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Indians face Mariners with postseason in mind (Sep 24, 2017)

SEATTLE — With only a handful of games in the regular season and the American League Central title already in hand, Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona has the luxury of getting his team set up for the postseason.

Elvis Andrus talks tough loss to Oakland

Steve Buechele on Gonzalez's outing in loss to Athletics

Steve Buechele on Gonzalez’s outing in loss to Athletics

No. 7 Washington overcomes slow start to beat Colorado 37-10 (Sep 23, 2017)

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Jordan Miller’s two interceptions and Myles Bryant’s pick-6 helped the seventh-ranked Washington Huskies overcame a slow start and hand Colorado its first loss, 37-10 on a cold, rainy Saturday night at Folsom Field.

D-backs can't clinch as Marlins hit Walker, bullpen hard

The Diamondbacks got the help they needed to secure a wild-card berth but will have to wait at least another day.

New heat lab at UConn will test limits of athletes, soldiers

STORRS, Conn. (AP) Douglas Casa acknowledges his new heat laboratory at the University of Connecticut’s Korey Stringer Institute could be viewed by some as a torture chamber.

Marlins remain scorching at the plate, take Game 2 from Diamondbacks

The Miami Marlins double up the Arizona Diamondbacks in a 12-6 victory Saturday night.

Stanton hits No. 57, Marlins delay D-backs clinch (Sep 23, 2017)

PHOENIX (AP) Giancarlo Stanton extended his club record with his 57th home run and set a team mark with his 125th RBI, lifting the Miami Marlins over the Arizona Diamondbacks 12-6 on Saturday night.

Tigers' Alex Wilson breaks leg on Mauer line drive

Wilson will not need surgery to repair the non-displaced fracture.

Cardiac Gators: Florida scores in final minute to run win streak over Kentucky to 32 straight years

The Florida Gators score in the final minute to pull out a 28-27 win over Kentucky.

Rays weather a late surge, hold on to beat Orioles

Lucas Duda hit a three-run homer to back Jake Odorizzi, and the Rays beat Baltimore 9-6 on Saturday night

Turner with 272 yards as Alcorn State downs Southern 48-31

ALCORN STATE, Miss. (AP) De’Lance Turner churned out a career-high 272 yards with two touchdowns rushing and another score receiving as Alcorn State overcame an early 14-point deficit to beat Southern 48-31 in a Southwestern Conference opener Saturday.

Detroit's new arena hosts Red Wings game for the 1st time

And even the Bruins came away impressed.

Borregales kicks FIU past Rice in C-USA opener, 13-9 (Sep 23, 2017)

HOUSTON (AP) Jose Borregales kicked field goals from 37- and 44-yards out to give Florida International a 13-9 win over Rice in its Conference USA opener Saturday night.

Middle Tennessee holds off Bowling Green for 24-13 win (Sep 23, 2017)

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) John Urzua threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns, including a 64-yard scoring pass to Brad Anderson, to lead Middle Tennessee to a 24-13 win over Bowling Green on Saturday night.

Wassink, Western Michigan dominate FCS Wagner 49-14 (Sep 23, 2017)

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) Jon Wassink threw a career-high three touchdown passes, Jamauri Bogan and Jarvi Franklin both ran for more than 100 yards and Western Michigan rolled to a 49-14 win over Wagner on Saturday night.

No. 5 USC Trojans rely on their defense in 30-20 win over Cal

The Trojans defense forced 6 turnovers on Saturday.

Saturday's best

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Lucansky makes 4 FGs; Stony Brook beats Towson 25-17 (Sep 23, 2017)

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) Joe Carbone threw two touchdown passes, Alex Lucansky kicked four field goals and Stony Brook held on to beat Towson 25-17 on Saturday night.

Oakland's Maxwell first MLB player to kneel during anthem

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Bruce Maxwell of the Oakland Athletics has become the first major league baseball player to kneel during the national anthem.

Notre Dame's Dexter Williams pulls down amazing touchdown catch

Dexter Williams barely gets his feet in bounds on the acrobatic touchdown catch to give Notre Dame a 21-7 lead over Michigan State.

Kanoff throws for 3 TDs in Princeton's 38-17 win (Sep 23, 2017)

EASTON, Pa. (AP) Chad Kanoff threw for 256 yards and three touchdowns and Princeton defeated Lafayette 38-17 on Saturday night.

Hart, defense lead way for Georgia St. over Charlotte, 28-0 (Sep 23, 2017)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Penny Hart had a career-high 11 receptions for 141 yards and a touchdown to help lead Georgia State to a 28-0 win over Charlotte on Saturday night.

WNBA's top two teams meet again in finals (Sep 23, 2017)

This is the way it should be.

Red Sox's Fister looks for better start against Reds (Sep 24, 2017)

CINCINNATI — Boston Red Sox right-hander Doug Fister adjusted his pregame schedule in an effort to improve his first-inning command. He’s scheduled to make his 13th start of the season on Sunday afternoon when the Red Sox wrap up a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.