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BATON ROUGE (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron hopes to see evidence this week that the fifth-ranked Tigers’ defense is on the mend — both physically and figuratively.

(AP) - Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time this season, replacing preseason No. 1 Clemson after the Tigers had a close call.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers insisted they might have been winless through three weeks, but they were far from hopeless.

(AP) - Justin Verlander didn’t intend to alter his pitching strategy, not after 14 seasons as a major league ace. But then the home runs stopped making sense.

LAKE ARTHUR - Senior tailback Torrell Levias returned from the injured list in grand fashion here Friday night, as he rushed for an amazing 389 yards on 25 carries and tied the school record with s

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As Marcus Williams came down with an interception to seal the Saints’ triumph over previously unbeaten Dallas, injured quarterback Drew Brees ran to rookie C.J.