AP Sports SummaryBrief at 1:28 a.m. EDT
Jalen Milroe, No. 1 Alabama escape Texas A&M, 24-20
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Milroe threw for three touchdowns in his first start and No. 1 Alabama made a final goal-line stand to escape with a 24-20 victory over Texas A&M on Saturday night in a battle of backup quarterbacks. Playing without injured Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young, the Crimson Tide (6-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) needed two late stops from Will Anderson Jr. and the defense. Haynes King, subbing for injured starter Max Johnson, drove the Aggies (3-2, 1-2) 69 yards in the final 1:50. Jordan Battle appeared to end the threat with an interception in the end zone, but Brian Branch was flagged for pass interference. That set up one final shot from the 2 with three seconds left, but King's pass to Stewart fell incomplete.
Mariners erase 7-run deficit, sweep Blue Jays with 10-9 win
TORONTO (AP) — Adam Frazier hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners erased a seven-run deficit while topping the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 for a sweep of their AL wild-card series. It was the biggest road comeback win in playoff history and baseball's largest comeback victory to clinch a postseason series. Next up for resilient Seattle is Houston in the AL Division Series. Making the franchise's first playoff appearance since 2001, Seattle trailed 8-1 through five innings, but it tied it at 9 with four runs in the eighth.
NFL's concussion protocol modified after Tagovailoa review
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed to make changes to the league's concussion protocol following a joint investigation into the procedures after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered what was described as a back injury against the Buffalo Bills last month. The league and players' union said in a joint statement Saturday that the Dolphins followed the league's protocol after the injury, but the outcome of the Tagovailoa case "was not what was intended when the Protocol was drafted." As a result, language addressing abnormality of balance/stability was added to the league's protocol.
Mets stars shine, NY saves season with 7-3 win over Padres
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso launched a tiebreaking homer and Jacob deGrom pitched well enough to help save the New York Mets' season with a 7-3 victory over the San Diego Padres that evened their wild-card playoff series at one game apiece. Francisco Lindor also went deep, Jeff McNeil laced a critical two-run double and All-Star closer Edwin Díaz entered much earlier than usual to protect a one-run lead in the seventh inning. New York broke it open by scoring four times in the bottom half, keyed by McNeil's bases-loaded double. Seth Lugo retired cleanup hitter Josh Bell with the bases loaded for a save, ending a game that took 4 hours, 13 minutes.
Phillies hold off Cardinals 2-0 to sweep NL wild-card series
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Aaron Nola pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, Bryce Harper's homer gave Philadelphia an early lead, and the Phillies held off the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 to sweep their National League wild-card series. The Cardinals made one finally charge off Zach Eflin in the ninth, getting consecutive two-out singles from Corey Dickerson and Yadier Molina. But the starter-turned-closer responded by getting Tommy Edman to foul out to end the game, giving the Phillies their first postseason series win since topping Cincinnati in the 2010 divisional round. They'll face a familiar foe, the NL East champion Braves, when their divisional series begins Tuesday night in Atlanta.
Guardians sweep Rays on Gonzalez's homer in 15th, on to NY
CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Oscar Gonzalez broke up the longest scoreless postseason game in major league history with a leadoff home run off Corey Kluber in the 15th inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays and a two-game Wild Card Series sweep. Gonzalez, who walks to the plate to the "SpongeBob SquarePants" theme song, drove a 1-0 cutter, the 432nd pitch in the nearly five-hour game, over the 19-foot wall in left-center to touch off a celebration. AL Central champion Cleveland opens the best-of-five Division Series on Tuesday at the AL East champ New York Yankees.
Green absence from Warriors 'mutual decision' after punch
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Draymond Green will be away from the defending champion Golden State Warriors indefinitely. Coach Steve Kerr says its a "mutual decision" after the star forward violently punched teammate Jordan Poole in the face Wednesday. Green had been scheduled to rejoin the team for practice Saturday. He said he expects to play in Golden State's season-opener on Oct. 18, but he is unsure of his status as well as how long he will be away.
AP Source: Russell Wilson gets injection for shoulder injury
DENVER (AP) — A person with knowledge of the procedure confirms to The Associated Press that Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson flew to Los Angeles on Friday to get an injection for his ailing throwing shoulder. The NFL Network first reported the news Saturday. Wilson landed on the injury report last week and coach Nathaniel Hackett said he had gotten "dinged up" in the Broncos' loss at Las Vegas. Wilson played poorly in the Broncos' 12-9 overtime loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night. Afterward he mentioned "battling" shoulder discomfort but didn't blame the injury for his performance.
