ROME (AP) — Some of the activists detained while trying to reach Gaza by sea have returned to their home countries to describe abuse and humiliation at the hands of Israeli guards. Some 450 activists were arrested as Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla, a fleet of 42 boats seeking to break Israel’s naval blockade o...

ROME (AP) — Some of the activists detained while trying to reach Gaza by sea have returned to their home countries to describe abuse and humiliation at the hands of Israeli guards. Some 450 activists were arrested as Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla, a fleet of 42 boats seeking to break Israel’s naval blockade o...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Political leaders in Washington are spending considerable energy blaming the other party for what could be an extended government shutdown, and that effort includes shaping the narrative for next year’s elections. With narrow margins determining who controls each chamber of Congress, the two parties cannot afford...

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Up to 25 small hot-air balloons, some of them confirmed to be carrying smuggled cigarettes, entered Lithuanian airspace late Saturday and forced the shutdown of Vilnius Airport, delaying flights for hours, authorities said. The balloons interfered with 30 flights, impacting some 6,000 passengers, according...

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Up to 25 small hot-air balloons, some of them confirmed to be carrying smuggled cigarettes, entered Lithuanian airspace late Saturday and forced the shutdown of Vilnius Airport, delaying flights for hours, authorities said. The balloons interfered with 30 flights, impacting some 6,000 passengers, according...

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Priscilla was strengthening slowly in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico early Sunday. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Priscilla was a “large tropical storm,” with tropical storm-force winds extending as far as 140 miles (220 kilometers) from its center. Its maximum sustained winds...

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Priscilla was strengthening slowly in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico early Sunday. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Priscilla was a “large tropical storm,” with tropical storm-force winds extending as far as 140 miles (220 kilometers) from its center. Its maximum sustained winds...

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Priscilla was strengthening slowly in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico early Sunday. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Priscilla was a “large tropical storm,” with tropical storm-force winds extending as far as 140 miles (220 kilometers) from its center. Its maximum sustained winds...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Pakistan captain Fatima Sana won the toss and elected to bowl in the women’s cricket World Cup match against archrival India at R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday. The captains did not shake hands during the toss amid political tensions between the two South Asian neighbors, a trend carried over from the recen...

LONDON (AP) — British police will get stronger powers to restrict repeated protests, the government said Sunday, after almost 500 people were arrested at a demonstration in support of a banned pro-Palestinian group. The Home Office said police forces will be able to consider the “cumulative impact of frequent protests” on local are...

SHANGHAI (AP) — Big-serving Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard upset fourth-ranked Taylor Fritz 6-4, 7-5 and advanced to the fourth round of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday. Mpetshi Perricard sent down 12 aces, to Fritz’s nine, and took a break in each set as he clinched his first tour victory against the American in one hour and...

At least five civilians died after Russia launched drones, missiles and guided aerial bombs at Ukraine overnight into Sunday, in a major attack that officials there said targeted civilian infrastructure. Moscow sent over 50 ballistic missiles and around 500 drones into nine regions across Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said...

At least five civilians died after Russia launched drones, missiles and guided aerial bombs at Ukraine overnight into Sunday, in a major attack that officials there said targeted civilian infrastructure. Moscow sent over 50 ballistic missiles and around 500 drones into nine regions across Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said...

SIDOARJO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers are searching on Sunday for missing students after a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school collapsed almost a week ago. They have recovered 23 bodies over the weekend search, bringing the death toll to 37. Using jackhammers, circular saws and sometimes their bare hands, rescue team...

SIDOARJO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers are searching on Sunday for missing students after a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school collapsed almost a week ago. They have recovered 23 bodies over the weekend search, bringing the death toll to 37. Using jackhammers, circular saws and sometimes their bare hands, rescue team...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fan favorite Alex Pereira dethroned Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320, taking the light heavyweight championship with a first-round stoppage Saturday night. Pereira (13-3-0) floored Ankalaev (21-2-1) after hurting him with a huge right hand and quickly went to work using thunderous elbows during a ground-and-pound before...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Landslides, a lighting strike and flooding triggered by severe rainfall killed at least 22 people in Nepal and 12 others were reported missing on Sunday, officials said. Several villages in Nepal’s eastern mountain district of Illam were swept away by landslides on Sunday, killing at least 18 people and leav...

SINGAPORE (AP) — Max Verstappen has a chance to extend his Formula 1 win streak and put more pressure on his title rivals Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris at Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix. Red Bull’s Verstappen starts the race from second on the grid, with Mercedes’ George Russell on pole, after qualifying suggested Piastri and Norri...

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — E.J. Warner threw two touchdown passes, the Fresno State defense forced four first-half turnovers, and the Bulldogs held on to beat Nevada 20-17 on Saturday night for their fifth win in a row. Fresno State (5-1, 2-0) has won its first two Mountain West Conference games for the first time since 2018. Warner thr...

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Duke quarterback Darian Mensah passed for 265 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Blue Devils rally and beat California 45-21 on Saturday night. Que’Sean Brown caught six passes for a career-high 104 yards and a touchdown, helping Duke (4-2, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) to the win on its first trip to Me...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Deion Sanders said he was “hurting like crazy” after Colorado’s loss Saturday night at TCU and believes he has more blood clots in his leg. “Cat’s out of the bag, all right. I think I’ve got more blood clots,” Sanders said. “It don’t make sense. I’m hurting like crazy. ... I’m not getting blood to my leg. T...

Emma Sears scored two goals and Racing Louisville defeated the North Carolina Courage 3-1 on Saturday night in the National Women’s Soccer League. The win improves the playoff hopes of seventh-place Racing (9-9-5), which opened up a four-point gap over the ninth-place Courage (7-9-7) with three matches left in the season. Louisvill...

SEATTLE (AP) — Pedro de la Vega scored early in the first half and Stefan Frei made it stand up as the Seattle Sounders edged the Portland Timbers 1-0 on Saturday night. The Sounders (13-9-10) had gone 0-2-2 since beating Inter Miami 3-0 on Aug. 31 to win the Leagues Cup for the first time in club history. They beat the Timbers (11...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Defender Anthony Markanich scored a goal in each half, Joaquín Pereyra had a goal and an assist and Minnesota United cruised to a 3-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. Dayne St. Clair totaled three saves to earn his 10th clean sheet of the season for Minnesota United (16-7-10). Markanich us...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kansas’ defense came up with two decisive plays near the goal line, setting up the Jayhawks’ go-ahead touchdown with a strip sack and fumble recovery to stop UCF on three consecutive plays from the 1 with less than two minutes remaining to help Kansas beat the Knights 27-20 on Saturday night. Kansas’ Trey Latha...

