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Milroe-to-Williams TD connection helps No. 4 Alabama beat No. 2 Georgia 41-34 in DeBoer's SEC opener

Sep. 29, 2024 01:27 AM EDT

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Georgia and Alabama, Jalen Milroe and Carson Beck, put on quite a show even with a different Crimson Tide coach prowling the sideline. Ryan Williams caught a 75-yard touchdown pass from Milroe with 2:18 left and No. 4 Alabama beat No. 2 Georgia 41-34 on...

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Georgia-Alabama play a thrilling classic, undiminshed by expanded CFP

Sep. 29, 2024 02:09 AM EDT

No. 2 Georgia and No. 4 Alabama played a classic Saturday night, a wild affair that included a 28-0 run by the Crimson Tide to start the game, a resilient comeback by the Bulldogs, and 142 yards worth of touchdown passes in a 13-second span of the fourth quarter. When it was done,...

Kentucky upsets No. 6 Mississippi 20-17 with late TD and missed FG by Rebels in final minute

Sep. 28, 2024 17:30 PM EDT

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Kentucky dragged another highly ranked opponent into the muck, and this time coach Mark Stoops and the Wildcats closed the deal. Kentucky upset No. 6 Mississippi 20-17 on Saturday, when Rebels kicker Caden Davis hooked a 48-yard field-goal attempt way wide with...

No. 21 Oklahoma rallies late, stuns Auburn for first-ever Southeastern Conference win

Sep. 28, 2024 20:37 PM EDT

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Kip Lewis returned an interception 61 yards for the game-winning touchdown, and No. 21 Oklahoma rallied from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Auburn, 27-21 on Saturday for its first-ever Southeastern Conference win. “That was my first experience...

Shedeur Sanders throws for 290 yards, 3 TDs to lead improved Colorado to 48-21 rout of UCF

Sep. 28, 2024 21:42 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns Saturday to help improved Colorado match its victory total for all of last season with a 48-21 rout of UCF. Two-way star Travis Hunter had a TD catch and interception for the Buffaloes (4-1, 2-0 Big 12),...

A catch? Not a catch? The Miami-Virginia Tech ending won't be forgotten by either side

Sep. 28, 2024 14:49 PM EDT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — There might be a FaceTime call on Sunday, as there is just about every week, in which Miami quarterback Cam Ward and Virginia Tech quarterback Kyron Drones connect to talk about their most recent games. To say the two are close is an understatement....

In Alabama, Trump goes from the dark rhetoric of his campaign to adulation of college football fans

Sep. 28, 2024 23:07 PM EDT

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — As Donald Trump railed against immigrants Saturday afternoon in the Rust Belt, his supporters in the Deep South had turned his earlier broadsides into a rallying cry over a college football game as they prepared for the former president’s visit later in the evening. ...

Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Cantlay put the Americans back in control at Presidents Cup

Sep. 28, 2024 21:06 PM EDT

MONTREAL (AP) — Patrick Cantlay couldn't have hit the putt — he might not have seen the hole — without lights from a video board and the headlamps from golf carts surrounding the 18th green in the final match of the longest day at the Presidents Cup. And then he delivered...

Rookie Paul Skenes finishes 11-3 with 1.96 ERA, retires 6 straight batters in Yankee Stadium debut

Sep. 28, 2024 17:50 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes knew his time on the mound at Yankee Stadium was going to be brief, so he savored all 23 pitches, especially encounters with New York stars Juan Soto and Aaron Judge that resulted in strikeouts. “It's cool,” Skenes said after ending an impressive...

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner is 'surprised' over WADA appeal in his doping case

Sep. 28, 2024 13:50 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner said he was “very disappointed and also surprised” after a decision to clear him of wrongdoing following two positive drug tests was appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The Montreal-based body known as WADA announced...

