MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Casey Legg kicked a 22-yard field goal with 33 seconds left to lift West Virginia to a 43-40 victory over Baylor. West Virginia's Tony Mathis scored on a 34-yard run with 7:05 left and set up the winning field goal with a 37-yard run to the Baylor 8. Mathis finished with a career-high 163 rushing yards Thursday night. Baylor had one last chance starting from its 23-yard line. But backup quarterback Kyron Drones threw two incompletions and he was tackled near midfield on a scramble as time ran out. Drones came on in relief of Blake Shapen, who was injured on a helmet-to-helmet hit in the third quarter and did not return.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Big 12 Conference has come back from the brink. Last summer, it was sent reeling when Oklahoma and Texas said they will be leaving for the Southeastern Conference. New Commissioner Brett Yormark is trying to rebuild the Big 12's brand. He wants to set a new narrative for a league known for years of instability. For now, things are going well: Half of the Big 12's football teams are ranked the AP Top 25. It has also had a team in the men's Final Four every year since 2018 — and won the national title two years in a row.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — No. 22 Texas doesn’t expect offensive production to come easy against Iowa State this weekend. The Longhorns produced nearly 600 yards while pounding Oklahoma 49-0 last week. The Cyclones are eighth nationally in scoring defense and 11th in total defense. Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers will be playing his second game since returning from a left shoulder injury that sidelined him a month. The Ohio State transfer threw for 289 yards and four touchdowns in three quarters against Oklahoma.
CHICAGO (AP) — Christian Holmes recovered a muffed punt by Velus Jones deep in Chicago territory to set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Brian Robinson midway through the fourth quarter, and the Washington Commanders stopped a four-game losing streak, hanging on to beat the Chicago Bears 12-7. The Commanders did just enough to come away with their first win since beating Jacksonville in the opener and handed the Bears (2-4) their third straight loss. Washington caught a huge break when it punted on fourth down at its 36. Jones had trouble tracking the ball, then let it hit off his arms. Holmes recovered it in a big pile at the 6, and Robinson scored two plays later.
HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez and his mighty bat did it yet again, launching a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning off Seattle ace Luis Castillo that lifted the Houston Astros over the Mariners 4-2 for a 2-0 lead in the AL Division Series. Alvarez was the Game 1 hero with his gut-punch, three-run shot off reigning AL Cy Young winner Robbie Ray with two outs in the ninth inning that gave the Astros an 8-7 win. This time, Alvarez sent a drive into the short porch in left field to put the Astros on top 3-2. Game 3 in the best-of-five matchup will be Saturday in Seattle.
THURSDAY SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Cleveland at N-Y Yankees 1:07 p.m. (Postponed)
Final Houston 4 Seattle 2
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Final Washington 12 Chicago 7
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON
Final Memphis 126 Detroit 111
Final Oklahoma City 118 San Antonio 112
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Buffalo 4 Ottawa 1
Final Philadelphia 5 New Jersey 2
Final Pittsburgh 6 Arizona 2
Final Toronto 3 Washington 2
Final Florida 3 N-Y Islanders 1
Final N-Y Rangers 7 Minnesota 3
Final Dallas 4 Nashville 1
Final Calgary 5 Colorado 3
Final Vegas 1 Chicago 0
Final Seattle 4 Los Angeles 1