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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Kevin McCullar posted 17 points as Texas Tech romped past UIW 84-62. Johnny Hughes III led the Cardinals on Saturday with 20 points and nine rebounds.

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Mark Pappas threw three touchdown passes and Issiah Aguero ran for 123 yards as Morehead State rolled past Valparaiso, 51-38 in the regular season finale. The Eagles finish tied with St. Thomas for third place in the Pioneer Football League, a game back of Davidson and San Diego. Morehead State has

HOUSTON (AP) — Cameron Ward threw for three touchdowns and Incarnate Word defeated Houston Baptist 55-14 to win the outright Southland Conference title. The Cardinals had already clinched the conference’s automatic FCS playoff bid before beating the winless Huskies. Ward was 27 of 34 for 314 yards with his three scores but gave up a

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Jack Lamb returned a fumble 88 yards for a touchdown, one of four turnovers created by Colorado, and the defense sealed the game with a fourth-down stop as the Buffaloes held on for a 20-17 win over Washington. The Buffaloes relied on their bend-don’t-break defense

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ian Wheeler rushed for three touchdowns and Howard defeated winless Virginia-Lynchburg University in a season-ending 56-6 victory. Quinton Williams completed seven of nine passes for 147 yards, connecting with Antoine Murray for two touchdowns. Wheeler rushed nine times for 64 yards with touchdown runs of 19, 2 and 26 yards. The Bison

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Mike Okauru had 22 points as UNC Wilmington narrowly beat Delaware State 67-63. Myles Carter led the Hornets on Saturday with 24 points, tying his career high.

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Tyquell Fields passed for two touchdowns, Ty Son Lawton rushed for 134 yards and a score, and Stony Brook beat Albany 36-14 for its 200th win in program history. Jayden Cook returned a blocked punt for a 28-yard touchdown early in the third quarter for a 26-0 lead. Fields had

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Xavi Hernández has enjoyed a win on his return to Camp Nou as Barcelona’s new coach. Memphis Depay scored in a 1-0 victory against Espanyol. The crowd of 74,000 chanted “Xavi! Xavi!” in the sixth minute in honor of the number Xavi wore for 17 seasons

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Cole Frahm kicked a 38-yard, fourth-quarter field goal and Malik Lofton intercepted a pass at the 12-yard line with 42 seconds remaining to preserve South Dakota State’s 24-21 season-ending victory over North Dakota. The Jackrabbits, ranked No. 13 in the FCS coaches poll, await an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs.

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Martin Necas scored, Seth Jarvis had a goal for the third straight game and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 on Saturday. Sebastian Aho and Derek Stepan each had a goal and an assist, and Frederik Andersen made 38 saves and had an

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Sasha Stefanovic scored 23 points and Jaden Ivey put up 22 points to go along with 10 rebounds as No. 6 Purdue beat No. 18 North Carolina 93-84 Saturday in the first round of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament. Trevion Williams added 20 points

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Sam Llewellyn broke free for a 57-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to give The Citadel a 24-21 come-from-behind win over Chattanooga in the season finale. The Bulldogs finished the season with back-to-back wins. Chattanooga had the Southern Conference’s automatic berth into the FCS playoffs within its grasp before losing

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — CJ Ogbonna threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth and Southeast Missouri State knocked off UT Martin 31-14. The FCS No. 8 Skyhawks managed only 278 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown run by Zak Wallace and a 10-yard TD run by quarterback Dresser Winn. Ogbonna hit Will Weidemann

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Marshall Kearing posted 14 points and 16 rebounds to lead South Alabama to a 78-45 win over Mobile. Sage McKenna led the Rams on Saturday with 16 points.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Amadou Sow had 13 points to lead five UC Santa Barbara players in double figures as the Gauchos romped past Chicago State 81-50. Calvin Wishart added 12 points for the Gauchos on Saturday. Miles Norris chipped in 10, Ajare Sanni scored 10 and Ajay Mitchell had 10. Brandon Betson led

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer TURIN, Italy (AP) — Alexander Zverev has denied Novak Djokovic the chance to play for a big trophy for the second time this year. Zverev beat Djokovic 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3 in the semifinals of the ATP Finals after also beating the top-ranked player at the same stage of

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders passed for three touchdowns and Jackson State defeated Alcorn State 24-10 to finish unbeaten in the Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season. The Tigers (10-1, 8-0) won the SWAC East Division and will play for the conference title on Dec. 4 for the first time since 2013. Sanders, the son

By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jack Coan threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns in a little more than a half and No. 6 Notre Dame had two defensive touchdowns in winning its sixth straight game, 55-0 over beleaguered Georgia Tech on Saturday. Coan completed 15 of 20 passes. He

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Ray’Sean Taylor scored 24 points and hit a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift SIU-Edwardsville to a 69-66 victory over Youngstown State in nonconference play on Saturday. Michael Akuchie led the Penguins on Saturday with 14 points.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Atin Wright had 18 points as Cal State Northridge defeated Dixie State 79-73. Cameron Gooden led the Trailblazers on Saturday with 20 points and eight rebounds.