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LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Jacob Saylors ran for a career-tying three touchdowns and East Tennessee State defeated VMI 44-21 for the Buccaneers’ first Southern Conference win of the season. Saylors came in ranked fourth nationally in rushing with 570 yards and added 178 on 29 carries to that total, including scoring runs of 48 and

MADRID (AP) — Spanish media is reporting the wife of Rafael Nadal has given birth to the couple’s first child. The Diario de Mallorca and other Spanish media say Mery Perelló, Nadal’s wife, has given birth to a baby boy. Nadal and Perelló were married in 2019 after dating for many years. Nadal’s public relations

By ROBBIE FAULK Associated Press STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Dillon Johnson rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns, Will Rogers broke the Southeastern Conference record for career completions, and No. 23 Mississippi State beat Arkansas 40-17 on Saturday. Rogers was 31-of-48 passing for 395 yards and notched the record in the first quarter with the

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Max Duggan passed for three touchdowns in the second half, including the game-winning 24-yarder to Quinten Johnston with 1:36 left, and No. 17 TCU beat 19th-ranked Kansas 38-31. The Horned Frogs are 5-0 for their best start since 2017 after winning the matchup of surprise unbeatens.

NEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta midfielder Santiago Sosa has been suspended for three games and fined by Major League Soccer for using a homophobic slur during a game against New England on Oct. 1. The league says the 23-year-old from Argentina is being required to attend LGBTQ allyship training through Athlete Ally. Sosa will miss

CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Aaron Dawson ran for two touchdowns, including a 60-yard sprint for the final score of the game, and Valparaiso scored four unanswered touchdowns in the second half to down Presbyterian, 41-21. Tyler Wesley ran for two touchdowns and passed for a third to stake the Blue Hose to a 21-14 lead

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Flames say coach Darryl Sutter now has a multiyear contract extension. The reigning Jack Adams Award winner led the team to a 50-21-11 season and a Pacific Division title last year. The Flames fell in the second round of the postseason. The 64-year-old has a 65-36-11 overall record since

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Taylor Powell threw for three touchdowns, Samson Evans ran for three and Jose Ramirez set an  Eastern Michigan record for sacks as the Eagles rolled to a 45-23 win over Western Michigan. Ramirez had four of the seven sacks by the defense, which held Western to 91 yards on the ground,

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Cornelius Johnson’ 29-yard touchdown catch midway through the third quarter gave No. 4 Michigan the lead and the jolt it needed to pull away for a 31-10 victory at Indiana. The Wolverines were motivated after losing assistant coach Mike Hart to a medical issue in

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Hendon Hooker passed for two touchdowns, Jabari Small ran for 127 yards and two scores, and No. 8 Tennessee punished No. 25 LSU for its mistakes and risk-taking in a resounding 40-13 victory over the Tigers. The Volunteers’ 5-0 start is their best since

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander will start Game 1 of the American League Division Series for the Houston Astros. It was a forgone conclusion that the AL Cy Young Award frontrunner would start that game, but manager Dusty Baker made it official Saturday. The Astros worked out Saturday at

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR says it had a productive test of its new car and promised drivers that solutions to some of their safety concerns should be implemented by next season. NASCAR’s top leadership held a 75-minute meeting ahead of Saturday’s practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway. They

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Michigan running game coordinator Mike Hart was carted off the field on a backboard and taken to a hospital for further evaluation during Saturday’s game at Indiana. It was unclear what happened to Hart, who went to the ground after Indiana made an extra point to tie the score at 7

By MATTIAS KARÉN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Erling Haaland scored again as Manchester City routed Southampton 4-0 to go top of the English Premier League. Haaland netted his 15th league goal in the 65th minute to take his remarkable scoring streak to 10 straight games in all competitions. Chelsea kept up its recent momentum