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FIU takes control in 1st half, holds on to beat Marshall on the road

Alex McGough threw a pair of touchdown passes to Thomas Owens as Florida International jumped out early and held on to beat Marshall 41-30 on Saturday.

FIU off to its best start, beats Marshall 41-30 (Oct 28, 2017)

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Alex McGough threw a pair of touchdown passes to Thomas Owens as Florida International jumped out early and held on to beat Marshall 41-30 on Saturday.

Barr says he responded to Rodgers' 'profanities'

Barr says he responded to Rodgers’ ‘profanities’

Montez returns in big way, leads Buffs past Bears 44-28 (Oct 28, 2017)

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Steven Montez bounced back from a benching a week earlier and threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns in Colorado’s 44-28 win over California on Saturday when the school retired the jersey of the late Rashaan Salaam, the school’s only Heisman Trophy winner.

Marcell Dareus passes physical, completes trade from Bills to Jaguars

Newly acquired defensive tackle Marcell Dareus has passed a physical with the Jacksonville Jaguars, completing his trade from the Buffalo Bills.

The Citadel rides defense to 21-3 win over VMI (Oct 28, 2017)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Grant Drakeford sprinted 71 yards for a first-quarter touchdown and The Citadel defense did the rest in a 21-3 victory over VMI on Saturday.

Lawson leads Rhode Island to 1st CAA win, beats Albany 31-14 (Oct 28, 2017)

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) JaJuan Lawson threw for 123 yards and two touchdowns to help Rhode Island get its first Colonial Athletic Association win of the year, beating Albany 31-14 on Saturday afternoon.

Robinson, Watson lift Penn to 1st Ivy win, 17-7 over Brown (Oct 28, 2017)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Nick Robinson and Justin Watson hooked up on a pair of first-quarter touchdowns and Penn defeated Brown 17-7 on Saturday for its first Ivy League win this season.

Malik Rosier, Braxton Berrios help lift Miami past UNC to remain undefeated

Malik Rosier threw for a career-high 356 yards with three touchdowns to help eighth-ranked Miami hold off North Carolina 24-19 on Saturday.

Vikings LB Anthony Barr responds back to Aaron Rodgers' comments

Barr responds to Rodgers’ claims that he made a lewd gesture following his hit which broke the quarterback’s collarbone.

San Diego romps to 48-7 win over Stetson (Oct 28, 2017)

DELAND, Fla. (AP) Anthony Lawrence passed for 271 yards and two touchdowns and Joseph Binda and freshman Emilio Martinez both ran for two scores as San Diego rolled to a 48-7 win over Stetson on Saturday.

Buechele runs, throws for touchdowns in Texas' 38-7 win (Oct 28, 2017)

WACO, Texas (AP) Shane Buechele threw for a touchdown and ran for another to lead Texas to a 38-7 victory over winless Baylor on Saturday.

Turnovers help Liberty beat Gardner-Webb 33-17 (Oct 28, 2017)

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) Stephen Calvert threw for 333 yards and two touchdowns, and Liberty capitalized on Jeremy Peters’ three interceptions to snap a four-game losing streak with a 33-17 victory over Gardner-Webb on Saturday.

Hines lifts Duquesne to 7th straight, top Sacred Heart 37-21 (Oct 28, 2017)

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) A.J. Hines ran for 88 yards and three touchdowns, and Duquesne won its seventh game in a row with a 37-21 victory over Sacred Heart on Saturday.

Peters plays, helps Michigan pull away and top Rutgers 35-14 (Oct 28, 2017)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Brandon Peters helped Michigan score touchdowns on his first three drives, allowing the Wolverines to pull away and beat Rutgers 35-14 Saturday.

Yafai beats Ishida on points, keeps WBA super-flyweight belt

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) British boxer Kal Yafai made a second successful defense of his WBA super-flyweight title with a unanimous decision over mandatory challenger Sho Ishida on Saturday.

Fantasy Fallout: Can these backs get you through the byes?

In typical fashion, the NFL is again unpredictable heading into Week 8

Football is a game of misdirection and disguise, and there have been plenty of both in the NFL this season. Typically, the only certainty about the league has been its unpredictability. The Philadelphia Eagles are soaring, the Rams are rising, the New England Patriots are starting to show their age and

Texans owner McNair's second statement tries to clarify 'inmates' comment

A portion of Texans owner Bob McNair’s statement: “I was not referring to our players when I made a very regretful comment during the owners meetings last week. I was referring to the relationship between the league office and team owners…”

How Deshaun Watson could expose Seattle's defense

NFL Network’s Michael Robinson discusses Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson and what he can expect from the Seattle Seahawks defense in their upcoming match up.

Houston's problem the latest headache for NFL

Amid political protests, boycotts and sagging TV ratings, Bob McNair found a new way to distract from the actual games — insult the players.

Texans owner apologizes again; attempts to explain comment

HOUSTON (AP) Houston Texans owner Bob McNair has released a second apology and is attempting to explain his comments, a day after a report revealed that he said ”we can’t have the inmates running the prison” during a meeting of NFL owners about players who protest by kneeling during the national anthem.

England beats Spain 5-2 to win U17 World Cup

KOLKATA, India (AP) England came from two goals down to trounce Spain 5-2 and win its first Under-17 World Cup on Saturday.

NFL, MLB Hit With Racially Insensitive Remarks By Houston Football Owner And Astros Baseball Player

Two separate racially insensitive incidents dominated the sports world on Saturday, as Houston Astros player Yuli Gurriel and Houston Texans football owner Bob McNair both issued apologies for their prior actions – Gurriel for a Friday night gesture and comments demeaning Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish