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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Bo Nix threw for 265 yards and ran for three touchdowns, Noah Whittington added an early 55-yard touchdown run and No. 12 Oregon rolled to a 49-22 victory over Arizona on Saturday night. The Ducks scored touchdowns on seven consecutive drives starting midway through the

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Backup, walk-on kicker Fabrizio Pinton hit a 36-yard field goal with 2:46 to go and Matthew Bailey made a late interception to lift Illinois to a 9-6 win over Iowa on Saturday night, its first over the Hawkeyes since 2008. Illinois (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) is

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Phillies wasted no time taking their raucous celebration from the infield at Busch Stadium, where the Cardinals had trudged off to mourn the end of an era, into the visiting clubhouse, where the champagne flowed freely and Calum Scott’s “Dancing On My Own” pounded

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Beau Allen threw for 406 yards and three touchdowns, Donovan Banks returned an interception for a score in the fourth quarter, and Tarleton held off Southern Utah for a 42-40 victory. Banks’ pick-6 stretched the Texans’ lead to 42-27 with 4:07 remaining. Justin Miller threw an 18-yard pass to Steve

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Dontae McMillan ran for 92 yards and two touchdowns, Abraham Williams returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score and Weber State beat Eastern Washington 45-21. The Wildcats (5-0, 2-0 Big Sky Conference), ranked No. 7 in the FCS coaches poll, never trailed and scored the final 24 points. Eastern Washington

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Devan Boykin picked off Jordan Travis’ pass in the end zone with 38 seconds left and No. 14 North Carolina State rallied past Florida State 19-17 on Saturday night despite losing quarterback Devin Leary to injury. Boykin’s clean catch in the end zone was the

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama was plagued by turnovers and other mistakes and once again was pushed to the brink by Texas A&M, this time with Bryce Young watching from the sideline. Things turned out differently this time. Jalen Milroe threw for three touchdowns in his first start and

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caleb Williams threw two touchdown passes to Mario Williams and No. 6 Southern California shut out Washington State in the second half of a 30-14 victory. Travis Dye rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown for the Trojans, who stayed unbeaten under coach Lincoln Riley.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Skattebo ran for 124 yards and a touchdown, Jake Dunniway threw a pair of touchdown passes, and Sacramento State routed Northern Colorado 55-7.  Fourth-ranked Sacramento State (5-0, 2-0 Big Sky Conference) is off to a program best 5-0 start and is the only FCS team to not trail in a

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed to make changes to the league’s concussion protocol following a joint investigation into the procedures after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered what was described as a back injury against the Buffalo Bills last month. The

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Andrew Peasley threw two touchdown passes to Treyton Welch and Cameron Stone settled things for Wyoming when he returned an interception 38 yards for a score in the final minute of the Cowboys’ 27-14 victory over New Mexico. Wyoming (4-3, 2-1 Mountain West Conference) led 20-14 when Stone intercepted a Justin

TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays center fielder George Springer was carted off the field after he collided with shortstop Bo Bichette in the eighth inning of a 10-9 playoff loss to the Seattle Mariners. Interim manager John Schneider says Springer is “doing OK,” and he is going to be evaluated “for a couple of different

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Drew Pyne was 22 of 28 for 262 yards with three touchdowns, Michael Mayer hauled in 11 passes for 118 yards and two scores and Notre Dame defeated No. 16 Brigham Young 28-20 on Saturday night. The game was the 11th edition of Notre Dame’s annual Shamrock

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Shane Beamer had multiple reasons to savor his first road win in over a year. Not only did South Carolina provide his initial Southeastern Conference victory away from home, it never trailed while conquering No. 13 Kentucky 24-14 on Saturday night. The way his

MIAMI (AP) — Devontae Houston ran for 135 yards on 12 carries and Victor Rosa scored a pair of touchdowns and UConn thumped Florida International 33-12 for the Huskies’ second straight win. The Huskies hadn’t won consecutive contests since the 2017 season when they beat Temple 28-24 on Oct. 14 and Tulsa, 20-14, on Oct.

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Todd Centeio threw four touchdown passes, including a pair of fourth-quarter strikes to put the game out of reach, and James Madison shut down the Arkansas State running game to remain undefeated following a 42-20 win over the Red Wolves in a Sun Belt battle. Arkansas State managed just 20 yards