AP National Sports

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — In the biggest games, Stetson Bennett seems to rise to the occasion and above his often more heralded counterparts. Bennett threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score as No. 1 Georgia shut down Hendon Hooker and the Vols’ high-powered offense to win a

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ty Gibbs took the lead with 21 laps left and held off rival Noah Gragson for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series championship at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday night. The only non-JR Motorsports driver in the winner-take-all finale, Gibbs started on the pole at the 1-mile

By PHIL STUKENBORG The Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mikey Keene passed for 219 yards and three touchdowns and RJ Harvey rushed for 151 yards and a score to lead No. 25 UCF to a 35-28 win over Memphis. UCF handed Memphis its fourth consecutive loss, the Tigers’ longest losing streak since 2013. Keene

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Ward threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third, Nakia Watson rushed for 166 yards and a score and Washington State snapped a three-game losing streak with a 52-14 victory against Stanford. The Cougars scored touchdowns on their first three possessions and then

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles FC beat the Philadelphia Union to claim its first MLS Cup championship. Gareth Bale tied it at 3-3 on a dramatic header in the eighth minute of extra-time stoppage time, and backup goalkeeper John McCarthy stopped two Philadelphia shots in a 3-0 penalty

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Asher O’Hara ran for two touchdowns and passed for another and undefeated Sacramento State beat Weber State 33-30 in a meeting of FCS top-10 teams. After O’Hara went in from the 1-yard line for a 30-14 lead to open the fourth quarter, Abraham Williams returned the ensuing kickoff 100 yards —

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Kaytron Allen rushed for 86 yards and had a season-high three scores to help No. 16 Penn State rout Indiana 45-14. Nicholas Singleton ran for 73 yards and another touchdown. The Nittany Lions have won eight of the last nine in this series. Six of

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Gevani McCoy threw four touchdown passes to Hayden Hatten in the first half and Idaho raced past Eastern Washington 48-16. The duo connected for 33-, 17- and 18-yard touchdowns on consecutive possessions for a 21-7 lead early in the second quarter. Hatten, who finished with 10 catches for 146 yards, set

By AVERY OSEN ASSOCIATED PRESS LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Devin Neal ran for 224 yards and had 110 receiving yards and Kansas beat No. 18 Oklahoma State 37-16. The Jayhawks are bowl eligible for the first time since 2008 when they beat Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. Kansas’ ground game led the way with

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Luka Zurak’s 56-yard field goal as time expired gave Butler a dramatic 26-23 victory over San Diego. The Bulldogs trailed throughout the game and were behind 23-13 with 13:33 to play. Zurak hit a 44-yard field goal and Bret Bushka threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Luke Wooten to tie the

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Katie Ledecky swam to a world record of 7 minutes, 57.42 seconds in the 1,500-meter freestyle in a World Cup meet. The previous record of 7:59.34 by Spain’s Mireia Belmonte had stood since 2013. Indianapolis is one of three stops on the World Cup circuit organized by FINA, the world governing body

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Bo Nix and the Oregon offense found creative ways to score, including an offensive lineman catching a touchdown pass and a linebacker scoring from short, as the eighth-ranked Ducks cruised to a 49-10 win over Colorado. In windy conditions, the Ducks breezed to their eighth

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Kicker Connor Coles scored on a 6-yard run on a fake field-goal attempt to spark Utah State to a 27-10 victory over New Mexico. With Utah State (4-5, 3-2 Mountain West Conference) trailing 10-7, Coles took a pitch from holder Josh Sterzer and ran into the end zone to give Utah

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — A hat trick last weekend. A goal and an assist this weekend to move atop the Serie A scoring chart. Victor Osimhen put together another strong performance to extend Napoli’s winning streak to nine games in the Italian league with a 2-1 win over second-place Atalanta

By LARRY LEWIS The Associated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tyjae Spears ran for 157 yards and a touchdown and Shaadie Clayton-Johnson gained 106 to lead No. 19 Tulane to a 27-13 win over Tulsa. Tulane had lost the past two meetings with Tulsa in overtime, but controlled this one with a dominant running game.

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The long and unpredictable NASCAR season comes to an end Sunday with a championship race fitting for a year that saw unprecedented parity and never a clear title favorite. Chase Elliott led the standings for most of the season while winning a career-high five

EASTON, Mass. (AP) — Jermaine Corbett ran for a career-high 227 yards on 16 carries and scored three touchdowns and Stonehill smothered Wagner 50-10. Corbett’s 32-yard scoring run with 7:42 left in the first quarter put Stonehill ahead 7-3. Later, his 59-yard scoring jaunt extended the lead to 14-3 just before the first ended. Damien

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Angelo Guglielmello’s 37-yard field goal as time expired lifted Stony Brook to a 24-22 victory over Morgan State. Morgan State scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to rally from an 11-point deficit and take a 22-21 lead. Alfonzo Graham scored on a 44-yard run and Andre Crawley caught a

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Tyrrell Pigrome threw a pair of touchdown passes to Isaiah Perkins and Towson defeated Villanova 27-3. Matthew Mercurio kicked a 25-yard field goal for the game’s first points in the opening quarter but Villanova didn’t score again with the Tigers holding the Wildcats to 153 yards offense. Pigrome threw TD passes

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Xavier Shepherd accounted for five touchdowns as Kennesaw State battled back from a 10-point deficit early in the third quarter to post a 44-27 win over No. 15 UT Martin in the first-ever meeting between the schools. Kennesaw State is now 6-0 against teams from the Ohio Valley Conference and 26-14