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AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Haaziq Daniels ran for two early touchdowns, including a 94-yard jaunt, and Air Force scored the game’s first 24 points in a 31-7 victory over Florida Atlantic. The Falcons’ ground game was at its best. Air Force rushed for 309 yards in the first half and finished with 446.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Chevan Cordeiro threw for a first-half touchdown and ran for a second-half score as Hawaii snapped a two-game losing streak with a 41-21 win over New Mexico State. The Aggies took a 3-0 lead on Ethan Albertson’s 33-yard, first-quarter field goal, but Hawaii answered on its next play from scrimmage

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dylan Hopkins threw three first-half touchdown passes, including a 65-yard bomb to Tre Shropshire to start the second quarter, and Alabama-Birmingham took a 21-0 lead, then held on to post a 28-21 win over Tulane. Starting just the sixth game of his career, Hopkins threw three touchdown passes for the second

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Stone Earle passed for three touchdowns and Peyton Mansell ran for 107 yards and a score as Abilene Christian routed Lamar 56-0. Tyrese White added 82 yards rushing for the Wildcats. The defense held Lamar to 136 total yards and scored two touchdowns as Ryan Stapp returned an interception 25 yards

By JIM HOEHN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Corbin Burnes pitched seven brilliant innings to win his ninth consecutive decision and the Milwaukee Brewers moved to the brink of clinching the NL Central title with a 2-1 victory over the New York Mets. The Brewers, already assured a fourth straight playoff berth, can wrap up

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jason Shelley accounted for four touchdowns to lead Missouri State to a 31-23 victory over South Dakota in a Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for both teams.  Shelley tossed a 3-yard touchdown pass to Kevon Latulas early in the fourth quarter to give Missouri State (2-1, 1-0) a 24-23 lead. Shelley’s

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte and Carson Kelly homered early off Clayton Kershaw, and Zac Gallen pitched one-run ball for six innings as the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks kept the Los Angeles Dodgers from reaching 100 wins by beating them 7-2. The Dodgers dropped two games behind first-place San Francisco in

CINCINNATI (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a solo home run with one out in the ninth inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals 7-6. The Reds remained six games behind St. Louis for the second NL wild-card spot. Cincinnati won back-to-back home games for the first time since sweeping Miami in a four-game

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a go-ahead double with one out in the 10th inning for his fourth RBI, and the Atlanta Braves won 10-8 to keep their 1 1/2-game lead in the NL East while eliminating the San Diego Padres from playoff contention. The Padres were

By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Teoscar Hernández, Marcus Semien and George Springer homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays held their position in the playoff chase by beating the Minnesota Twins 6-1. Toronto stayed two games behind Boston and New York in the AL wild-card race with seven games remaining. Robbie Ray scattered

HOUSTON (AP) — Ta’Zhawn Henry ran for a pair of second-half touchdowns to lead Houston over Navy 28-2 in an American Athletic Conference opener. Henry’s 2-yard touchdown run pulled Houston (3-1, 1-0) to 17-10 late in the third quarter. Clayton Tune threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Jones early in the fourth before Henry’s

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Gabe Brkic’s 30-yard field goal as time expired gave No. 4 Oklahoma a 16-13 win over West Virginia. Sooners quarterback Spencer Rattler, who was booed by the home fans on several occasions, went 6-for-6 for 54 yards on the final drive to get the Sooners

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Jeff Sims came off the bench to run for three touchdowns and pass for another to lead Georgia Tech to a 45-22 upset of No. 21 North Carolina. It’s the first time the Yellow Jackets have beaten a ranked team in Geoff Collins’ three seasons as

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Daniel Wright Jr. rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns, Ryheem Skinner added 139 yards and another score, and Tarleton defeated Division II New Mexico Highlands 40-21. The Texans, who scored 23 points in the first quarter and led 30-14 at halftime, ran for 285 yards and Steven Duncan passed for235

By MATT SCHOCH Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Chester Kimbrough intercepted Adrian Martinez’s pass in overtime and Matt Coghlin made a 21-yard field goal to keep No. 20 Michigan State unbeaten with a 23-20 win over Nebraska. The Spartans won despite not converting a first down in the second half. Michigan State’s special

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jameson Williams opened the game with a 100-yard kickoff return, then added an 81-yard touchdown catch and another 83-yard runback in No. 1 Alabama’s 63-14 win over Southern Miss.If it was a footrace, the Golden Eagles had no chance of catching either Williams or ’Bama.Williams

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Tre’ Henderson ran for two touchdowns and Tkai Lloyd pounced on a blocked punt for a touchdown as Stephen F. Austin jumped out to a 38-0 lead in the first half and coasted to a 61-13 win over Division II Lincoln University. The Oaklanders are playing their inaugural season of college

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — True freshman quarterback Kyle McCord overcame some early jitters to throw for two touchdowns, freshman TreVeyon Henderson ran for 93 yards and two scores in the first half, and No. 10 Ohio State routed Akron 59-7. McCord got the nod ahead of C.J. Stroud, a

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Will Yarbrough had two saves to help the Colorado Rapids tie Toronto FC 0-0. Colorado (12-4-9), which had 62% possession, is unbeaten in 11 straight games dating to a 3-0 loss at Real Salt Lake on July 24. Toronto (4-15-7) has just one win — a 2-1 victory over Nashville

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Josh Berry moved teammate Justin Allgaier out of the way with 42 laps remaining Saturday night to win the Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was the opener of the seven-race Xfinity Series playoffs and Allgaier could have used the win to strengthen his championship chances. Instead, the