Khris Davis hit another big home run, Jharel Cotton pitched five shutout innings of one-hit ball and the Oakland Athletics extended their season-best winning streak to seven games with an 8-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
Jamie Dixon's group returns all five starters from its lineup in the NIT title game. A normal number of takeaways this season could help propel TCU to the program's first NCAA bid since 1998.
Saturday marked the Horned Frogs' fourth road game against a team ranked sixth or better since the start of 2010. Gary Patterson's club is 3-1 in those games, with a point differential of plus-51.
Never doubt Gary Patterson after a down season. TCU looks like Oklahoma's top challenger in the Big 12 following Saturday's upset over Oklahoma State.
Each of the four highest game scores posted this week came from a team beating a ranked opponent, with the Wolfpack leading the way.
For the first time this season, No. 7 Georgia and No. 9 TCU jumped into the top 10 of the AP college football poll. Florida State dropped all the way out of the rankings for the first time since 2011 after starting 0-2.
Baker Mayfield threw three touchdowns, including the go-ahead score the next snap after his unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, and No. 3 Oklahoma overcame a feisty Baylor team 49-41 Saturday night to stretch the nation's longest winning streak to 14 games.
Darius Anderson ran for a career-high 160 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 16 TCU upset No. 6 Oklahoma State 44-31 on Saturday to stamp the Horned Frogs as a Big 12 contender.
Bruce Maxwell knew that people would be watching, and so he took a knee, pulling baseball into a polarizing protest movement fueled by stars in the NFL, NBA and elsewhere.
TCU and Georgia joined college football's upper echelon with statement wins Saturday.
TCU threw an early wrinkle into the Big 12 race and established itself as a contender, rolling into Stillwater and upsetting No. 6 Oklahoma State.
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 77 | 68 |
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 36 | 45 |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 44 | 50 |
| New York | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 37 | 70 |
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 95 | 59 | .617 | - | W2 |
| Los Angeles | 76 | 78 | .494 | 19 | L6 |
| Texas | 76 | 79 | .490 | 19.5 | L3 |
| Seattle | 75 | 81 | .481 | 21 | L2 |
| Oakland | 72 | 83 | .465 | 23.5 | W7 |
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| TCU | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| West Virginia | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Texas | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-1 | 3-1 |
| Kansas | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Baylor | 0-1 | 0-4 |
