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Sports Headlines: Sun., Oct. 25 2014

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October 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The World Series is tied at two games apiece after the San Francisco Giants turned an early 4-1 deficit into an 11-4 pounding of the Kansas City Royals. Pablo Sandoval singled home a pair to snap a 4-4 tie and spark a three-run sixth. Joe Panik added a two-run double while the Giants scored four times in the seventh to go ahead 11-4.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Mississippi State was a winner in its first game since climbing to the top of The Associated Press college football poll two weeks ago. Dak Prescott accounted for three touchdowns and Josh Robinson rushed for two TDs to lead the Bulldogs’ offense in a 45-31 win against Kentucky. Prescott ran for TDs of 2 and 11 yards, and hit Brandon Hill for an 8-yard TD.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — No. 3 Mississippi has fallen from the unbeaten ranks with a 10-7 loss at LSU. Ole Miss was lining up for a potential tying field goal from 42 yards, but was called for delay of game just before Bo Wallace’s pass was intercepted by Ronald Martin with two seconds left. Anthony Jennings’ short touchdown pass to tight end Logan Stokes gave the Tigers the lead late in the fourth quarter.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers have exercised the fourth-year contract option on guard Dion Waiters. The fourth overall pick in the 2012 draft by Cleveland, Waiters will start in the Cavs backcourt with Kyrie (KY’-ree) Irving. The Cavs were expected to pick up the option worth $5.1 million on Waiters, who averaged 15.3 point last season.

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — There’s a two-way tie for the lead after the third round of the PGA’s McGladrey Classic in South Carolina. Andrew Svoboda and Will MacKenzie each finished play at 12-under-par. MacKenzie earned his share of the lead by shooting a 5-under-65, while Svoboda shot a 4-under-66.