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BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Gio Lopez threw three of his four touchdown passes in the first half and No. 21 Wake Forest rolled past California 41-7 on Saturday night.

The Demon Deacons (6-1, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) dominated from the start by scoring touchdowns on five of six first-half possessions to bring out the boo birds from the home crowd for the Golden Bears ...


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PROVO, Utah (AP) — Missed chances in the red zone doomed Notre Dame against BYU.

The No. 2 Irish failed to reach the end zone on both their game-ending drive and final first-half drive. It proved to be the difference in a 28-24 loss to the No. 8 Cougars on Saturday night.

Notre Dame’s final drive before halftime unraveled in a frustrating and unusual fashion.


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CLEVELAND (AP) — Rays pitcher Freddy Peralta affectionately referred to Nick Martinez as “a horse.” Tampa Bay outfielder Chandler Simpson praised him for being “a dog.”

By whatever four-legged description, Martinez came through with the terrific start Tampa Bay needed in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series. The Rays


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MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AP) — With its torrential rains, tropical forests and omnipresent humidity, Equatorial Guinea provides the perfect conditions for mosquitoes to breed. For centuries, mosquito-borne diseases, in particular malaria, have dictated the fate of residents of this central African nation, impacting how they lived, worked and died.

But Bioko island, o...


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CLEVELAND (AP) — Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash wasn't concerned about the struggles of his top four hitters through the first three games of the AL Championship Series against the Cleveland Guardians.

Cash's confidence in the top of the lineup paid off Saturday night as the Rays evened the series at 2-2.


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