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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Led by Vado Morse’s 22 points, the James Madison Dukes defeated the Buffalo Bulls 97-62 on Saturday. The Dukes are now 3-0 on the season, while the Bulls fell to 1-1.

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Graham Potter’s Chelsea reign already looks to be in crisis after a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle left the London club eighth in the Premier League. Joe Willock’s 67th-minute strike consigned Chelsea to a third straight loss in the league and a fourth in five games in all competitions. It is a

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Britain’s Sir Ben Ainslie mastered the light conditions to win two of the three fleet races in the inaugural Dubai Sail Grand Prix and take a commanding five-point lead over rival skippers Jimmy Spithill of the United States and Peter Burling of New Zealand. It was a rough day

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — M.J. Devonshire and Marquis Williams returned interceptions for touchdowns on the first two plays from scrimmage and Pittsburgh reached bowl eligibility with a 37-7 victory at Virginia. Devonshire’s interception of Brennan Armstrong and 29-yard return gave the Panthers a 7-0 lead after just 5

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Riley Leonard threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another as the Duke Blue Devils won their third straight game, topping Virginia Tech 24-7 on Saturday afternoon. Leonard completed 19-of-31 passes for 262 yards and also carried the ball nine times for 48 yards. Jalon Calhoun was Leonard’s favorite target, as

PITTSBURGH (AP) — T.J. Watt is officially back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team has activated Watt off injured reserve in time for a visit from the New Orleans Saints. Watt hasn’t played since tearing his left pectoral muscle in a Week 1 win over Cincinnati. While Watt is back, the Steelers will be without

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Bayern Munich stretched its Bundesliga lead to six points with a 2-0 win over Schalke in its last game ahead of the break for the World Cup. Bayern lacked some of its usual intensity as Julian Nagelmann’s team cruised to victory against last-place Schalke thanks to goals from Serge Gnabry and

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Al-Amir Dawes had 13 points and 10 rebounds off the bench while Dre Davis had 13 points and Tyrese Sammuel had12 points  as Seton Hall defeated St. Peter’s 80-44.The Saturday matinee was a reunion, as Seton Hall coach Shaheen Holloway led St. Peter’s on a remarkable

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Led by Zion Griffin’s 23 points, the Tennessee State Tigers defeated the South Carolina State Bulldogs 80-61 on Saturday. The Tigers improved to 2-0 with the victory and the Bulldogs fell to 0-2.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State running back Miyan Williams has injured his right leg. He was carted the locker room in the first half of Saturday’s game against Indiana. Williams had rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown when he went down awkwardly on his ankle after a 4-yard gain with 2:17 left in

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Portugal and the United States have set up their decider for the last berth in the 2023 Rugby World Cup after second wins in the final qualifying tournament in Dubai. Portugal defeated Kenya 85-0 and the U.S. beat Hong Kong 49-7 in the second round of group play at

PARIS (AP) — Second-place Lens has moved within two points of French league leader Paris Saint-Germain by beating Clermont 2-1. Striker Wesley Said equalized on the hour and midfielder Seko Fofana added the second goal in the 68th minute. Clermont took a surprise lead late in the first half. Lens has won five straight matches

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Bournemouth has piled the pressure on Everton manager Frank Lampard with a 3-0 win in the Premier League. Defeat leaves Lampard’s team just one place and one point above the relegation zone as the Premier League pauses for the World Cup. Bournemouth beat Everton 4-1 in the League Cup in midweek

LONDON (AP) — Rodrigo Bentancur struck twice late on as Tottenham came back from behind three times to beat Leeds. A thrilling 4-3 win in the Premier League may have seen Spurs manager Antonio Conte avoid uncomfortable questions heading into the World Cup but it required a late rescue act from Bentancur. The Uruguay midfielder

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Pittsburgh has gotten off to as fast a start as a defense can at Virginia. The Panthers returned the first two passes by Brennan Armstrong for touchdowns. M.J. Devonshire jumped in front of a pass near the Panthers’ sideline and scampering easily 29 yards

SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) — Rasmus Højgaard and Thomas Detry share the lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge after a busy day when some players had to finish their second rounds and then come straight back out to play the third round. Rain and lightning shortened the second day at Sun City. It had

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Australia reached the final of the biggest team event in women’s tennis for the 19th time after winning the decisive doubles on a match tiebreaker to beat Britain 2-1 in the Billie Jean King Cup. Storm Sanders had already put a point on the board for the Australians with an opening

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Darwin Nunez signed off for the World Cup in style by scoring twice in Liverpool’s 3-1 win against Southampton. The Uruguay international took his season’s total to nine goals in all competitions. That’s one more than Sadio Mane had recorded at the same stage last term. Nunez’s strikes underlined his growing

By The Associated Press World Cup-bound Josh Sargent has scored his ninth goal of the season. He beat fellow American Zack Steffen in the seventh minute in Norwich’s 2-1 loss to Middlesbrough in England’s second-tier League Championship. Sargent is a 22-year-old from O’Fallon, Missouri. He was picked Wednesday for the U.S. World Cup roster. Steffen