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Van Gisbergen wins 5th straight NASCAR Cup Series road course race

Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Shane van Gisbergen won his fifth consecutive race on a road or street course Sunday with a victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where reigning Cup Series champion Joey Logano narrowly moved on to the third round of NASCAR's playoffs in a nail-biter with ...

Fisk birdies final 3 holes to claim first PGA Tour title

Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Steven Fisk said he wasn't going to let anything get in the way of his first PGA Tour victory, and it took birdies on his last three holes Sunday to close with an 8-under 64 to win the Sanderson Farms Championship. Fisk and Garrick Higgo of South Africa ...

Winless UCLA pulls off shocking upset of Penn State

By Beth Harris Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. — Winless in four games in which they never led, their head coach fired, two coordinators gone and No. 7 Penn State in town. UCLA couldn't get much lower. "Nobody in the world expected us to win," Bruins safety Key Lawrence said. Indeed, ...

True freshman QB leads Pitt to rout of Boston College

By Dan Scifo Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Surprise starter Mason Heintschel threw for four touchdowns and led Pittsburgh to five first-half scores during a 48-7 win against Boston College on Saturday. The 18-year-old Heintschel, a true freshman, made his first career start for Pitt ...

W&J blows past Hiram in historic road win

Washington & Jefferson put up the most points it has scored in a road game in 134 years in a 70-13 drubbing of Hiram Saturday. The last time the Presidents scored 70 or more points in a road game was against West Virginia, a 72-0 win in 1891. It’s only the second time it has ...

Seton Hill pulls off stunning victory over No. 6 Cal

By Joe Tuscano For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com CALIFORNIA -- They appeared to be the same players but Cal's football team played anything but the style of football that produced a 45-38 stunning victory over arch-rival and previous undefeated Slippery Rock last ...