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By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Brayan Bello pitched six scoreless innings in his first major league win and John Schreiber escaped a jam in the ninth, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 5-3. Bello allowed three hits, struck out five and walked one in the longest of his

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Much like for so many other folks, Serena Williams’ last match at the U.S. Open was must-see TV for players still in the tournament, so Jessica Pegula and Petra Kvitova tuned in from their hotel rooms the night before their victories led off Saturday’s schedule

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jayden de Laura threw four touchdown passes, three to fellow transfer Jacob Cowing, and Arizona beat San Diego State 38-20 on a sizzling afternoon to spoil the debut of Snapdragon Stadium. The Aztecs waited two years for their new stadium to be built next to

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Anthony Grant ran for 189 yards and two touchdowns, with the second one breaking a tie late in the third quarter and helping Nebraska go on to a 38-17 victory over North Dakota. The Cornhuskers bounced back from their loss to Northwestern in Ireland

BOLTON, Mass. (AP) — Talor Gooch has a one-shot lead over Joaquin Niemann in the LIV Golf Invitational-Boston event. Gooch shot a 65 on a day of low scoring and plenty of shorts. Players were allowed to wear shorts. Niemann just signed on with the Saudi-funded league this week. Dustin Johnson had a 63 and

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Lucas Johnson threw four touchdown passes and the Montana defense forced five turnovers as the FCS second-ranked Grizzles coasted to a 47-0 win over Northwestern State. Johnson, a graduate transfer from San Diego State, was 15 of 24 for 208 yards with Mitch Roberts going for 103 yards and two scores

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Hunter Dekkers made his debut as Iowa State’s starting quarterback Saturday and threw for 293 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-10 rout of Southeast Missouri. Dekkers, who completed a total of 25 passes in two seasons as the Cyclones’ backup, finished 25 of 31 against

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Haynes King threw for a career-high 364 yards and three long touchdowns to lead No. 6 Texas A&M to a 31-0 win over Sam Houston Saturday in a game that included an almost three-hour weather delay. King, who was named the starter last week

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Dorian Thompson-Robinson accounted for 385 yards of total offense and four scores, Zach Charbonnet ran for 111 yards and a touchdown, and UCLA rallied for a 45-17 victory over Bowling Green Saturday in the season opener for both teams. The Bruins trailed 17-7 early in

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Team Penske powered its way around Portland International Raceway in a 1-2-3 qualifying sweep that poised the IndyCar championship leaders for a big swing against Ganassi in the title fight. Scott McLaughlin won the pole and picked up a point for that to help

PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé has scored twice from Lionel Messi’s assists in Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-0 win at Nantes in the French league. PSG leads undefeated Marseille in the standings on goal difference. Gerson and Alexis Sanchez scored for Marseille to beat Auxerre 2-0. After missing a penalty midweek, Sanchez made amends to cap Marseille’s

By The Associated Press SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Maarten Paes stopped the two shots he faced while Alan Velasco scored as Dallas earned a 3-0 win Saturday over Minnesota United. Dallas moved to 12-8-10 after the win and United dropped to 13-11-5.

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Redshirt freshman Drake Maye continued his torrid start to the season, throwing for 352 yards and combining for five touchdowns as North Carolina outlasted Appalachian State 63-61 on Saturday despite giving up 40 points in the fourth quarter. Maye, the younger brother of former Tar

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Haaziq Daniels completed three passes for 109 yards and carried it 12 times for 107 as Air Force opened the season with a 48-17 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday. Daniels’ first pass of the game went for an 80-yard touchdown as he scrambled and found Dane Kinamon wide

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sophia Smith scored a pair of first-half goals and the U.S. women’s national team defeated Nigeria 4-0 on Saturday as both teams prepare for next summer’s World Cup. The United States extended their unbeaten streak on American soil to 70 games. Over the span, they have 63 wins and seven

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Roman Hemby ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns, including a 70-yard sprint in the first minute of the second half that helped Maryland pull away to a 31-10 victory over Buffalo. Hemby breezed through a gaping hole and raced untouched to the end

PARIS (AP) — Italy has its first gold medal in 32 tries at golf’s World Amateur Team Championship. Marco Florioli shot a 65 and Pietro Bovari added a 68. That was barely enough to carry Italy to a one-shot victory over Sweden at Le Golf National. The leading two scores from each four-man team count

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bret Bushka threw for four scores in the second half and Butler rallied to be beat NAIA-member St. Thomas (Florida) 31-26 in the debut of first-year Bulldogs coach Uremovich. Bushka threw touchdowns of 21, 63, 3 and 8 yards to Jeremy Johnson, Tyler Adams, Cameron Heald — and Adams again — respectively.