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Gavin McKenna scored his first goal for Penn State on a power play with 1:53 left to give the Nittany Lions the lead in a 4-2 victory over Arizona State on Saturday night Expected to be the No. 1 pick next year in the NHL draft, the 17-year-old McKenna beat goalie Connor Hasley with a one-timer from the right si...

HOUSTON (AP) — Anders Dreyer scored two goals, Amahl Pellegrino added a goal and an assist, and San Diego FC beat the Houston Dynamo 4-1 on Saturday night to finish the best regular season by an expansion team in MLS history. Houston (9-15-9) was eliminated from playoff contention. Dreyer, who converted from the penalty spot in the...

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Anthony Colandrea threw a touchdown pass, and Kayden McGee and Jaden Bradley each scored on special teams as UNLV used a dominant first half to beat Wyoming 31-17 on Saturday night. Keyvone Lee opened the scoring with a 6-yard touchdown run before Jaden Bradley blocked a punt that Kayden McGee scooped and retur...

HOUSTON (AP) — Roriyon Richardson had two receiving touchdowns and Donovan Jones had a special teams touchdown to lead Texas Southern to a dominant 51-7 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday night. Richardson secured an 11-yard score with 10:12 remaining in the second quarter, then tallied a second with 6:57 remaining in the thi...

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Tucker Kilcrease accounted for three touchdowns and Tae Meadows had a touchdown run in overtime to lift Troy past South Alabama 31-24 on Saturday night. South Alabama’s Bishop Davenport tossed a 15-yard touchdown pass to Kentrel Bullock to tie it 24-all with 1:54 to play. But in OT, Bishop threw an incomplete pass...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Marcel Hartel had two goals, Simon Becher also scored a goal, and St. Louis City beat Austin FC 3-1 on Saturday night. Austin (12-12-8) has 44 points and is tied with Portland — which plays fifth-place Seattle (46 points) later Saturday — for sixth in the Western Conference. Hartel blasted a shot from well outs...

CHICAGO (AP) — Djordje Mihailovic scored in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time to rally Toronto FC to a 2-2 draw with the Chicago Fire on Saturday night. Mihailovic found the net unassisted. It was his 10th goal and his first in his eighth appearance with Toronto (5-13-14). His first nine goals came in 24 appearances with...

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Nate Bell rushed for a career-high 175 yards with a touchdown, and added 95 yards passing and a score as Eastern Washington held off Portland State for a 35-27 win on Saturday night. The Eagles (2-4, 1-1 Big Sky) responded to a late fourth-quarter fumble by grabbing an interception and then ran out the clock. K...

EDINBURG, TX (AP) — Eddie Lee Marburger accounted for three touchdowns, and UT Rio Grande Valley’s defense held Houston Christian to 144 yards in a 27–7 win on Saturday night. Marburger threw for 131 yards and a score and rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Vaqueros (5–1, 1–1 Southland). The Vaqueros limited the Husk...

LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Cameron Peters threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jyzaiah Rockwell, Diego Alfaro kicked a 44-yard field goal in the fourth quarter and Prairie View A&M held on to beat Alcorn State 13-12 on Saturday night. Alfaro’s field goal capped an eight-play, 25-yard drive with 14:54 left and gave PVAMU (4-2, 3-0 Southweste...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Caden Pinnick threw for a career-high 313 yards and three touchdowns, and added 60 rushing yards and a touchdown as FCS coaches poll No. 7 UC Davis rallied in the fourth quarter to take down Cal Poly, 34-27 on Saturday night in the 51st Battle for the Golden Horseshoe. The Aggies (4-1, 2-0 Big Sky) pu...

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Diogo Goncalves scored a goal, Rafael Cabral had three saves, and Real Salt Lake beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Saturday night. Real Salt Lake (12-16-4) has 40 points and moved into a tie with Colorado (11-15-7) for the ninth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. San Jose, which has 38 points, plays...

HOUSTON (AP) — Behren Morton threw for 345 yards and a touchdown, J’Koby Williams ran for two scores and No. 11 Texas Tech improved to 5-0 with a 35-11 victory over previously unbeaten Houston on Saturday night. It’s the first time the Red Raiders have won their first five games since opening the 2013 season 7-0 and is the eighth 5...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — KC Concepcion caught two touchdown passes and No. 6 Texas A&M dominated on defense for a second consecutive week, beating Mississippi State 31-9 on Saturday night. The Aggies improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2016. They are 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference. “We’ve just got to keep grinding and...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ryan Day expanded the game plan for quarterback Julian Sayin during Ohio State’s practices in preparation for Minnesota. The redshirt freshman was more than ready to show he could handle it. Sayin passed for 326 yards and three touchdowns and the top-ranked Buckeyes rolled to a 42-3 victory over the Golden Gop...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Just in time to make a run at a second consecutive World Series title, the Los Angeles Dodgers might have found their closer. The Dodgers already knew what they had in Japanese ace Shohei Ohtani. Los Angeles turned to rookie countryman Roki Sasaki to fill the role of shutdown reliever. A little slice of playoff...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Shohei Ohtani struck out not once, twice, three times but four — four! — straight times and almost snuffed a late Dodgers rally. The Oh-4 nearly cost Los Angeles. Good news for the Dodgers, Ohtani the ace was about as good as he needed to be on the mound — with a little pop from teammate Teoscar Hernández to hel...

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Michael Wortman accounted for three touchdowns, Keali’i Ah Yat threw for 350 yards and Montana rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat Idaho State 42-38 on Saturday night. Dason Brooks scored on a 3-yard run to give Idaho State a 31-18 lead early in the third quarter. Ah Yat threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Niko Mikkola had an assist on a goal that gave the Florida Panthers an 8-0 lead. Problem was, he’d been kicked out of the game a few minutes earlier and nobody noticed. It was that kind of night between the Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Florida beat Tampa Bay 7-0 in the preseason finale for both clubs S...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — DJ Williams accounted for four touchdowns and Southern Illinois built a big first-half lead and rolled past Indiana State 55-27 on Saturday night in a Missouri Valley Football Conference opener. Williams threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jay Jones and an 83-yarder to Vinson Davis III, and added a pair of sho...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Minnesota forward Napheesa Collier canceled a meeting with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert expected to take place next week, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly about it. Enge...