Cantlay misses out on 59 and shares Vegas lead with Tom Kim
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Patrick Cantlay was on the verge of a 59 in Las Vegas. He missed his 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole and had to settle for a 60. That gives a share of the lead with 20-year-old Tom Kim going into the final, wild day of the Shriners Children's Open. Kim had five birdies over his last six holes and shot 62. That's what kind of day it was in Las Vegas. There were nine scores of 64 or better. Cantlay and Kim are three shots ahead of everyone else. Both realize anything goes in Las Vegas.
Sanders, No. 7 Oklahoma State get past Texas Tech, 41-31
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Spencer Sanders ran for two touchdowns and passed for another and No. 7 Oklahoma State beat Texas Tech 41-31 on Saturday. Sanders passed for 297 yards and ran for 56, and Bryson Green had five catches for a career-high 115 yards for the Cowboys. Texas Tech redshirt freshman Behren Morton got his first career start in place of Donovan Smith. He completed 39 of 62 passes for 379 yards and two touchdowns for the Red Raiders. Jerand Bradley caught eight passes for 119 yards and a touchdown and Trey Cleveland caught nine passes for 110 yards for a Texas Tech team that was playing its fifth straight ranked opponent and already had claimed wins over Houston and Texas.
NCAA Football Scores
EAST
Alfred 21, Hartwick 6
Alfred St. 42, Keystone 33
Anna Maria 41, SUNY Maritime 27
Bates 27, Amherst 23
Bentley 38, St. Anselm 7
Bridgewater (Mass.) 45, Worcester St. 0
Brown 27, CCSU 20
Bryant 56, S. Connecticut 10
Carnegie Mellon 27, Waynesburg 20
Case Western 45, St. Vincent 21
Catholic 24, WPI 21
Charleston (WV) 41, Glenville St. 34
Chowan 16, Lincoln (Pa.) 14
Clarion 40, Seton Hill 13
Clemson 31, Boston College 3
Columbia 28, Wagner 7
Concord 45, West Liberty 28
Cortland 42, Brockport 24
Curry 37, Salve Regina 20
Delaware Valley 21, Lycoming 0
Endicott 52, Nichols 7
FDU-Florham 30, Widener 17
Fordham 40, Lehigh 28
Framingham St. 47, Fitchburg St. 0
Frostburg St. 33, Notre Dame (Ohio) 30, 2OT
Gallaudet 20, Castleton 17
Gannon 35, Edinboro 17
Gardner-Webb 48, Robert Morris 0
Geneva 35, Allegheny 21
Grove City 55, Bethany (WV) 7
Holy Cross 57, Bucknell 0
Husson 31, New England 14
Indiana (Pa.) 22, California (Pa.) 21
Ithaca 56, Rochester 10
Kean 23, Montclair St. 22
Kings (Pa.) 20, Stevenson 7
Kutztown 24, Bloomsburg 0
Lebanon Valley 47, Misericordia 12
Liberty 42, Umass 24
Merchant Marine 19, Norwich 7
Merrimack 28, Duquesne 21
Middlebury 30, Williams 7
Millersville 20, East Stroudsburg 14
Monmouth (NJ) 38, Albany (NY) 31
Morrisville St. 10, St. John Fisher 3
Navy 53, Tulsa 21
New Hampshire 24, Stony Brook 14
New Haven 35, Pace 7
Norfolk St. 24, Morgan St. 21
Penn 59, Georgetown 28
Pittsburgh 45, Virginia Tech 29
Princeton 23, Lafayette 2
Purdue 31, Maryland 29
RPI 42, Buffalo St. 14
Salisbury 23, William Paterson 0
Shepherd 72, Lock Haven 7
Shippensburg 20, West Chester 13
Slippery Rock 31, Mercyhurst 17
Springfield 49, Coast Guard 6
Trinity (Conn.) 45, Hamilton 0
Tufts 31, Bowdoin 13
UNC-Pembroke 17, Wheeling Jesuit 16
Union (NY) 44, St. Lawrence 7
W. Connecticut 34, Plymouth St. 27
W. Virginia St. 46, WV Wesleyan 21
Washington & Jefferson 17, Westminster (Pa.) 14
