Update on the latest sports

T25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL-SCHEDULE

No. 2 Oklahoma holds on for 40-35 win over Tulane

UNDATED (AP) — Top-ranked Alabama lost several All-Americans after winning the national championship. Nick Saban appears to have replaced all of them quite nicely as the Crimson Tide opened its latest title defense with a 44-13 blowout of No. 14 Miami.

Bryace Young completed 27 of his 38 passes for 344 yards, hooking up with Cameron Latu on a pair of scoring plays. Young also buried the Hurricanes with a 94-yard touchdown pass to Jameson Williams early in the third quarter.

Young has replaced Mac Jones, who is New England’s starting quarterback. He became the first Alabama quarterback to throw four TD passes in his starting debut.

Williams had four receptions for 126 yards in his Alabama debut.

The Tide sacked D’Eriq (dee-EHR’-ihk) King four times, forcing him into three turnovers and stuffing him on a goal-line stand.

In other top-25 action on Saturday:

— Spencer Rattler passed for 304 yards and a touchdown as second-ranked Oklahoma barely avoided a shocking upset by Tulane, 40-35. The preseason first-team AP All-American completed 30 of 39 passes, ran for a score and threw for another, but he also threw two interceptions.

— Datrone Young had a big interception with 2:05 left in the fourth quarter as seventh-rated Iowa State staved off upset-minded Northern Iowa, 16-10. Iowa State was in danger of joining Michigan as the only top-10 team to lose to an FCS opponent, a memorable upset by Appalachian State in 2007.

— Desmond Ridder was 20 of 25 for 295 yards and four touchdowns and No. 8 Cincinnati beat Miami of Ohio 49-14. Ridder threw an 81-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Scott on the second play from scrimmage, and Jerome Ford added 121 yards rushing yards on 12 carries.

— Anthony Brown scored on a 30-yard quarterback keeper with 2:57 left to give No. 11 Oregon a 31-24 victory over Fresno State. Oregon jumped to a 21-6 lead, but Fresno State scored two unanswered touchdowns to tie the game midway through the third quarter, then took the lead early in the fourth on Abraham Montano’s field goal.

— Jaquan Brisker and Ji’Ayir Brown intercepted Graham Mertz deep in Penn State territory in the final 2½ minutes to preserve the 19th-ranked Nittany Lions’ 16-10 victory over No. 12 Wisconsin. The Badgers dominated time of possession but had four scoreless trips inside Penn State’s 25, including three inside the 10.

— No 18 Iowa cruised to a 34-6 win over No. 17 Indiana as Riley Moss returned two first-half interceptions for touchdowns. Iowa intercepted quarterback Michael Penix (PEH’-nihks) Jr. three times and had a fourth wiped out by a roughing-the-passer call.

— Bijan Robinson scored twice and Hudson Card threw two touchdown passes in his first career start, leading 21st-rated Texas to a 38-18 victory over No. 23 Louisiana-Lafayette. Robinson finished with 176 total yards rushing and receiving in helping Steve Sarkisian (sahr-KEE’-zee-ehn) win his Longhorns head coaching debut.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-MISSISSIPPI-VIRUS

Kiffin to miss Ole Miss opener after positive COVID-19 test

UNDATED (AP) — Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin will miss the opener against Louisville with a breakthrough case of COVID-19.

Kiffin announced the positive test on Saturday, two days ahead of the Rebels’ opener in Atlanta.

Kiffin says he, his staff and his players are all fully vaccinated. He said no other members of the team are expected to miss the game because of COVID-19.

MLB-SCHEDULE

Rays pad lead as Yanks lose

UNDATED (AP) — You can add another game to Tampa Bay’s lead in the American League East.

The Rays are 7 1/2 games ahead of the Yankees after Tampa Bay won for the 11th time in 13 games, an 11-4 rout of Minnesota. Yandy Díaz hit one of Tampa Bay’s franchise record-tying six homers and drove in four runs. Jordan Luplow (LOOP’-loh), Manuel Margot (mahn-WEHL’ mahr-GOH’), Randy Arozarena (ah-roh-zah-RAY’-0nah), Nelson Cruz and Brandon Lowe (low) also went deep for the Rays.

The Yankees erased a 3-0 deficit before Pedro Severino lifted a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to send the Orioles to a 4-3 victory in the Bronx. Pinch-hitter Gleyber (GLAY’-bur) Torres ended Baltimore’s no-hit but with an RBI, infield single with one out in the seventh, one inning before Joey Gallo snapped an 0-for-17 skid with a game-tying, two-run homer.

Trey Mancini reached base five times for Baltimore, going 3-for-3 with two walks and a run scored as the Birds handed the Yanks their fifth loss in 20 games.

In other MLB action:

— The Red Sox earned a 4-3 win over the Indians on Alex Verdugo’s (vur-DOO’-gohz) RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. Boston broke a scoreless tie when Rafael Devers hit a three-run homer in the seventh, but Cleveland tied it on a two-run homer by Franmil (FRAHN’-meel) Reyes in the ninth.

— Teoscar (tay-AHS’-kur) Hernández hit his 100th career home run and José Berríos (beh-REE’-ohs) took a no-hitter into the fifth inning of the Blue JAys’ sixth win in seven games, 10-8 versus the Athletics. Breyvic Valera hit a two-run blast while Danny Jansen and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. each had solo shots as the Blue Jays boosted their home run total to a major league-leading 204.

