Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Connor Bazelak threw for 406 yards and four touchdowns, and Missouri's maligned defense stopped No. 17 LSU four times at the 1-yard line in the final minute, allowing the Tigers to escape with a 45-41 comeback victory on Saturday in a shootout moved from Baton Rouge because of Hurricane Delta. Larry Rountree added 119 yards rushing and Tyler Badie had touchdowns on the ground and through the air for Mizzou (1-2), which gave new coach Eli Drinkwitz his first win in thrilling fashion at Faurot Field. The defending national champions, who were 0 for 10 on third down, fell to 1-2 for the first time since 1994.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Brock Purdy passed for 302 yards and two touchdowns, Breece Hall ran for 135 yards and two scores and No. 24 Iowa State beat Texas Tech 31-15. The Cyclones opened conference play with three straight wins for the first time since 2002 and only the second time since 1950. Purdy finished 32 of 43 with no interceptions. He also ran seven times for 42 yards. The Cyclones rolled up 516 yards of total offense and held Texas Tech under 100 yards until early in the fourth quarter.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — AJ Parker returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown and Kansas State improved to 3-0 in the Big 12 with a 21-14 win at TCU. It was the Wildcats' FBS-best 119th non-offensive touchdown since 1999. True freshman quarterback Will Howard ran for a score and threw for 117 yards. Howard started in place of senior Skylar Thompson, who didn't even make the trip to Fort Worth a week after getting injured in the first half against Texas Tech. TCU quarterback Max Duggan passed for 154 yards and had a 3-yard touchdown run on a fourth-and-goal in the fourth quarter.
UNDATED (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron went out of his way to praise his new defensive coordinator a week before the Southeastern Conference season started. The early returns on Bo Pelini's defense have been, to use Orgeron's latest words, embarrassing. Three weeks into this season it has become abundantly clear LSU won't be defending its national championship and Orgeron's star-turn could be short-lived. The 17th-ranked Tigers fell to 1-2, upset for the second time this season by an SEC underling. First it was Mississippi State. On Saturday, it was Missouri, playing with a freshman quarterback and missing both its starting receivers, that tore up the Bayou Bengals.
UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup and lost a lot on Day 1 of NHL free agency. The Lightning simply could not afford to keep defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk, center Tyler Johnson and center Carter Verhaeghe. Johnson was put on waivers while Shattenkirk and Verhaeghe left the Lighting as free agents Friday. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced teams to make tough choices because they don't know when fans will be in the stands to generate revenue needed to pay the bills with a flat salary cap.
Update on the latest sports
TOP-25 FOOTBALL-SCHEDULE
OU tops Texas in 4 OTs
UNDATED (AP) — The Red River rivalry lived up to its hype on Saturday despite the rankings of the two teams.
Spencer Rattler threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Drake Stoops in the fourth overtime before unranked Oklahoma picked off a pass in the end zone to secure a wild 53-45 win against No. 22 Texas.
Rattler's successful completion on the required 2-point conversion didn't matter when Sam Ehlinger's pass was intercepted in the end zone by Tre Brown to end just the second Big 12 game to go four OTs.
Ehlinger threw two touchdown passes in the final 3:28 of regulation. The scoring throws followed what appeared to be a game-sealing interception by Woodi Washington in the end zone with the Sooners leading 31-17 with five minutes remaining.
In other top 25 action:
— What was supposed to be Clemson's stiffest test of the regular season turned into a rout as Trevor Lawrence threw for three touchdowns in the top-ranked Tigers' 42-17 dismantling of No. 7 Miami. Travis Etienne rushed for 149 yards and two scores, including a 72-yard burst down the left sidelines as the Tigers opened 4-0 for a sixth straight season. The Hurricanes mustered just 210 yards after averaging 499 in their first three games.
— Najee Harris ran for 206 yards and five touchdowns for second-ranked Alabama in a 63-48 win over Mississippi, the highest-scoring regulation game in SEC history. Ole Miss stayed close until Receiver DeVonta Smith went 14 yards for a touchdown run to make it 56-45 with 3:16 left. Harris closed the scoring with a 39-yard TD run.
— Stetson Bennett threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as third-ranked Georgia whipped No. 14 Tennessee, 44-21. Bennett sealed the victory with a 1-yard TD flip to 305-pound nose tackle Jalen Carter, who was supposedly in the game as an extra blocker. The Bulldogs scored 27 unanswered points in the second half to beat a ranked SEC team for the second straight win.
— No. 21 Texas A&M knocked off fourth-ranked Florida, 41-38 on Seth Small's 26-yard field goal as time expired. Isaiah Spiller rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns for the Aggies, who tied it up when Kellen Mond threw a 51-yard pass to Caleb Chapman for a tying TD with about 4½ minutes to go.
— No. 5 Notre Dame posted a 42-26 rout of Florida State as Kyren Williams ran for 185 yards and two touchdowns. Williams shook off a fumble on his first carry to pick up 130 yards and both his TDs by halftime. Ian Book completed 16 of 25 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 58 yards and another score for the Irish.
— Michael Carter ran for a career-high 214 yards and two touchdowns to help eighth-ranked North Carolina beat No. 19 Virginia Tech 56-45. Javonte Williams also ran for a career-best 169 yards and two scores of his own. UNC finished with its highest scoring output ever against the Hokies along with 656 total yards for the No. 2 total ever posted against Virginia Tech's defense.
— Anders Carlson atoned for a missed 34-yard field goal by drilling a 39-yarder with seven seconds left to lift No. 13 Auburn over Arkansas, 30-28. Freshman Tank Bigsby ran for 146 yards to help the Tigers rebound from last weekend's loss to Georgia. Feleipe Franks, who passed for 318 yards and four touchdowns for the Razorbacks.
