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Last Update on September 03, 2010 06:30 EDT

T25 FOOTBALL-FINAL SCORES

UNDATED (AP) -- Terrelle Pryor tossed three touchdown passes, Brandon Saine rushed for 103 yards and two scores and second-ranked Ohio State rolled over error-prone Marshall 42-7 in a tuneup for a big date with Miami a week from Saturday.

Pryor completed 17 of 25 passes for 247 yards. He threw TDs covering 6 and 11 yards to DeVier Posey and 65 yards to Dane Sanzenbacher before 105,040 at Ohio Stadium.

It was a bleak debut for new Marshall coach Doc Holliday. The Thundering Herd fumbled the opening kickoff and were down 14-0 before running their first play in Ohio State territory.

In other Top-25 action on the first night of major college football:

-- Jacory Harris threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns before sitting out the second half, Leonard Hankerson caught six passes for 115 yards and two scores, and No. 13 Miami rolled past Florida A&M 45-0 in the season-opener for both teams. It was Miami's first shutout since Oct. 14, 2006.

-- The Lane Kiffin coaching era at Southern California opened in Honolulu with a wild 49-36 victory over Hawaii. Trojans QB Matt Barkley completed 11 of his first 12 passes and threw five TDs, including four in the first half. That's the Trojans' 13th straight victory in a season opener.

-- Utah freshman Brian Blechen intercepted a pass on the first play of overtime, setting Joe Phillips for a 21-yard field goal that gave the Utes a 27-24 victory against No. 15 Pittsburgh. That's Utah's 18th straight home victory, tying the Mountain West Conference record held by BYU.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-NEWS

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- The NCAA has declared Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus ineligible for two games for accepting improper benefits.

The ruling also ordered Dareus to repay $1,787 to a charity of his choice before regaining eligibility. The Crimson Tide, ranked No. 1 in the AP preseason rankings, opens Saturday night against San Jose State and then hosts No. 19 Penn State.

In other college football news:

-- David Ruffer will be Notre Dame's No. 1 kicker for the home opener against Purdue on Saturday after beating out sophomore Nick Tausch.

-- No. 4 Florida will be without reserve receiver Frankie Hammond Jr. for its season opener Saturday against Miami of Ohio. Coach Urban Meyer says Hammond, who was charged with driving under the influence this summer, could be back next week against South Florida. Meyer says Hammond's status is "week to week."

-- Nebraska linebacker Will Compton will likely miss Saturday's opener against Western Kentucky with a foot injury.

-- A person with knowledge of the decision says North Carolina receiver Greg Little won't travel to Atlanta for the 18th-ranked Tar Heels' opener against No. 21 LSU due to the ongoing NCAA investigation at the school.

MLB-FINAL SCORES

UNDATED (AP) -- Chase Utley's grand slam climaxed a nine-run seventh inning as the Philadelphia Phillies routed Colorado 12-11 in a good old fashioned slugfest at Coors Field. Utley tied his career high with six RBIs.

Jayson Werth and Ryan Howard also went deep for the Phils, who climbed within two games of Atlanta in the National League East race.

Colorado lost despite 20 hits. The loss drops the Rockies six and a-half games back in the wild card.

In the rest of the NL:

-- The New York Mets salvaged the finale of a four-game set in Atlanta by beating the Braves 4-2. Johan Santana earned his 11th victory, although he was lifted after five innings because of a strained pectoral muscle. That ends the Braves' five-game win streak.

In the AL:

-- Gerald Laird hit a solo home run in the 13th inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 10-9 victory over Minnesota. The Twins lead the White Sox by 3-1/2 games in the AL Central.

-- CC Sabathia shut down Oakland on one hit over eight innings in the Yankees 5-0 win. Sabathia became the major's first 19-game winner of the season as the Yankees completed a four-game sweep. Curtis Granderson supplied the offense with a pair of homers and three RBIs. The win gives the Yankees a game and a-half lead over idle Tampa Bay in the American League East.

-- Adrian Beltre homered to spark a five-run second inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4. The Red Sox moved within 6-1/2 games of Tampa Bay in the AL wild-card race.

-- Ex-Mariner Shin-Soo Choo drove in five runs with a bases-loaded double and a two-run home run to give the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 victory over Seattle.

