TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) β The best AP top-25 college football matchup might be tonight (8 p.m. Eastern) when top-ranked Florida State takes on ACC rival, the 22nd-ranked Clemson Tigers. The Seminoles are going with redshirt sophomore Sean Maguire at quarterback in place of Heisman Trophy winner Jameis (JAY’-mihs) Winston, who’s been suspended for the game for making vulgar and offensive comments about female anatomy on campus this week.
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) β Later tonight (10:30 p.m. Eastern), the high-octane and second-ranked Oregon Ducks hit the road to play at Pac-12 rival Washington State. The 3-0 Ducks’ high-powered offense is run by Heisman Trophy hopeful Marcus Mariota (mehr-ee-OH’-tah) and features a rushing attack that is averaging 243 yards a game.
PROVO, Utah (AP) β Surprisingly unbeaten BYU, ranked 21st in the AP rankings, is home to Virginia (3:30 p.m. Eastern), which is coming off a last-minute victory of Louisville last weekend. Last year, the Cavaliers upset the Cougars 19-16 in their opener in Charlottesville, but today Virginia must travel to Lavell Edwards Stadium for the return engagement.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) β The Detroit Tigers can take a 2-1/2 game lead on Kansas City in the tight AL Central race with a victory over the Royals today (1:05 p.m. Eastern). The Tigers send out 16-game winner Max Scherzer against the Royals’ James Shields, who is 14-7.
SINGAPORE (AP) β Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix by out-qualifying his Mercedes teammate and title rival Nico Rosberg by a mere seven thousandths of a second on Saturday. Hamilton claimed his sixth pole of the season with a time of 1 minute 45.681 seconds, and it could prove crucial on a tight and twisty Marina Bay circuit, the site of Sunday’s race in Singapore.
