AP National Sports

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Justin Miller threw for 364 yards and three touchdowns and Southern Utah beat St. Thomas (MN) 44-13 in a season opener.…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — When things went awry for Missouri last year, the defense was usually the culprit. It was…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mo Ibrahim rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns as Minnesota opened the season by…

COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Andrew Armstrong caught three of Eric Rodriguez’s four first-half touchdown passes and Texas A&M-Commerce defeated…

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Jason Shelley accounted for two touchdowns to lead Missouri State to a 27-14 victory over Central Arkansas. Coach Bobby Petrino…

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Maverick McIvor threw two touchdown passes and Abilene Christian’s defense blanked Lamar over the final three quarters to…

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Rob Refsnyder hit a game-ending single in a four-run ninth inning for Boston as the Red Sox rallied to…

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Dresser Winn threw three touchdown passes, Zak Wallace rushed for three scores and UT Martin beat Western Illinois 42-25 in a…

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Hendon Hooker threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores to lead…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — MJ Devonshire returned a tipped pass 56 yards for a touchdown with 2:58 remaining and No. 17…

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Kris Jackson had two of Weber State’s five rushing touchdowns, Maxwell Anderson made two interceptions and the Wildcats…

MIAMI (AP) — Grayson James came on to throw three fourth-quarter touchdowns then added another in overtime plus a 2-point conversion to give FIU a…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Michael Hiers threw for four touchdowns in his Samford debut and the Bulldogs upset FCS power Kennesaw State 27-17 in a…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The next woman who must deal with the daunting task of playing Serena Williams at the U.S.…

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Cam Wiley had a 1-yard touchdown run in overtime and Akron held off FCS-member St. Francis (Pa.) 30-23 on in the debut of head…

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Tyler Huff threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Furman piled up 456 yards of offense in the first half en route…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams have lost in the first round of doubles at the U.S. Open. They were…

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Rylan Cole had two interceptions and a key tackle for loss and Indiana State defeated North Alabama 17-14 in overtime in a…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyle Bradish held Cleveland to two harmless singles in seven innings and Cedric Mullins homered on…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie Spencer Strider set an Atlanta record with 16 strikeouts while allowing only two hits in…