Oregon mascot trips, loses head in costume mishap in Ducks' opener - ESPN
EUGENE. Ore. — The Oregon Duck lost his head in the run up to the team's opener against Montana State on Saturday.
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Former BYU QB Jake Retzlaff debuts for Tulane in victory - ESPN
NEW ORLEANS — Jake Retzlaff passed for a touchdown on the first series of his Tulane debut and scored on a 69-yard run as the Green Wave rolled to a 23-3 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.
Arch Manning struggles in debut; 'out of control' expectations - ESPN
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning failed to live up to lofty expectations in his starting debut Saturday at Ohio State, but coach Steve Sarkisian called the 14-7 loss just «one chapter» in Manning's season.
Venus Williams, Leylah Fernandez reach US Open doubles 3rd round - ESPN
NEW YORK — Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez reached the third round of women's doubles at the US Open by defeating Ulrikke Eikeri and Eri Hozumi 7-6 (1), 6-1 on Saturday.
Jelena Ostapenko apologizes for words used toward Taylor Townsend - ESPN
Jelena Ostapenko apologized on social media Saturday, three days after telling American Taylor Townsend that she had «no class» and «no education» following their second-round match at the US Open.
College football Week 1 highlights - top plays, games, takeaways - ESPN
After an entertaining Week 0 appetizer and a smattering of games Thursday and Friday, it's time for Week 1 of the college football season to finally kick off. And the game to start off the first full Saturday of the season couldn't be much better.
No. 3 Ohio State flexes defensive strength, tops No. 1 Texas - ESPN
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State opened its national title defense by playing dominant defense.
No. 3 Ohio State's defense stymies Manning, tops No. 1 Texas - ESPN
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Julian Sayin had a 40-yard touchdown pass to Carnell Tate early in the fourth quarter, Ohio State's defense got a couple key stops in the red zone and the third-ranked Buckeyes opened their season with a 14-7 victory over top-ranked Texas on Saturday.