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By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Jimmy Greaves, one of England’s greatest goal-scorers who was prolific for Tottenham, Chelsea and AC Milan, has died. He was 81. With 266 goals in 379 appearances Greaves was the all-time record scorer for Tottenham, which announced his death on Sunday. Greaves suffered a minor

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — South Africa and the U.S. both advanced to the quarterfinals of the Vancouver Sevens world series tournament. The tournament is missing many of the top-ranked teams due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Vancouver was the last tournament to be staged before the COVID-19 pandemic leading to the cancellation of the rest

HONOLULU (AP) — Nick Starkel threw a pair of touchdown passes about three minutes apart and San Jose State beat Hawaii 17-13 in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams. Kairee Robinson blocked a punt to set up a seven-play, 44-yard drive culminating when Starkel hit Isaiah Hamilton for a 13-yard score and, after

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Jake Haener threw for 455 yards, including the go-ahead touchdown pass to Jalen Cropper with 14 seconds remaining, and Fresno State upset No. 13 UCLA 40-37 at the Rose Bowl. Haener overcame a crushing hit to his right hip in the fourth quarter to rally

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Ulonzo Gilliam Jr. had 178 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 26 carries to help UC Davis beat Dixie State 60-27. Lan Larison, Trent Tompkins and Hunter Rodrigues each added touchdown runs for UC Davis (3-0). The Aggies, ranked No. 14 in the STATS FCS poll, had 380 yards rushing. Gilliam

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brock Purdy completed 21 of 24 pass attempts for 288 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 14 Iowa State over UNLV 48-3. Purdy, who also rushed for 33 yards, finished with a 229.6 quarterback rating, the third-highest of his career. Iowa State finished with 486

By JOHN COON Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Jaren Hall threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns and added 38 yards on seven carries, leading No. 23 BYU to a 27-17 victory over No. 19 Arizona State. Tyler Allgeier added 69 yards and a touchdown on the ground as the Cougars earned a third

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Tyrese White ran for 103 yards and Abilene Christian piled up 27 points in the second quarter to defeat Division II-member UT Permian Basin 34-9. White was one of four players to share the Wildcats’ four touchdowns. His 40-yard TD run got things started in the second quarter, then Stone Earle

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — RJ Martinez threw a 9-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter and Northern Arizona stopped a late 2-point conversion attempt, extending Arizona’s school-record losing streak to 15 games with a 21-19 victory. The Lumberjacks didn’t play like a winless FCS program, coming to life offensively

By CHRIS BURROWS Associated Press OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Matt Corral passed for 335 yards and three touchdowns, ran for four scores, and No. 17 Mississippi beat Tulane 61-21, scoring all its points in the first three quarters. The Rebels are off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2015, and after an

HOUSTON (AP) — Griffin Dorsey had a goal and an assist and the Houston Dynamo held on to beat FC Dallas 3-2. Dorsey tapped in a side-netter in the fifth minute and then played a one-touch pass to Fabrice-Jean Picault for a point-blank finish in the 20th to give Houston (5-10-11) a 2-0 lead. Darwin

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Kareem Walker ran for 150 yards and three touchdowns and South Alabama rallied and then held off Alcorn State for 28-21 win. Tre Young intercepted the Braves’ Felix Harper in the end zone with 1:55 left to preserve the lead. Trailing 14-7 at halftime, the Jaguars tied it at 14-all on

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Quay Holmes and Jacob Saylors led a powerful ground attack and the East Tennessee State defense stymied Delaware State in the Buccaneers’ 38-6 victory. Holmes gained 157 yards on 23 carries and Saylors added 109 yards on 11 carries as ETSU piled up 309 yards rushing. Holmes and Saylors scored

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — James Kaprielian pitched two-hit ball over six innings, Matt Olson hit his 36th home run and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1. The A’s have won four consecutive games and seven of 10 in their race for the second AL wild card.

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Freshman Ty Thompson threw for a pair of second-half touchdowns and No. 4 Oregon overcame a sluggish start to beat Stony Brook 48-7 on Saturday in a game that was delayed because of lightning. Ducks starter Anthony Brown threw for a touchdown and ran

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Max Johnson passed for 372 yards and a career-best five touchdowns in less than three quarters, LSU defensive end Andre Anthony returned a fumble for a 33-yard score, and the Tigers topped Central Michigan 49-21. Johnson completed 26 of 35 passes but was pulled

JASON CHATRAW Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Jaylen Warren rushed for 218 yards and two touchdowns, Oklahoma State pitched a second-half shutout and the Cowboys escaped with a 21-20 victory over Boise State. Boise State had a chance to steal the win after a turnover late in the game, but Jonah Dalmas hooked a

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Carson Camp threw two touchdown passes and Michael Mansaray ran for 141 yards and two scores as South Dakota overpowered Cal Poly 48-14 in nonconference play. Mansaray’s TD runs came in the first quarter _ from 13 yards out and on a 1-yard plunge _ and sandwiched Camp’s 54-yard