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No. 12 Baylor looks to keep improving its shooting vs. Tarleton St.
Baylor has bounced back nicely from a disheartening season-opening defeat.,The No. 12 Bears could be headed for a second straight decisive home victory when they face the Tarleton State Texans on Sunday night in Waco, Texas.,Baylor (2-1) embraced some serious competition right out of the gate, facin...

No. 1 Oregon survives at Wisconsin to remain unbeaten
Atticus Sappington's 24-yard field goal capped a 10-point fourth-quarter rally as top-ranked Oregon staved off an upset with a 16-13 comeback victory over host Wisconsin on Saturday night.,Oregon (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten), which entered averaging 35.7 points per game, took over at the Wisconsin 43 after a...

Arizona State takes charge early, pulls off upset of No. 16 Kansas State
Sam Leavitt was 21-of-34 for 275 yards and three touchdowns as Arizona State defeated No. 20 Kansas State 24-14 in the first Big 12 Conference matchup between the two teams. Two of Leavitt's touchdowns were to Jordyn Tyson, who caught 12 passes for 176 yards.,The Sun Devils (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) had bui...

Arizona State returns home to face St. Thomas
St. Thomas and Arizona State are both 3-1 heading into their first meeting Sunday in Tempe, Ariz.,St. Thomas (Minn.) is in its fourth season as a Division-I program. The Tommies went 20-13 and finished fourth in the Summit League last year.,They outscored Oklahoma State 48-47 in the second half in t...

No. 14 Creighton continues romp through nonconference slate with win over Kansas City
Ryan Kalkbrenner recorded 14 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 14 Creighton roll to a 79-56 victory over Kansas City in nonconference play at Omaha, Neb.,Jackson McAndrew scored a game-high 15 points while Isaac Traudt added 13 for the Bluejays (4-0), who never trailed. Jamiya Neal contributed 11 p...

Wizards look to halt 7-game skid when Pistons visit
The Detroit Pistons will look to win consecutive games for just the second time this season when they visit the reeling Washington Wizards on Sunday.,The Pistons opened their three-game road trip with a 127-120 overtime loss in Milwaukee on Wednesday. They bounced back two nights later and posted th...

No. 4 Penn State takes its turn pummeling Purdue
Drew Allar passed for three touchdowns and Tyler Warren found the end zone twice as No. 4 Penn State rolled over host Purdue 49-10 on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind., ,Allar finished with more touchdowns than incompletions, as he went 17 of 19 for 247 yards without a turnover for the Nittany Lions ...

No. 14 SMU keeps rolling, knocks off Boston College
Kevin Jennings went 24-for-35 passing for 298 yards and three touchdowns as No. 14 SMU held off visiting Boston College 38-28 in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday in Dallas. ,Jennings found three different receivers for touchdowns as the Mustangs (9-1, 6-0) remained unbeaten in their first A...

Tre Johnson, Arthur Kaluma help Texas past hapless Miss. Valley State
Tre Johnson and Arthur Kaluma scored 18 points each as Texas overcame a slow start to roll past visiting Mississippi Valley State 89-43 on Saturday in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (3-1) were down by two points about eight minutes into game but took charge late in the first half, using a 17-5 run on ...

No. 4 Penn State takes it turn pummeling Purdue
Drew Allar passed for three touchdowns and Tyler Warren found the end zone twice as No. 4 Penn State rolled over host Purdue 49-10 on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind., ,Allar finished with more touchdowns than incompletions, as he went 17 of 19 for 247 yards without a turnover for the Nittany Lions ...

Oregon aims to remain unbeaten as Troy visits
Off to a 3-0 start, Oregon hosts Troy in the first game between the schools on Sunday afternoon in Eugene, Ore.,Oregon is coming off an 80-70 overtime win over in-state rival Portland on Tuesday. The Ducks trailed by as many as 13 in the second half and were down 11 with less than five minutes left ...

Andrew Novak, Rafael Campos cut through wind, lead at Bermuda
Andrew Novak and Puerto Rico's Rafael Campos kept up the pressure all day to shoot dueling 9-under-par 62s on Saturday and tie for the lead heading into the final round of Butterfield Bermuda Championship in Southampton, Bermuda.,As good as Novak and Campos were to reach 16-under par for the tournam...

Vanderbilt cruises past Jackson State
It took Vanderbilt most of the first half before it broke away for good in its 94-81 win over visiting Jackson State in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday afternoon., ,Jason Edwards scored 16 points and Tyler Nickel hit four 3-pointers en route to 15 points for the heavily favored Commodores (4-0). AJ Ho...

No. 10 Alabama delivers complete effort in win over Mercer
Jalen Milroe threw a pair of touchdown passes and Ryan Williams scored one rushing and one receiving TD as host Alabama cruised to a 52-7 win over Mercer on Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,The 10th-ranked Crimson Tide (8-2) received a collective effort from its offense, defense and special te...

Cade Klubnik's mad dash gets No. 20 Clemson past Pitt
Cade Klubnik broke two tackles and scrambled up the field for a 50-yard go-ahead touchdown as No. 20 Clemson kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive by escaping Pittsburgh with a 24-20 road victory on Saturday.,Pitt used a 13-0 scoring run in the fourth quarter to take a 20-17 lead with 1:36 r...

Kobe Elvis paces Oklahoma in win over Stetson
Kobe Elvis recorded 24 points, six assists and three steals to lead host Oklahoma to an 85-64 victory over Stetson on Saturday afternoon in Norman, Okla.,Jalon Moore also had 21 points and five rebounds as the Sooners (3-0) remained unbeaten thanks to two big surges in each half, which helped stave ...

Payton Thorne, Auburn find little resistance from UL Monroe
Cam Coleman caught three of Payton Thorne's career-high five touchdown passes and Auburn breezed to a 48-14 rout over visiting Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday afternoon at Auburn, Ala. ,Coleman, a freshman, entered with only 15 receptions and two TDs, but he ended with eight receptions for 100 yards to...

No. 3 Texas dominates first half to get past Arkansas 20-10
Quinn Ewers passed for 176 yards and touchdowns early and late to Matthew Golden as No. 3 Texas did just enough on the road to beat Arkansas 20-10 on Saturday afternoon in a key Southeastern Conference clash in Fayetteville, Ark., ,The game was the first for the two programs as league foes since 199...

Spirit own shootout, reach title game with win over Gotham FC
Aubrey Kingsbury saved all three shots she faced in the penalty-kick shootout as the Washington Spirit defeated visiting NJ/NY Gotham FC on Saturday afternoon to advance to the NWSL championship game.,Ashley Hatch, Lena Silano and Tara McKeown scored shootout goals for Washington in the marathon sem...

Colorado hosts Harvard looking for fourth straight win
Colorado will attempt to remain unbeaten Sunday when it plays a nonconference game against Harvard in Boulder, Colo.,Through three games, Colorado (3-0) has held its opponents to a 37.4 shooting percentage from the field but is averaging 18.3 turnovers per game.,"We still have to figure out our turn...