MEMPHIS (AP) — Brendon Lewis had three passing touchdowns and rushed for another, while the Memphis defense secured four turnovers in a 45-7 win over Tulsa on Saturday night. The Tigers (6-0, 2-0 United Athletic Conference) jumped out to a 14-0 lead after Lewis’ 7-yard touchdown pass to Matt Adcock in the first quarter and a 3-yard...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Carson Beck threw four touchdown passes — two apiece to Malachi Toney and CJ Daniels — and No. 3 Miami held off No. 18 Florida State 28-22 on Saturday niht. Miami’s offensive line mostly kept Beck’s jersey clean, and the senior completed 20 of 27 passes for 241 yards. A true freshman, Toney caught seven pas...

Tuesday, Sept. 30: Detroit 2, Cleveland 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: Cleveland 6, Detroit 1 Thursday, Oct. 2: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Boston 3, New York 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: New York 4, Boston 3 Thursday, Oct. 2: New York 4, Boston 0 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Chicago 3, San Diego 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: San Diego 3, Chicago 0 Thurs...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Josh Hoover threw two of his four touchdowns to Eric McAlister and ran for another score as TCU overcame a two-TD deficit and beat Colorado 35-21 on Saturday night in the Buffaloes’ first trip there since coach Deion Sanders’ winning debut with them two years ago. TCU (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) went ahead for good o...

SEATTLE (AP) — Zach McKinstry singled home the tiebreaking run with two outs in the 11th inning and the Detroit Tigers outlasted the Seattle Mariners for a 3-2 victory in Game 1 of their AL Division Series on Saturday. Kerry Carpenter hit a two-run homer in the fifth for the resurgent Tigers, who squandered a huge lead in the AL Ce...

BANGKOK (AP) — Typhoon Matmo strengthened ahead of making landfall Sunday in China, prompting the government to evacuate 150,000 people from southern Guangdong province. The storm had maximum sustained wind speeds of 151 kph (94 mph) on Sunday morning, according to China’s National Meteorological Center. It is expected to make land...

BANGKOK (AP) — Typhoon Matmo strengthened ahead of making landfall Sunday in China, prompting the government to evacuate 150,000 people from southern Guangdong province. The storm had maximum sustained wind speeds of 151 kph (94 mph) on Sunday morning, according to China’s National Meteorological Center. It is expected to make land...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Justin Lamson accounted for three touchdowns, Taco Dowler scored on a 90-yard punt return, and Montana State scored 20 points in the second quarter in cruising past Northern Arizona 34-10 on Saturday night. Dowler’s touchdown tied it 7-all with 7:40 left in the second quarter. Lamson connected with Jabez Woo...

The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT: Player will not play; DOUBTFUL: Player is unlikely to play; QUESTIONABLE: Player is not certain to play; DNP: did not practice; LIMITED: limited participation; FULL: Full participation): MINNESOTA VIKINGS at CLEVELAND BROWNS — MINNESOTA: OUT: G Donovan Jack...

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Shemar Savage and Ja’Naylon Dupree both caught two of JaCobian Morgan’s four touchdown passes, and Morgan also ran for a score as Jackson State breezed to a 57-24 victory over Alabama A&M on Saturday night. Gerardo Baeza’s 25-yard field goal and Morgan’s 22-yard scoring toss to Savage staked Jackson State (4-1,...

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Braden Davis threw a touchdown pass and had one of four rushing touchdowns for Hampton, helping the Pirates hold off Norfolk State for a 41-34 win on Saturday. Davis ran 21 yards for a touchdown with 8:52 left to play to give Hampton (2-4) a 41-31 lead. He completed 16 of 28 passes for 202 yards with a 7-yard to...

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Mikael Uhre scored in the first half and Andre Blake made it stand up as the Philadelphia Union beat New York City FC 1-0 on Saturday night to win the Eastern Conference and the Supporters’ Shield for the league’s best record. Uhre scored for the sixth time this season when he used an assist from Jovan Lukic in...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Colton Joseph accounted for five touchdowns and Old Dominion rolled past Coastal Carolina 47-7 on Saturday. Joseph threw four first-half touchdown passes and added a 50-yard scoring run in the third quarter to lead the Monarchs (3-1, 1-0 Sun Belt). He finished 17 of 30 for 315 yards, including three touchdowns t...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Arch Manning was in the medical tent once and on the ground way more often. The Texas star endured another difficult day in his first full season as a starter, throwing for 263 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions in a 29-21 loss at Florida on Saturday. He was sacked six times. Manning became the...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Teoscar Hernández rallied the Dodgers with a three-run homer in the seventh inning that bailed out Shohei Ohtani, both on the mound and at the plate, and led Los Angeles to a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of their NL Division Series on Saturday night. Ohtani struck out four straight times at t...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Julius Loughridge ran for 176 yards and four second-half touchdowns to help South Dakota State overcome a 14-point deficit and beat Youngstown State 35-30 on Saturday night in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for two of the top teams in the FCS. South Dakota State (5-0), ranked No. 2 in the FCS coaches...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Cole Payton and Barika Kpeenu both scored touchdowns and led a 213-yard rushing performance by North Dakota State in a 33-16 statement win over fellow high-ranked Missouri Valley Football Conference foe Illinois State on Saturday. North Dakota State (5-0, 1-0 in MVFC) entered No. 1 in the FCS coaches poll. Illin...

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Kévin Denkey scored from long distance early in the first half and Evan Louro made it stand up for his first clean sheet as FC Cincinnati defeated the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Saturday night. Denkey took a pass from Brenner Souza in the 12th minute and found the net for the 15th time in his first season in th...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Tadeo Allende and Jordi Alba each scored two goals, Lionel Messi had three assists and Inter Miami beat the New England Revolution 4-1 on Saturday night. Messi has 24 goals and 17 assist and his 41 goal contributions this season are the second most in MLS history. Carlos Vela had 49 (34 goals, 15 assist...

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Tre Page III rushed for 198 yards and two scores, Daniel Greek had three passing touchdowns, and Tarleton State beat Southern Utah 52-42 in a shootout between two of the best offenses in FCS football on Saturday. Page led a 276-yard rushing effort for the Texans (6-0, 2-0 United Athletic Conference), shar...

