AP National Sports

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cal Raleigh homered and drove in three runs as the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals. The Mariners have won two of three after dropping five of six as they try to hold off the Baltimore Orioles for the

By The Associated Press New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is set to try again Monday night to make home run history. He has 60 home runs, just shy of the American League record of 61 set by Roger Maris of the Yankees in 1961. Judge and the Yankees start a series at Toronto. The

LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Alcorn State pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 38-21 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference opener Saturday night. The Braves (2-2) trailed the Golden Lions (2-2) by four points at halftime, took a 24-21 lead with a pair of third-quarter touchdowns and closed out the win with a

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Bhayshul Tuten had 12 carries for 140 yards and two touchdowns and added a 15-yard TD reception to help N.C. A&T beat South Carolina State 41-27. N.C. A&T, which has won seven consecutive games against the Bulldog, snapped a four-game losing streak overall, dating to last season, and avoided their first

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Yuli Gurriel hit a two-run single to cap a ninth-inning uprising that carried the Houston Astros past the Baltimore Orioles 11-10, giving manager Dusty Baker his milestone 100th win of the season. Houston trailed 9-7 before mounting a four-run rally against Orioles closer Félix Bautista. Kyle Tucker

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Yu Darvish settled in after surrendering a leadoff homer to earn his career-high-tying 16th win and the San Diego Padres climbed into second place in the NL wild-card race by beating the Colorado Rockies 9-3. Jake Cronenworth and Ha-Seong Kim each had two-run singles as part

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cade Stover and Emeka Egbuka each caught two of C.J. Stroud’s five touchdown passes, Miyan Williams rushed for two more scores and No. 3 Ohio State blew by Wisconsin 52-21. The Buckeyes scored touchdowns on their first four drives and led 31-7 at the half.

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Ethan Long threw two touchdowns passes, Rovaughn Banks Jr. and Jermiah Dobbins each had more than 100 yards rushing and Abilene Christian cruised to a 34-7 victory over Division II-member Western New Mexico. Long was 22-of-34 passing for 251 yards. Banks had a pair of touchdown runs and finished with 143

BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Travis completed 16 of 26 passes for a career-high 321 yards and a touchdown as Florida State dominated Boston College 44-14. The Seminoles have opened 4-0 for the first time since 2015. Trey Benson had a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and he added a

By SARAH TROTTO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Javier Báez egged on Chicago fans after hitting a home run and the Detroit Tigers won 7-2, pushing the White Sox closer to elimination in the AL Central. Cleveland has a magic number of one to close out the White Sox to win the division. Before Chicago

By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Devin Leary threw for 320 yards and four touchdowns as No. 12 North Carolina State routed UConn 41-10. The Wolfpack wasted no time in putting points on the board as Leary connected with Thayer Thomas on the very first play from scrimmage for a 75-yard touchdown.

By DAVID FOLSE II Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The LSU defense held New Mexico to 88 total yards in a 38-0 shutout victory Saturday night at Tiger Stadium. While the defense helped propel the Tigers to their first shutout victory since 2018, LSU did see its starting quarterback Jayden Daniels exit the

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — D’Angelo Durham and Deonta McMahon each had more than 100 yards rushing and a touchdown to lead McNeese to its first win of the season, a 32-17 victory over Division II-member Mississippi College on Saturday night. Durham carried the ball 14 times for 157 yards that included a 49-yard touchdown

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says Pelicans guard CJ McCollum has agreed to a two-year, $64 million contract extension that runs through the 2025-2026 season. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Pelicans have not announced the deal,

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gary Sánchez drove in four runs, including a three-run homer in the fifth inning, and the Minnesota Twins snapped a five-game losing streak with an 8-4 win against the Los Angeles Angels. Jose Miranda and Gio Urshela each had three hits for Minnesota, which was eliminated from

MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara struck out 11 in eight dominant innings and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 4-1. Bryan De La Cruz homered, doubled twice and singled for Miami. The 27-year-old Alcantara allowed Joey Meneses’ home run in the first and little else. In his 13th start of at least eight innings

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations tells AP that Cavaliers forward Dean Wade has agreed to terms on a three-year, $18.5 million contract extension with Cleveland. Wade, who will compete in training camp for a spot in Cleveland’s starting lineup, will receive $16.5 million guaranteed, said

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Daniel Davies, who came into the game without a field-goal attempt this season, made all three of his tries Saturday night, including a 36-yarder in the second overtime and Navy beat East Carolina 23-20. The teams exchanged field goals in the first overtime before Davies connected again. Owen Daffer’s 37-yard attempt

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cal Quantrill won his career-best 10th consecutive decision, rookie Oscar Gonzalez hit two home runs and the Cleveland Guardians moved closer to clinching the AL Central, beating the Texas Rangers 4-2. The Guardians won for the 17th time in 20 games. They began the day with a magic number of three

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Kyle Vantrease threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and ran for a score to rally Georgia Southern to a 34-23 victory over Ball State. Georgia Southern (3-1) trailed 23-20 after Ball State’s Ben VonGunten kicked a 25-yard field goal with 12:39 remaining in the game. Georgia Southern was forced to punt on