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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

By NOAH TRISTER and JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer The Mets and Yankees held a Subway Series game on Sept. 11 for the first time on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, as stadium’s around the country paid tribute to the nearly 3,000 killed in the terrorist attacks. A raucous, emotional crowd packed the

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have ruled out nose tackle Eddie Goldman for Sunday’s season opener against the Rams in Los Angeles because of knee and ankle injuries. The Bears announced Saturday that Goldman did not travel with the team. Chicago is counting on Goldman to help clog the interior and boost

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Jack Cook passed for one touchdown and ran for another on back-to-back possessions, lifting Dayton to a 17-10 victory against Eastern Illinois. The touchdowns helped the Flyers reach an NCAA all-division record of scoring in 488 straight games. Eastern Illinois took a 3-0 lead into halftime on Stone Galloway’s 36-yard field

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have elevated kicker Nick Folk and backup quarterback Brian Hoyer to the active roster from the practice squad. Receiver Malcolm Perry was placed on injured reserve. Folk has played 13 NFL seasons with the Cowboys, Jets, Buccaneers and Patriots. He made 26 of 28 field goals and

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — No. 13 Florida tuned up for the start of Southeastern Conference play with a 42-20 rout of overmatched South Florida that did little to answer the question of whether starter Emory Jones or backup Anthony Richardson is best suited to run the Gators offense. The

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — C.J. Verdell ran for 161 yards and had three touchdowns as shorthanded No. 12 Oregon upset the No. 3 Buckeyes 35-28 for their first regular-season loss in nearly three years. Ohio State never led the game it was favored the win by 14 1/2 points

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Spirit of the National Women’s Soccer League were forced to forfeit their scheduled Saturday match against OL Reign because the Spirit violated the league’s medical protocols. Under FIFA guidelines, the game will be recorded as a 3-0 victory for OL Reign, which will receive three points in the league standings.

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has scored twice on his return to Manchester United after 12 years in a 4-1 victory over Newcastle in the English Premier League. Bernardo Silva clinched Manchester City’s 1-0 win over Leicester, lifting a shot over goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. Romelu Lukaku scored