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Dillon Gabriel throws for 3 TDs as No. 8 Oregon beats UCLA 34-13 in first Big Ten game

Sep. 29, 2024 03:49 AM EDT

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Dan Lanning wasn't about to be caught up in the historical significance of Oregon winning its first Big Ten game Saturday night. That can come at another time. Instead, the Ducks' coach wanted to discuss quarterback Dillon Gabriel and his team putting...

Fifita throws 2 TDs and Arizona's defense stops No. 10 Utah on four 4th downs in 23-10 win

Sep. 29, 2024 03:01 AM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Noah Fifita threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns and Arizona’s defense stopped No. 10 Utah four times on fourth down to help the Wildcats beat the Utes 23-10 on Saturday night. The Wildcats never let the pressure get to them, even when the Utes made it a...

Ashton Jeanty runs for 259 yards and 4 TDs, No. 25 Boise State beats Washington State 45-24

Sep. 29, 2024 02:55 AM EDT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ashton Jeanty ran for 259 yards and four touchdowns, Matt Lauter had four catches for 96 yards and two scores and No. 25 Boise State surged past Washington State 45-24 on Saturday night. Playing its first game as a ranked team since 2020, Boise State (3-1)...

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Georgia-Alabama play a thrilling classic, undiminshed by expanded CFP

Sep. 29, 2024 02:09 AM EDT

No. 2 Georgia and No. 4 Alabama played a classic Saturday night, a wild affair that included a 28-0 run by the Crimson Tide to start the game, a resilient comeback by the Bulldogs, and 142 yards worth of touchdown passes in a 13-second span of the fourth quarter. When it was done,...

Rangers score four runs in ninth to beat Angels 9-8

Sep. 29, 2024 02:01 AM EDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jonathan Ornelas had a two-run, pinch-hit single in Texas' four-run ninth and the Rangers scored six times in the final two innings to beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-8 on Saturday night. Nathaniel Lowe had a home run among his three hits and drove in three...

Raley rallies Mariners twice, Raleigh homers in 7-6 win over A's in 10 innings

Sep. 29, 2024 01:59 AM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Leo Rivas scored on Justin Turner’s fielder’s-choice grounder to lift the Seattle Mariners over the Oakland Athletics 7-6 in 10 innings on Saturday night. Pinch-runner Rivas avoided Shea Langeliers' tag attempt at the plate with a wide slide, giving Seattle its...

Hastings throws three TD passes, Larison accounts for 2 TDs as UC Davis beats Idaho 28-26

Sep. 29, 2024 01:55 AM EDT

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Miles Hastings was 25-of-33 passing for 248 yards and three touchdowns Saturday night, Lan Larison accounted for two touchdowns and UC Davis held on to beat Idaho 28-26 in a battle between two of the top teams in the FCS. C.J. Hutton returned the opening...

Milroe-to-Williams TD connection helps No. 4 Alabama beat No. 2 Georgia 41-34 in DeBoer's SEC opener

Sep. 29, 2024 01:27 AM EDT

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Georgia and Alabama, Jalen Milroe and Carson Beck, put on quite a show even with a different Crimson Tide coach prowling the sideline. Ryan Williams caught a 75-yard touchdown pass from Milroe with 2:18 left and No. 4 Alabama beat No. 2 Georgia 41-34 on...

White scores goal, Whitecaps clinch playoff spot, tie with Timbers 1-1

Sep. 29, 2024 01:19 AM EDT

VANCOVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brian White scored a goal in the third minute and Yohei Takaoka had four saves Saturday night for the Vancouver in a 1-1 tie with the Portland Timbers as the Whitecaps clinched a berth in the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs. Sebastian Berhalter rolled an...

Hicks, McIvor combine for 4 TDs, Abilene Christian cruises past winless Utah Tech 55-30

Sep. 29, 2024 01:07 AM EDT

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Sam Hicks ran for 203 yards and three touchdowns, Maverick McIvor threw two touchdown passes and Abilene Christian beat winless Utah Tech 55-30 on Saturday night. Hicks had scoring runs from the 53, 35 and 8 yards. McIvor completed 18 of 33 passes for 286...