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Top 25 roundup: No. 4 Alabama edges No. 2 Georgia in wild contest
Sep 28, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Members of the Alabama Crimson Tide defensive celebrate after a pass interception by defensive back Zabien Brown (2) to seal a victory over the Georgia Bulldogs during the fourth quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-Imagn Images Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more and Zabien Brown made a game-saving interception as No. 4 Alabama recorded a wild 41-34 victory over No. 2 Georgia on Saturday night in a Southeastern Conference showdown at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Alabama blew a 28-point second-quarter lead and fell behind late before notching the winning points on Milroe’s 75-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Williams with 2:18 remaining. Brown’s interception of Carson Beck in the end zone with 43 seconds left secured the victory.
It was the Crimson Tide’s ninth win in the past 10 meetings with the Bulldogs.
Milroe completed 27 of 33 passes for 374 yards and one interception and rushed for 117 yards on 16 attempts to fuel the Crimson Tide (4-0, 1-0 SEC). Williams caught six passes for 177 yards, Germie Bernard rushed for a touchdown and Jamarion Miller caught one for Alabama.
Beck threw three second-half touchdown passes and finished 27-of-50 passing for 439 yards and three interceptions to go along with a lost fumble for Georgia (3-1, 1-1), which had its 42-game regular-season winning streak halted.
No. 1 Texas 35, Mississippi State 13
Arch Manning passed for 324 yards and two touchdowns, both to DeAndre Moore Jr., and ran for another score to defeat the Bulldogs in Austin, Texas, in the Longhorns’ first Southeastern Conference game as a member of the league.
The Longhorns (5-0, 1-0 SEC) sputtered a bit in their second week as the nation’s top-ranked team, but they turned it on late. Manning started for the second consecutive game in place of erstwhile starter Quinn Ewers. Manning finished 26-of-31 and connected with 10 receivers. Moore Jr. had four of those receptions for 103 yards.
True freshman Michael Van Buren Jr. passed for 144 yards and ran for a TD in his starting debut at quarterback for Mississippi State (1-4, 0-2 SEC). Johnnie Daniels rushed for 75 yards on 15 carries for the Bulldogs, who lost their fourth straight game.
No. 3 Ohio State 38, Michigan State 7
Jeremiah Smith ran for a touchdown and made two spectacular catches in the first half as the Buckeyes defeated the Spartans in East Lansing, Mich.
Quarterback Will Howard tossed two touchdowns and added a rushing score for the Buckeyes (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten). After his 19-yard rushing score midway through the second quarter, Smith, the No. 1 ranked recruit in the 2024 class, produced a pair of highlight-reel catches to help Ohio State take a 24-7 halftime lead.
Smith’s touchdown catch in the second quarter came from backup Devin Brown, who had entered the game after Howard was hurt. Howard re-entered the game in the third quarter and finished 21 of 31 for 244 yards with an interception. Aidan Chiles was 13 of 19 for 167 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Spartans (3-2, 1-1).
Kentucky 20, No. 6 Ole Miss 17
Brock Vandagriff completed a 63-yard pass on fourth down, Josh Kattus scored the game-winner on a fumble recovery, and the Wildcats shocked the host Rebels in Oxford, Miss.
With Kentucky trailing 17-13 with 3:51 left and backed up at its own 20, Vandagriff heaved a 63-yarder to Barion Brown. Gavin Wimsatt then fumbled on a keeper and tight end Kattus caught the ball and fell two yards for the winning TD with 2:25 left. Ole Miss kicker Caden Davis hooked a 48-yard field goal with 48 seconds left that would have forced overtime.
In their first road game this season, the 17-point underdog Wildcats (3-2, 1-2 SEC) won for the first time in Oxford since 1978. Vandagriff was 18 of 28 for a career-high 243 yards with a touchdown. Dane Key caught eight passes for 105 yards and a score. The FBS’ top-scoring squad at 55 points per game, Ole Miss (4-1, 0-1) saw Jaxson Dart go 18 of 27 for 261 yards and a TD, with receiver Tre Harris notching 176 yards and a score on 11 receptions.
No. 8 Oregon 34, UCLA 13
Dillon Gabriel completed 31 of 41 passes for 280 yards with three touchdown passes, and the Ducks cruised to their first Big Ten victory in school history, a win over the Bruins at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
Tez Johnson caught two of Gabriel’s touchdowns, one for 52 yards in the second quarter and another for 12 yards early in the fourth quarter that sealed the Ducks’ fifth consecutive win over UCLA and 11th in the past 12 meetings with their former Pac-12 rivals. Oregon (4-0,1-0 Big Ten) improved to 16-3 against UCLA since 2000.