HONOLULU (AP) — Youmin Hwang won the LOTTE Championship on Sunday for her first victory in an LPGA Tour event, making a big late charge to run the season-opening streak without a repeat winner to 25 tournaments. As a non-member of the LPGA Tour, the 22-year-old Hwang has the option to accept immediate membership or defer to next se...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Marco Pasalic scored in the 34th minute and Pedro Gallese had six saves on Saturday night for Orlando City in a 1-1 tie with the Columbus Crew. Orlando (14-7-11), which is unbeaten in four straight, has 53 points — one behind sixth-place Nashville and two ahead of the ninth-place Crew. Columbus (13-8-12) is win...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Deantre Jackson scored twice and Carson Camp threw a 69-yard touchdown pass as Southeastern Louisiana powered past McNeese 38-0 on Saturday. Jackson led the Lions (3-2, 1-0 Southland) with 64 rushing yards and touchdown runs of 1 and 45 yards. Camp and Kyle Lowe combined to throw for 267 yards and two score...

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Ron Peace threw for 268 yards on 14-of-19 passing and EJ Oakmon ran for three scores to lead East Texas A&M to a 40-10 rout of Northwestern State on Saturday night. The Lions opened their Southland Conference schedule with a win after losing four in a row to start their first campaign as a full Division I m...

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — No. 7 Penn State started slow against a winless UCLA on Saturday, surprising after they lost in double overtime to then No. 6 Oregon last week. It never got better for the Nittany Lions, who lost 42-37 at the Rose Bowl. The struggles started as the Bruins, who had one of the worst offenses in the country, dr...

HOUSTON (AP) — Caden Veltkamp threw three touchdown passes and Michael Kirch hauled in two scores as Florida Atlantic held off Rice 27-21 on Saturday. Veltkamp completed 23-of-33 passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns, while Kirch caught four passes for 82 yards to lead FAU (2-3, 1-1 American). Asaad Waseem added 89 yards and a...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Sam Vidlak threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns, Clayton Wayland had six catches for 100 yards and Stephen F. Austin defeated Incarnate Word, 31-17 on Saturday night. Isaiah Davis, Derrick Bohler and Kylon Harris each caught touchdowns for the Lumberjacks (4-2, 2-0 Southland), who are now winners of four stra...

TORONTO (AP) — Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton had their chance. When both big sluggers came up empty, the New York Yankees’ leaky bullpen failed to get them another one. New York trailed by two runs and had the bases loaded with nobody out as Judge stepped to the plate against Toronto Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman in the sixth...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Noah Fifita threw for 376 yards in three quarters and hit Tre Spivey on two of his five touchdown passes, leading Arizona to a 41-13 rout of Oklahoma State on Saturday. Coming off a 39-14 loss to No. 14 Iowa State, the Wildcats (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) bounced back with a strong performance on both sides of the ball t...

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — L.J. Phillips Jr. rushed for 244 yards and four touchdowns and South Dakota rolled past Murray State 49-24 on Saturday. Phillips ran for three touchdowns in leading the Coyotes to a 35-7 halftime lead. Phillips’ fourth TD, a 67-yarder, came early in the second half and South Dakota (3-3, 1-1 Missouri Valley...

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kekoa Visperas passed for 358 yards and four touchdowns and Tennessee Tech overwhelmed Western Illinois 66-20 on Saturday, the 10th straight win for the Golden Eagles. Tennessee Tech (5-0, 2-0 OVC-Big South), 5-0 for just the third time in school history, had a field goal on its first possession, the first...

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Connor Wolf threw for two touchdowns, backup quarterback Cole LaCrue ran for two short touchdowns, and Eastern Illinois beat Tennessee State 31-7 on Saturday. Eastern Illinois (3-2, 2-0 OVC-Big South), which was coming off its first win at Western Illinois since 1990, improved to 2-0 in the conference for th...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Chris Zellous rushed for three touchdowns and threw another, powering Stony Brook to its first Coastal Athletic Conference win of the season in a 37-6 rout over Albany on Saturday afternoon. Albany took the lead early with a 34-yard field goal from James Bozek, who made two in the half. A Roland Dempster touchdo...

ATLANTA (AP) — Alonza Barnett III and Wayne Knight each had a touchdown run and James Madison beat Georgia State 14-7 on Saturday. Barnett’s 1-yard TD run tied the game 7-7 midway through the third quarter. Knight scored on a 9-yard run to make it 14-7 with 9:50 to play. Georgia State couldn’t get past its own 34 on its three fourt...

DALLAS (AP) — Kevin Jennings passed for 285 yards and a career-high four touchdowns as SMU beat Syracuse 31-18 in the Mustangs’ ACC opener on Saturday afternoon. Jennings, who completed 29 of 35 passes with one interception, threw scoring passes of 15 yards to Yamir Knight, 16 yards to RJ Maryland, 14 yards to Derrick McFall and 9...

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Earle Stone threw four touchdown passes and Colt Copper recovered a pair of fumbles to lead Abilene Christian to a 52-23 win over North Alabama on Saturday. Earle was 22-for-32 for 264 yards with an interception. Bryan Henry had a pair of short touchdown receptions to help the Wildcats (3-3, 2-0 United Athleti...

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Ben Finley threw three touchdown passes and backup Michael Johnson Jr. added another as Akron held off a late Central Michigan rally for a 28-22 win on Saturday. Finley connected on a 22-yard touchdown to Kyan Mason early in the second quarter, and found Jordan Gant for a 16-yard strike to give Akron a 14-10 half...

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Defensive back Myles Farmer made a game-saving tackle at the goal line on fourth down, and App State held off Oregon State 27-23 on Saturday. The Mountaineers (3-2) stormed out to a 17-0 first-quarter lead, sparked by a 68-yard reception from Davion Dozier that set up Rashod Dubinion’s 2-yard touchdown run. JJ Ko...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Leonard Moore had two of Notre Dame’s four interceptions in his return from injury and the 21st-ranked Fighting Irish beat Boise State 28-7 on Saturday. CJ Carr was 15-of-23 passing for 189 yards and threw touchdowns to Will Pauling and Malachi Fields. Moore, a preseason All-America selection at cornerback,...

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — TJ Thomas Jr. and Dan Frederick each scored rushing touchdowns as Elon defeated Towson, 17-3 on Saturday. The Phoenix (4-2, 2-0 Coastal Athletic Association) managed 428 yards to Towson’s 321, and held the ball almost 12 minutes longer than the Tigers (3-3, 1-1). Landen Clark was 15-for-25 passing for 181 yards....

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Preston Stone threw three touchdown passes, Caleb Komolafe rushed for two in a second straight big performance and Northwestern routed Louisiana-Monroe 42-7 on Saturday. Stone connected with Hayden Eligon II, Griffin Wilde and Drew Wagner each for scores, and threw for 262 yards on 20-of-31 passing as the Wild...

