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No. 4 Ole Miss holds off Washington State's upset bid
Trinidad Chambliss threw two touchdown passes and ran for a touchdown, and No. 4 Ole Miss held off an upset attempt by Washington State in a 24-21 victory Saturday in Oxford, Miss.,Chambliss completed 20 of 29 for 253 yards, and the Rebels (6-0) got 142 rushing yards from Kewan Lacy and prevailed de...

Pitt storms back, piles on FSU's conference disarray
Desmond Reid racked up 200 yards from scrimmage, Ja'Kyrian Turner scored two rushing touchdowns and Pitt rallied for a 34-31 upset of a depleted, 25th-ranked Florida State team in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla., ,Reid, who missed the last two games with a lo...

No. 1 Ohio State turns turnovers into romp past No. 17 Illinois
CJ Donaldson Jr. ran for two touchdowns, Julian Sayin passed for two more scores and No. 1 Ohio State scored 21 points off turnovers in a 34-16 victory over No. 17 Illinois 34-16 on Saturday at Champaign, Ill.,Sayin was 19-of-27 passing for 166 yards and Jeremiah Smith had five receptions for 42 yar...

Kevin Jennings, defense lift SMU over Stanford
Kevin Jennings passed for 247 yards and two touchdowns and Justin Medlock returned a fourth-quarter interception 96 yards for a score as SMU outlasted Stanford 34-10 on Saturday afternoon in an Atlantic Coast Conference clash in Dallas., ,Jennings hit on 22 of his 30 passes and connected with Chris ...

Cincinnati's stiff defense stymies UCF, sends to sixth straight Big 12 loss
Brendan Sorsby threw for two touchdowns Saturday and Cincinnati's defense kept visiting Central Florida out of the end zone until the last two minutes in a 20-11 Big 12 Conference win in Ohio., ,Sorsby completed 12 of 21 passes for 191 yards as the Bearcats (5-1, 3-0 BIg 12) won their fifth straight...

Ty Simpson, late pick fuel No. 8 Alabama past No. 14 Missouri
Ty Simpson passed for 200 yards and three touchdowns and Dijon Lee recorded the clinching interception to lead No. 8 Alabama to a 27-24 victory over No. 14 Missouri on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Columbia, Miss.,Kevin Riley, Isaiah Horton and Daniel Hill each caught a touch...

UCLA steps up again, hands Michigan State first home loss
Nico Iamaleava went 16-of-24 passing for 180 yards and three touchdowns as UCLA followed a major upset last week with a 38-13 victory to spoil Michigan State's homecoming Saturday at East Lansing, Mich.,Jalen Berger ran for 89 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and caught two touchdown passes to he...

Oklahoma State's woes continue with Houston dismantling
The difficulties for Oklahoma State endured Saturday in Stillwater, Okla. when the Houston Cougars defeated the Cowboys 39-17 in Big 12 play., ,Conner Weigman led the Houston win with (5-1, 2-1 Big 12) two passing touchdowns on 306 passing yards and a three-yard rushing touchdown. The junior quarter...

Bears CB Kyler Gordon set to make season debut
Chicago Bears cornerback Kyler Gordon is set to make his season debut Monday against the host Washington Commanders after working his way through a hamstring injury.,Gordon, 25, signed a three-year, $40 million contract extension during the offseason after making 207 tackles with five interceptions ...

Michigan State QB Aidan Chiles out after hit vs. UCLA
Michigan State quarterback Aidan Chiles was knocked out of Saturday's home game in the third quarter against UCLA after absorbing a big hit on a running play.,Chiles was on the move in the third quarter when he was spun around by a UCLA defender before taking a hit from Bruins defensive lineman Kean...

Lions downgrade LT Taylor Decker, 2 others, to out vs. Chiefs
Detroit Lions left tackle Taylor Decker has been downgraded from questionable to out for Sunday night's game against the host Kansas City Chiefs.,Decker did not participate in practice all week as he nursed a shoulder injury that kept him out of last Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.,The...

Rangers F Vincent Trocheck (upper body) week-to-week
New York Rangers forward Vincent Trocheck is considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Saturday.,Trocheck appeared to sustain the injury during the first period of New York's 4-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. He did not return to the bench during the second...

Cardinals downgrade P Blake Gillikin to out vs. Colts
The Arizona Cardinals downgraded punter Blake Gillikin from questionable to out for their game Sunday against the host Indianapolis Colts.,Pat O'Donnell will handle the punting and holding duties for the Cardinals (2-3) in place of Gillikin, who sustained a back injury this week. O'Donnell was signe...

Reports: NWSL commissioner gets contract extension
The National Women's Soccer League is retaining commissioner Jessica Berman, giving her a three-year contract extension through the 2028 season, multiple outlets reported.,The league has not confirmed the extension, which was approved this week by a four-person executive committee rather the full bo...

Commanders' Deebo Samuel in limbo, Terry McLaurin out vs. Bears
Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn said he will "take it into Monday" with respect to the availability of wide receiver Deebo Samuel for Monday night's game against the visiting Chicago Bears.,While Quinn kept the door ajar in regard to Samuel (heel) on Saturday, he said fellow wideouts Terry McL...

Canes G Pyotr Kochetkov sidelined at least one week
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov will be out at least one week with a lower-body injury, coach Rod Brind'Amour said on Saturday.,Kochetkov sat out Thursday's season-opening 6-3 win over the New Jersey Devils and will miss at least three more games, based on that recovery timeline.,Vete...

Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff to battle for Wuhan crown
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula will square off in an All-American final on Sunday at the Wuhan Open in China.,The sixth-seeded Pegula snapped No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka's unbeaten streak at the WTA 1000 tournament and rallied for a 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) victory over the Belarusian in Saturday's first sem...

Cousins to clash in improbable showdown in Shanghai
A storybook ending is coming to Shanghai on Sunday as cousins Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot meet in a highly improbable final at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.,It is the first ATP Masters 1000 final for both men and Vacherot, at No. 204, is the lowest-ranked finalist in Masters 1000 history....

Xander Schauffele climbs into tie for lead in Japan
Xander Schauffele and Max Greyserman are three shots ahead of the field heading into Sunday's final round at the Baycurrent Classic in Yokohama, Japan.,Schauffele carded a 4-under 67 in Saturday's third round at Yokohama Country Club to catch Greyserman atop the leaderboard at 12-under 201.,Schauffe...
Detroit Tigers’ Collapse and Comeback End in Heartbreak Against Mariners
The Detroit Tigers fell to the Seattle Mariners in a 15-inning Game 5 thriller but proved their resilience after a historic AL Central collapse....