Surging Arkansas sinks No. 9 LSU, 31-14

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Alex Collins kept the resurgent Arkansas Razorbacks rolling at the expense of an LSU squad that has fallen hard and fast. Collins ran for 141 yards and two touchdowns and Arkansas won its fourth straight, 31-14 over ninth-ranked LSU on Saturday night. Combined with Alabama’s victory hours earlier, Arkansas (6-4, […]

Oregon spoils No. 7 Stanford’s playoff hopes with 38-36 win

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Vernon Adams threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns and Oregon used its quick-strike offense and a late stop on a 2-point conversion attempt to spoil No. 7 Stanford’s playoff hopes with a 38-36 victory Saturday night. In a game dominated by offenses that combined for more than 900 yards, it […]

Naples French restaurants grieving attacks on Paris

NAPLES, Fla. – People from all over the world have been impacted by the attacks on Paris. Local Southwest Florida French restaurants say the support from their guests have been incredible. “A customer came in and sat down at a high top table over there and said, ‘you should see what’s happening on TV right […]

No. 3 Alabama tops No. 20 Mississippi State 31-6

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — It wasn’t until the postgame press conference that Alabama’s Nick Saban could explain why he was roaming the sidelines with a prominent cut and bruise on his left cheek. Even the Tide’s longtime coach couldn’t avoid his team’s tremendous pass rush. No. 3 Alabama used a dominant defense — including nine […]

No. 1 Clemson keeps rolling, outscores Syracuse 37-27

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — DeShaun Watson had a big day for No. 1 Clemson with two touchdowns passing and 101 yards rushing and a score as the top-ranked Tigers held off Syracuse 37-27 on Saturday. The win gave the Tigers (10-0, 7-0 ACC; No. 1 CFP) at least 10 wins for the fifth straight season […]

No. 2 Ohio States runs past Illinois 28-3

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns and No. 2 Ohio State pounded out a 28-3 victory over Illinois on Saturday. The Buckeyes (10-0, 6-0 Big Ten) started slowly and led 7-3 for much of the first half before Elliott picked up the pace. Elliott accounted for 50 of […]

Paris attacks provoke fresh migrant fears in Europe

BERLIN (AP) — The news that one of the assailants in the Paris attacks may have crossed into Europe with refugees fleeing Syria is raising the fierce debate over Europe’s immigration policy to a new pitch. Chancellor Angela Merkel, already under pressure from political foes and allies, seemed Saturday to hold onto her stance of […]

Prosecutor: Death toll in Paris attacks hits 129; 352 hurt

PARIS (AP) — Three teams of extremists carried out the coordinated gun-and-suicide bombing attacks across Paris that left 129 people dead and 352 injured, a French prosecutor said Saturday. Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said 99 of the injured were in critical condition after the “act of barbarism.” He said the attackers in the Bataclan concert hall, […]

Peyton Manning also dealing with ribcage injury

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Another day, another injury for 39-year-old Peyton Manning. The Denver Broncos updated their injury report Saturday to add Manning’s latest ailment, a sore ribcage. He’s also dealing with a sore right foot but is still expected to play against Kansas City on Sunday. He’s listed as probable. Last week, it was […]