Kevin West

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Joel Statham threw four touchdown passes to offset a host of mistakes Saturday, and No. 23 Maryland piled up 685 yards in total offense to beat winless Duke 55-21.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- With Hurricane Jeanne approaching, Florida squeezed in its game against Kentucky and beat the Wildcats 20-3 Saturday behind Ciatrick Fason's career-high 210 yards rushing and two touchdowns.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Alley Broussard ran for a career-high three touchdowns in the first 17 minutes and No. 13 LSU held Mississippi State to seven first downs and 130 yards in a 51-0 victory Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Victor Diaz hit a tying, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and Craig Brazell's first major league home run in the 11th gave the New York Mets a stunning 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.

DOVER, Del. (AP) -- Points leader Martin Truex Jr. bided his time, took the lead with 12 laps to go and drove to an easy victory in the NASCAR Busch series race Saturday at Dover International Speedway.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Eric Shelton ran for three touchdowns and No. 24 Louisville earned its second shutout of the season with a 34-0 victory over North Carolina on Saturday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Wes Obermueller pitched a six-hitter for his first career shutout and the Milwaukee Brewers damaged the Houston Astros' playoff chances with an 8-0 victory over the Astros on Saturday.

Those Red Sox managers just never learn. With an eerie similarity to last year's postseason debacle, Pedro Martinez took a lead into the eighth inning before tiring and the New York Yankees rallied past Boston 6-4 Friday night to open a 5 1/2-game adv

The Class AAA eighth-ranked North Hall girls softball team won its 20th straight game Thursday after a 13-3 win over Gainesville in 4 1/2 innings.

Albany State wide receiver Alvin Ray Jackson hopes the Rams' No. 8 ranking in NCAA Division II the highest since being ranked fifth in 1997 will serve notice to the rest of the country that Southern teams outside of the Gulf South Conference can play