— Zach Wilson threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns for 15th-rated BYU in a 27-20 win against UTSA. Tyler Allgeier rushed 116 yards and another score to help the Cougars improve to 4-0 for the first time in six years.
— The defending champs absorbed their second loss of the season as Connor Bazelak (BAY'-zeh-lak) threw for 406 yards and four touchdowns in Missouri's 45-41 win over 17th-ranked LSU. Missouri's maligned defense stopped No. 17 LSU four times at the 1-yard line in the final minute. Larry Rountree added 119 yards rushing and Tyler Badie had touchdowns on the ground and through the air for Mizzou.
— Brock Purdy passed for 302 yards and two touchdowns as No. 24 Iowa State beat Texas Tech, 31-15, giving the Cyclones their first 3-0 conference start since 2002. Breece Hall ran for 135 yards and two scores in helping Iowa State remain unbeaten since a season-opening loss to Louisiana-Lafayette.
NFL-NEWS
No positive tests allow Patriots, Titans, Jets to work in person
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans and the New England Patriots had no positive COVID-19 tests Saturday, and both teams are getting back into their facilities.
The Titans will be returning for the first time since the NFL closed them down Sept. 29. The Patriots had worked remotely the past three days.
The Titans now have had no positive test results four of the past six days.
The Titans are scheduled to play Buffalo on Tuesday night, with the Patriots hosting Denver on Monday.
In other NFL news:
— The Jaguars will be without their best pass rusher at Houston on Sunday. Defensive end Josh Allen was downgraded to out.
— The 49ers say defensive lineman Ezekiel Ansah and cornerback K'Waun Williams have been placed on injured reserve. Ansah is expected to miss the rest of the season with a torn pectoral, while Williams is expected back later this season from injuries to his knee and hip.
— Le'Veon Bell will be back in the backfield for the Jets Sunday at home against the Arizona Cardinals. Bell spent the last three weeks on IR after injuring a hamstring in the season-opening loss at Buffalo.
NHL FREE AGENCY
Many top NHL free agents remain unsigned 24 hours in
UNDATED (AP) — Brandon Saad (sahd) is leaving the Chicago Blackhawks for the second time in his career.
The Colorado Avalanche have acquired Saad and defenseman Dennis Gilbert from the Hawks for defensemen Nikita Zadorov and Anton Lindholm. Chicago also picks up $1 million of Saad's salary for next season.
Saad has scored 18 goals in each of his last seven seasons, including a career-high 31 in 2015-16. He delivered 21 goals and 33 points in 58 games last season.
In other NHL news:
— Kevin Labanc has signed an $18.9 million, four-year deal with the Sharks, a package that carries an annual salary cap hit of $4,725,000. That's a significant raise from the $1 million he made after putting up a career-high 56 points in 2018-19. He struggled last year, collecting 33 points and compiling a minus-33.
— The Hurricanes have agreed to a deal with right wing Jesper Fast on a three-year contract. The 28-year-old Fast had 12 goals and 17 assists in 69 games with the Rangers last season.
— The Devils have snared winger Andreas Johnsson from the Maple Leafs for forward Joey Anderson. The 25-year-old Johnsson had eight goals and 21 points in 43 games last season.
— The Senators acquired winger Austin Watson from the Predators on Saturday for a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NHL draft. The 6-foot-4, 204-pound forward was reinstated by the NHL in March 2019 after he entered the follow-up phase of the league's substance abuse program.
TENNIS-FRENCH OPEN
Swiatek beats Kenin for French Open title
PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek has beaten Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 in the French Open final to become the first Polish tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles championship.
The 19-year-old Swiatek entered the tournament unseeded, ranked 54th and without a tour-level win. She became the first woman in 13 years to win the title at Roland Garros without dropping a set.
Kenin is a 21-year-old American who was trying to claim her second major title of 2020 after winning the Australian Open in February. She was 16-1 in Grand Slam matches until Saturday.
GOLF-KPMG WOMEN'S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Kim leads as she seeks elusive major title
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Sei Young Kim went on another streaky run of birdies Saturday at Aronimink, shooting a 3-under 67 to hold the third-round lead at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
Kim sits at 7-under 203, two strokes ahead of Brooke Henderson and Anna Nordqvist.
The 27-year-old South Korean has the unwanted title of winningest active player without a major championship.
PGA-SHRINERS
Cantlay, Laird are co-leaders in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Patrick Cantlay picked up enough birdies on the back nine to catch up to Martin Laird for a share of the third-round lead at the PGA's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
They each had a 6-under 65 in another day of low scoring for just about everyone but U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau. He had a pair of double bogeys through six holes and went from one shot behind to at barely inside the top 40.
Cantlay and Laird are at 20-under 193, two shots better than Matthew Wolff, Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman and Austin Cook. Both Cantlay and Laird earned their first career PGA victories in this event.
PGA EUROPEAN TOUR
Hatton leads through 54
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Tyrrell Hatton will take a three-shot lead over Denmark's JB Hansen and France's Victor Perez into the final round at of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Hatton shot a 3-under-par 69 in the third round to go 14 under overall in the PGA Tour Champions event.
British Open champion Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood, Patrick Reed and David Horsey are one stroke back.
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS SAS CHAMPIONSHIP
Clarke, Monty, Austin share SAS lead
CARY, N.C. (AP) — There's a three-way tie through two rounds of the 54-hole SAS Championship.
Darren Clarke fired a 6-under 66 to grab a share of the lead with Colin Montgomerie and Woody Austin in the PGA Tour Champions event in North Carolina.
Vijay Singh (VEE'-jay sihng), Bernhard Langer and David Toms are one off the pace.