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AP College Football Writer Oregon remained the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday after its close call at Wisconsin, Notre Dame and Alabama each jumped up two spots and Georgia returned to the top 10. LSU is unranked for the first time in two years. The unbeaten

AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cooper Rush’s eighth career start filling in for Dak Prescott as quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys will be his first trying to bounce back immediately from a poor performance in a loss. Rush won his first four starts in 2022 as the backup to the franchise QB

TYLER, Texas (AP) — Country singer Sundance Head, a winner on “The Voice,” is recovering at home after he was accidentally shot in the stomach while handling a firearm on a hunting trip at his East Texas ranch, his agent said Sunday. Head, winner of the 11th season of NBC’s “The Voice” in 2016, was

Associated Press The first, ominous sounds came from deep within the massive stack of logs in the darkest hours of the Texas night. Witnesses described hearing the stack of thousands of logs moan and creak before the crack of the center pole as it snapped, then collapsed. More than a million pounds (450,000 kilograms) of

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Maverick McIvor threw four touchdowns passes, including 1-yarder to Sam Hicks with 19 seconds left and Abilene Christian beat Tarleton State 35-31 Saturday night to win the United Athletic Conference title and clinch a berth in the FCS playoffs for the first time in program history. Hicks had 137 yards rushing

Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mason Marchment scored twice, Ilya Lyubushkin had two assists, and the Dallas Stars continued their recent domination of the Minnesota Wild with a 2-1 win Saturday night. Jake Oettinger made 22 saves for the Stars, who are 8-0-3 in their last 11 regular season games against the Wild.

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Jordan McCloud threw four touchdown passes and Texas State had 703 yards of offense and scored on nine of its 11 possessions to rout Southern Miss 58-3 on Saturday night. McCloud was 23-of-28 passing for 335 yards and threw two scores to Ismail Mahdi. Brad Jackson also threw a touchdown

AP National Writer Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and the United States into an international power in the sport, has died. He was 82. USA Gymnastics said Karolyi died Friday. No cause of death was given. Karolyi and wife Martha trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and

AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Sawyer Robertson’s poise helped him set a personal best while enabling Baylor to snap a futility streak against West Virginia on the road and become bowl eligible. Robertson threw for a career-high 329 yards and three touchdowns, Bryson Washington ran for three scores and caught a TD pass,

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Ante Beljan’s 21 points helped Little Rock defeat UTSA 81-64 on Saturday night. Beljan added five assists for the Trojans (2-2). Mwani Wilkinson scored 19 points and added eight rebounds and four steals. Isaiah Lewis shot 5 of 10 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Roy Alexander scored twice, Zach Calzada threw for a touchdown, and Incarnate Word clinched the Southland Conference championship on Saturday, defeating Stephen F. Austin 27-20. The FCS No. 6 Cardinals (9-2, 6-0) lead SE Louisiana by one game with one to play and have clinched their fourth Southland championship in the

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Jacorian Sewell scored on a 58-yard run on the opening drive and the Alcorn State defense kept the Prairie View A&M offense bottled up for a 26-13 win on Saturday. Tre Lawrence hit Caleb Anderson for a 16-yard touchdown and Tavarious Griffin had a 22-yard rushing touchdown for the Braves

HOUSTON (AP) — Elijah Brooks scored 21 points as Houston Christian beat Rockford 84-64 on Saturday night. Brooks added six rebounds for the Huskies (2-2). Bryson Dawkins scored 18 points while going 7 of 12 from the floor, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 2 for 5 from the line and added five

AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — With every win, SMU is getting closer to making the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game in its league debut. That could also lead to a spot in the expanded College Football Playoff. The 14th-ranked Mustangs are certainly handling themselves well after their long-desired move into a power conference. Kevin

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Hunter Watson rushed for a 10-yard touchdown to give Sam Houston a 23-17 overtime win over Kennesaw State on Saturday. Watson went around the left end on a keeper and dove to the pylon for the winning points. Sam Houston (5-2, 5-1) is tied with Western Kentucky in second place, a

HOUSTON (AP) — Kellen Amos scored 16 points, including five in the overtime, as Rice knocked off Northwestern State 77-75 on Saturday night. Amos also contributed eight rebounds and seven assists for the Owls (3-1). Trae Broadnax added 11 points while shooting 3 of 7 from the field and 4 for 10 from the line

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Dylan Hayman scored 18 points as Incarnate Word beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 92-64 on Saturday night. Hayman added seven rebounds and five assists for the Cardinals (3-1). Jordan Pyke scored 17 points and added eight rebounds, six assists, and three steals. Davion Bailey shot 6 for 13 (3 for 10 from 3-point

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Hunter Jack Madden’s 23 points helped Abilene Christian defeat Texas State 72-60 on Saturday night. Madden shot 7 for 11 (6 for 8 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Wildcats (3-1). Quion Williams scored 17 points while shooting 6 of 10 from the field

COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Ron Peace had a 2-yard touchdown toss to Sean Sallis with 36 seconds remaining and East Texas A&M held on for a 41-40 victory over Houston Christian after Dillon Fedor missed a 44-yard field goal on the final play on Saturday. Peace led East Texas A&M (3-8, 2-3 Southland Conference) on

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Taryn Todd had 21 points in Arkansas State’s 59-49 win against Stephen F. Austin on Saturday. Todd added six rebounds and three steals for the Red Wolves (3-1). Kobe Julien scored nine points while shooting 4 for 14 (1 for 6 from 3-point range) and 0 of 3 from the free-throw

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Hasan Abdul-Hakim scored 15 points as UT Rio Grande Valley beat Tennessee Tech 83-58 on Saturday in the Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division Championship game. Abdul-Hakim had five rebounds for the Vaqueros (3-2). Trey Miller shot 4 of 10 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and

DENTON, Texas (AP) — North Texas fired defensive coordinator Matt Caponi on Saturday, a day after the Mean Green allowed 681 total yards while losing their fourth consecutive game. The Mean Green lost 48-27 at UTSA, which Friday night became the fourth consecutive opponent to have a 150-yard rusher against them. Caponi was in his

Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Quinn Ewers threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns and No. 3 Texas’ defense clamped down on Arkansas’ final two possessions to help the Longhorns win 20-10 on Saturday. Ewers’ 1-yard pass to Matthew Golden ended an eight-play, 75-yard drive that provided the Longhorns (9-1, 5-1 SEC, No. 3

AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Paul believes he can fight for a championship belt within two years. Mike Tyson might be finished in the ring after the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion’s first sanctioned pro bout since 2005. An event hyped like a prize fight turned into a glorified sparring session, the eight-round