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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Maverick McIvor tied his career high with five touchdown passes and Western Kentucky rolled past North Alabama 55-6 on Saturday. McIvor, a senior, transferred from FCS Abilene Christian, where he had a career-high…

TROY, AL (AP) — Goose Crowder threw two touchdowns and rushed for another in the fourth quarter as Troy pulled away late to beat Nicholls 38-20 on Saturday evening in a season opener for both teams. Troy poured on 272 rushing yards as a…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Marcel Reed threw for a career-high four touchdowns and KC Concepcion had a TD reception and returned a punt for another score in his Texas A&M debut as the 19th-ranked Aggies rolled to a season-opening…

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Kentrel Bullock ran for two touchdowns, Bishop Davenport passed for two more and South Alabama defeated Morgan State, 38-21 on Saturday night. South Alabama was able to capitalize on Morgan State mistakes, scoring 17…

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — Josiah Harris pulled down a game-sealing interception and Nate Hampton ran for a 26-yard touchdown to pull away late as Gardner Webb stormed back to beat Western Carolina 52-45 on Saturday evening in a season opener…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — DJ Lagway threw three touchdown passes, Jadan Baugh ran for 104 yards and a score, and No. 15 Florida opened the season with a 55-0 drubbing of Long Island on Saturday night. The Gators ended their first eight…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Dejan Joveljic scored a goal in each half and Sporting Kansas City ended a six-match winless streak with a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. Joveljic used passes from Khiry Shelton and defender…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Current became the first team to clinch a playoff spot in the National Women's Soccer League standings with a 2-0 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Saturday night. Izzy Rodriguez scored from…

TORONTO (AP) — Jonathan Osorio scored a goal Toronto FC in the 89th minute of a 1-1 tie with CF Montreal on Saturday night. Montreal (5-13-9), which in unbeaten in five consecutive games, was eliminated from playoff contention. Toronto…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Bruno Damiani scored a goal in the 49th minute and Andrew Rick had five saves to help the Philadelphia Union beat FC Cincinnati 1-0 in a battle of the top-two teams in the Eastern Conference on Saturday night and clinch a…

Athletics manager Mark Kotsay says Nick Kurtz is day-to-day after experiencing right oblique soreness against the Texas Rangers on Friday. Kotsay says the rookie had an MRI that returned “clean.” Kurtz was not in the lineup for the second…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Rookie Idan Toklomati scored late in the second half and Charlotte FC beat the New England Revolution 2-1 on Saturday night to extend its club-record win streak to eight and its unbeaten run to nine. Toklomati used…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyle Manzardo had a two-run homer in the sixth inning, Gavin Williams struck out eight over seven innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Saturday night. The Guardians have won the first two…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Willson Contreras and Pedro Pagés homered to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the skidding Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Saturday night. Cincinnati (68-68) has lost five straight and eight of nine, leaving the Reds five games…

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Ryan Stubblefield hit Shamontae Burgess with a 12-yard touchdown pass with 89 seconds remaining and South Carolina State rallied to defeat Wofford 16-15 in a season opener on Saturday. The Bulldogs drove 74 yards on…