MONTOMGERY, Ala. (AP) — Andrew Body threw two touchdown passes, Jahbari Kuykendall ran for 106 yards and Alabama State defeated Bethune-Cookman 52-35 on Saturday. The Hornets (4-1, 2-0 SWAC) scored touchdowns on seven of their first nine full possessions, settling for a field goal in the first quarter and running one play as time e...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Ty Simpson threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns, leading No. 10 Alabama to a 30-14 victory over No. 16 Vanderbilt on Saturday. Simpson overcame an early interception to complete 23-of-30 passes, finding Germie Bernard and Ryan Williams for touchdowns. Jam Miller ran for 136 yards and a touchdown for the Cr...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Joe Fagnano threw for 355 yards and four touchdowns on 22-for-28 passing in three quarters, Skyler Bell had two touchdown grabs, and UConn cruised by Florida International 51-10 on Saturday. The Huskies (4-2) have won three straight, while the Panthers (2-3) have dropped two in a row. UConn took a 24-poi...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Petar Musa scored his 18th goal of the season in the 35th minute and Patrickson Delgado scored just before halftime as FC Dallas beat the LA Galaxy 2-1 on Saturday. Dallas (10-11-11) is unbeaten in eight straight overall since Aug. 9 and has gone five straight at home without a loss. Dallas has scored in 11 con...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Jermaine Agee blocked a punt out of the end zone for a go-ahead safety, Dom Dzioban made three field goals and Miami (Ohio) beat Northern Illinois 25-14 in a Mid-American Conference opener for both teams Saturday. Agee, who returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in a 38-0 win over Lindenwood last week. blocked...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Garrick Higgo shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Sanderson Farms Championship, with no plans to play it safe Sunday at the Country Club of Jackson. “I’m going to play as if I’m behind tomorrow and be as aggressive as I can be and make as many birdies as I can,” Higgo...

AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) — Victor Snow caught two touchdown passes and ran for another in overtime to lead Buffalo to a 31-30 win against Eastern Michigan on Saturday. Eastern Michigan (1-5, 0-2 Mid-American Conference) responded to a 9-yard touchdown rush from Snow in overtime with a 1-yard touchdown run from Noah Kim. The Eagles opted...

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Braden Atkinson had his best day in his young career, throwing for career highs of 365 yards and five touchdowns in a 45-21 win over Samford on Saturday. Atkinson, a freshman, has thrown for over 300 yards in three of his four starts for the Bears (4-1, 4-0 Southern Conference). He was 22 of 35 against the winless...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chris Parson threw three touchdown passes and ran for two others, leading Austin Peay to a 44-30 win over upstart West Georgia on Saturday in a key early season matchup in the United Athletic Conference. Parson completed 16 of 27 passes for 346 yards. He had two TD passes to Jaden Robinson in the first hal...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Tyler Hughes threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third and Luke Banbury made a fourth-down stop on a late goal line stand as William & Mary rallied for a 38-34 win over North Carolina A&T on Saturday. The Tribe (3-3, 2-1 Coastal Athletic Association) scored the last 17 points while the defense, which gav...

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Aiden McCown accounted for two touchdowns, Kyndon Fuselier returned a punt 88 yards into the end zone with 3:41 remaining and Lamar beat Nicholls 24-17 on Saturday. Fuselier scored the only touchdown of the second half. Gabriel Showalter kicked a 45-yard field goal for Nicholls that tied it 17-all midway thro...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Jerry Kaminski threw four touchdown passes to lead North Dakota to a 35-7 win over Northern Iowa in a Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for both teams on Saturday. Kaminski was 20 of 23 for 246 yards and connected with BJ Fleming for the highlight of the game. With 9:21 in the third quarter, Kamins...

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Austin Myers passed for 223 yards and one touchdown, Landen Chambers rushed for 108 yards, and Central Arkansas defeated Utah Tech 23-17 on Saturday. Tyrell Pollard had the touchdown catch — a 21-yarder in the third quarter — and Chapman McKown scored on a 7-yard run in the second for the Bears (2-4, 1-1 United...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Dabo Swinney watched his Clemson team start Saturday with a trick play that went for a 75-yard touchdown and never look back. North Carolina ended its Saturday with Bill Belchick calling a timeout with 1 second left, extending the game to coach a team long since beaten in a home stadium largely emptied by h...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling in a lawsuit brought by the state and city. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued the order pending further arguments in the suit. The plaintiffs say a deployment woul...

TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Kirk hit two solo home runs, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also connected and the Toronto Blue Jays won a postseason game for the first time since 2016 by thumping the New York Yankees 10-1 in Game 1 of their AL Division Series on Saturday. Nathan Lukes had two hits, three RBIs and a diving catch, and Andrés Giméne...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling in a lawsuit brought by the state and city. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued the order pending further arguments in the suit. The plaintiffs say a deployment woul...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Jonah Coleman scored on a 1-yard run with 3:21 remaining, capping Washington’s furious rally from a 20-point third-quarter deficit as the Huskies edged Maryland 24-20 on Saturday. The Huskies (4-1, 1-1) won on the road in Big Ten play for the first time since debuting in the league last season. It took a wh...

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Jaylen Raynor completed five straight passes in the final minute before scoring on a 4-yard run and Arkansas State rallied last in a 31-30 victory over Texas State on Saturday in the Bobcats’ Sun Belt Conference opener. Raynor’s five passes went to four different receivers and covered the first 71 yards for t...

WARE, England (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings placed center Ryan Kelly on injured reserve Saturday after he sustained his second concussion of the season last week in a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 10-year veteran, who has had five reported concussions in his career, will miss four games, including Sunday against the Cleveland...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — J’Mari Taylor’s 2-yard run in overtime gave No. 24 Virginia a 30-27 victory over Louisville on Saturday. The Cavaliers (5-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), off to their best conference start since 2007, won despite the nation’s fifth-best offense, averaging 539.6 yards per game, being limited to 237 yards. A...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — DJ Lagway threw for a season-high 289 yards and two touchdowns, both to a true freshman making his college debut, and Florida upset No. 9 Texas 29-21 on Saturday to end a three-game skid. Arch Manning and the Longhorns (3-2, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) had a chance in the final minute thanks partly to a de...

