form early when he broke Cobolli’s serve twice in the first three games of the match.
With the second set tied 5-5, Shelton broke Cobolli again and won on serve on his first match point. Shelton became the first American man since 2009 to win three ATP 500 titles.
“I have big ambitions for the clay courts,” Shelton said in his post-match interview. “It is a surface I want to get better on each year. It is slowly becoming one of my favorite surfaces to play on.”
Barcelona Open
Arthur Fils of France held off a late charge from Russia’s Andrey Rublev to record a 6-2, 7-6 (2) victory in the final of the tournament.
Fils won his first title since returning in February after missing eight months because of a back injury.
Fils was well on his way to victory after cruising in the first set and leading 5-2 in the second before Rublev dug in his heels. Rublev broke Fils’ serve to pull within 5-4 in the second set, then staved off one match point to make it 5-5.
Rublev broke serve again to lead 6-5 in the second set before Fils finally regained control and finished off the match in a tiebreak.
“The end of the second set was just about the mental (pressure),” Fils said. “The whole match was a bit tough because I was a bit tight. I played well for a set and a half, but when I had to close, I started to think a little. But I’m very happy with the way I played the tiebreak.”
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Astros place OF Joey Loperfido (quad) on injured list
Bryson DeChambeau (wrist) WDs from LIV Golf Mexico City