Jordan James had 103 yards on 20 carries, including a 2-yard touchdown run, while Gabriel moved into second place in NCAA career total yards with 17,168. UCLA (1-3, 0-2) lost its third straight game. The Ducks racked up 433 yards of total offense and held the Bruins to 172. UCLA was just 1-of-10 on third downs and ran 30 fewer plays than the Ducks.
No. 9 Penn State 21, No. 19 Illinois 7
Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen each rushed for second-half touchdowns as the Nittany Lions toppled the Fighting Illini in State College, Pa., in a battle of Big Ten Conference unbeatens.
Singleton snapped a 7-7 tie by rushing for a 4-yard score on Penn State’s first drive of the second half, capping a 12-play march that lasted more than six minutes. Allen added the clinching touchdown on a 5-yard run up the middle with 1:55 left in the game. Drew Allar hit 15 of 21 passes for 135 yards for the Nittany Lions (4-1, 1-0).
Luke Altmyer completed 16 of 25 passes for 185 yards and a score for Illinois (4-1, 1-1) while being sacked seven times.
Arizona 23, No. 10 Utah 10
Noah Fifita threw a 35-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter and the Wildcats’ defense came up with four fourth-down stops as they won their Big 12 debut by upsetting the Utes in Salt Lake City.
Arizona (3-1, 1-0 Big 12) — which was previously 5-32-1 all-time against AP Top 10 teams on the road — was up by six points in the fourth quarter when Fifita rolled right and threw deep into the end zone for Keyan Burnett for a 23-10 lead with 8:13 left.
The Wildcats stopped the Utes (4-1, 1-1) in the red zone on their first two drives. Utah also turned the ball over on downs late in the third after reaching the Arizona 44 when trailing 16-3. And a fourth-and-13 pass came up short at the Utah 38 with 5:15 left. Utah, which had won 33 of its past 35 home games, was playing its third game without starting quarterback Cam Rising (finger). Freshman Isaac Wilson stepped in again, completing 20 of 40 passes for 280 yards, with one touchdown and two interceptions.
No. 12 Michigan 27, Minnesota 24
Kalel Mullings rushed 24 times for 111 yards and two touchdowns as the Wolverines hung on to beat the Golden Gophers in Big Ten Conference play at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Alex Orji hit 10 of 18 attempts for 86 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Michigan (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten), which led 24-3 entering the fourth quarter. Mullings scored the Wolverines’ first two touchdowns and Dominic Zvada made two field goals, the latter for a 27-17 lead with 4:33 left.
Max Brosmer completed 27 of 40 passes for 258 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Minnesota (2-3). Darius Taylor rushed for two of the Golden Gophers’ three fourth-quarter touchdowns.
No. 13 USC 38, Wisconsin 21
Miller Moss threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth as the Trojans outscored the Badgers 28-0 in the second half in Los Angeles to record their first-ever Big Ten Conference win.
Moss tossed two of his touchdowns after halftime, including a go-ahead, 8-yard score to Duce Robinson late in the third quarter. The redshirt junior quarterback finished 30-of-45 passing for 308 yards with an interception for USC (3-1, 1-1 Big Ten). Ja’Kobi Lane hauled in 10 passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns.
Braedyn Locke was 13-of-26 for 180 yards with a touchdown and the interception in his first start for Wisconsin (2-2, 0-1). He was replacing Tyler Van Dyke, who sustained a torn ACL in the Badgers’ Sept. 14 loss to Alabama.
No. 14 LSU 42, South Alabama 10
Garrett Nussmeier had two touchdown passes and a pair of touchdown runs as the Tigers defeated the Jaguars in a nonconference game in Baton Rouge, La.
Freshman Caden Durham had 128 rushing yards and a touchdown on just seven carries and 89 receiving yards and a touchdown on three catches for LSU (4-1) before sitting out the second half with a foot injury.
South Alabama (2-3), which came into the game averaging 504 yards and 48.3 points per game, finished with 333 total yards compared with 667 for LSU.
No. 16 Notre Dame 31, No. 15 Louisville 24
Riley Leonard passed for two touchdowns and ran for one more, and the Fighting Irish held off the Cardinals in South Bend, Ind.
Leonard completed 17 of 23 passes for 163 yards for Notre Dame (4-1), which avenged a loss at Louisville one season ago. Leonard also rushed 13 times for 52 yards.
Tyler Shough completed 24 of 41 passes for 264 yards, three touchdowns and one interception for Louisville (3-1). Ja’Corey Brooks caught two touchdown passes and Isaac Brown hauled in the other one.
No. 17 Clemson 40, Stanford 14
Cade Klubnik threw touchdown passes to three different receivers over a 5:33 span bridging the third and fourth quarters, helping the Tigers pull away from the visiting Cardinal for an Atlantic Coast Conference football victory.
