SUNDAY SPORTS: MORE UPSETS!

HAMILTON – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats intercepted Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros three times in the second half en route to a 29-23 win Saturday.

Stavros Katsantonis, Malik Carney and Kenneth George Jr. interrupted drives by the Blue Bombers (10-4) to give the Tiger-Cats (6-7) their second win at Tim Hortons Field this season.

Hamilton moved into a second-place tie with the Montreal Alouettes in the East Division. Winnipeg remained atop the West Division.

Tiger-Cats quarterback Taylor Powell completed 20 of 26 pass attempts for 236 yards and one touchdown throw to Terry Godwin.

James Butler and Kai Locksley scored rushing touchdown for Hamilton. Butler finished with 82 rushing yards on 22 carries in the game.

Collaros was 21-for-35 in passing for 344 yards and a pair of touchdown passes.

VANCOUVER – The B.C. Lions roared back to a 41-37 win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday despite trailing for the majority of the second half.

Vernon Adams Jr. went 26 of 37, throwing for 325 yards and three touchdowns with three interceptions – one that led to a touchdown drive and the other for a pick-six. But he orchestrated a game-winning drive with 39 seconds left on the game clock for the Lions (9-4).

Terry Williams returned a missed field goal with just over a minute left to cut the Redblacks lead to 37-34, allowing the Lions back into the game.

Lucky Whitehead hauled in the game-winner with Adams finding him deep in the end zone with 15 seconds left on the clock. Whitehead then jumped into the stands to give the ball to his mother, with the pair sharing a brief hug.

Ottawa quarterback Dustin Crum rushed for three touchdowns, one of which included a five-yard scramble in the second half to punch it in for Ottawa. He finished the game 18 of 29 for 213 yards.

(The Canadian Press)

CANADA WEST

The University of Regina Rams scored 16 points in the fourth quarter to lift them to a 23-15 victory over Calgary on Saturday afternoon at Mosaic Stadium. First-year Rams QB Owen Seibein led the team to the win. Marshall Erichsen had the U of R’s first triple-digit rushing effort of the season, finishing with 17 carries for a career-high 122 yards. Erichsen also had 30 kickoff return yards and 29 receiving yards, giving him a total of 181 all-purpose yards in the win.

Thanks to the win and also to Manitoba’s blowout loss at UBC, the Rams (1-2) jump into sole possession of fourth place in the Canada West standings. 

(ReginaRams.com)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Shedeur Sanders threw a TD pass to Michael Harrison in the second overtime after leading a 98-yard drive to tie the game with 36 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and No. 18 Colorado rallied to beat Colorado State 43-35.

A 23 1/2-point underdog, the Rams led most of the game. Their unraveling was 17 penalties for 182 yards, including a flag for a block below the waist that nullified a touchdown in the second overtime. The Buffaloes are now 3-0 under Shedder Sanders’ father Deion.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Roydell Williams rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown, helping third-string quarterback Ty Simpson and Alabama shrug off a slow start and beat South Florida 17-3.

The Crimson Tide (2-1) rebounded from a 10-point loss to Texas, improving to 14-1 in games following a regular-season loss since 2008.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) – Cade Klubnik threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth as the Tigers (2-1) came out fast in a 48-14 victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday night.

Klubnik threw for 169 yards including touchdowns of 30 and 2 yards to freshman receiver Tyler Brown. More important, Klubnik had no turnovers after having an interception and a fumble in each of the first two games.

The showing against Florida Atlantic (1-2) came at the right moment with Clemson seeking momentum to carry into its showdown here next week with No. 3 Florida State.

The Owls, in their first season in the American Athletic Conference, showed some fire before the game, gathering at midfield on Death Valley’s paw logo to the boos of the crowd.

Coach Tom Herman said no disrespect was intended: That’s how the team ends all its pre-game warmups, be it home or away.

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio defensive lineman Rodney Mathews picked off a deflected pass late in the fourth quarter to preserve a 10-7 win by the Bobcats over Iowa State on Saturday afternoon.

Ohio, from the Mid-American Conference team, got its first win over a Power Five team since 2017 when they beat Kansas 42-30 at home.

Bobcats QB Kurtis Rourke was 16 for 32 for 135 yards. Becht was better, going 17 for 24 for 233 yards _ but he threw two interceptions.

MLB

Whit Merrifield hit a game-winning infield single in the 13th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the visiting Boston Red Sox 4-3 in a tense four-hour game on Saturday. Merrifield’s hit drove in Vladimir Guerrero Junior from third base. Guerrero hit a solo home run and reached base five times. Rafael Devers hit a two-run home run, but Boston lost for the ninth time in 11 games. The teams wrap up their three-game series on Sunday.

(Canadian Press)