AP National Sports

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski will miss his return trip to New England because of a rib injury. The team downgraded Gronkowski to out and he did not travel with the Super Bowl champions for Sunday night’s anticipated matchup with the Patriots. Gronkowski was listed as

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Davis Cheek threw a go-ahead touchdown pass and McKinley Witherspoon added a fourth-quarter scoring run as Elon spotted Richmond an early lead before cruising to a 20-7 victory in Colonial Athletic Association play. Beau English staked Richmond to a 7-0 first-quarter lead with a 33-yard scoring strike to Aaron Dykes. Skyler

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Grayson McCall threw for 212 yards on 13-of-13 passing with two touchdowns to Isaiah Likely as No. 16 Coastal Carolina rolled to a 59-6 victory over Louisiana Monroe to start Sun Belt Conference play. The Chanticleers started 5-0 for a second straight season and have won 16 of their last 17

ATLANTA (AP) — hase Brice threw three touchdown passes and Appalachian State dominated the second half in a 45-16 win over Georgia State in the Sun Belt Conference opener. Brice was 20-for-28 passing for 326 yards, two big chunks when he hit Corey Sutton for 79 yards in the third quarter and Christian Wells for

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling has gone on injured reserve after hurting his ankle in a victory at San Francisco. The Packers announced Saturday they had placed Valdes-Scantling on injured reserve and had elevated wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown from the practice squad to the active roster for

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski will miss his return trip to New England because of a rib injury. A person familiar with the situation says Gronkowski did not travel with the Super Bowl champions for Sunday night’s anticipated matchup with the Patriots. The person spoke to

By The Associated Press Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is set to make his first return to Foxborough since departing New England in free agency following the 2019 season. No quarterback in NFL history has played more or produced more in a single venue than Brady has at Gillette Stadium. Since first appearing there when it

WASHINGTON (AP) — Quinton Williams threw three touchdown passes including a 38-yarder to Kasey Hawthorne with just over two minutes remaining, to lift Howard to its first win of the season 22-17 over Sacred Heart. Hawthorne leaped to make the catch against tight coverage at the 5-yard line then stumbled backward into the end zone.

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Austin Day fired a 25-yard scoring strike to Max Mazzella on first down in overtime and Marist picked up its first win of the season with a 27-24 victory over Valparaiso in the Red Foxes’ Pioneer Football League opener. Hunter Cobb had nine carries for 122 yards and two touchdowns _

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Atlético Madrid has handed Barcelona another humbling defeat after Luis Suárez and Thomas Lemar set up goals for each other in a 2-0 win in the Spanish league. Barcelona’s latest loss came hours after club president Joan Laporta broke his silence and pledged that Ronald Koeman

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Cole Kelley threw for 391 yards and three touchdowns and Southeastern Louisiana held off a late-charging McNeese 38-35 in a Southland Conference clash. Kelley was 36-for-49 passing and overcame an interception on his first pass attempt of the game. Kelley knotted the score at 7-7 with a 13-yard scoring toss

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Jake Smith passed for three touchdowns, Khalid Thomas made two interceptions and Harvard beat Holy Cross 38-13. Kym Wimberly opened the scoring by catching a Smith pass behind the line of scrimmage and racing 41 yards. Kaedyn Odermann added a 17-yard scoring grab, and Harvard scored 24 unanswered points in the

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit three home runs and the Tampa Bay Rays rolled to a 12-2 blowout of the Yankees that prevented New York from clinching a playoff spot. The loss dropped the Yankees into a tie with Boston atop the AL wild-card race, with Toronto

DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Coy Williams scored three rushing touchdowns and Dylan Sparks’ 1-yard scoring run late carried Davidson to a 35-28 win over Stetson. Stetson built a 21-7 lead late in the first half when Justin Agner threw a 41-yard scoring pass to Nazeviah Burris. Davidson responded with a 12-yard Williams touchdown run with

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Tony Muskett passed for 289 yards and four touchdowns and Juwon Farri ran for 139 yards and two scores as Monmouth overpowered Gardner-Webb 54-17 in the Bulldogs’ Big South Conference opener. Farri ran 39 yards for a score to open the scoring for the Hawks (3-2, 2-0) on their

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Tate Fogleman smashed his way to his first career NASCAR national victory with an overtime win in the Truck Series race Talladega Superspeedway. It was the opening race of a critical NASCAR playoff tripleheader. Fogleman spun John Hunter Nemechek from the lead headed to

WASHINGTON (AP) — Backup Harry Kirk connected with Garrett Oakey on the go-ahead touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter and Colgate beat Georgetown 28-21. Oakey’s second touchdown catch of the day, a 25-yarder, came with just over three minutes into the final quarter and led to the Raiders’ 17th win in 18 all-time meetings

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Zamir White rushed for two touchdowns and recovered a blocked punt for another score, and No. 2 Georgia pounded No. 8 Arkansas 37-0 in the Bulldogs’ second consecutive shutout. Georgia raced to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter despite playing without quarterback JT Daniels,

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Bryant Koback rushed for two touchdowns and the Toledo defense set up three quick scores as the Rockets rolled to a 45-7 win over UMass. The Rockets blasted ahead 31-0 at halftime, fueled by three one-play drives following turnovers. Dequan Finn had a 34-yard scoring run after Jonathan Jones sacked the

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have activated running back Le’Veon Bell from the practice squad and put defensive end Derek Wolfe on injured reserve. The Ravens play at Denver on Sunday. Bell was one of three prominent veterans Baltimore brought in to help the backfield after injuries to J.K. Dobbins and Gus