Klubnik finished with four touchdown passes and a 34-yard TD run for the Tigers (3-1, 2-0 ACC), who have outscored opponents 165-69 since a 34-3 opening loss to Georgia.
Micah Ford rushed 15 times for a game-high 122 yards for Stanford (2-2, 1-1), which was playing on the East Coast for the second consecutive week in its first two ACC games.
No. 18 Iowa State 20, Houston 0
Rocco Becht completed 17 of 28 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown, and the Cyclones earned a shutout on the road over the Cougars.
Abu Sama III finished with 11 carries for 101 yards and a touchdown for Iowa State (4-0). The Cyclones’ defense limited the Cougars to 241 total yards and stopped nine of 10 third-down attempts.
Stacy Sneed had 10 carries for 79 yards to lead Houston (1-4). Cougars quarterback Donovan Smith completed 8 of 12 passes for 71 yards and an interception.
No. 23 Kansas State 42, No. 20 Oklahoma State 20
Avery Johnson accounted for five touchdowns as the Wildcats dismantled the Cowboys in a pivotal Big 12 matchup in Manhattan, Kan.
Johnson was 19-of-31 for 259 yards and three touchdowns passing. He added two touchdowns on the ground. DJ Giddens rushed for 187 yards on just 15 carries (12.5 yards per rush) for the Wildcats (4-1, 1-1 Big 12), who outgained Oklahoma State 300-126 on the ground.
The Cowboys (3-2, 0-2 Big 12) were hurt by three turnovers by Alan Bowman. Bowman threw for 364 yards, but he had two picks and lost a fumble.
No. 21 Oklahoma 27, Auburn 21
Kip Lewis returned an interception 63 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter as the Sooners rallied to beat the Tigers in an SEC matchup in Auburn, Ala.
With just over four minutes remaining and Auburn leading 21-16, Tigers quarterback Payton Thorne looked to Cam Coleman over the middle before throwing his only interception of the game. Coleman nearly chased Lewis down, but the Sooners linebacker dove for the end zone, giving Oklahoma (4-1, 1-1) its first lead since the second quarter.
Thorne finished 21 of 32 for 338 and three touchdowns. The interception was his sixth of the season. Michael Hawkins Jr., making his first career start after replacing a struggling Jackson Arnold in last week’s loss to Tennessee, finished 10 of 15 for 161 yards and ran for 69 yards and a touchdown.
No. 22 BYU 34, Baylor 28
The Cougars took an early three-touchdown lead before holding off the Bears in Waco, Texas, to win and achieve their first road victory in the Big 12 in their second year in the conference.
The Cougars (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) withstood a comeback attempt by Baylor (2-3, 0-2) after taking a 21-0 lead in the first quarter. BYU’s Jake Retzlaff was 17 of 31 for 216 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Retzlaff’s top target, Darius Lassiter, had eight receptions for 120 yards with a touchdown.
Baylor’s Sawyer Robertson completed 27 of 48 pass attempts for 324 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Josh Cameron finished with seven receptions for 125 yards with two touchdowns.
No. 24 Texas A&M 21, Arkansas 17
Marcel Reed accounted for three scores and remained perfect as starting quarterback for the Aggies, who topped the rival Razorbacks in the final Southwest Classic held in Arlington, Texas.
Reed went 11-for-22 for 163 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another score. He is 3-0 filling in for Conner Weigman (shoulder sprain). Noah Thomas caught six passes for 109 yards and a score as Texas A&M (4-1, 2-0 SEC) improved to 12-1 in the past 13 series meetings.
Taylen Green was 23 of 41 for 279 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Arkansas (3-2, 1-1). The SEC’s leading rusher at 118 yards per game, Ja’Quinden Jackson, had just 37 yards on 10 carries and a score. Isaac TeSlaa had five catches for 120 yards and a touchdown.
No. 25 Boise State 45, Washington State 24
Ashton Jeanty rushed for 259 yards and four touchdowns on 26 carries to lead the Broncos past the Cougars in nonconference play in Boise, Idaho.
Jeanty scored on runs of 64, 59, 14 and 2 yards while recording the third-best single-game yardage amount in Boise State (3-1) history. He set the school mark of 267 earlier this season against Georgia Southern, surpassing Cedric Minter (261 vs. Northern Michigan in 1978).
John Mateer was 26-of-37 passing for 327 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for Washington State (4-1).
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T-wolves star Anthony Edwards (knee) exits game vs. Nuggets
Apr 25, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) shoots over Denver Nuggets forward Cam Johnson (23) in the first quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Blewett-Imagn Images Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards injured his left knee and needed help to get to the locker room in the second quarter of Saturday night’s home playoff game against the Denver Nuggets.