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Nico Iamaleava ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more, and UCLA upset No. 7 Penn State 42-37 on Saturday, earning its first win of the season after head coach DeShaun Foster was fired and two coordinators departed. The Bruins (1-4, 1-1 Big Ten) were 25 1/2-point underdogs at the Rose Bowl, where tig...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Emmett Johnson ran for three touchdowns and Nyziah Hunter caught a screen pass and ran most of the 59 yards to the end zone without a shoe as Nebraska broke away from Michigan State for a 38-27 victory Saturday. Johnson scored from 2, 23 and 11 yards and Carter Nelson ran in a blocked punt for a touchdown to le...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma backup Michael Hawkins Jr. passed for three touchdowns and ran for another, and the No. 5 Sooners rolled past Kent State 44-0 on Saturday. Hawkins passed for 162 yards and ran for 33 as a fill-in for John Mateer, who sat out with an injured right hand. Isaiah Sategna caught two touchdown passes and Tor...

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — DeMarcus McElroy rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown, and Merrimack improved to 3-0 at home this season with a 24-7 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday. After RMU went 92 yards in five plays on its opening possession to take a 7-0 lead, Merrimack allowed just 129 yards the rest of the way. Ayden Perei...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tyler Riddell threw three touchdown passes, Ness Davis gained 111 yards on the ground, and Duquesne cruised past Stonehill 34-14 on Saturday. After a scoreless first quarter, Davis and Taj Butts scored rushing touchdowns and Riddell’s 21-yard TD pass to Ryan Petras gave the Dukes (3-3, 1-0 Northeast Conference) a...

DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Quarterback Chris Stephenson led a dominate ground game with 134 yards and two touchdowns, and Michael Dempsey and Trey Clark each ran for two late scores as Stetson ended a 13-game losing streak in conference games with a 35-32 win over Davidson on Saturday. Clayton Best ran for 124 yards for the Hatters (2-4,...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Taron Dickens completed 46 consecutive passes to break the FCS record for consecutive completions in a game, and threw three touchdown passes to lead Western Carolina to a 23-21 win over Wofford on Saturday afternoon in a Southern Conference matchup. Dickens led a comeback win for the Catamounts after the l...

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Ja’briel Mace rushed for three touchdowns on his only three carries and Villanova defeated New Hampshire 37-7 on Saturday. Mace finished with just 34 yards rushing, 31 coming on his first TD to lead off the second quarter for a 14-7 lead. His 2-yarder made it 21-7 and Villanova (3-2, 2-1 Coastal Athletic Associa...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Liam O’Brien threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more in leading Pennsylvania to a 36-24 win over Dartmouth in an Ivy League opener for both teams on Saturday. O’Brien finished with 147 yards on 16-of-21 passing with an interception and 99 yards rushing on 19 carries for the Quakers (2-1, 1-0). The game was...

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Dean DeNobile threw for 314 yards with two short touchdowns and Lafayette defeated Fordham 24-10 on Saturday. Lafayette took a 14-0 halftime lead on DeNobile’s touchdown passes of 6 yards to Matthew Scerbo and 3 yards to Carson Persing. The pass to Persing capped off a 94-yard drive. In the third quarter, Lafayet...

WEST LONG BEACH, N.J. (AP) — Derek Robertson threw for 351 yards and four touchdowns, Rodney Nelson carried it 32 times for 203 yards and two touchdowns, and Monmouth beat Delaware State 49-38 on Saturday. Monmouth has started a season 4-1 for the first time since 2017, when the Hawks advanced to the FCS playoffs for the first time...

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Justus Durant rushed for 144 yards, Ryan Ingram scored twice on the ground, and Chattanooga defeated VMI 21-14 on Saturday. The Mocs (2-4, 1-1 Southern Conference) had 223 total rushing yards on 37 attempts, and outgained VMI 346-263. Chattanooga scored touchdowns at the beginning and end of the second quarter...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Evan Simon threw two touchdown passes and Hunter Smith had a long touchdown run as Temple dominated the second half for a 27-21 win over UTSA in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams on Saturday. Patrick Overmyer had touchdowns rushing and receiving as the Roadrunners (2-3) took a 14-3 halftime...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wilfried Zaha scored in the 33rd minute, Kristijan Kahlina recorded his 11th clean sheet of the season, and Charlotte beat nine-man D.C. United 1-0 on Saturday to secure a home playoff match. Charlotte (18-13-2) is unbeaten in its last five meetings with D.C. United (5-18-10), outscoring them 7-1 during the stretc...

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Adam Urena threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Evan Van Dyke midway through the fourth quarter to help Mercyhurst hold off Long Island University 22-13 and give the Lakers a win in their Northeast Conference opener on Saturday, The Lakers (2-4, 1-0) built a 15-0 lead on Jamier Gamble’s 2-yard run to cap a 16-play, 80-...

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Charlie Viorel kicked a 48-yard field goal as time expired and Kory Jones caught a 38-yard Hail Mary pass for a touchdown as Gardner-Webb edged Charleston Southern 30-27 on Saturday in the second annual North-South Barbecue Bowl. Viorel opened the scoring with a 38-yard field goal and kicked a 43-yarder...

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Mason Hackett’s 3-yard touchdown run with less than two minutes remaining on Saturday lifted Dayton to a 35-28 victory over Morehead State after the Flyers saw a 28-0 lead disappear. Luke Hansen scored two touchdowns on the ground and wide receiver Gavin Lochow caught a touchdown pass and threw for a TD, giving...

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Ryan Stubblefield threw for two touchdowns, Tyler Jones returned a blocked punt for a score, and South Carolina State beat Div. II Savannah State 49-6 on Saturday. Charles Arnold Jr. started SC State’s scoring with a pick-6 in the first quarter. Stubblefield added to the early momentum, throwing a 21-yard to...

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Carter Peevy threw for a season-high 338 yards and three touchdowns, Scott Woods caught five passes for 103 yards and two touchdowns, and Maine defeated Bryant, 34-14 on Saturday. The Black Bears (2-4, 2-1 CAA) have won two straight after a four-game losing streak to open the year for the third time in the p...

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Bubba Wallace is paid to race in NASCAR for Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan, so Hamlin raised eyebrows last weekend for pushing Wallace into the wall in a last-lap push for the victory at Kansas Speedway. Hamlin drives for Joe Gibbs Racing and was seeking the 60th win of his Cup Series career and an automatic b...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Miller returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown on the game’s final play, capping Furman’s 31-22 comeback over East Tennessee State on Saturday. ETSU opened fast when Cole Keller blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone to take a 7-0 lead. Devontae Houston powered the Buccaneers (2-4,...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Nate Glantz threw three touchdown passes to lead Lindenwood to a 30-7 victory over UT Martin on Saturday. Glantz was 12-of-17 passing for 227 yards and added 91 yards rushing on 11 carries. Glantz connected with a touchdown pass each to Jalen Smith, Drew Krobath and Rico Bond. Smith led Lindenwood (3-3, 2-0...

