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LONDON (AP) — American boxer Claressa Shields has avenged her only career defeat after beating British opponent Savannah Marshall by unanimous decision in London. Shields became the undisputed women’s world middleweight champion at a sold-out 02 Arena. Shields lost to Marshall in their amateur days in 2012 but in a stunning bout Shields relieved Marshall

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Tommy Mellott was 15-of-19 passing for 217 yards and three touchdowns, Willie Patterson had seven grabs for 148 yards and three scores, and Montana State beat Northern Colorado 37-14. Patterson wrestled away the ball from a defender in the end zone to give Montana State a 17-14 lead. On the first

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Josh Berry became the first driver to clinch a spot in the Xfinity Series championship race by leading a 1-2-3 finish for JR Motorsports on Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Berry’s win in the opening race of the third round of the playoffs

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Aaron Judge was dropped from the leadoff spot to No. 2 in the lineup for Game 3 of the AL Division Series as the New York Yankees try to break the record-settling slugger out of his postseason slump. Judge, who set the AL record with 62

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Dillon Gabriel passed for 403 yards and Oklahoma defeated No. 19 Kansas 52-42 to end its losing skid at three games. Eric Gray ran for 176 yards, Marvin Mims had a career-high nine catches for 106 yards and Brayden Willis had five catches for a

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Antoine Griezmann has scored to help Atlético Madrid win at Athletic Bilbao 1-0 and move ahead of the Basque club into third place in the Spanish league. Diego Simeone’s side is three points behind Barcelona and Real Madrid before the front-runners clash in Spain’s capital on

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Darius Hale ran for 170 yards and scored two touchdowns and Central Arkansas piled up 543 yards of offense in a 51-24 win over Kennesaw State. The Bears broke it open in the second quarter following a 7-all tie after one. Will McElvain threw a 17-yards scoring pass to Christian Richmond

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Preston Hutchinson threw for two touchdowns, Ailym Ford and Gino Appleberry each ran for more than 100 yards and Chattanooga rolled to a 41-13 win over VMI. Appleberry had two touchdowns to go with his 109 yards, the first and last as Chattanooga took a 31-10 halftime lead. Ford, who finished

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aidan Sayin threw for three touchdowns and 299 yards and Pennsylvania was never threatened in a 34-14 win over Columbia. The Quakers defense got Penn its first touchdown when 285-pound defensive tackle Micah Morris intercepted Joe Green at Columbia’s 27-yard line and rambled his way into the end zone for a 10-0

By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Quinn Ewers threw for three touchdowns including the go-ahead score with less than five minutes remaining as No. 22 Texas rallied to defeat Iowa State 24-21 on Saturday. The Longhorns trailed 21-17 when Ewers connected with Xavier Worthy to put Texas up for good. The Cyclones

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored a goal and set up defenseman Brandon Montour’s eventual winner in the Florida Panthers’ 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. Aaron Ekblad and Colin White also scored for the defending President’s Trophy-winning Panthers. Spencer Knight stopped 24 shots in his season debut,

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — No. 3 Alabama quarterback Bryce Young has started the game at No. 6 Tennessee. Coach Nick Saban says Young was a game-time decision all week. Young won last year’s Heisman Trophy and missed last week’s game against Texas A&M with a sprained shoulder. Young has completed

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Atlanta Braves starter Charlie Morton lasted only two innings against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the NL Division Series after he was struck on his pitching elbow by a batted ball. Alec Bohm singled off Morton’s right elbow in the second inning. Morton walked

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Ta’ron Keith scored the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, the Bowling Green defense allowed just 189 total yards and the Falcons defeated Miami of Ohio 17-13. Keith’s 19-yard run with 11:31 remaining gave the Falcons their first lead since the second quarter as they capitalized on a short Miami

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyler Reddick is determined to close his tenure at Richard Childress Racing on a high note. He won the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway hours after announcing he’ll drive for 23XI Racing next season. It’s Reddick’s third pole of the season. He has

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians rookie infielder Gabriel Árias will make just his second career major league start at first base Saturday night in Game 3 of the AL Division Series against the New York Yankees. Árias will replace Josh Naylor, who came up hobbling in Game 2 after beating

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Jemel Jones ran for two touchdowns in his first start this season and Army defeated Colgate 42-17. With the Black Knights missing several key players because of injuries, including quarterback Tyhier Tyler and running back Tyrell Robinson, senior quarterback Jones made his first start of the season and finished with