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T25 FOOTBALL-SCHEDULE
Easy wins for Buckeyes, Tigers, Bulldogs...Auburn beats Alabama
UNDATED (AP) — Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia did nothing to damage their standing among the CFP committee on Saturday.
The second-ranked Buckeyes beat Michigan for a school-record eighth straight time as J.K. Dobbins ran for four touchdowns and Justin Fields threw for four more in a 56-27 rout at Ann Arbor. Dobbins ran 211 yards on 31 carries, while Fields was 14 of 25 for 302 yards.
Fields appeared to suffer a left knee injury in the third quarter, but he returned to throw a 30-yard scoring strike off a scramble to help the Buckeyes improve to 12-0.
Next up for Ohio State is No. 13 Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game next Saturday.
No. 3 Clemson stretched the nation’s longest winning streak to 27 games by blowing out South Carolina, 38-3. Trevor Lawrence threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns in the Tigers’ sixth consecutive win over their state rivals. Lawrence also had 66 yards rushing to lead Clemson, which will take on Virginia in the ACC title game next week before the final CFP rankings are announced.
Travis Etienne (EE'-tee-ehn) broke a pair of career conference records by running for two touchdowns. He now has 53 rushing TDs and 57 total touchdowns for Clemson.
Fourth-ranked Georgia also enjoyed a laugher as Jake Frohm threw for four touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 52-7 thumping of Georgia Tech. Frohm was 14 of 29 for 254 yards, connecting on scoring throws to Charlie Woerner, Tyler Simmons, George Pickens and Dominick Blaylock.
Georgia finished the game without running back D’Andre Swift, who injured his left shoulder during his second fumble of the day.
The Bulldogs will carry an 11-1 record into next Saturday’s SEC championship game against top-ranked LSU.
In other top-25 football action:
— Alabama’s CFP hopes were destroyed by Auburn as Shaun Shivers scored on an 11-yard run with 8:08 left to put the 16th-ranked Tigers ahead in a 48-45 win over the No. 5 Crimson Tide. Auburn survived a final, marathon Crimson Tide drive when Joseph Bulovas’ 30-yard field goal attempt hit the left upright with 2:00 to play. Zakoby McClain brought back an interception 100 yards for a touchdown, and Smoke Monday had a 29-yard interception return for a score as the 9-3 Tigers dropped the Tide to 10-2.
— No. 13 Wisconsin earned a spot in the Big Ten championship game by pounding ninth-ranked Minnesota, 38-17 at Minneapolis. Jonathan Taylor grabbed a 28-yard touchdown pass and ran for 76 yards and two scores in the Badgers’ 10th win. Wisconsin quarterback Jack Coan completed 15 of his 22 passes for 280 yards and two TDs, including a 47-yard scoring throw to Quintez Cephus.
— JaMycal Hasty rushed for three touchdowns and No. 11 Baylor forced six turnovers in a 61-6 thrashing of Kansas. Charlie Brewer threw for 182 yards and a touchdown as the 11-1 Bears equaled the school record for wins.
— No. 12 Penn State picked up a 27-6 win against Rutgers as Journey Brown ran for 103 yards and three touchdowns. Will Levis played quarterback for the 10-2 Nittany Lions in place of injured starter Sean Clifford and added 108 rushing yards on 17 carries. Levis also tossed a 42-yard touchdown pass to Jahan Dotson.
— Justin Herbert threw for 174 yards and a touchdown to help 14th-rated Oregon knock off archrival Oregon State, 24-10. The Ducks reached 10 wins overall for the first time since 2014.
— Ian Book threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns as 15th-ranked Notre Dame rallied for a 45-24 win at Stanford. The Irish trailed 17-7 until Book hit Tommy Tremble and Chase Claypool for TDs in the final 3:01 of the first half.
T25 MEN’S BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE
Tennessee outlasts VCU
UNDATED (AP) — Tennessee’s men’s basketball team is 6-1 after rebounding from Friday’s loss to Florida State.
Lamonte Turner made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the 17th-ranked Volunteers a 72-69 victory over No. 20 VCU in the Emerald Coast Classic third-place game. Turner’s big shot spoiled a dramatic comeback by the Rams, who trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half.
John Fulkerson led Tennessee with 17 points and seven rebounds. Jordan Bowden added 14 points and Turner scored 12 for the Vols.
In other T25 action:
— Tyrique Jones record his fourth double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds in No. 25 Xavier’s 87-62 romp over Lipscomb. Paul Scruggs had 15 points to help the Musketeers bounce back from their 70-65 loss to Florida in the championship game of the Charleston Classic.