TENNIS-US OPEN

NEW YORK (AP) -- Five-time champion Roger Federer has breezed into the third round at the U.S. Open, serving 15 aces in beating Andreas Beck 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Federer has won 42 of his past 43 matches at Flushing Meadows, the only loss coming in last year's final.

Sixth-seed Nikolay Davydenko was upset by France's Richard Gasquet , 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. And Mardy Fish of the U.S., the 19th-seed, defeated Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2.

In women's play, top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki has advanced to the third round with a 6-love, 6-love win over Taiwan's Chang Kai-chen. Wozniacki needed only 47 minutes to record the "double-bagel" win.

Wozniacki is seeking a return trip to the U.S. Open final, where she lost to Kim Clijsters last year.

Women's 14th-seed Maria Sharapova advanced to the third round with a stress-free 6-1, 6-2 victory over Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic.

Seventh-seed and Wimbledon runner-up Vera Zvonareva beat 94th-ranked Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-1, 7-6 in a second round match. Zvonareva has now made it to the third round at Flushing Meadows in seven of her eight trips to the tournament.

American teenager Beatrice Capra pulled off an upset. The 18-year old from Ellicott City, Md., defeated 18th-seeded Aravane Rezai of France 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. Capra has now advanced to the third round of her first Grand Slam event.

PGA-WOODS

JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. (AP) -- Fresh off his divorce, Tiger Woods has taken out a $54.5 million mortgage on his Florida waterfront estate. Mortgage documents show Woods will make payments to an entity called JRD Florida Ventures LLC, a company whose registered agent is an attorney with the firm that represented Woods' ex-wife, Elin Nordegren , in their divorce.

NFL-PRESEASON

UNDATED (AP) -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will meet with Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger today to discuss reducing the quarterback's six-game suspension to four. Goodell has said he would make a decision after the preseason concludes regarding a possible reduction of the suspension. Roethlisberger was suspended in April under the league's personal conduct policy and is not eligible to return until Oct. 31 at New Orleans, unless the suspension is reduced

Meanwhile, Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich, expected to start during Ben Roethlisberger's suspension, injured his left knee during the first half of their final exhibition game, a 19-3 win over Carolina. If Leftwich can't play in the Steelers' Sept. 12 opener against Atlanta, coach Mike Tomlin might have to go with third-stringer Dennis Dixon as his opening day QB.

In other NFL news on the final night of the preseason:

-- Denver rookie Tim Tebow outplayed Minnesota's Tarvaris Jackson in the backup quarterback comparison, but the Vikings forced four first-half turnovers and beat the Broncos 31-24. Tebow finished 12 for 16 for 167 yards and one TD. He also ran four times for 21 yards.

-- Montario Hardesty can't seem to outrun his knee problems. Cleveland's highly touted rookie running back, whose career at Tennessee was slowed by knee injuries, hurt his left one in the second quarter of Cleveland's 13-10 win over the Chicago Bears, a potentially major blow to the Browns' running game.

BASKETBALL-FIBA

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- The United States has completed a perfect 5-and-0 run through the opening round of the basketball World Championships. Eric Gordon scored 21 points to lead 95-57 rout of Tunisia. The U.S. squad of NBA players only led by four points early in the third quarter against their winless opponent before pulling away. The United States will face Angola in the opening game of the knockout round Monday.

NHL-NEWS

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- The goalie that helped knock San Jose out of the Stanley Cup playoffs is now part of the Sharks. Antti Niemi has signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Sharks. He played all but one period of the Blackhawks' run to the Stanley Cup title, including a series win over San Jose.

Earlier in the offseason the Sharks inked Finnish netminder Antero Niittymaki . He agreed to a two-year, $4 million deal on the first day of free agency in July.

In other hockey news:

-- Pittsburgh's Jordan Staal has been battling foot infection and is expected to miss the start of training camp. Penguins GM Ray Shero believes Staal will be ready for the Oct. 7 opener against Philadelphia.

FIGURE SKATING-LYSACEK

UNDATED (AP) -- Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek is taking off the rest of the competitive skating season. He says he'd like to be back on the ice in time for the national championships in January.