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Jake Stearney threw four touchdown passes, including two to Treyvhon Saunders in the first quarter, as Colgate rolled past Cornell 41-21 on Saturday. Stearney opened with a 22-yard strike to Saunders, then found him again from 12 yards out to give the Raiders a 14-0 lead. The sophomore quarterback added a 2-yard...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Reagan Andrew rushed for 68 yards and three short touchdowns, Will Mason had a game-ending interception, and Butler defeated St. Thomas-Minnesota, 21-14 in overtime on Saturday. The Bulldogs (4-2, 2-0 Pioneer League) were outgained by St. Thomas, 286-306, but converted on 7 of their 11 third downs and caught...

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Jaden Craig threw three touchdown passes, Brady Blackburn caught two touchdowns, and Harvard dominated Holy Cross in a 59-24 win on Saturday. Craig was 19 of 27 with 248 yards and finished his day by the end of the first half. He was relieved by Dante Torres, who was 4-of-5 passing for 68 yards and a touchdo...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Phoenix Mercury led Game 1 of the WNBA Finals for more than two-thirds of the game, but couldn’t finish what they started in their 89-86 loss to the Las Vegas Aces. The Mercury were ahead for more than 27 minutes Friday and their biggest lead was nine points after Monique Akoa Makani hit three consecutive free...

MONTREAL (AP) — Sam Surridge scored on a header in the 81st minute for his 23rd goal this season as Nashville played Montreal to a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Nashville (16-11-6) is pushing for a top four finish in the Eastern Conference standings for a guaranteed homefield advantage during the first round best-of-three playoff series. M...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Robby Ashford threw for 256 yards and a touchdown to lift Wake Forest to a 30-23 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday. Ashford completed 24-of-39 passes for the Demon Deacons (3-2, 1-2), who snapped a two-game losing streak and handed first-year coach Jake Dickert his first Atlantic Coast Conference win. “I...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — CJ Bailey threw for four first-half touchdowns and N.C. State got back on track by blowing out Campbell 56-10 on Saturday. Hollywood Smothers rushed for 123 yards with a touchdown on four carries and also made a TD reception as the Wolfpack (4-2) snapped a two-game skid and improved to 3-0 in nonconference home...

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Broc Lowry accounted for two touchdowns to lead Western Michigan to a 21-3 victory over Massachusetts on Saturday. Lowry completed 18 of 25 passes for 163 yards and added 92 yards rushing on 14 carries. Lowry’s 8-yard touchdown pass to Michael Brescia gave Western Michigan a 7-3 lead midway through the second...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dez Thomas II fired a 49-yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Kibble on the last play of the game to lift Georgetown to a dramatic 27-24 win over Morgan State on Saturday. The Bears, who scored all their points on four straight possessions starting late in the first half, had taken a 24-21 lead when Dante Archie’s 28-yard...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Nick Herman ran for two touchdowns, Jacob Auen returned an interception for a score — all in an explosive third quarter — and Drake routed Valparaiso 41-0 in a Pioneer Football League opener on Saturday. The two-time defending PFL champion Bulldogs (2-2) led 13-0 at halftime then blew the game open with a 21...

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Zaon Laney rushed for 143 yards, scoring twice, and New Haven defeated Pace 28-14 on Saturday. Pace opened the game with a 70-yard touchdown pass from Ethan Coady to Elizjah Lewis on the first play from scrimmage. Not to be outdone, New Haven’s Jalen Smith returned the ensuing kickoff 85 yards to set up Lan...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets waived wide receiver Isaiah Williams on Saturday after he made two critical mistakes on special teams in a loss earlier this week at Miami. Williams fumbled the kickoff to open the second half against the Dolphins, leading to a touchdown drive in Miami’s 27-21 victory Monday night. He lat...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have moved versatile quarterback Taysom Hill and tight end Foster Moreau from the club’s physically unable to perform list to the active roster in advance of Sunday’s home game against the New York Giants. The roster moves announced Saturday raise the prospects that both players, who are co...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Michigan State quarterback Aidan Chiles briefly left the game against Nebraska early in the second quarter Saturday after getting sacked but returned for the Spartans’ next possession. The Spartans had a first-and-goal at the 6 when the Cornhuskers’ Elijah Juedy crashed through the line and took Chiles down har...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio went 3 for 3 and drove in three runs in the first two innings before departing with a hamstring injury as the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Chicago Cubs 9-3 in their NL Division Series opener Saturday. Chourio became the first player to have three hits in the first two innings of a playoff game. Bu...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s Democratic candidate for attorney general has apologized for widely condemned text messages from 2022 that revealed him suggesting that a prominent Republican get “two bullets to the head.” The texts put the Democratic challenger, Jay Jones, on the defensive in what has been a hard-hitting campaign....

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s Democratic candidate for attorney general has apologized for widely condemned text messages from 2022 that revealed him suggesting that a prominent Republican get “two bullets to the head.” The texts put the Democratic challenger, Jay Jones, on the defensive in what has been a hard-hitting campaign....

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma receiver Keontez Lewis left Saturday’s game against Kent State in the first quarter after hitting his head on a brick barrier following an attempt at a catch. A pass by Michael Hawkins Jr. was a bit overthrown in the back of the end zone, and Lewis’ momentum took him headfirst into an unpadded section...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper added to his family lineup when he and his wife, Kayla, welcomed the birth of their fourth child days ahead of Saturday’s playoff opener. The Harpers shared a joint Instagram post Saturday announcing their fourth child, Hayes Three Harper. The Harpers said their son was born Thursda...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of Haitians attended a collective funeral Saturday for eight people killed in a drone attack last month in a gang-controlled slum in the capital Port-au-Prince. On Sept. 20, explosive drones targeting a suspected gang leader killed nine people inside a slum in Haiti’s capital and wounded 17 oth...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Security Ministry said Saturday that it arrested an alleged local leader of the Tren de Aragua gang in Mexico City. Officials identified the suspect as Nelson Arturo “N,” 29, described as the leader and main operator of the transnational criminal group in the country. Authorities said that he was wanted...

BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese pop star turned wanted Islamic militant handed himself over to the country’s military intelligence service Saturday 12 years after going on the run, judicial and security officials said. Fadel Shaker, had been on the run since the bloody street clashes between Sunni Muslim militants and the Lebanese army in...

