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By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Devin Leary threw for two touchdowns and No. 23 North Carolina State held off Louisiana Tech 34-27. Louisiana Tech picked up five first downs on its last possession, reaching the N.C. State 22-yard line before Jakeen Harris’ interception in the end zone on the game’s final

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Trevin Wallace returned a blocked field goal 76 yards for the go-ahead touchdown late in the third quarter, Chris Rodriguez Jr. added a 9-yard scoring run early in the fourth and Kentucky made a final defensive stand to hold off No. 10 Florida 20-13.

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Nic Baker lofted a pass to Landon Lenoir in the end zone on the first play of overtime, and then the Salukis stifled a Western Illinois two-point conversion try to eke out a 31-30 victory. Myles Wanza burst 25 yards to score on Western Illinois’ first play of overtime, but the

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Frank Harris threw two touchdown passes and UTSA beat UNLV 24-17 for its fifth straight win. UNLV couldn’t convert on fourth-and-10 from the UTSA 36 with 39 seconds left to seal it for the Roadrunners (5-0). Harris was 24-of-30 passing for 278 yards, and he threw a touchdown pass each to

CINCINNATI (AP) — Andrew Gutman scored, Carlos Coronel had three saves and the New York Red Bulls beat FC Cincinnati 1-0. Cristian Cásseres Jr. slipped a through ball from the right flank to the left side of the area where Gutman rolled a left-footer that bounced off the far post into the net to give

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Rasean McKay fired a 49-yard touchdown pass to Kamari Young on Florida A&M’s first possession of the game and the Rattlers shutout Alabama State, 28-0 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference game on Saturday night.Florida A&M held the Hornets under 200 yards of total offense in the game. 

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Antario Brown rushed for 101 yards and Northern Illinois scored the game’s first 17 points then held on to defeat Eastern Michigan 27-20 on Saturday in a game delayed by lightning between the first and second quarters. The Huskies built their lead on a 5-yard run by quarterback Rocky Lombardi, a

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson starting receiver Justyn Ross left the field for the locker room in the opening half against Boston College on Saturday night. Ross was on the sideline in sweats after halftime and was out for the second half. Ross led the team with 22 receptions coming into the game. He had

MONTREAL (AP) — Romell Quioto scored twice and Montreal beat Atlanta United 2-1 on Saturday night. Montreal is fourth in the Eastern Conference as it fight for a playoff spot. Jake Mulraney scored for Atlanta. Halftime substitute Mulraney found space behind Montreal’s back line and calmly placed the ball into the bottom right corner in

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Dom Williams rushed for a career-high 119 yards with a touchdown, Theo Day passed for a pair of touchdowns and Northern Iowa’s defense didn’t allow a point until the final 2:32 as the Panthers defeated Youngstown State 34-7. Williams had 11 carries and scored on a career-long 58-yard run, blowing

MIAMI (AP) — Jesús Luzardo struck out a career-high 11 and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a three-run homer and the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1. Miguel Rojas had two hits for the Marlins (66-95), who moved one game ahead of last-place Washington in the NL East. Acquired from the Oakland A’s for Starling

HOUSTON (AP) — Trapper Pannell ran for a 4-yard touchdown to complete a fourth-quarter comeback and FCS top-ranked Sam Houston edged Stephen F. Austin 21-20. The Bearkats, playing without banged-up starting quarterback Eric Schmid, got a 26-yard TD pass from Keegan Shoemaker to Ife Adeyi then took advantage of a short field following a Lumberjacks

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Backup quarterback Armani Rogers ran for 83 yards and two scores and his presence helped jumpstart Ohio in the second half en route to a 34-17 win over Akron. De’Montre Tuggle piled up 201 yards rushing on 17 carries and scored a touchdown as the Bobcats broke a 17-all tie at

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jayden de Laura passed for three touchdowns, two to Calvin Jackson Jr. who made a spectacular one-handed grab near the corner of the end zone, and Washington State beat California 21-6 on Saturday. Playing for the first time since suffering a leg injury against Southern California

By The Associated Press Red Sox ace Chris Sale takes the mound in Washington with a chance to pitch Boston into the postseason. A win would ensure the Red Sox host Tuesday’s AL wild-card game. But Boston is still assured at least a tiebreaker game Monday with a loss to the last-place Nationals. Aaron Judge

DALLAS (AP) — Tanner Mordecai threw two of his four touchdown passes in the first quarter as undefeated SMU jumped to a 16-0 lead in the first half and rolled to a 41-17 in over South Florida in the American Athletic Conference opener for both schools. Mordecai fired a 21-yard pass to Reggie Roberson, Jr.

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Justin Hall returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, Drew Plitt threw two TD passes and Ball State beat Army 28-16 to snap a three-game losing streak. Plitt hit Jayshon Jackson down the right sideline for a 44-yard touchdown and Carson Steele added a 2-yard TD run to give

Zevi Eckhaus threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score, and Bryant held off Brown for a 39-26 victory on Saturday. He threw a pair of TD passes to Anthony Frederick and one to Landon Ruggieri. Eckhaus’ 24-yard scoring throw to Frederick stretched Bryant’s lead to 33-0 with 4:30 to play in the third

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Damonta Witherspoon ran for a career-high 141 yards and a touchdown, and Murray State stopped Eastern Illinois on downs four times for a 22-6 win. It was a nonconference game between Ohio Valley Conference rivals. The Racers, coming off a pair of losses against FBS opponents, overcame three turnovers by limiting

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Tim DeMorat scored from two yards out in the final minute to lift Fordham to a 42-41 Patriot League win over Lafayette. Michael Hayes scored on a three-yard run with 1:40 left in the game to put the Leopards up, 41-36, but Lafayette failed to score the two-point conversion that would