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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Aerial Powers had 20 points with 15 rebounds and No. 14 Michigan State held off Eastern Michigan for a season-opening 69-61 victory on Sunday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — J.J. Watt caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Mallett, dominated on defense and the Houston Texans climbed back to .500 with a 23-7 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After featuring defensive talents in the opener, No. 3 Wisconsin showed off its shooting touch.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 19 points and Brittany Rountree added 17 points and six assists to help No. 13 North Carolina women roll to an 84-68 victory over No. 23 UCLA on Sunday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Matt Ryan threw for 268 yards and a touchdown, Matt Bryant added four field goals and the Atlanta Falcons moved into a tie for first place in the lowly NFC South with a …

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — San Francisco rookie linebacker Chris Borland intercepted a fourth-down pass by Eli Manning at the 49ers 2 with 4:43 to play capping a goal-line stand in a 16-10 v…

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Mike Evans was too big. Too deceptively quick. When the Washington Redskins had a linebacker trail him down the middle of the field in the fourth quarter, it was the bigge…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears put their implosion on hold for a day.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Andy Dalton rebounded from one of the worst outings of his career by passing for three touchdowns, and the Cincinnati Bengals dropped the New Orleans Saints to a second stra…

Florida State is No. 1 again in The Associated Press college football poll in another comeback of sorts for a team with a season full of remarkable rallies.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Alexis Peterson scored 19 points and No. 24 Syracuse broke away in the second half to defeat Fordham 59-42 on Sunday.

LONDON (AP) — Top-ranked Bob and Mike Bryan claimed their fourth doubles title at the ATP Finals with a 6-7 (5), 6-2, 10-7 win over seventh-seeded Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo on Sunday.

LONDON (AP) — Top-ranked Bob and Mike Bryan claimed their fourth doubles title at the ATP Finals with a 6-7 (5), 6-2, 10-7 win over seventh-seeded Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo on Sunday.

LONDON (AP) — Top-ranked Bob and Mike Bryan claimed their fourth doubles title at the ATP Finals with a 6-7 (5), 6-2, 10-7 win over seventh-seeded Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo on Sunday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Houston's J.J. Watt is becoming an offensive threat, too.

LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer pulled out of the ATP Finals less than one hour before his title match against Novak Djokovic on Sunday, handing a third straight title in this event to the top-ran…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Will Muschamp is stepping down as Florida's coach after the regular season, forced out after a four-year tenure that will be remembered for inept offense, conservative…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Will Muschamp is out as Florida's coach, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Rory McIlroy has won the European Tour's Race to Dubai for the second time in three years.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adrian Peterson says he feels the NFL's process of assessing his case for potential discipline has been unfair.