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By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer No. 16 Arkansas’ game against No. 7 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and No. 18 Wisconsin’s meeting with No. 12 Notre Dame at Soldier Field in Chicago highlight the college football schedule on Saturday. The national stage provides an opportunity for the 16th-ranked Razorbacks to show they’re

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans got a solid performance from rookie quarterback Davis Mills in his first career start. But they were doomed by their inability to run the ball and or prevent big plays in a 24-9 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Carolina’s top-ranked defense sacked Mills

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Angels snapped a six-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros. Ohtani tried to score the winning run during Wednesday night’s 9-5 loss to Houston in 12 innings,

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer If it seems as if the Packers have transferred to the NFC West or the 49ers moved to the NFC North, blame the schedule makers at league headquarters. When Green Bay visits San Francisco on Sunday, it will be the fourth trip to the Bay Area for the

PHOENIX (AP) — Brianna Turner made the winning free throw with less than a second to play, giving the Phoenix Mercury an 83-82 win over the New York Liberty in a first-round WNBA playoff game. Sophie Cunningham hit 6 of 9 3-pointers for a career-high 21 points for Phoenix. The Liberty had tied the game

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept Aaron Donald off the stat sheet last season. No tackles. No sacks. No hits, hurries or passes defended for the first time in the defensive tackle’s decorated career. But it came at a price, as Donald’s presence and performance created

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Felix Harper threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and Alcorn State rallied to defeat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 39-38 in the Southwest Athletic Conference opener. Niko Duffey, who had 137 yards on 22 carries, scored his second touchdown put the Braves up 39-38 with 3:01 to play. The Golden Lions

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Sam Darnold threw for 304 yards and ran for two touchdowns, and the Carolina Panthers eased past the Houston Texans 24-9 despite losing Christian McCaffrey to a hamstring injury early in the second quarter. The Panthers are 3-0 for the first time since 2015 when they

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Camerun Peoples ran for three touchdowns and Nate Noel rushed for 87 of his 187 yards on a game-saving drive and Appalachian State defeated Marshall 31-30. After Chandler Stanton’s 45-yard field goal put the Mountaineers on top with 5:45 to play, the defense held but Robert Lefevre’s 45-yard punt pinned Appalachian

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins beat Toronto 7-2 to bump the Blue Jays back in the AL wild-card race. Nick Gordon drove in four runs and Michael Pineda won his third straight start for the Twins. The loss was especially costly for Toronto. The Blue Jays fell a

NEW YORK (AP) — A former St. John’s assistant basketball coach is suing the university and head coach Mike Anderson, claiming he was fired because of a health issue. Steve DeMeo says in a lawsuit he was let go in June after telling Anderson about a serious heart condition that necessitated work accommodations due to

CINCINNATI (AP) — National League batting leader Juan Soto homered in consecutive innings, and the Washington Nationals pushed the Cincinnati Reds further from playoff contention with a 3-2 win in the opener of a four-game series. Seeking his second straight NL batting title, Soto  raised his average to .325 with a three-hit night and is

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — J.T. Realmuto homered and drove in four, Ronald Torreyes hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the sixth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies erased a six-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-6 and pick up ground in the NL East. Didi Gregorius also homered for the

CHICAGO (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 23 points, Candace Parker had a double-double and the Chicago Sky beat the Dallas Wings 81-64 in a first-round WNBA playoff game. Parker finished with 11 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists and three steals for the sixth-seeded Sky. Sixth-seeded Chicago advances to a second-round game on Sunday, while the

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Ryan Mountcastle and Austin Hays homered, rookie Zac Lowther pitched five sparkling innings to earn his first major league victory and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 3-0. After going winless with a 9.61 ERA in his first six appearances, Lowther got into a rhythm against

HOUSTON (AP) — Carolina running back Christian McCaffrey left Thursday night’s game against the Houston Texans with a hamstring injury and will not return. McCaffrey had a 2-yard run early in the second quarter and went to the medical tent on the sideline soon after that. The team announced he was out for the rest

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jurickson Profar raced home on Victor Caratini’s infield single with one out in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat San Francisco 7-6 to tighten the NL West race between the Giants and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants’

By The Associated Press Yankees ace Gerrit Cole starts the opener of a crucial three-game series at Fenway Park with the Red Sox two games ahead of New York for the top AL wild card. Boston has won seven straight to build a small cushion over the Yankees and Blue Jays. With New York closing

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays reliever Ryan Borucki has been suspended for three games by Major League Baseball for intentionally hitting Tampa Bay’s Kevin Kiermaier with a pitch. The incident on Wednesday was the latest salvo in a spat between the two AL East competitors. MLB announced the punishment before Toronto began a four-game