Wesleyan (Conn.) 31, Colby 14
Wilkes 35, Alvernia 14
Yale 24, Dartmouth 21
SOUTH
Alabama 24, Texas A&M 20
Alabama A&M 37, Grambling St. 31, 2OT
Albany St. (Ga.) 55, Edward Waters 7
Alcorn St. 30, MVSU 7
Belhaven 24, NC Wesleyan 0
Benedict 20, Miles 3
Berry 34, Rhodes 0
Bowie St. 41, Virginia St. 14
Brevard 22, Methodist 20
Bridgewater (Va.) 23, Shenandoah 17
Campbell 34, Charleston Southern 28
Centre 35, Sewanee 16
Clark Atlanta 42, Allen 41
Coastal Carolina 28, Louisiana-Monroe 21
Delta St. 47, North Greenville 14
ETSU 44, VMI 21
Elon 27, Towson 10
Emory & Henry 34, Virginia-Wise 14
Fayetteville St. 54, St. Augustines 0
Florida 24, Missouri 17
Florida A&M 20, SC State 14
Furman 21, The Citadel 10
Georgia 42, Auburn 10
Georgia St. 41, Georgia Southern 33
Georgia Tech 23, Duke 20, OT
Greensboro 38, S. Virginia 28
Hampden-Sydney 35, Ferrum 16
Jackson St. 26, Alabama St. 12
Johnson C. Smith 22, Shaw 18
Kennesaw St. 40, North Alabama 34, 2OT
Kentucky St. 31, Lane 26
Lenoir-Rhyne 51, Limestone 30
Livingstone 20, Winston-Salem 17
Louisiana Tech 41, UTEP 31
Louisville 34, Virginia 17
Maine 31, Hampton 24
Marist 45, Stetson 31
Mars Hill 33, Erskine 13
Maryville (Tenn.) 56, Lagrange 17
Mercer 49, W. Carolina 6
Millsaps 34, Hendrix 28
Mississippi 52, Vanderbilt 28
Mississippi College 35, Shorter 21
Mississippi St. 40, Arkansas 17
NC State 19, Florida St. 17
Newberry 42, Barton 21
North Carolina 27, Miami 24
Randolph Macon 55, Averett 7
Samford 28, Wofford 14
Savannah St. 28, Va. Lynchburg 14
South Carolina 24, Kentucky 14
Tennessee 40, LSU 13
Tennessee St. 41, Bethune-Cookman 17
Texas A&M Commerce 31, SE Louisiana 28
Troy 27, Southern Miss. 10
Tulane 24, East Carolina 9
Tusculum 34, Carson-Newman 6
Tuskegee 31, Morehouse 14
UAB 41, Middle Tennessee 14
UT Martin 45, Murray St. 16
Uconn 33, FIU 12
Valparaiso 41, Presbyterian 21
Virginia Union 49, Elizabeth City St. 0
Wake Forest 45, Army 10
Washington & Lee 31, Guilford 6
West Alabama 34, Valdosta St. 31
West Florida 42, West Georgia 28
William & Mary 27, Delaware 21
Wingate 28, Catawba 0
MIDWEST
Albion 30, Hope 10
Ashland 35, Walsh 0
Augustana (Ill.) 70, Millikin 0
Ball St. 17, Cent. Michigan 16
Bemidji St. 44, Concordia (St.P.) 0
Benedictine (Ill.) 23, Lakeland 14
Bethel (Minn. ) 49, Hamline 14
Buffalo 38, Bowling Green 7
Butler 31, Dayton 0
Carleton 26, St. Olaf 7
Carthage 33, North Park 14
Cincinnati 28, South Florida 24
Coe 56, Luther 10
Concordia (Ill.) 37, Rockford 13
Concordia (Moor.) 36, Macalester 7
Concordia (Wis.) 23, Eureka 20
Cornell (Iowa) 27, Lawrence 7
Crown (Minn.) 26, Martin Luther 20
Davenport 27, N. Michigan 24, OT
Dubuque 66, Simpson 14
E. Illinois 35, Northwestern St. 27
E. Michigan 45, W. Michigan 23
Emporia St. 44, Cent. Missouri 27
Ferris St. 33, Saginaw Valley St. 28
Findlay 34, Northwood (Mich.) 14
Fort Valley St. 32, Central St. (Ohio) 17
Franklin 54, Anderson (Ind.) 14
Gustavus Adolphus 77, St. Scholastica 7
Hanover 63, Bluffton 21
Illinois 9, Iowa 6
Illinois St. 23, N. Iowa 21
Indianapolis 38, McKendree 23
John Carroll 45, Marietta 10
Kansas St. 10, Iowa St. 9
Kenyon 28, Oberlin 21
Knox 34, Beloit 25
Lake Forest 40, Illinois College 7
Loras 65, Buena Vista 0
Miami (Ohio) 27, Kent St. 24
Michigan 31, Indiana 10
Michigan Tech 35, Wayne St. (Mich.) 34
Minn. Duluth 49, Mary 14
