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BALTIMORE (AP) — Quinton Williams threw two touchdown passes and Howard claimed a share of the MEAC regular-season championship, defeating Morgan State 35-6. The Bison finished tied with North Carolina Central for first place but North Carolina Central won the head-to-head matchup with Howard and claimed the league’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. Howard’s

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Braheam Murphy ran for 124 yards and a touchdown to lead Army to a 34-17 victory over Connecticut. Murphy ran along the left hashmark and bolted 75 yards untouched into the end zone to give Army a 20-17 lead midway through the third quarter. Quarterback Tyhier Tyler’s 4-yard touchdown run

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Jalen Holston rushed for 99 yards and a career-high three touchdowns and Virginia Tech snapped a seven-game losing streak by surprising Liberty 23-22. The Hokies’ defense, maligned during the lengthy losing skid, came up with two big stops in the final minutes to preserve the one-point lead. They forced an incomplete

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Narii Gaither and Jayden Brown each had two touchdown runs and Gardner-Webb beat North Carolina A&T 38-17 in a battle between the Big South Conference’s top teams and regular season title. Gardner-Webb (6-5, 5-0) has won the last two in the series and also clinched the conference’s automatic bid into

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Aidan O’Connell threw two touchdown passes in his final home game and kept the Purdue Boilermakers in contention for the Big Ten West title with a 17-9 victory over Northwestern. The former walk-on was 16 of 25 with 159 yards. The Boilermakers have won

By ROBBIE FAULK Associated Press Starkville, Miss. (AP) — Will Rogers threw for 301 yards and five touchdowns as Mississippi State rolled over East Tennessee State, 56-7 on Saturday afternoon. Rogers is now No. 9 in Southeastern Conference history with 10,189 yards, moving past Ole Miss’ Eli Manning heading into the Bulldogs’ Thanksgiving Day showdown

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Graham Mertz scored on a 2-yard quarterback sneak with 35 seconds left to complete Wisconsin’s comeback from an 11-point deficit entering the fourth quarter and the Badgers beat Nebraska 15-14 for their ninth straight win in the series. The Badgers earned their grinding victory

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Griffin Kell kicked a 40-yard field goal on the final play of the game, and fourth-ranked TCU beat Baylor 29-28 on Saturday, scoring nine points in the final 2:07 to avoid another potential playoff-busting loss on the banks of the Brazos River. Emari Demercardo scored

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan running back Blake Corum grabbed his left knee after being tackled late in the first half against Illinois before returning in the third quarter for one drive. The Heisman Trophy hopeful fumbled the ball and went down awkwardly about 15 yards short of the end zone. He was evaluated

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Fullback Daba Fonfana rushed for 114 yards, and Navy beat No. 17 UCF 17-14 without completing a pass. Navy dominated possession of the ball and gained 248 yards, all on the ground. Xavier Arline threw incomplete on team’s only passing attempt. The loss dropped UCF out

By The Associated Press BALTIMORE — Led by Leo O’Boyle’s 16 points, the Lafayette Leopards defeated the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 55-50 on Saturday. The Leopards moved to 1-4 with the win and the Blue Devils fell to 0-4.

By The Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, La. — Led by Vonterius Woolbright’s 19 points, the Western Carolina Catamounts defeated the Lamar Cardinals 98-91 in overtime. The Catamounts are now 3-2 on the season, while the Cardinals moved to 3-2.

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Rickea Jackson scored 26 points as No. 11 Tennessee beat Rutgers 94-54 on Saturday in the opening game of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Jordan Horston added 12 in her return from injury for the Lady Vols. Tennessee entered this game with its first 1-2 start since the 1981-82 season. But

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan running back Blake Corum grabbed his left knee after being tackled late in the first half against Illinois. That potentially leaves the third-ranked Wolverines with a big void in the backfield for the rest of the game. The Heisman Trophy hopeful was evaluated on the turf by the team’s

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A World Cup jammed into the middle of the European season isn’t ideal for the United States. Weston McKennie, Sergiño Dest and Luca de la Torre are working their way back from injuries heading into the Americans’ first World Cup match in eight years. Christian

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Tara VanDerveer makes the two-minute walk from Maples Pavilion to the pool three times a week to get in her mile-long swims. Regular swimming is one more thing Stanford’s women’s basketball coach squeezes into her jam-packed days three times a week to keep mentally and

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy is well-placed for another Race to Dubai title after his 7-under 65 left him three shots off the lead heading into the final round at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. Jon Rahm holds a one-stroke lead after a bogey-free 65 put the Spaniard at 15-under 201

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar has become synonymous with soccer since winning the right to host the World Cup that opens on Sunday. But another sport is flying high in the historic center of Doha as over a million foreign fans flock to the tiny emirate: Falconry. Those in the

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Not for the first time, Cristiano Ronaldo is trusting himself to deliver on the big stage. A man of seemingly boundless self-belief is struggling to accept the effects of age and banking on the World Cup to launch a glorious final act to his remarkable