— The Mets squandered a 9-0 lead before Francisco Lindor (lihn-DOHR’) belted a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give them an 11-9 victory in Game 1 of a double-header. Lindor was 3-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs scored as the Mets won their sixth in a row, not counting the suspended game that was completed this week.

— Rookie Frank Schwindel hustled hard and sprawled for an RBI single that capped a three-run rally with two out in the ninth inning, lifting the Cubs to a 7-6 triumph over the Pirates. Schwindel had three hits, including a solo home run, as Chicago won its fifth in a row.

MLB-NEWS

Rays rookie Wander Franco back in lineup

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rays rookie shortstop Wander Franco was back in the starting lineup for Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Twins after clearing MLB concussion protocols. Franco left Thursday’s game with a headache and was checked by a trainer after pointing toward his head several times earlier in his final plate appearance.

TENNIS-US OPEN

Djokovic advances

NEW YORK (AP) —Novak Djokovic’s (JOH’-koh-vihch-ihz) pursuit of the calendar-year Grand Slam is still alive at the U.S. Open. Djokovic dropped the first set to Kei Nishikori (kay nee-shee-KOHR’-ee) before he rallied to a 6-7, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 win at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Djokovic avoided a recent run of upsets at Flushing Meadows and improved to 25-0 in Grand Slam matches this season.

He’s trying to complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since Rod Laver in 1969.

Among other matches on Saturday:

— Oscar Otte (OH’-teh) has given the U.S. Open men’s bracket a trio of qualifiers in the fourth round for the first time since the tournament began keeping qualifying records in 1982. The German beat Andeas Seppi of Italy 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5. He is the lowest-ranked man to get to the fourth round in New York since No. 179 Jiri Novak in 2006.

— American Jenson Brooksby is into the Round of 16 following a 6-2, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 decision over No. 21 Aslan Karatsev.

— Sixth seed Matteo Berrettini dispatched Ilya Ivashka, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. Berrettini is joined in the fourth round by No. 13 Jannik Sinner (13), who was a 7-6, 6-2, 4-6, 4-6, 6-4 winner against Gael Monfils.

— Over in the women’s bracket, fourth seed Karolina Pliskova had a relative easy third-round match as she knocked out Ajla Tomljanovic, 6-3, 6-2.

— Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic (BEN’-chich) is back in the fourth round. The 11th-seeded Bencic eliminated No. 23 Jessica Pegula (peh-GOO’-luh) 6-2, 6-4 in a rematch from the Summer Games.

— French Open semifinalist Maria Sakkari collected her eighth victory this season against an opponent ranked in the top 20, defeating two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova (kuh-VIHT’-oh-vuh) 6-4, 6-3. The 17th-seeded Sakkari hit nine aces, was never broken and has made it to Week 2 at the U.S. Open for the second year in a row.

— Bianca Andreescu is now 10-0 for her U.S. Open career and back in the fourth round of the tournament she won in 2019. The sixth-seeded Canadian had little trouble advancing with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over 104th-ranked Greet Minnen of Belgium.

— Iga Swiatek reached the fourth round with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over Anett Kontaveit.

— Emma Raducanu continues to roll at the U.S. Open, using a straight-sets victory to advance to the fourth round. Raducanu beat Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-0, 6-1 to set up a potential date with top-seeded Ash Barty.

PGA-TOUR CHAMPIONS

Cantlay 2 up on Rahm

ATLANTA (AP) — Patrick Cantlay closed with a 25-foot birdie putt that gave him a two-shot lead over Jon Rahm through three rounds of the PGA’s Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta.

Cantlay wound up with a 3-under 67 and was at 20-under par, leaving him one round away from the FedEx Cup and its $15 million first prize. Rahm finished with five straight pars for a 68.

Justin Thomas is the only other player within seven shots of the lead. Thomas is five off the pace.

Brooks Koepka pulled out of the tournament with a left wrist injury after hitting a tree root.

LPGA-SOLHEIM CUP

Steady Europe takes early lead over US at Solheim Cup

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Defending champion Europe has surged in front at the 2021 Solheim Cup in women’s golf.

The Europeans won three of the opening four alternate-shot matches to take a 3 1/2- 1/2 lead over the U.S. The matches were tight, with no group ever leading by more than two holes at any point.

The Europeans thrive in the foursomes format at the biennial event. The U.S.’s last victory in opening foursomes came in 2007. Europe is seeking its second victory on U.S. soil in the Solheim Cup’s 31-year history.

NBA-NETS-PISTONS TRADE

Pistons get Jordan from Nets

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons have acquired veteran center DeAndre Jordan in a multiplayer trade with the Brooklyn Nets. The Pistons also received four second-round picks and cash considerations from the Nets for forward Sekou Doumbouya and center Jahlil Okafor.

The 33-year-old Jordan averaged 7.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in 57 games last season. He made 43 starts but had dropped out of the rotation by the end of the year.

F1-NETHERLANDS GP

Verstappen takes pole ahead of Hamilton

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch driver Max Verstappen has won the pole position for Sunday’s Netherlands Grand Prix.

The Red Bull driver’s final lap Saturday was just good enough to beat Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton by .04 seconds and his teammate Valtteri Bottas by .034.

Hamilton leads Verstappen by three points in the standings.