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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Kaleb Eleby threw for two touchdowns and the Western Michigan defense dominated in a 23-3 win over San Jose State. Eleby found Jaylen Hall for 22 yards and Corey Crooms for 37 as the Broncos led 20-3 at halftime after the Spartans opened the scoring with a field goal. Eleby was

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Billy Lucas had two of Duquesne’s four rushing touchdowns, and the Dukes beat Virginia Lynchburg 56-7 for their 14th straight home-opening win. Lucas only carried it three times for 39 yards. Nine players ran it for Duquesne (2-1), gaining 289 yards. Garrett Owens had a team-high 108 yards and a score, and

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart will not play in Sunday’s WNBA second-round playoff game against the Phoenix Mercury. Stewart injured a foot on Sept. 7 in a win over Washington when she came up hobbling after boxing out a Mystics player. The former MVP averaged 20.3 points and 9.5 rebounds this season.

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Ben Bryant threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to lead Eastern Michigan to a 59-21 win over Texas State. The Eagles used a balanced attack in picking up the win with four passing touchdowns and four on the ground. Eastern Michigan threw for 257 yards and rushed for 247

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — French league leader Paris Saint-Germain relied on early and late goals to beat Montpellier 2-0 and make it eight straight wins. Midfielder Idrissa Gueye scored in the 14th minute at Parc des Princes. Striker Kylian Mbappe’s intended pass for Neymar was deflected and landed at the

NEW YORK (AP) — Quarterback Ty Lenhart ran for three of Columbia’s four rushing touchdowns and Will Allen returned a kickoff 92 yards for a score as the Lions turned back Georgetown 35-24 in nonconference play. Ty’son Edwards and Lenhart had short TD runs in the first quarter to put Columbia (2-0) up 14-0. The

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Marshall ran for a pair of scores and Fred Payton threw for another and Mercer controlled Furman 24-3 in a Southern Conference opener. Payton threw a 35-yard touchdown to Ty James to complete a nine-play, 75-yard drive that put Mercer ahead 7-3. Marshall added touchdown runs of 10 and 1

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ben Nimz completed an improbable 80-yard drive with a 30-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Bingham with 1:05 to play, Trey Psota blocked a field goal attempt on the final play of the game and Valparaiso defeated Drake 24-21. The Beacons took over on their 20 with 2:39 to play. They

OBERSTDORF, Germany (AP) — Two-time national champion Alysa Liu has won the Nebelhorn Trophy women’s competition, giving the U.S. a third qualifying spot for the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year. Liu led after her short program to “Gypsy Dance II” from Don Quixote, then won the free skate with

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Chris Oladokun passed for three touchdowns and caught one of his own from Pierre Strong Jr., who rushed for 150 yards, as South Dakota State blanked Indiana State 44-0 in a Missouri Valley Football Conference opener. All three of Oladokun’s touchdown throws came in the first half but not until

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Denis Grosel hit Zay Flowers from 10 yards out in overtime to give Boston College a 41-34 victory over Missouri. Brandon Sebastian’s interception sealed the win. Boston College recovered after blowing two fourth-quarter leads. BC fans stormed the field to celebrate the win in the first-ever

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The IndyCar championship race tightened ahead of the Grand Prix of Long Beach after a messy qualifying session put Alex Palou and Pato O’Ward in the middle of the pack. Josef Newgarden is a distant third in the standings but still mathematically eligible

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Van Dyke passed for 270 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start, and Miami tuned up for Atlantic Coast Conference play by racking up a school-record 739 yards of offense in an easy 69-0 win over Central Connecticut State. A total

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Grant Breneman threw a touchdown pass and ran for 119 yards and a score and the Colgate defense did the rest as the Raiders cruised to a 30-3 victory over Lehigh in a Patriot League opener. Breneman opened the scoring with a 9-yard TD run on Colgate’s first possession. The two-play,

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — Cameron Ward passed for 352 yards with two touchdowns as Incarnate Word scored in every quarter and shut out McNeese 31-0 to open Southland Conference play. Incarnate Word took the opening kickoff 75 yards in 12 plays to lead 7-0 when Kevin Brown ran the final 14 yards to score.

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (AP) — Olympic medalist Elizabeth Beisel has become the first woman to swim from the Rhode Island mainland to Block Island. She completed the grueling 10.4-mile route to raise money for cancer research in memory of her late father. Ted Beisel died July 1 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer late last

By SCOTT HELD Associated Press EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Evan Hull rushed for 216 yards and a pair of touchdowns, leading Northwestern to a 35-6 win over Ohio. Hull bounced off a defender at the line of scrimmage late in the first quarter before sprinting away for a 90-yard score that helped set the Wildcats

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Cole Smith threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two scores and Princeton decimated Stetson 63-0. The Tigers have outscored the opposition 95-0 to start the season. The last time the Tigers didn’t allow a point in two straight games was in 1965 beating Colgate, 27-0 and Penn,

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Grayson McCall threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third as No. 17 Coastal Carolina scored on eight of its nine possessions for a 53-3 victory over UMass. It was the 15th straight defeat for the overmatched Minutemen. The Chanticleers opened 4-0 for the

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Hank Bachmeier threw for two touchdowns, Boise State’s defense frustrated Utah State for a 27-3 win. The back-breaker was a 3-yard pass from Bachmeier to Scott Matlock with 5:09 to play. That capped a 15-yard drive after a critical fumble by Utah State quarterback Andrew Peasley. IUtah State, off to its