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National Sports Headlines: 10/30/16

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October 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CHICAGO (AP) — Corey Kluber and Jason Kipnis led the Cleveland Indians to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs and a three-games-to-one lead in the World Series. Kluber gave up five hits over six innings and blanked the Cubs following Anthony Rizzo’s RBI single in the bottom of the first. Kipnis put the game out of reach with a three-run homer in the seventh, one inning after his sacrifice fly put Cleveland ahead 4-1.

MIAMI (AP) — Toxicology reports show Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez had cocaine and alcohol in his system when he and two friends died in a boat crash into a Miami Beach jetty late last month. Toxicology reports show both men also had alcohol in their systems, while Rivero also had cocaine detectable in his system. The cause of death was listed as “boat crash” in the autopsy report, although it remains unclear who was navigating the boat.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Third-ranked Clemson was in danger of taking its first loss of the season until DeShaun Watson hit Jordan Leggett for a 34-yard touchdown with 2:02 remaining to give the Tigers a 37-34 win at No. 12 Florida State. Watson completed 27 of 43 passes for 378 yards with two touchdowns and a pair of interceptions, and he also ran for 52 yards as the Tigers improved to 8-0. Wayne Gallman had 82 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns to help the Tigers extend their regular-season winning streak to 22 games.

UNDATED (AP) — Seventh-ranked Nebraska and No. 8 Baylor were each handed their first loss of the season. Eleventh-ranked Wisconsin knocked off the seventh-rated Cornhuskers 23-17 on Dare Ogunbowale’s 11-yard scoring run in overtime. Texas knocked off Baylor for the second straight year as Trent Domingue nailed a 39-yard field goal with 46 seconds remaining to push the Longhorns past the Bears, 35-34.

UNDATED (AP) — Tenth-ranked West Virginia and No. 13 Boise St. are no longer among the unbeaten teams in college football. Mason Rudolph threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score to help Oklahoma State upset the Mountaineers, 37-20 at Stillwater. Defensive tackle Chase Appleby sacked Brett Rypien and forced a fumble for a safety with 1:25 left to give Wyoming a 30-28 upset victory over No. 13 Boise State.