Minn. St. (Moorhead) 36, Minot St. 14
Minn.-Morris 28, Finlandia 12
Missouri Southern 37, Lincoln (Mo.) 14
Monmouth (Ill.) 23, Chicago 20
Mount St. Joseph 55, Defiance 35
Mount Union 28, Heidelberg 6
Muskingum 41, Otterbein 35, 2OT
N. Dakota St. 31, Indiana St. 26
Neb.-Kearney 39, Missouri Western 18
North Central 73, Carroll (Wis.) 0
North Dakota 35, Youngstown St. 30
Northern St. 42, Winona St. 21
Northwestern (Minn.) 41, Greenville 35
Notre Dame 28, BYU 20
Ohio 55, Akron 34
Ohio Dominican 38, Lake Erie 7
Ohio St. 49, Michigan St. 20
Ohio Wesleyan 41, Denison 7
Olivet 41, Kalamazoo 17
Pittsburg St. 24, NW Missouri St. 22
Quincy 46, Kentucky Wesleyan 9
Ripon 56, Grinnell 6
Rose Hulman 48, Manchester 14
S. Dakota St. 28, South Dakota 3
S. Illinois 38, Missouri St. 21
SE Missouri 34, Tennessee Tech 20
San Diego 22, Drake 10
Sioux Falls 35, SW Minnesota 14
St. John's (Minn.) 45, Augsburg 0
St. Norbert 7, Wis. Lutheran 0
St. Thomas (Minn.) 27, Davidson 16
TCU 38, Kansas 31
Tiffin 41, Hillsdale 0
Toledo 52, N. Illinois 32
Trine 27, Adrian 21
Truman St. 36, Missouri S&T 14
Wartburg 35, Central 28
Washburn 45, Fort Hays St. 14
Washington (Mo.) 59, Illinois Wesleyan 14
Wayne St. (Neb.) 41, Minnesota St. 33
Wheaton (Ill.) 56, Elmhurst 0
Wis.-La Crosse 42, Wis.-Stout 21
Wis.-Platteville 31, Wis.-Stevens Pt 3
Wis.-River Falls 27, Wis.-Oshkosh 24
Wis.-Whitewater 45, Wis.-Eau Claire 24
Wisconsin 42, Northwestern 7
Wittenberg 30, DePauw 7
SOUTHWEST
Angelo St. 28, E. New Mexico 9
East Central 31, Henderson St. 10
Hardin Simmons 70, Sul Ross St. 35
Harding 56, S. Nazarene 28
Howard Payne 30, McMurry 18
Incarnate Word 56, Lamar 17
James Madison 42, Arkansas St. 20
Lindenwood (Mo.) 52, Cent. Arkansas 49
Mary Hardin-Baylor 24, E. Texas Baptist 7
NW Oklahoma 26, Ark.-Monticello 23
Nicholls 19, Houston Baptist 17
Oklahoma St. 41, Texas Tech 31
Ouachita Baptist 63, SW Oklahoma 24
SE Oklahoma 35, S. Arkansas 32
Southern U. 45, Prairie View 13
Stephen F. Austin 41, Abilene Christian 38
Texas 49, Oklahoma 0
Texas A&M Kingsville 21, W. New Mexico 17
Texas Lutheran 37, Austin 15
Texas Southern 24, Ark.-Pine Bluff 17
Texas State 36, Appalachian St. 24
Texas-Permian Basin 31, Simon Fraser 24
Trinity (Texas) 23, Birmingham Southern 20
UTSA 31, W. Kentucky 28
West Texas A&M 38, Midwestern St. 26
FAR WEST
Arizona St. 45, Washington 38
Boise St. 40, Fresno St. 20
CSU-Pueblo 52, Adams St. 20
Chadron St. 56, Fort Lewis 3
Claremont Mudd 28, Chapman 6
Colorado Mines 48, Colorado Mesa 21
George Fox 27, Willamette 10
Linfield 35, Whitworth 17
Montana St. 37, Idaho St. 6
N. Arizona 31, Cal Poly 29
N.M. Highlands 30, Black Hills St. 28
Oregon 49, Arizona 22
Pacific (Ore.) 42, Puget Sound 21
Pacific Lutheran 47, Lewis & Clark 21
Portland St. 48, Lincoln Oaklanders 6
Redlands 35, California Lutheran 14
S.D. Mines 38, W. Colorado 10
Sacramento St. 55, N. Colorado 7
San Diego St. 16, Hawaii 14
Southern Cal 30, Washington St. 14
Tarleton St. 42, S. Utah 40
UCLA 42, Utah 32
Utah St. 34, Air Force 27
W. Oregon 16, Cent. Washington 14
Weber St. 45, E. Washington 21
Wyoming 27, New Mexico 14
Postseason Baseball Glance
By The Associated Press
All Times EDT
x-if necessary
WILD CARD SERIES
(Best-of-3)
American League
Cleveland 2, Tampa Bay 0
Friday, Oct. 7: Cleveland 2, Tampa Bay 1
Saturday, Oct. 8: Cleveland 1, Tampa Bay 0, 15 innings