Edwards leaped to try to block a shot and landed awkwardly on his left leg. He immediately dropped to the court and clutched his knee.
Moments later, team officials helped Edwards hobble off the court and toward the locker room. He put little weight on his left leg as he exited.
Edwards had five points and three rebounds in 18 minutes. The Timberwolves led the best-of-seven, first-round Western Conference series 2-1 going into Saturday’s Game 4.
A four-time All-Star, Edwards led the Timberwolves with 28.8 points per game during the regular season. He averaged 23 points per game in the first three contests of the postseason.
Edwards was the second Timberwolves player to leave Game 4. In the first quarter, guard Donte DiVincenzo left because of a non-contact injury on his right leg.
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Pirates use 3-run 10th to extend Brewers' losing streak
Apr 25, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter Ryan O’Hearn (29) scores a run during the sixth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Bryan Reynolds singled in the go-ahead run to trigger a three-run 10th inning and lift the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-3 victory over Milwaukee on Saturday, handing the Brewers their fourth consecutive loss.
Left-hander Angel Zerpa (0-2) started the 10th for Milwaukee. Pinch-hitter Marcell Ozuna drew a one-out walk. Nick Yorke ran for Ozuna and Reynolds singled to left, scoring automatic runner Henry Davis from second. Both runners advanced on a ground out. Grant Anderson relieved Zerpa, and Nick Gonzales delivered an RBI single to left, with Reynolds continuing home on a bobble by left fielder Greg Jones.
Yohan Ramirez kept the Brewers off the board in the 10th for his first save. Gregory Soto (2-0) delivered a scoreless ninth.
The Pirates snapped a 2-2 tie with a run in the sixth off starter Jacob Misiorowski. Ryan O’Hearn was hit by a pitch and Gonzales singled. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch and Spencer Horwitz followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 3-2.
The Brewers tied it in the bottom half on Sal Frelick’s second sacrifice fly of the game. Jake Bauers and Tyler Black opened with consecutive singles, chasing starter Mitch Keller. Isaac Mattson replaced him, and Bauers advanced to third on a fielder’s choice. Frelick followed with a sacrifice fly to right.
The Pirates went in front 2-0 with two runs in the fourth. Reynolds was hit by a pitch to open the frame and O’Hearn singled. Reynolds took third on a fielder’s choice, and Horwitz followed with an RBI single. Konnor Griffin added a two-out RBI single, but the Pirates stranded runners at second and third.
Milwaukee countered with two in the bottom half. Bauers singled and continued to second on an error. Black doubled Bauers to third. Bauers scored and Black advanced to third on a ground out. Frelick tied it with a sacrifice fly to right.
Misiorowski struck out nine in six innings, allowing three runs on six hits. He also walked one, hit two batters, and had a wild pitch.
Keller allowed three runs on five hits in five-plus innings, striking out six and walking two.
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Salvador Perez, Cole Ragans help Royals club Angels
Apr 25, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (7) slides into home to score a run during the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Salvador Perez had three hits including a home run, Cole Ragans pitched six strong innings and the Kansas City Royals routed the visiting Los Angeles Angels 12-1 on Saturday night.
Nick Loftin had two hits and drove in four runs for the Royals, who go for their first series sweep of the season on Sunday. Kansas City has won three of four, scoring at least six runs in each game.
Ragans (1-4) allowed a run on five hits and struck out 11 batters without a walk. It was the third time this season Ragans went six innings and allowed one run or less.
Jo Adell homered and Vaughn Grissom had three hits for the Angels, who have lost six of seven.
Walbert Urena (0-3) lasted 3 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on six hits. Los Angeles pitchers issued 10 walks, including two with the bases loaded.
Perez lined a homer to left leading off the second inning. Jac Caglianone walked, went to third on a single by Michael Massey and scored on a single by Loftin to make it 2-0.
In the third, Bobby Witt, Jr. doubled and Vinnie Pasquantino walked. Perez lined a single to left, scoring Witt and Isaac Collins walked to load the bases before Loftin walked, forcing in Pasquantino.
Adell homered to center leading off the fourth to pull the Angels within 4-1.
Loftin reached on an error leading off the sixth. Kyle Isbel singled and Carter Jensen walked to load the bases. With one out, Pasquantino walked, scoring Loftin.
The Royals broke it open with a three run seventh. Caglianone led off with a walk and Collins singled. Massey lined a single to left, scoring Caglianone. Loftin smacked a grounder that got past shortstop Zach Neto. Collins scored and Massey raced for third and came home on Neto’s throwing error to make it 8-1.
Loftin and Jensen hit two-run singles to make it 12-1 in the eighth.
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