By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Islam Makhachev needed a unanimous decision to defeat Jack Della Maddalena to win the 170-pound championship and tie the UFC record of 16 straight victories to cap a pair of lackluster title fights on Saturday night at UFC 322 at Madison ...

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia owned the fourth quarter and beat Texas — again. Gunner Stockton threw four touchdown passes — two to Noah Thomas — and ran for a score to outplay Arch Manning as No. 5 Georgia strengthened its postseason standing by ...

By BOB FERRANTE The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Tommy Castellanos had a pair of touchdown runs and tossed a 50-yard TD pass to Duce Robinson as Florida State scored on six straight drives to defeat Virginia Tech 34-14. Ousmane Kromah had 59 rushing yards and Samuel ...

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Even without two of their biggest offensive weapons, Ohio State had more than enough firepower against UCLA on Saturday night. With Carnell Tate sidelined and Jeremiah Smith limited, the top-ranked Buckeyes showed off their offensive ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Jeremy Swayman stopped 26 shots for his fifth consecutive victory and the Boston Bruins overcame the loss of defenseman Charlie McAvoy to a mouth injury to beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night in a heated game. The Bruins improved to 12-8-0, winning for the ...

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Utah true freshman quarterback Byrd Ficklin had touchdown runs of 67 and 74 yards, Elijah Davis returned an interception 65 yards for a score and the 15th-ranked Utes beat Baylor 55-28 on Saturday night for their third consecutive ...