HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit a towering three-run homer and the Houston Astros clinched their second World Series title in six seasons with a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6. That also gave 73-year-old manager Dusty Baker his first title in 25 seasons as a manager, the last three in Houston. This was Houston's second championship. The Astros also won in 2017, a title tarnished by their sign-stealing scandal. Alvarez's home run in the sixth inning put Houston ahead 3-1. Astros rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña was the World Series MVP. The 25-year-old star born in the Dominican Republic also was MVP of the AL Championship Series. Houston starter Framer Valdez won his second game in this World Series.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs expect cornerback Trent McDuffie to return Sunday night against Tennessee. He's been out since the opener against Arizona, when the first-round pick hurt his hamstring. In fact, the Chiefs are so confident in McDuffie and fellow rookies Jaylen Watson, Joshua Williams and Nazeeh Johnson that they traded veteran Rashad Fenton to the Falcons for a conditional draft pick this week. The only other cornerbacks on the roster, L'Jarius Sneed and Chris Lammons, are only in their third years in the league. That makes the Chiefs one of the youngest defensive backfields in the NFL.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Bijan Robinson romped for 209 yards and a touchdown, Quinn Ewers threw for 197 yards and two more scores, and Texas held off No. 13 Kansas State 34-27 on Saturday night for the Longhorns’ sixth straight win over the Wildcats. Xavier Worthy had two touchdown catches and Roschon Johnson added a TD run for the Longhorns, who built a 31-10 halftime lead and then had to make a defensive stand in the closing minutes to preserve the victory. The Wildcats got the ball back with 4:26 left, but Adrian Martinez fumbled it away with 34 seconds left to seal the outcome.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Devin Neal ran for 224 yards and had 110 receiving yards and Kansas beat No. 18 Oklahoma State 37-16. The Jayhawks are bowl eligible for the first time since 2008 when they beat Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. Kansas’ ground game led the way with 351 yards as a team with Neal setting career highs in both rushing and receiving yards. Oklahoma State was without starting quarterback Spencer Sanders. Freshman Garrett passed for 304 yards and a pair of touchdowns but also threw interceptions on the first two drives.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Derius Davis returned the first punt 82 yards for a touchdown, Kendre Miller ran for the go-ahead score early in the fourth quarter and No. 7 TCU pulled away in a 34-24 victory over Texas Tech. The Horned Frogs reached 9-0 for the first time since 2010. The nine-game winning streak is the longest since the Horned Frogs won 16 straight over the 2014-15 seasons. The Red Raiders went ahead 17-13 in the third quarter on Tyler Shough’s 33-yard touchdown pass to J.J. Sparkman, but ended up falling to 2-4 against ranked teams.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Craig Williams ran for a career-high 192 yards and two touchdowns, and Baylor defeated Oklahoma 38-35. Williams, a fifth-year junior, had rushed for 456 yards his entire injury-plagued career before exploding against the Sooners. His top performance this season had been 68 yards rushing against BYU. The Bears ran for 281 yards and five touchdowns to claim their third straight win. Oklahoma's Dillon Gabriel passed for 261 yards and two touchdowns and ran nine times for 70 yards and another score. But he threw three costly interceptions in the first half.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Hunter Dekkers threw for two touchdowns and Xavier Hutchinson caught ten passes for 123 yards and a score as Iowa State defeated West Virginia 31-14 on Saturday. The Cyclones (4-5, 1-5 Big 12) snapped a five-game losing streak and kept alive their hopes of playing in a bowl game for the sixth straight season. Dekkers, who finished 24-of-36 passing for 219 yards, engineered an 8-play, 94-yard drive that helped Iowa State seize control early in the fourth quarter. The Cyclones were helped by a roughing-the-punter penalty and boosted by Deon Silas’ 38-yard run before Hutchinson capped the drive with a 24-yard scoring catch.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jayden Daniels ran for 25-yard touchdown in overtime and then found tight end Mason Taylor for a do-or-die 2-point conversion, and 15th-ranked LSU defeated No. 6 Alabama 32-31. The result gave first-year Tigers coach Brian Kelly his first victory over Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban. The riveting game included six second-half lead changes and a tying field goal by Alabama in the final minute. It gave LSU control of the SEC West with two league games remaining. Alabama lost its second conference game and saw its chances of returning to the College Football Playoff take a big hit. Fans stormed the field after LSU's first home victory over Alabama since 2010.
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Stetson Bennett threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score and No. 1 Georgia shut down No. 2 Tennessee’s high-powered offense in dominating the Vols 27-13 in an SEC showdown of the nation’s top-ranked teams. The defending national champion Bulldogs led 27-6 before Tennessee scored its first touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Georgia put itself in position to move from No. 3 to the top spot in next week’s second College Football Playoff ranking. Tennessee was the initial No. 1, but Georgia showed it is still Top Dawg.
SATURDAY SCORES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
Final Houston 4 Philadelphia 1
TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Final (1)Georgia 27 (2)Tennessee 13
Final (15)LSU 32 (6)Alabama 31
Final (21)NC State 30 (20)Wake Forest 21
Final (2)Ohio St. 21 Northwestern 7
Final (17)North Carolina 31 Virginia 28
Final (19)Tulane 27 Tulsa 13
Final (7)TCU 34 Texas Tech 24
Final (8)Oregon 49 Colorado 10
Final (16)Penn St. 45 Indiana 14
Final Pittsburgh 19 (22)Syracuse 9
Final Kansas 37 (18)Oklahoma St. 16
Final (25)UCF 35 Memphis 28
Final Michigan St. 23 (14)Illinois 15
Final (23)Liberty 21 Arkansas 19
Final Texas 34 (13)Kansas St. 27
Final (12)Utah 45 Arizona 20
Final (4)Michigan 52 Rutgers 17
Final Notre Dame 35 (5)Clemson 14
Final (9)Southern Cal 41 California 35
Final (10)UCLA 50 Arizona St. 36
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final OT Sacramento 126 Orlando 123
Final Boston 133 New York 118
Final OT Atlanta 124 New Orleans 121
Final Milwaukee 108 Oklahoma City 94
Final Minnesota 129 Houston 117
Final Denver 126 San Antonio 101
Final Phoenix 102 Portland 82
Final Brooklyn 98 Charlotte 94
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Detroit 3 N-Y Islanders 0
Final Colorado 5 Columbus 1
Final Winnipeg 4 Chicago 0
Final Dallas 6 Edmonton 2
Final Seattle 3 Pittsburgh 2
Final Toronto 2 Boston 1
Final Arizona 3 Washington 2
Final Tampa Bay 5 Buffalo 3
Final Vegas 6 Montreal 4
Final Philadelphia 2 Ottawa 1
Final OT New Jersey 4 Calgary 3
Final SO Nashville 4 Vancouver 3
Final Los Angeles 5 Florida 4
Final SO Anaheim 5 San Jose 4