A bid for a perfect football season by No. 12 Coastal Carolina was ended with a 37-34 loss to Liberty in overtime in Orlando on Saturday night as the Flames blocked a 44-yard field goal attempt by the Chanticleers to end the game. … Georgia State topped Western Kentucky, 39-21, in Mobile and No. 19 Louisiana Lafayette finished 10-1 with a 31-24 win over Texas-San Antonio in Dallas. … In college basketball on Saturday, No. 1 Gonzaga improved to 7-0 with a 98-75 win over No. 16 Virginia in Fort Worth. … No. 6 Houston is 7-0 after a 63-54 win at Central Florida. … Host Northwestern (6-1) and No. 23 Ohio State went scoreless for the final 47 seconds in a 71-70 victory for the Wildcats. … Louisville is 6-1 after dropping visiting Kentucky to 1-6 with a 62-59 triumph. … In the NFL on Saturday, Tom Brady threw for four touchdowns in Tampa Bay’s 47-7 romp at Detroit, San Francisco won 20-12 at Arizona and Miami made it a sweep of the day for road teams as Dolphins back-up quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick led three scoring drives in the fourth quarter, capped by a 44-yard field goal by Jason Sanders with one second left to nip Las Vegas, 26-25. … The Carolina Panthers visit Washington and former coach Ron Rivera today (CBS, 4:05 p.m.).
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