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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Jacob Sirmon threw for three touchdowns, Dallas Dixon had two receiving scores and Central Michigan dominated Robert Morris 45-0. It was Central Michigan’s first shutout since November 23, 2013, a 37-0 win over UMass. Sirmon connected with Hunter Buczkowski for a 3-yard score and with JaCorey Sullivan for 24 yards

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans will have yet another new kicker to open the season after placing Sam Ficken on injured reserve and signing Michael Badgley off the practice squad Saturday. Ficken hurt his right groin and was added to the injury report Friday when limited at practice. The Titans signed Badgley to

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Westin Elliott sandwiched a pair of second-quarter touchdown passes around teammate Anthony Witherstone’s 35-yard interception-return score and Merrimack stunned Holy Cross 35-21 to give the Warriors their first 2-0 start. Merrimack, which joined the Northeast Conference of the FCS in 2019, fell behind 7-0 before taking the lead for good in

MOHNTON, Pa. (AP) — Cruz Pedregon topped Funny Car qualifying for the first time in more than six years Saturday at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals, the first event of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs. The 57-year-old Pedregon, a two-time season champion and two-time event winner at Maple Grove Raceway, had a

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — British teenager Emma Raducanu has beaten Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 in the U.S. Open final to become the first female qualifier to win a Grand Slam title in the professional era. The 18-year-old Raducanu is ranked 150th and needed to win three matches

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Joe Mancuso threw two scores and Aaron Dykes and Savon Smith each ran for a touchdown and Richmond squashed Lehigh 31-3. The Spiders scored four times in the second quarter. Mancuso sandwiched passing scores of 7 and 4 yards to Dykes and Leroy Henley, respectively, around 2-yard scoring runs by Smith

By NEILL OSTROUT Associated Press EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Purdue quarterback Jack Plummer threw four touchdown passes in the first half, three to wide receiver David Bell, as the Boilermakers rolled over winless UConn 49-0 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium. After punting on its first possession, Purdue scored touchdowns on each of its next

MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Tommy La Stella and Brandon Belt each slugged three-run homers, and the San Francisco Giants pounded the Chicago Cubs 15-4 on Saturday for their sixth straight win.La Stella finished with three hits, including a double, five RBIs and scored three runs for surging San Francisco, which improved to

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Samuel Grandsir scored in the 80th minute and the LA Galaxy tied the Colorado Rapids 1-1. Los Angeles had its winless run extended to four games. The Galaxy didn’t go consecutive matches without a win in any of its first 12 games this season. Colorado is unbeaten in seven straight

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Mark Pappas threw for 286 yards and fired a career-best five touchdown passes  as Morehead State walloped NAIA member The Point 62-9 in front of a Family Weekend crowd of 6,607.  BJ Byrd caught nine passes for 102 yards with touchdowns of 20 and 11 yards as Morehead State took a

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hall of Fame center Mick Tingelhoff has died at age 81. Tingelhoff was the ultimate ironman who started 240 consecutive games at a bruising position for the Minnesota Vikings. He played in four Super Bowls and was a five-time All-Pro selection. The Vikings and the

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Noah Gragson held onto the lead after a restart with seven laps to go and held off Justin Haley on Saturday to win his second consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series race. Gragson and teammate Justin Allgaier, who finished fourth, both beat JR Motorsports team owner

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Sean Chambers ran nine yards for the winning touchdown with 1:35 remaining and Wyoming blunted a furious Northern Illinois comeback with a 50-43 win. Isaiah Neyor scored three touchdowns, two via passes from Chambers as the Cowboys built a 42-16 lead by late in the third quarter. Northern Illinois rallied with

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Raheem Blackshear rushed for two touchdowns to lead No. 19 Virginia Tech to a 35-14 victory over Middle Tennessee. The Hokies scored on their first three possessions of the second half including back-to-back TDs by Blackshear in a game they led 14-7 at halftime. Virginia Tech broke open the game when

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alex Palou earned the first pole of his IndyCar career and put himself in position to reclaim the championship lead headed into Sunday’s race at Portland International Raceway. Palou turned a top lap of 58.7701 seconds in Saturday qualifying on a track he’s only

By MARK FRANK Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Rutgers took advantage of two Syracuse second-half miscues and downed the Orange 17-7. An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against Syracuse coach Dino Babers gave Rutgers a first down on the Syracuse 11 and Kyle Monangai ran it in on the next play to give the Scarlet Knights

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Las Vegas Raiders left guard Richie Incognito will miss the season opener against Baltimore with a calf injury. Incognito got hurt during a joint practice against the Rams on Aug. 19 and hasn’t practiced since. Coach Jon Gruden says there is a good chance Incognito could return for

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Travis Theis ran for two touchdowns, Jonathan Joanis returned an interception 51 yards and South Dakota rolled to a 34-7 win over Northern Arizona. The Coyotes raced to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter while holding the Lumberjacks to nine yards. Carson Camp hooked up with Brett Samson for a

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Jack Chambers threw four touchdown passes, all to Garris Schwarting, who also threw one, and Charleston Southern beat the The Citadel 38-21 in the Buccaneers’ season opener. The Buccaneers scored three touchdowns in the first quarter and never trailed. Schwarting finished with 151 yards receiving on six catches and Chambers threw