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Articles from the Associated Press (AP) sports section. The AP is the largest American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both... [more]

Articles from the Associated Press (AP) sports section. The AP is the largest American news agency.

The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staffers.

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Matt O'Hanlon had three of Nebraska's five interceptions against Landry Jones and the Cornhuskers squeezed enough production out of their struggling offense to upset No. 20 Oklahoma 10-3 on Saturday night. The Sooners (5-4, 3-2 Big 12) failed to score a touchdown for the first time since a 29-0 loss to Texas A&M in 1998. The Cornhuskers (6-3, 3-2) won despite getting just seven first downs and 180 total yards. They were able to get a yard when they really needed it, after Prince Amukamara returned an interception to the OU 1 in the second quarter. Zac Lee threw a short pass to Ryan ... Read Full Story
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Tyreke Evans scored a career-high 32 points and the Sacramento Kings held off the Utah Jazz for a 104-99 victory Saturday night in their first game without high-scoring guard Kevin Martin. Evans, the fourth overall pick in the June draft, became the focal point of the Kings' offense in place of Martin, who averaged 30.6 points in the first five games. Martin will have surgery Monday to repair a fracture in his left wrist. The Kings relied on Evans creating off the dribble along with drive-and-kicks to perimeter players standing ready to shoot at the 3-point line. Evans made 16 of 19 free throws ... Read Full Story
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Toddrick Pendland rushed for 171 yards and four touchdowns and McNeese State rolled up 608 yards of offense in a 63-42 victory over Sam Houston State on Saturday night. It was the highest scoring game in McNeese State history, surpassing Sam Houston State's 52-47 victory over the Cowboys in 2004. Pendland averaged 8.6 yards a carry and McNeese State averaged 10 yards a carry as a team as the Cowboys (7-2, 4-1 Southland Conference) rushed for 418 yards. Derrick Fourroux added 118 yards rushing and tied the school record for combined touchdowns with 90, rushing for one and throwing for another. He was 8-for-16 ... Read Full Story
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Matt Hogan kicked a 51-yard field goal as time expired to lift No. 13 Houston to a 46-45 victory against Tulsa on Saturday night, finishing off another thrilling comeback led by quarterback Case Keenum. After getting sacked on a potential tying 2-point conversion with 21 seconds left, Keenum got the Cougars into field goal range after an onside kick to add to his impressive Heisman resume. The Cougars (8-1, 4-1 Conference USA) rushed onto the field and hoisted Hogan into the air after he connected on the longest kick of his career. He hadn't made a field goal of longer than 34 yards before ... Read Full Story
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Andrew Bogut scored a season-high 22 points and had eight rebounds to help the Milwaukee Bucks beat the New York Knicks 102-87 on Saturday night. Jodie Meeks, Milwaukee' second-round pick in June, added 19 points, and rookie point guard Brandon Jennings, who had just nine points in the Bucks' 87-72 victory at Minnesota on Friday night, had 17 points. David Lee had 18 points and seven rebounds for New York (1-6). Jennings, the 10th player taken in the June draft, had averaged 22 points in his first three NBA games. Jordan Hill, the Knicks' top pick and eighth player taken overall, managed seven points, ... Read Full Story
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Matt Bevins kicked four field goals and seven players scored for Liberty in a 54-14 rout of Virginia Military Institute on Saturday night. The Flames (7-2, 4-0 Big South Conference) scored three touchdowns on offense, two on special teams and one on defense. The Keydets (2-7, 1-5) took a 7-0 lead on a 48-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Hughes to Mario Scott with 13:43 left in the first quarter. Liberty tied the game 11 seconds later on Aaron Hewlett's 80-yard kickoff return, then took the lead on Bevins' 42-yard field goal. He also had kicks of 38, 40 and 43 yards. Although VMI had ... Read Full Story
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Cal Clutterbuck and Mikko Koivu scored first-period goals and the Minnesota Wild held on to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday night. Marek Zidlicky also scored for the Wild, which has won three of four. Loui Eriksson scored twice on the power play for the Stars, who have allowed at least three goals in 11 of their 17 games — including five of six. The Wild, which played a poor first period in Thursday's loss to Vancouver, dominated early. They grabbed a 1-0 lead when Clutterbuck gathered a loose puck in the neutral zone and beat Alex Auld with a wrist shot from ... Read Full Story
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Jonathan Crompton threw for a career high 331 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another as Tennessee routed Memphis 56-28 on Saturday night. Crompton surpassed his previous career high of 310 yards with a 10-yard pass to Denarius Moore on Tennessee's first drive of the second half. He tied his career high of five touchdown passes on the next play with a 16-yard connection with Moore to make it 49-7 with 12:38 in the third quarter. Crompton finished 21-for-27 and no interceptions and was replaced by backup Nick Stephens halfway through the third quarter. Tennessee (5-4) gave coach Lane Kiffin his first winning ... Read Full Story
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Brandyn Young rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns to lead Tennessee-Martin to a 28-7 victory over Tennessee State on Saturday night. The Skyhawks (4-5, 3-3 Ohio Valley Conference) took a 21-0 lead on Young's second touchdown, a 1-yard run with 5:12 left in the fourth quarter. Young, who had 32 carries, also scored on a 4-yard run to give Tennessee-Martin a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. The Skyhawks held Tennessee State (3-6, 2-3) to 269 yards of offense and the Tigers were 2-for-16 on third-down conversions. Tennessee-Martin's Cade Thompson was 11-for-22 for 115 yards and scored on a 1-yard run for a ... Read Full Story
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Bloi-Dei Dorzon rushed for a touchdown and had a 49-yard run to set up another score in Jackson State's 19-7 win over Alabama State on Saturday. The Tigers (4-5, 1-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference) totaled 212 yards of offense in their first home win of the season, and fourth consecutive against the Hornets (3-5, 3-3). After a 46-yard field goal by Eric Perri, Jackson State's Ryan Rich blocked a punt to give the Tigers the ball at the Hornets' 2-yard line. Dorzon, who finished with 108 yards, scored from 3 yards out for a 9-0 lead with 5:11 left in the first quarter. Dedric McDonald ... Read Full Story
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