The Island Packet

Bear Bachmeier passed for 329 yards and two touchdowns and tacked on a career-best 109 rushing yards as No. 8 BYU notched a 24-10 victory over Iowa State on Friday night in Big 12 play at Provo, Utah. Bachmeier completed 22 of 30 passes for the Cougars (5-0, 3-0 Big 12), who are undefeated after five games in a third straight season for the first time in program history. Legend Glasker had five receptions for 99 yards and a touchdown for BYU.

We've not entered 'El Sackico' territory yet, but there's no overlooking the significance of Saturday's Premier League fixture between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur for both managers. It's a battle of the crisis clubs, as Michael Carrick's 12th-placed Red Devils welcome Roberto De Zerbi's bottom-of-the-table Lilywhites.

Sometimes, one play call changes a game. Sometimes, it changes a season. And sometimes, it changes a coaching career. Mike Norvell may have accomplished all three Friday night in Louisville, Ky. One inexplicable decision. One disastrous swing pass. One historic touchdown run. And perhaps the moment Florida State‘s embattled football coach officially became a dead man walking. The final score was Louisville 44, Florida State 20.

Brexton Busch honored his late father, Kyle Busch, in an appropriate manner during a celebration of life on Friday, doing burnouts at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The youngster was behind the wheel of the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet when he drove in front of 10,000-plus fans and performed burnouts until the rear tires went flat. Brexton Busch then climbed onto the roof of the car and acknowledged the crowd.

As the Vancouver Whitecaps work toward becoming the first Western Conference team to clinch a playoff spot, Los Angeles FC are intent on showing that they still are a playoff-worthy club. The teams meet in Los Angeles on Saturday. The Whitecaps (15-7-5, 50 points) returned to action from the international break on Tuesday and dropped a 3-1 road decision to the Chicago Fire. Vancouver's only goal came in the 73rd minute on a header from Mathias Laborda.

Las Vegas head coach Klint Kubiak appears to have a clear answer if the New England Patriots devote extra attention to tight end Brock Bowers on Sunday: Use that coverage to create favorable opportunities for fellow tight end Michael Mayer. The matchup could be even more inviting now that Patriots cornerbacks Carlton Davis III and Christian Gonzalez were ruled out due to injury. ESPN analyst Benjamin Solak pointed to the structure Kubiak can use.

Kamari Moulton rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries and backup quarterback Jeremy Hecklinski threw for three TDs as No. 20 Iowa trounced Washington 41-24 in a Big Ten Conference game on a rainy Friday night in Seattle. Hecklinski, who got his first career start with Hank Brown sidelined with a sprained AC joint, completed 14 of 19 passes for 202 yards for the Hawkeyes (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten), who bounced back from a 31-14 defeat to No. 5 Ohio State last week in Iowa City.

Heavy alcohol measurably interferes with the muscle-building process, and it does so through specific, well-documented mechanisms. via Men’s Fitness You trained hard, ate your protein, and then went out and had a real night of it. The nagging question the next morning is whether you just flushed the session down the drain.

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LAS VEGAS - The quest for another back-to-back bid is over. The Las Vegas Aces' season is over at the hands of a three-game sweep from the Golden State Valkyries, losing 87-77 in overtime of Game 3 of the WNBA semifinals at Michelob Ultra Arena on Friday. It's the first time since the 2020 WNBA Finals that the Aces have been swept in the playoffs. MVP A'ja Wilson had 21 points and 10 rebounds, but she shot 6 of 19 from the floor.