Seattle 2, Toronto 0
Friday, Oct. 7: Seattle 4, Toronto 0
Saturday, Oct. 8: Seattle 10, Toronto 9
National League
Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 0
Friday, Oct. 7: Philadelphia 6, St. Louis 3
Saturday, Oct. 8: Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 0
San Diego 1, New York 1
Friday, Oct. 7: San Diego 7, New York 1
Saturday, Oct. 8: New York 7, San Diego 3
Sunday, Oct. 9: San Diego (Musgrove 10-7) at New York (Bassitt 15-9), 7:07 p.m. (ESPN)
DIVISION SERIES
(Best-of-5)
American League
(All Games on TBS)
Houston vs. Seattle
Tuesday, Oct. 11 — Seattle at Houston (Verlander 18-4)
Thursday, Oct. 13 — Seattle at Houston
Saturday, Oct. 15 — Houston at Seattle
x-Sunday, Oct. 16 — Houston at Seattle
x-Monday, Oct. 17 — Seattle at Houston
New York vs. Cleveland
Tuesday, Oct. 11 — Cleveland at New York
Thursday, Oct. 13 — Cleveland at New York
Saturday, Oct. 15 — New York at Cleveland
x-Sunday, Oct. 16 — New York at Cleveland
x-Monday, Oct. 17 — Cleveland at New York
National League
(All Games on Fox or FS1)
Los Angeles vs. New York-San Diego winner
Tuesday, Oct. 11 — San Diego-New York winner at Los Angeles
Wednesday, Oct. 12 — San Diego-New York winner at Los Angeles
Friday, Oct. 14 — Los Angeles at San Diego-New York winner
x-Saturday, Oct. 15 — Los Angeles at San Diego-New York winner
x-Sunday, Oct. 16 — San Diego-New York winner at Los Angeles
Atlanta vs. Philadelphia
Tuesday, Oct. 11 — Philadelphia at Atlanta
Wednesday, Oct. 12 — Philadelphia at Atlanta
Friday, Oct. 14 — Atlanta at Philadelphia
x-Saturday, Oct. 15 — Atlanta at Philadelphia
x-Sunday, Oct. 16 — Philadelphia at Atlanta
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7)
American League
(All Games on TBS)
Wednesday, Oct. 19:
Thursday, Oct. 20:
Saturday, Oct. 22:
Sunday, Oct. 23:
x-Monday, Oct. 24:
x-Tuesday, Oct. 25:
x-Wednesday, Oct. 26:
National League
(Fox or FS1)
Tuesday, Oct. 18:
Wednesday, Oct. 19:
Friday, Oct. 21:
Saturday, Oct. 22:
x-Sunday, Oct. 23:
x-Monday, Oct. 24:
x-Tuesday, Oct. 25:
WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7)
(All Games on Fox)
Friday, Oct. 28:
Saturday, Oct. 29:
Monday, Oct. 31:
Tuesday, Nov. 1:
x-Wednesday, Nov. 2:
x-Friday, Nov. 4:
x-Saturday, Nov. 5:
MSL Soccer
Saturday, October 1
New England 2, Atlanta 1
Colorado 1, FC Dallas 0
Charlotte FC 4, Philadelphia 0
Chicago 3, Cincinnati 2
Columbus 2, New York 1
CF Montréal 1, D.C. United 0
San Jose 2, Minnesota 0
Vancouver 2, Austin FC 0
Real Salt Lake 1, LA Galaxy 1, tie
Sunday, October 2
New York City FC 2, Orlando City 1
Los Angeles FC 2, Portland 1
Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle 0
Houston 2, Nashville 1
Wednesday, October 5
Miami 4, Orlando City 1
Sunday, October 9
New York City FC at Atlanta, 2:30 p.m.
New England at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Cincinnati at D.C. United, 2:30 p.m.
CF Montréal at Miami, 2:30 p.m.
Charlotte FC at New York, 2:30 p.m.
Columbus at Orlando City, 2:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at Philadelphia, 2:30 p.m.
Colorado at Austin FC, 5 p.m.
Sporting Kansas City at FC Dallas, 5 p.m.
LA Galaxy at Houston, 5 p.m.
Nashville at Los Angeles FC, 5 p.m.
Vancouver at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Portland at Real Salt Lake, 5 p.m.
San Jose at Seattle, 5 p.m.