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Priscilla formed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico on Saturday. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Priscilla was a “large tropical storm,” with tropical storm-force winds extending as far as 140 miles (220 kilometers) from its center. Its maximum sustained winds were 45 mph (75 kph...

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Priscilla formed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico on Saturday. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Priscilla was a “large tropical storm,” with tropical storm-force winds extending as far as 140 miles (220 kilometers) from its center. Its maximum sustained winds were 45 mph (75 kph...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Trump administration policy to keep migrant children in detention after they turn 18, moving quickly to stop transfers to adult facilities that advocates said were scheduled for this weekend. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras on Saturday issued a temporary restraining order to U.S....

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Trump administration policy to keep migrant children in detention after they turn 18, moving quickly to stop transfers to adult facilities that advocates said were scheduled for this weekend. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras on Saturday issued a temporary restraining order to U.S....

Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, Christian P.: How does the shutdown affect National Guard troops? National Guard troops will not be paid on time during the shutdown, just like the thousands of other employees deemed “essential.” All active-duty military members, including those in the d...

The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Saturday. Pritzker said the guard received word from the Pentagon in the morning that the troops would be called up. He did not specify when or where they would be deployed, but President Donald Trump has long t...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — More than 600 couples married simultaneously Saturday in Asunción, Paraguay. Thousands said “I do” in unison as part of a government initiative to make civil weddings more accessible across the country. The campaign, called “United by Love and Protected by Law,” aims to legalize relationships in which...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Surprise starter Mason Heintschel threw for four touchdowns and led Pittsburgh to five first-half scores during a 48-7 win against Boston College on Saturday. The 18-year-old Heintschel, a true freshman, made his first career start for Pitt (1-1, 3-2 ACC) in place of redshirt sophomore Eli Holstein. Holstein was p...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Harry Kane reassured England fans he’ll be with the team on Monday for upcoming games against Wales and Latvia after an injury scare with Bayern Munich. The England captain limped off the field on Saturday after colliding with the opposition goalkeeper in the 81st minute as Bayern beat Eintracht Frankfurt...

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Nate Anderson scored a go-ahead touchdown on a 20-yard reception with 2:14 remaining and Darius Day made an interception in the red zone to seal Bucknell’s 33-28 victory over Richmond on Saturday. Brandon Biagiarelli made the second of three Bucknell interceptions near midfield with four minutes left, and Ande...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Quarterback Cal Hellums ran for three touchdowns in the second half and Army pulled away from UAB for a 31-13 win on Saturday. The Black Knights scored touchdowns in the third quarter after the Blazers missed a field goal and Gavin Shields picked off Jalen Kitna, with a 21-yard return putting the ball at the...

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Kiael Kelly and Qian Magwood connected on a 43-yard touchdown pass in the final minute and Ball State rallied to defeat Ohio 20-14 on Saturday. The touchdown pass highlighted a strong second half for the Cardinals (2-3, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) who trailed 14-0 at halftime before holding the Bobcats scoreles...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Sonny Mannino connected with Lance Martinez for two long touchdown passes and added a 1-yard plunge late in the fourth quarter to lift Marist to a 19-14 win over San Diego on Saturday. Mannino was 22 of 41 for 292 yards and Martinez had three receptions for 106. Their key connection was a 35-yard beauty in...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Blake Horvath threw three touchdown passes to Eli Heidenreich, who set a pair of Navy records, and the Midshipmen outlasted Air Force 34-31 on Saturday. The victory gives Navy (5-0) a leg up on holding on to the Commander-in-Chief’s trophy, awarded to the winner of the round-robin between the Navy, Air Force a...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Hayden Johnson threw for two touchdowns and ran for another score, Luke Yoder had 108 yards rushing and two total touchdowns, and Lehigh beat Yale 31-13 on Saturday. Lehigh has started a season 6-0 for the first time since 2012. The Mountain Hawks have won their first four home games for the first time since 2...

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Elijah Howard caught a 25-yard scoring pass from Brady Olson, who accounted for five touchdowns, on the first play of overtime and Central Connecticut State defeated Sacred Heart 42-35 on Saturday. The Pioneers (4-2) had a first down at the 1-yard line on their overtime possession, but three stuffed runs a...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild announced a five-year, $34 million contract extension for goalie Filip Gustavsson on Saturday. Gustavsson’s extension begins in the 2026-27 season and goes through 2030-31. It’s the team’s latest move after signing star Kirill Kaprizov to the richest deal in NHL history earlier this week....

TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage, who began the 2025 season in the low minors, will start Game 2 of their AL Division Series against the New York Yankees. Manager John Schneider made the announcement before Saturday’s series opener. The right-hander will be opposed by Yankees left-hander Max Fried on Sunday. Yesavage c...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jesús Luzardo will start for the Phillies on Monday in Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Phillies manager Rob Thomson did not name a starter for Game 3 on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Ranger Suárez, who is widely expected to get that start, was available to pitch out of the bullpen S...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Gunner Stockton and the No. 12 Georgia Bulldogs wasted no time showing they had moved on from a tough loss to Alabama. Stockton and Dillon Bell each had a pair of touchdown runs, leading the Bulldogs to a 35-14 victory over Kentucky on Saturday. Georgia (4-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) finally got off to a quic...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Antonio Williams threw a 75-yard trick-play touchdown pass to T.J. Moore on the first offensive snap to start Clemson’s dominating show in a 38-10 win at North Carolina on Saturday. The coaching matchup of Clemson’s Dabo Swinney and North Carolina’s Bill Belichick became a romp by the Tigers (2-3, 1-2 Atlan...

WACO, Texas (AP) — Connor Hawkins kicked a 53-yard field goal with 31 seconds left after Jacob Redding’s go-ahead 66-yard interception return for a touchdown as Baylor rallied twice in the fourth quarter for a 35-34 victory over Kansas State on Saturday. Hawkins matched the longest kick of his career after Luis Rodriguez had put th...

ANN ABROR, Mich. (AP) — Bryce Underwood threw for a season-high 270 yards and a touchdown, Justice Haynes ran for 117 yards and two scores and No. 20 Michigan beat Wisconsin 24-10 on Saturday. The Wolverines (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) pulled away in the second half when Underwood threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Donaven McCulley late in t...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Luke Altmyer threw for a career-high 390 yards, Hank Beatty had 186 yards receiving and Kaden Feagin added two TD runs to lead No. 22 Illinois past Purdue 43-27 on Saturday. The Fighting Illini (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) used their first conference road win to retain the Cannon Trophy for the first time since la...