NBA-SCHEDULE
Kings top Nuggets in OT
UNDATED (AP) — The Sacramento Kings continue to play well since an 0-5 start.
The Kings erased a 17-point halftime deficit on Saturday to win for the eighth time in 13 games, 100-97 over the Nuggets in overtime. Harrison Barnes scored six of his season-high 30 points in the extra session to help Sacramento knock off another marquee team.
Buddy Hield (heeld) added 21 points, including two free throws with 9.5 seconds remaining.
Sacramento’s schedule includes wins over the Celtics, Trail Blazers and Jazz in addition to Denver.
Gary Harris scored a team-high 25 points for the Nuggets, who ended a six-game winning streak and dropped to 13-4.
T25-DUKE-STANLEY HURT
Duke’s Stanley out at least 1 month with leg injury
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke freshman Cassius Stanley is expected to miss at least a month after suffering what coach Mike Krzyzewski (shuh-SHEF'-skee) called a muscular injury in his left leg during Friday’s victory over Winthrop.
Stanley is the Blue Devils’ third-leading scorer at 14.1 points a game, reaching double figures in six of his first seven games.
NFL-NEWS
Browns starting safety Randall out against Steelers
UNDATED (AP) — Cleveland starting safety Damarious Randall has been ruled out for the Browns’ game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The team announced Saturday that Randall will not make the trip to Pittsburgh due to a coaching decision. Randall, a five-year veteran, has appeared in seven games for Cleveland this season, with two sacks and four passes defensed.
Cleveland also downgraded left tackle Greg Robinson to out. Robinson was placed in the concussion protocol on Wednesday and did not practice this week.
Pittsburgh wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster will miss a second straight game with a knee injury. Running back James Conner is doubtful while recovering from a shoulder injury.
In other NFL news:
— The Jaguars have activated linebacker Jake Ryan from the reserve/non-football injury list and waived running back Tyler Ervin. Ryan missed the first 11 games of the season after going on the non-football injury list in late August.
— The Chargers have activated safeties Derwin James and Adrian Phillips for Sunday’s game at Denver. The Chargers have also promoted wide receiver Jalen Guyton from the practice squad.
— Police say a woman has been charged with attempted homicide in a Pittsburgh stabbing that critically injured former NFL wide receiver Terrelle Pryor, who is also facing a charge of simple assault. Pryor was taken to the hospital early Saturday morning following a dispute with “mutual combatants” in an apartment, according to police. An agent for the former Ohio State quarterback says family members had been told Pryor is expected to make a full recovery.
NHL-SCHEDULE
Rangers blank Devils
UNDATED (AP) — The New York Rangers have continued their strong stretch by getting outstanding goaltending and solid contributions from their special teams.
Alexandar Georgiev (gee-OHR’-gee-ehv) picked up his third career shutout by turning back 33 shots in the Rangers’ 4-0 victory at New Jersey. Georgiev stopped 12 shots in the third period to secure his first whitewash since March 31 against the Flyers.
Mika Zibanejad (MEE’-kah zih-BAN’-eh-jad) and Jesper Fast scored short-handed goals 3:17 apart in the third period to put New York in control. Adam Fox netted a power-play goal and Brady Skjei (shay) added an empty-netter for the Rangers, who are 4-0-1 in their last five games.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Ivan Provorov scored 31 seconds into overtime to give the Flyers their fourth win in a row, 4-3 over the Canadiens. Brian Elliott stopped 39 shots in helping Philadelphia deal Montreal its seventh straight loss.
WORLD CUP-WOMEN’S GIANT SLALOM
Bassino gets 1st win in World Cup giant slalom; Shiffrin 3rd
KILLINGTON, Vermont (AP) — Marta Bassino led an Italian 1-2 as a World Cup giant slalom victory at Killington eluded Mikaela Shiffrin again.
Bassino sealed a first career win by retaining her first-run lead to edge Federica Brignone (feh-deh-REE'-kah breen-YOH'-nay) by 0.26 seconds.
Shiffrin was a further 0.03 back in third for a fourth straight top-five finish in GS at the Vermont venue without taking the win.
Still, the three-time defending overall World Cup champion extended her standings lead with a third podium finish to start the season.
F1-ABU DHABI GP
Hamilton takes pole at Abu Dhabi GP
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — World champion Lewis Hamilton has won the pole position for Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Hamilton finished .194 seconds ahead of his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in qualifying Saturday, ending a surprising run of 10 races without a pole since the German Grand Prix in late July.
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