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Cal scores 24 in 2nd half to pull away from San Diego State
Fernando Mendoza threw for two touchdowns, Jaivian Thomas rushed for 169 yards and California came on strong in the second half to defeat visiting San Diego State 31-10 in a penalty-marred non-conference game Saturday night.,The Golden Bears (3-0) led just 7-3 at halftime before scoring on their fir...

Dejan Joveljic scores twice as Galaxy rally past LAFC
Dejan Joveljic scored his 13th and 14th goals -- and his first in MLS in more than two months -- and the LA Galaxy rallied from two down to a 4-2 victory over visiting LAFC on Saturday night.,Ricard Puig had two assists to bring his total to 15, and then contributed his 11th goal for some late insur...

Justin Verlander gets back in win column as Astros edge Angels
Yordan Alvarez hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning on Saturday night for the Houston Astros, who beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 in Anaheim, Calif., in the second game of a three-game series between the American League West rivals.,Justin Verlander tossed five innings to earn his first ...

Wave strike early, hold off Royals to end 12-match winless streak
Delphine Cascarino made her presence known early Saturday night as the San Diego Wave defeated the Utah Royals 2-1 in Sandy, Utah.,San Diego (4-9-7, 19 points) didn't have any sort of hangover from Alex Morgan's final match last Sunday. The Wave got on the scoreboard in just 27 seconds, the quickest...

Rafael Navarro's goal powers Rapids past Timbers
Rafael Navarro's goal in the 71st minute Saturday night snapped a tie and led the Colorado Rapids to a 2-1 win over the Portland Timbers in Commerce City, Colo.,With an assist from Djordje Mihailovic, Navarro scored his 14th goal of the season on a header to the top right corner, putting him two awa...

No. 1 Georgia escapes Kentucky's upset bid with 13-12 win
Trevor Etienne ran for a team-high 79 yards on 19 carries, helping No. 1 Georgia eke out a 13-12 win over Kentucky on Saturday in Lexington, Ky.,Georgia (3-0, 1-0 SEC) won its 42nd straight regular season game as Carson Beck completed 15 of 24 passes for 160 yards, while Dominic Lovett caught six pa...

Billy Edwards Jr. accounts for 3 TDs as Maryland tops Virginia
Billy Edwards Jr. accounted for three touchdowns and Tai Felton continued his hot start to the season in Maryland's 27-13 victory against mistake-prone Virginia on Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va., ,It was the 14th consecutive non-conference win for the Terrapins (2-1), the second-longest stre...

Houston dominates Rice in annual Bayou Bucket game
Stacy Sneed rushed for 82 yards on seven carries and a long touchdown and Houston's defense held visiting Rice to 159 total yards in a 33-7 win in the annual Bayou Bucket game on Saturday night.,Re'Shaun Sanford II added 71 rushing yards on 15 carries for the Cougars (1-2), who opened the season wit...

Shedeur Sanders, defense propel Colorado over Colorado State
Shedeur Sanders was 36-for-49 passing for 310 yards and four touchdowns as Colorado beat Colorado State 28-9 in the Rocky Mountain Showdown to retain the Centennial Cup on Saturday night in Fort Collins, Colo. ,Two-way star Travis Hunter had 13 receptions for 100 yards, two touchdowns and an interce...

No. 7 Tennessee pummels Kent State with 65-point first half
Dylan Sampson rushed for four touchdowns and DeSean Bishop added two during a program-record 65-point first half as No. 7 Tennessee steamrolled Kent State 71-0 on Saturday night in nonconference play at Knoxville, Tenn.,Bishop rushed for 120 yards on seven carries and Sampson had 101 on 13 attempts ...

Tucker Gleason tosses 3 TDs as Toledo stuns Mississippi State
Tucker Gleason completed 23 of 28 pass attempts for 285 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions to lead unbeaten Toledo to a 41-17 upset victory Saturday against Mississippi State at Starkville, Miss.,Mississippi State (2-1) was a 10-point favorite in the first meeting between the programs....

Fire holding on to hope thanks to victory over Red Bulls
The Chicago Fire kept their playoff hopes alive on Saturday night, beating the visiting New York Red Bulls 2-1. ,The match-winning goal for Chicago (7-14-8, 29 points) came from Georgios Koutsias, who headed a cross from Kellyn Acosta past Carlos Coronel in the 75th minute. ,New York (10-6-13, 43 po...

Northwestern holds Eastern Illinois in check
Quarterback Jack Lausch passed for 227 yards and two touchdowns and rushed seven times for 62 yards in his starting debut to lead Northwestern to a 31-7 win over Eastern Illinois on Saturday night in Evanston, Ill., ,A.J. Henning caught seven passes for 117 yards and a touchdown for Northwestern (2-...

Baylor scores 25 unanswered points to pull away from Air Force
In his first start this season, Sawyer Robertson threw for 248 yards as Baylor overcame an error-prone first half to roll past Air Force 31-3 on Saturday night in Waco, Texas.,Robertson completed 18 of 24 passes and ran for a touchdown as Baylor (2-1) rebounded from a Big 12 loss last week at then-N...

Dynamo bury Real Salt Lake 4-1, move into fifth in West
Four different players scored and Coco Carrasquilla added two assists as Houston Dynamo FC swamped visiting Real Salt Lake 4-1 on Saturday night in a late-season Western Conference match., ,The Dynamo (12-8-8, 44 points) climbed to fifth in the conference standings, one point out of hosting a home p...

Georgia State upends Vanderbilt on late TD pass
Christian Veilleux hit Ted Hurst with a 25-yard touchdown pass with 15 seconds left, helping Georgia State to a 36-32 upset of Vanderbilt in Atlanta on Saturday night. ,Veilleux threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns and added a rushing score. ,The Panthers' Kevin Swint had eight tackles, includin...

After blowing late lead, White Sox walk off A’s to end home losing skid
Andrew Benintendi hit a walk-off homer as the Chicago White Sox halted their franchise-record home losing streak at 16 games with a 7-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.,Gavin Sheets also homered for Chicago (34-115), which won at home for the first time since Aug. 12. The White Sox re...

Nashville SC break out of scoreless spell, blank Atlanta United
Alex Muyl scored in the fifth minute, Hany Mukhtar ended a personal drought and Nashville SC defeated host Atlanta United 2-0 on Saturday night to halt their eight-match losing streak.,Nashville (7-13-8, 29 points) had not won a league match since June 22 and had been shut out in four straight outin...

Jaxson Dart helps No. 5 Ole Miss trounce Wake Forest
Jaxson Dart had two scoring passes and a touchdown run and Henry Parrish Jr. ran for two touchdowns as No.5 Mississippi rode a strong start to a 40-6 road victory against Wake Forest on Saturday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Rebels (3-0) scored 20 first-quarter points and that set the tone for an...

Nationals hit 3 homers to top struggling Marlins
Jose Tena had two hits, including a homer, and scored twice, and Joey Gallo and Juan Yepez also hit home runs to lead the host Washington Nationals to a 4-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon.,It marked the seventh time this season that Washington (67-81) hit three or more home run...