OAKLAND, Calif. -- Chad Pinder hit a tie-breaking solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning and a three-run blast in the eighth, powering the Oakland Athletics to an 11-4 victory against the Houston Astros and a sweep of their doubleheader on Saturday COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oklahoma was humbled by Ohio State on its home field a year ago and had to wait nearly 365 days before doing the same to the Buckeyes. CHICAGO -- Jose Abreu hit for the cycle and joined five teammates in hitting a home run to power the Chicago White Sox to a 13-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night. SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Freshman quarterback Jake Fromm passed for a touchdown and directed two other drives that resulted in Rodrigo Blankenship field goals as No. 15 Georgia edged No. 24 Notre Dame 20-19 on Saturday. It sure looked like a good day for the Milwaukee Brewers, even though it really wasn't. CLEMSON, S.C. -- Quarterback Kelly Bryant ran for two touchdowns and Clemson's defense took care of the rest as the third-ranked Tigers held off No. 13 Auburn 14-6 Saturday night. Jake Browning threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns as seventh-ranked Washington stifled Montana 63-7 in its home opener Saturday night at Husky Stadium in Seattle. CHICAGO -- Hernan Perez homered and drove in five runs and Chase Anderson threw five scoreless innings and drove in a pair of runs as the Milwaukee Brewers routed the Chicago Cubs 15-2 on Saturday. Freshman running back Ty Chandler returned the opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown and sophomore running back Carlin Fils-aime scored two touchdowns, leading No. 25 Tennessee to a 42-7 rout of Indiana State on Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. BOSTON -- Chris Sale snapped back into form with six scoreless innings and eight strikeouts, Andrew Benintendi and Mitch Moreland drove in three runs apiece and the Boston Red Sox crushed the Tampa Bay Rays 9-0 on Saturday night at Fenway Park. RICHMOND, Va. -- Kyle Larson got off pit road ahead of Martin Truex Jr. during a late-race caution at Richmond Raceway on Saturday night that sent the Federated Auto Parts 400 into overtime. Larson then held on to the lead for his fourth win of the season in the 2017 regular-season finale. Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald ended his holdout on Saturday by reporting to the team and passing a physical, the team announced. NEW YORK -- Just weeks after her return from a layoff because of foot surgery, Sloane Stephens defeated friend and fellow American Madison Keys 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday to become the third consecutive unseeded player to win the U.S. Open women's title. BATON ROUGE, La. -- Quarterback Danny Etling completed four passes of at least 36 yards, accounting for 227 passing yards and one touchdown, and tailback Derrius Guice gained 102 yards and scored twice to power No. 12 LSU to a 45-10 victory over the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. Wide receiver Terry Godwin tied the Georgia Notre and Notre Dame game with a crazy one-handed catch in the second quarter. The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Saturday that the Miami-Florida State game will be rescheduled to Oct. 7 because of the potential impact from Hurricane Irma. No. 23 TCU relied on its defense and running game to wear down Arkansas 28-7 Saturday afternoon at Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark. Akiem Hicks has signed a four-year contract extension with the Chicago Bears. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Marcus Allen thought a lot about his late grandmother in the hours leading up to No. 4 Penn State's showdown with Pittsburgh on Saturday. BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Defense and special teams have long been Virginia Tech's calling cards. That tradition continued Saturday, as the 18th-ranked Hokies dispatched lower-division opponent Delaware 27-0 at Lane Stadium. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Lamar Jackson threw for three touchdowns and rushed for three more as No. 17 Louisville defeated North Carolina 47-35 on Saturday. Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno reportedly told former assistant Mike McQueary in 2001 that it wasn't the first time Paterno was hearing Jerry Sandusky had sexually abused children, per a 2011 Pennsylvania State Police report. MADISON, Wis. -- Freshman running back Jonathan Taylor rushed for three touchdowns to pace No. 9 Wisconsin to a 31-14 victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday in front of an announced crowd of 77,542 at Camp Randall Stadium. CLEVELAND -- Francisco Lindor homered and Carlos Santana belted two doubles, driving in one run and scoring another, as the Cleveland Indians won their 17th game in a row with a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday at Progressive Field. |
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