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Lucky Sutton rushed for three touchdowns, Jaylon Hawkins returned a kickoff 100 yards, and San Diego State routed FCS-member Portland State 53-20.

Jaylon Hawkins' 100-yard kickoff return highlights San Diego State's 53-20 rout of Portland State

Cutter Boley threw six touchdown passes in his Arizona State debut and the Sun Devils routed Morgan State 70-7 in their season opener Saturday night.

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Tomas Totland and Conrad Wallem scored four minutes apart in the first half and St. Louis City beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 to extend its unbeaten streak to 13 games.

Tomas Totland and Conrad Wallem score 4 minutes apart as St. Louis City beats the Whitecaps 3-1

Vincent Janssen scored early in the second half to finish off a hat trick in his first start and fourth MLS appearance, helping the Portland Timbers outlast Minnesota United 5-4.

Vincent Janssen scores first 3 MLS goals in Timbers' wild 5-4 victory over Minnesota United

The Lane Kiffin era at LSU began with a resounding 51-10 victory over Clemson.

Lane Kiffin's debut with No. 11 LSU matches the hype in a 51-10 victory over outmatched Clemson

Noah Fifita threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns, Kedrick Reescano ran for two scores and Arizona opened the season with a 35-7 blowout over Northern Arizona.

Noah Fifita throws for 2 TDs, Arizona opens season with 35-7 blowout of Northern Arizona

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The Yankees scored four runs with two outs in the second to back Carlos Rodon.

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Rookie lefthander Zac Thornton (3-5) allowed a career-high six runs in five innings, striking out six.

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Learning how to fail can prove to be a positive.

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The pillars of their mound operation remain strong. Now it's a matter of keeping them that way for another three weeks and into October.

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