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By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Johnny Rodgers’ electrifying 72-yard punt return for a touchdown was the signature play of a rare game that lived up to “Game of the Century” billing. Rodgers helped No. 1 Nebraska defeat No. 2 Oklahoma 35-31 in the 1971 classic. Fifty years later, he still gets asked about the

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid rallied to avoid disappointing results in their milestone matches in the Spanish league. Madrid had to twice come from behind to beat Celta Vigo 5-2 in its return to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium after more than 18 months. Atlético needed two

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press Championship leader Max Verstappen and defending champion Lewis Hamilton have crashed out of the Italian Grand Prix. Sunday’s race was won by McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo. The stewards decided that Verstappen “was predominantly to blame for the collision.” They gave the Red Bull driver a three-place grid drop for the start

ALCAÑIZ, Spain (AP) — Francesco Bagnaia has fended off a late charge by Marc Márquez to win the Aragón GP for his first MotoGP victory. Bagnaia and Márquez exchanged positions at the top a few times in the final laps but the Italian held on after Márquez went wide off the track in the final

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Seven minutes is all Zlatan Ibrahimović required to score in his first match back after four months out for a left knee injury. Ibrahimović came off the bench on the hour mark then quickly redirected a cross from Ante Rebić from close range for AC Milan’s

GLENDALE, Colorado (AP) — The United States has edged Canada in a two-leg Rugby World Cup qualifier by nine points after winning the second test 38-16 in Colorado with a hat trick of tries by flanker Hanco Germishuys. Canada surprised by winning the first leg 34-21 last weekend in St. John’s. But this time, the

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Britain is hailing a new sporting superstar after Emma Raducanu won the U.S. Open as a qualifier for one of the most improbable achievements in tennis history. Queen Elizabeth II and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson were among those to congratulate the 18-year-old Raducanu after her 6-4, 6-3 victory

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stanford rebounded from a season-opening loss with a 42-28 upset victory over No. 14 Southern California. Tanner McKee passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another score in his first collegiate start. Nathaniel Peat had an 87-yard touchdown run while racking up a career-high 115

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Joseph Bulovas connected on a 38-yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining, Ken Seals accounted for three scores and Vanderbilt beat Colorado State 24-21 to snap an 11-game losing streak. Seals drove the Commodores into field-goal range courtesy of a pass-interference penalty and a

By JOHN COON Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Jaren Hall threw three touchdown passes and totaled 241 yards of offense, helping BYU beat No. 21 Utah 23-17. Tyler Allgeier added 109 yards on 27 carries as the Cougars snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Utes. BYU recorded its first victory in the rivalry

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Carson Strong threw for 381 yards and four touchdowns, and Nevada beat Idaho State 49-10.  Strong completed 34 of 43 passes that included two touchdowns to Elijah Cooks, who finished with seven receptions for 89 yards. Devonte Lee had a 2-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter for Nevada (2-0),

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Dante McMillan had 16 carries for 151 yards and a touchdown, Damon Bankston ran for two TDs, and Weber State cruised to a 41-3 win over in-state rival Dixie State. On the game’s fourth play from scrimmage, McMillan took a handoff off left tackle, broke toward the sideline and raced

BY BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Zerrick Cooper connected with Damond Philyaw-Johnson on a 59-yard touchdown as time expired and Jacksonville State upset Florida State 20-17. The Seminoles (0-2) were sluggish from the start and couldn’t make a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter hold up. Florida State lost for the first

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Quarterback Jayden Daniels ran for a career-high 122 yards, Rachaad White added two rushing touchdowns and No. 23 Arizona State eventually pulled away for a 37-10 win over UNLV on Saturday night. White had 90 yards on the ground and scored a crucial 9-yard touchdown

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Jake Haener matched a career high with four touchdown passes, and he ran for two scores to lead Fresno State to a 63-10 victory over Cal Poly. Haener was 17-of-22 passing for 380 yards, and two of his scoring throws were over 50 yards. He added touchdown runs of 2 and

JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TUSCON, Ariz. (AP) — Jordan Brookshire threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, Greg Bell broke a 55-yard scoring run on the fourth play from scrimmage and San Diego State beat Arizona 38-14 to extend the Wildcats’ losing streak to 14 games. After Arizona (0-2) went three-and-out, Brookshire completed a

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jason Shelley connected with Xavier Lane for the go-ahead touchdown with 29 seconds remaining and Missouri State rallied to defeat Central Arkansas 43-34. After Central Arkansas took a 34-30 lead on a Breylin Smith 71-yard pass to Tyler Hudson with 2:14 remaining, Shelley drove Missouri State 69 yards in seven plays,