AP National Sports

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson and Artuu Ruotsalainen scored in the shootout, helping the Buffalo Sabres top the Arizona Coyotes 2-1. Buffalo improved to 2-0 following a 5-1 win against Montreal on Thursday night. Cody Eakin scored in the second period for the Sabres, and Dustin Tokarski made 20

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tanner Morgan threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns and Bryce Williams rushed for 127 yards and another score as Minnesota defeated Nebraska 30-23. The Gophers dominated the first half, taking a 21-9 lead behind near-perfect passing from Morgan. But Nebraska flipped the script in the second

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerome Ford rushed for a career-high 189 yards and four touchdowns to help No. 3 Cincinnati roll past UCF 56-21. Desmond Ridder passed for 140 yards and a touchdown as the Bearcats extended the nation’s second-longest home winning streak to 24 games. Ford matched a career-long with

ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Bo Nix threw for 292 yards and a pair of touchdowns and ran for  score to lead Auburn to a 38-23 win over No. 17 Arkansas, the Tigers’ sixth straight in the series. Marcus Harris recovered a fumble in the end zone for Auburn in the

By CASEY DROTTAR Associated Press EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Ryan Hilinski threw for 267 yards and two touchdown passes to boost Northwestern to a 21-7 victory over Rutgers. Hilinski, making his third start since transferring from South Carolina, opened the scoring for the Wildcats by capping off a 98-yard drive in the first quarter by

OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — Westin Elliott completed 31 of 38 passes for 299 yards and five touchdowns to help Merrimack beat Long Island University 43-5. Four of Elliott’s touchdowns were 15 yards or fewer. His 26-yarder to Jamari Venter gave Merrimack a 21-2 lead with 41 seconds left before halftime. Venter also carried it

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex McNulty kicked a 27-yard field goal, his second attempt after time expired, and Buffalo rallied with 17 points in the fourth quarter to defeat Ohio 27-26. McNulty missed a 32-yard field goal as time expired but an Ohio defender was offside. The kick capped a 16-play, 86-yard drive that started

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has finally expressed “concerns” about FIFA’s push for soccer World Cups every two years. Last month the IOC President Thomas Bach said “we will not interfere in this discussion.” That changed on Saturday when the IOC detailed the objections it shared with

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Fame President David Baker has announced his retirement. Baker, 68, had served in the role of president and executive director since January 2014. Jim Porter, 57, the Hall’s chief marketing and communications officer since April 2020, has been named president and will oversee all daily business operations.

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL’s crackdown on unsportsmanlike penalties is working the way the league intended. Officials threw 11 flags for taunting in the first two weeks of this season — the same number called in the entire 2020 season for the same foul — but only three over the next

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Mekhai Johnson scored two touchdowns in the second quarter — one on a 91-yard kickoff return — and Marist held off Dayton 20-17 to remain unbeaten in Pioneer League. Dayton cut the gap to three points, but after reaching a third-and-2 at the Marist 43 on a final drive, the Red

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros ace Lance McCullers is looking for ways to help the team off the field while sidelined with an arm injury during the AL Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox. He’s working with other pitchers on scouting reports and by watching film while he

LONDON (AP) — Edouard Mendy’s string of stunning saves ensures Chelsea stays top of the English Premier League as Ben Chilwell’s strike seals a nervy 1-0 win at Brentford. Chilwell’s second league goal in as many games keeps Chelsea one point ahead of Liverpool but Mendy’s inspired showing secures the points. The Senegal goalkeeper conjures

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — A controversial goal led to Inter Milan’s first defeat of the season in a 3-1 loss at Lazio in Serie A. Felipe Anderson scored a late winner while Inter fullback Federico Dimarco was down injured. Inter’s players were calling for Lazio to kick the ball out

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Mohamed Salah is in the form of his life and the Liverpool forward scored his latest wonder goal in a 5-0 win at Watford in the English Premier League. Salah has scored in each of his last eight matches for Liverpool and manager Jurgen Klopp believes his player is

NEW YORK (AP) — Golf Digest reports that Casey Martin is recovering from having his right leg amputated. Martin suffered from a rare circulatory disease in his right leg that made it virtually impossible to walk 18 holes in a tournament. He successfully sued the PGA Tour for the right to use a cart in

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have activated four-time Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton for Sunday’s game against Houston. They also put kicker Rodrigo Blankenship on injured reserve. The recently signed Michael Badgley will replace Blankenship, who has an injured hip. Hilton had been on injured reserve since early September.

SOTOGRANDE, Spain (AP) — England’s Laurie Canter is eyeing his first European Tour win after taking a 3-shot lead of the Andalucía Masters heading into the final round. Canter carded a round of 4-under 67 on Saturday after making eight birdies to double up his four bogeys. That left him 7 under after three days

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have placed running back Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve, meaning he will miss at least the next three games with a hamstring injury. McCaffrey already has missed two games, both Carolina losses. The earliest he will be able to return to game action is Nov. 7 against the

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have added right-hander Chris Martin and infielder Johan Camargo to their 26-man roster for the NL Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Martin and Camargo replace left-hander Dylan Lee and outfielder Terrance Gore from Atlanta’s roster for the NL Division Series. The Dodgers also made tweaks to their