AP National Sports

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Darius Hale ran for 255 yards and two scores, Will McElvain accounted for three touchdowns and Central Arkansas routed North Alabama 64-21. Central Arkansas (4-4, 3-0 ASUN) generated 733 yards of offense, including 456 yards on the ground on 41 carries. McElvain had a 12-yard touchdown run and threw a touchdown

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Tommy Schuster threw for two scores, Tyler Hoosman ran for two others, and North Dakota defeated Abilene Christian 34-31. Schuster’s twin 4-yard TD passes to Bo Belquist and Garett Maag, both in the second quarter, helped the Fighting Hawks take a 20-14 halftime lead. Hoosman also scored from close range

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Leeds has ended its four-match losing run in the English Premier League by beating Liverpool 2-1 thanks to Crysencio Summerville’s 89th-minute goal at Anfield that eased the pressure on coach Jesse Marsch. Leeds climbed out of the relegation zone following its first win since August. Liverpool remains marooned in mid-table and

ELON, N.C. (AP) — Matthew McKay threw three touchdown passes, kicker Skyler Davis set a pair of school records, and Elon defeated Delaware 27-7. McKay’s touchdown passes of 19 yards to Chandler Brayboy, 11 yards to Bryson Daughtry and 6 yards to Malik Griffin all capped long scoring drives for the Phoenix. McKay completed 14

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Devin Matthews amassed 112 yards on 15 carries and scored a touchdown and Joachim Bangda had two rushing touchdowns and Towson held off Monmouth 52-48. The Hawks scored a pair of touchdowns — the last coming on a 26-yarder from Enzo Arjona to Dre Tucker with 37 seconds remaining

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Jeremiah Oatsvall threw a pair of touchdown passes and Tennessee Tech shut out Eastern Illinois in the second half for a 20-17 victory. Oatsvall connected with Quinton Cross for a 16-yard touchdown in the third quarter and Bradley Clark on a go-ahead 7-yarder with 6:45 remaining in the game. Oatsvall completed

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Bailey Fisher threw for a season-high five touchdowns and ran for a sixth and Gardner-Webb held off Bryant, 48-40 in a Big South thriller. With the win the Runnin’ Bulldogs are 3-0 in the Big South for the first time since 2003. Gardner-Webb is tied with North Carolina A&T atop

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Jake Chisholm scored a go-ahead touchdown on a 23-yard run with 18 seconds left and Dayton overcame three interceptions by Shane Hamm to beat Valparaiso 31-24. Chisholm carried it 18 times for 103 yards and two touchdowns for Dayton. Hamm was 12 of 19 for 137 yards with a touchdown, and

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Robert Lewandowski has scored in stoppage time to snatch Barcelona a 1-0 win at Valencia and pull the team level with Real Madrid atop the Spanish league. The Poland striker’s league-high 13th goal in 12 rounds saved Xavi Hernández’s side from another setback three days after

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Flamengo has marched unbeaten to its third Copa Libertadores title after topping Athletico 1-0 in the all-Brazilian final. Gabriel Barbosa starred in the final yet again by producing the only goal in a half-full Metropolitano Stadium in Ecuador. Flamengo also won in 1981 and 2019. Barbosa scored twice in the 2019

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Michael Hiers threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns and Samford rolled past The Citadel 38-3. No. 13 FCS Samford built a 21-3 halftime lead on two Hiers touchdown passes and a 1-yard run by Jaylan Thomas. After Heirs’ third TD pass in the third quarter, Trey Elston capped the scoring

HOUSTON (AP) — Chris Reynolds matched a career best with five touchdown passes and Charlotte, after firing its previous head coach, cruised to a 56-23 victory over Rice to snap a four-game losing streak. Will Healy, who led Charlotte to its first bowl game in his first season as head coach with the 49ers in

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Michael Brescia ran for two touchdowns and piloted Colgate to a 13-7 win over Bucknell as the Raiders won back-to-back games for the first time this season. Brescia drove Colgate 91 yards in 16 plays and scored the game’s first touchdown on a five-yard run with 2:31 left in the first

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — No. 7 TCU improved to 8-0 after a 41-31 victory at West Virginia. Max Duggan threw three touchdown passes and Kendre Miller ran for 120 yards and a score for the Horned Frogs. TCU didn’t need a comeback from a double-digit deficit like it did

MADRID (AP) — France and Barcelona defender Jules Koundé has been substituted after apparently hurting his leg during Saturday’s Spanish league match at Valencia. Koundé is expected to play for France in the World Cup in Qatar where it will defend the title. The versatile defender went down late in the second half, touching the

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — KJ Jefferson ran for two touchdowns and passed for a third and Raheim Sanders rushed for 171 yards to lead Arkansas to a 41-27 victory over Auburn in a battle to escape the bottom of the Southeastern Conference Western Division. The Razorbacks snapped a six-game

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Zac Jones and Julien Gauthier scored 19 seconds apart in the third period after Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger exited with an injury, and the New York Rangers beat the Stars 6-3. Vincent Trocheck had two goals, including the last in a three-goal third period for New

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Backup quarterback Aidan Gilman threw two touchdown passes, including the go-ahead score late in the fourth quarter, and Brown defeated Pennsylvania 34-31. Gilman, who entered the game when Jake Willcox left with an undisclosed injury in the first half, completed 22 of 38 passes for 245 yards. His 9-yard touchdown pass

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Eric Gray rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown, the Oklahoma defense posted three interceptions and the Sooners defeated Iowa State 27-13 on Saturday. A pick by linebacker Danny Stutsman came with 5:24 left in the fourth quarter and set up a 2-yard scoring run by

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Matthew Berry’s move from ESPN to NBC is flying under the radar in a year where there are lots of changes in NFL broadcasting crews. Berry had been a mainstay for 15 years as ESPN’s fantasy football guru. He is part of the Sunday “Football Night in America” pregame