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Isaac Brown rushes for 151 as Louisville stuns No. 11 Clemson
Nov 2, 2024; Clemson, South Carolina, USA; Louisville Cardinals quarterback Tyler Shough (9) celebrates with receiver Ahmari Huggins-Bruce (24) after scoring against the Clemson Tigers during the second quarter at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Ruinard-Imagn Images Isaac Brown rushed for 151 yards, including a game-sealing 45-yard touchdown burst with 5:50 to play, as Louisville went to Clemson and stunned the No. 11 Tigers 33-21 in the Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Saturday night.
Louisville (6-3, 4-2 ACC) scored on seven of its 11 possessions while Clemson (6-2, 5-1) mostly struggled to sustain drives.
Louisville posted touchdowns on its last two possessions of the first half, then got field goals of 42, 40 and 49 yards by Brock Travelstead in the third quarter.
Clemson pulled within 26-14 on Phil Mafah’s 3-yard run with six minutes left in the game, but Louisville recovered the onside kick and set up Brown’s late heroics. Mafah added a 1-yard scoring rush with just over two minutes remaining.
While the Cardinals were building their lead, the Tigers began the second half with a three-and-out, failed to convert a fourth-and-1 on their own 34, and had Nolan Hauser’s 24-yard field-goal attempt blocked by D’Angelo Hutchinson. It was the second kick Louisville blocked.
Tyler Shough threw for 156 yards for the Cardinals. Shough and Keyjuan Brown had touchdown runs in the first half.
Mafah rushed 30 times for 171 yards for Clemson, which outgained the visitors 450-366 in total yards and dominated in time of possession 37:52 to 22:08.
Clemson’s Cade Klubnik completed 33 of 56 passes for 228 yards and a touchdown. His 12-yard scoring pass to Antonio Williams late in the first quarter gave the Tigers their only lead at 7-3.
Louisville then took over with back-to-back touchdowns.
The Cardinals started on their 8-yard line but immediately got a 23-yard run by Isaac Brown. With Louisville soon facing third-and-7 on its 49, the Tigers were flagged for pass interference. Duke Watson later took Shough’s short pass and went 31 yards to the 5, and Shough soon rushed 4 yards for a 10-7 lead.
Clemson then marched 50 yards on 10 plays, with 24 yards coming on rush by Mafah, only to see T.J. Quinn block Hauser’s 49-yard field goal attempt with 1:43 left in the half.
Taking over at the Clemson 47, the Cardinals scored quickly. Isaac Brown combined for 35 rushing yards on the first two plays, and Keyjuan Brown scored from 1-yard out for a 17-7 lead with 43 seconds remaining before halftime.
Louisville defeated Clemson for the first time in nine meetings since the Cardinals joined the ACC nine years ago.
Louisville linebacker Benjamin Perry, who left the game late in the first quarter with an apparent neck injury, was helped off the field and later put on a stretcher and taken to a hospital in Greenville, S.C., according to the Louisville Sports Network.
–Field Level Media
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Casey Mize fires 6-plus strong innings as Tigers handle Brewers
Apr 22, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Tigers third baseman Kevin McGonigle (7) hits an RBI double against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifth inning at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Spencer Torkelson hit his first homer of the season, a two-run shot, and Kerry Carpenter added a solo blast as the host Detroit Tigers downed the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Wednesday.
Torkelson, who hit 31 homers last season, made a winner of starter Casey Mize. In six-plus innings, Mize (2-1) gave up one run and three hits while walking three and striking out seven.
Kenley Jansen escaped a ninth-inning jam to record his sixth save.
Detroit’s Riley Greene had two hits and scored a run, Colt Keith supplied two hits and an RBI and Kevin McGonigle scored a run and knocked in another.
DL Hall served as an opener for the Brewers. He tossed two scoreless innings before Chad Patrick (1-1) took over. Patrick allowed four runs and six hits in four innings, with one walk and two strikeouts.
William Contreras and Jake Bauers knocked in Milwaukee’s runs in the middle game of a three-game series. The decisive game of the set is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
The Brewers opened the scoring in the third inning. Brice Turang drew a two-out walk, stole second and came home on Contreras’ single.
Detroit took the lead for good in the fourth. Greene ripped a one-out double to center. Torkelson then clobbered a Patrick sinker 400 feet over the left-center-field wall to make it 2-1.
The Tigers stretched their lead to 4-1 in the fifth. Javier Baez led off with a single. One out later, McGonigle battled through a 10-pitch at-bat before drilling a double off the right field wall to score Baez. McGonigle moved to third on a groundout and scored on Keith’s line single to right.
Milwaukee cut Detroit’s lead to 4-2 in the eighth. Pinch hitter Luis Rengifo led off with a single. He advanced on a groundout and scored on Bauers’ two-out single off Will Vest.
Detroit got that run back in the bottom of the inning on Carpenter’s blast to right off Carlos Rodriguez. It was Carpenter’s fifth homer of the year.
The Brewers made it interesting in the ninth, loading the bases with two outs. Turang then bounced out to first to end the contest.
–Field Level Media
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Iran 'fully prepared' to participate in World Cup
Dec 5, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Shaquille O’Neal draws the card of Iran for Group G during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images Despite the ongoing conflict at home, the Iran men’s national soccer team is “fully prepared” to participate in the World Cup this summer, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported.
The team’s involvement was called into question after the United States and Israel began air attacks on Iran in February. The World Cup will be co-hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada, but all of Iran’s group-stage games are scheduled to be in the United States.
Mohajerani reported that the Iranian Ministry of Youth and Sports has handled the logistics involved in having the soccer team play in the U.S.
Last month, Iran sports minister Ahmad Donyamali said on state television, “Considering that this corrupt regime (in the U.S.) has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup. Our children are not safe and, fundamentally, such conditions for participation do not exist.”
The next day, President Donald Trump posted on social media, “The Iran National Soccer Team is welcome to The World Cup, but I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety.”
FIFA subsequently refused a request from Iran to have its Group G matches moved to Mexico. Iran is due to play New Zealand on June 15 and Belgium on June 21, both in Inglewood, Calif., then Egypt on June 26 in Seattle.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who otherwise has closely allied himself with Trump, said last week, “The Iranian team is coming, for sure. Yes. We hope that by then of course the situation will be a peaceful situation. That would definitely help. But Iran has to come.”
–Field Level Media
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Mets' Francisco Lindor exits game due to calf injury
Apr 22, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) reacts after his RBI infield single against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor exited New York’s Wednesday game against the visiting Minnesota Twins after the fourth inning due to left calf tightness.
Lindor, who was on first base following a single, did not appear to be running at full speed as he circled the diamond and scored on Francisco Alvarez’s double. The 32-year-old grimaced while rounding third and remained on the ground for a few seconds after sliding in ahead of Victor Caratini’s tag to give the Mets — who have lost 12 straight — a 2-1 lead.
Lindor was injured the same day Juan Soto returned from a 15-game absence caused by a strained right calf. The Mets won their first three games after Soto was injured April 3 before beginning their losing streak.
Lindor has missed just 15 games total since his most recent IL stint, in 2021, when he missed more than five weeks due to a right oblique strain.
–Field Level Media
Casey Mize fires 6-plus strong innings as Tigers handle Brewers
Iran 'fully prepared' to participate in World Cup
