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WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Cody Williams found Reggie White Jr. alone in the end zone for a two-point conversion and a 42-41 Monmouth overtime victory over Fordham on Saturday. Chase Edmonds scored his fourth touchdown of the day to give Fordham (2-2) the lead to begin overtime before Ed Royds scored for the Hawks

OMAHA, Neb. — Six Omaha Central High cheerleaders followed in the footsteps of three University of Nebraska football players and other athletes across the country who have silently knelt during the national anthem. The girls said they took a knee before Friday night’s game against Lincoln High to protest racial injustice and recent police shootings,

CRANSTON, R.I. — Four teenage boys are facing weapons charges after two handguns and a stun gun were allegedly brought to Cranston High School West. Police say the unnamed teens exchanged one of the handguns for a jacket. At least three of them went into a wooded area near the school and fired one of

PARIS — Edinson Cavani doesn’t have the charisma of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. But the Uruguay striker is proving he has all the skills needed to eclipse the Swedish star’s achievements at Paris Saint-Germain. Cavani, the new leader of PSG’s attack since Ibrahimovic’s departure to Manchester United, scored twice in a 2-0 win over Bordeaux on Saturday

DOVER, Del. — Rain washed out the NASCAR Xfinity Series race and there will be a Dover doubleheader Sunday. The second-tier series race will start at 10 a.m. at Dover International Speedway. The NASCAR Sprint Cup race is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. Chase for the Sprint Cup championship drivers Joey Logano, Kyle Busch and Austin

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Terry Francona once brought a lot of joy to Boston, guiding the Red Sox to a pair of World Series championships. Starting soon, he hopes it doesn’t go so well for them. Now managing the Cleveland Indians, Francona will face his former team in the best-of-five AL Division Series. The matchup

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Bryan Schor ran for three touchdowns and threw for another, Khalid Abdullah ran for two more and James Madison beat Delaware 43-20 on Saturday. JMU had 398 rushing yards, led by Abdullah with 159 yards on 10 carries. He scored on an 8-yard run and broke open a 41-yarder in the fourth

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Latest on the death of a 6-year-old boy who died after being wounded in a school shooting (all times local): 4:40 p.m. The parents of a 6-year-old boy who died after he was wounded in a school shooting in South Carolina say the boy showed his family how to love, laugh

MILAN — Chievo Verona maintained its impressive start to the season by beating Pescara 2-0 to move to within two points of Serie A leader Juventus on Saturday. Substitute Riccardo Meggiorini broke the deadlock in the 76th minute, latching onto Valter Birsa’s ball over the top, rounding Pescara goalkeeper Albano Bizzarri, and slotting it into

PARIS — Curtis Roosevelt, who lived in the White House as a child when his grandfather was president and worked for two decades at the United Nations, has died at 86. The oldest grandchild of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt died of a heart attack in Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard in southern France on Sep. 26, according to

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Marcellus Calhoun ran for two touchdowns and Marist beat Campbell 24-7 on Saturday. Calhoun had 46 yards on 20 carries. Mike White threw for 233 yards and a touchdown for Marist (1-3, 1-0 Pioneer League). Elijah Burress threw a 46-yard pass to Aaron Blockmon that helped set up De’Shawn Jones’ 2-yard touchdown

LOS ANGELES — Oscar Brand, a longtime force on the American folk scene whose radio program “Folksong Festival” showcased Woody Guthrie and a young Bob Dylan among music greats and newcomers, has died, his manager said Saturday. He was 96. Brand died at his home in Great Neck, New York, after two bouts with pneumonia

ST. LOUIS — Jedd Gyorko has gotten plenty of big hits during his second-half. He got the biggest hit of his career Saturday. Gyorko connected for a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning, Matt Holliday provided another boost off the bench and the St. Louis Cardinals pushed the playoff race to the final day

CHASKA, Minn. — The Latest on the Ryder Cup (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Patrick Reed has been one of the stars of the show for the Americans so far at this Ryder Cup. Playing again with Jordan Spieth, Reed hit one of the best shots of the tournament to give the duo a 1-up

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Northwestern finally found some points. Then the defense made a big play to secure a much-needed win. Justin Jackson ran for 171 yards and Austin Carr caught three touchdown passes as Northwestern held on to beat Iowa 38-31 on Saturday. Trae Williams’ interception in the final minute sealed the win for the

PHILADELPHIA — The New York Mets clinched a playoff spot Saturday, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 to secure the top National League wild card. The defending NL champions will host San Francisco or St. Louis on Wednesday night at Citi Field, with the winner advancing to face the Chicago Cubs. James Loney hit a two-run

STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State ended that home losing streak to Texas in emphatic fashion. The Cowboys scored more points than they ever had in 31 meetings with the No. 22 Longhorns as Mason Rudolph passed for 392 yards and three touchdowns Saturday in a 49-31 win. Justice Hill rushed for 135 yards and a

DURHAM, N.C. — Virginia has much less in the playbook — and is doing so much more. With a defensive game plan that first-year coach Bronco Mendenhall called “the simplest plan we had yet,” the Cavaliers intercepted five passes and forced six turnovers in a 34-20 victory over Duke on Saturday. The five interceptions tied

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Willie Velasquez isn’t as well-known as some other Latino activists, but a new VOCES/PBS documentary airing next week hopes to change that. Latino Public Broadcasting’s “Willie Velasquez: Your Vote Is Your Voice” aims to bring attention to the voting rights advocate who came from San Antonio’s poor west side and ended up

AMES, Iowa — Baylor’s defense, lauded as one of the nation’s best, looked lost as Iowa State scored touchdown after touchdown. But the Bears did what they do best — stuff teams late — and escaped from Ames with a surprisingly close win. Chris Callahan hit a 19-yard field goal as time expired and No.

WAGHA, Pakistan — A routine daily flag-lowering ceremony at an Indian-Pakistani border crossing became a show of strength and patriotism Saturday on the Pakistani side thanks to simmering tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. Thousands of Pakistanis thronged the border town of Wagha to watch their soldiers lower the flag. The ceremony takes place daily

KINGSTON, R.I. — Harold Cooper ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns to help Rhode Island pull away and beat Brown 28-13 on Saturday. William Twyman picked off Jordan Vazzano’s pass and returned it 30 yards into the end zone to give Brown (1-2) a 13-7 halftime lead. The Bears fumbled the ball during their first series

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — DeShone Kizer threw for a career-best 471 yards to help Notre Dame overcome another shaky performance by its defense and special teams and beat Syracuse 50-33 Saturday. The Fighting Irish (2-3) snapped a two-game losing streak, but showed only a little defensive improvement in the first game since coach Brian Kelly

BOONE, N.C. — Jalin Moore ran for 45 of 159 yards for a touchdown to break a scoreless tie in the third quarter and Appalachian State intercepted four passes in beating Georgia State 17-3 on Saturday in a Sun Belt opener. Moore weaved through the Panthers defense to score with 13:32 left in the third

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A 6-year-old boy who was critically wounded in a school shooting died Saturday, days after a 14-year-old boy opened fire on a school playground, authorities said. Jacob Hall had been fighting for his life at a hospital after a bullet struck him in a main artery in his leg, causing him a