North Dakota State wins 8th FCS title

Redshirt freshman quarterback Trey Lance ran for 166 yards, with a clutch 44-yard touchdown to start the fourth quarter, and North Dakota State held on to claim its eighth FCS national championship with a 28-20 win over James Madison on Saturday in Frisco, Texas.

James Hendricks had an interception at the goal line in the final seconds for the Bison (16-0), who stretched their FCSrecord winning streak to 37 in a row and completed the first 16-win season in any division since Yale in 1894.

Golf: Brendan Steele went from lagging behind to seizing control in the Sony Open in Honolulu, when he birdied his last three holes for a 6-under 64 to take a three-shot lead over Cameron Smith into the final round . ... Louis Oosthuizen is on course to defend his title at the South African Open and takes a one-shot lead into the final round in Johannesburg. Oosthuizen shot 7-under 64 in the third round at Randpark Golf Club to move to 15 under par overall and hold a narrow advantage over Marcus Armitage . ... Wade Ormsby continued his impressive run at the Hong Kong Open with a 4-under 66 to take a two-shot lead over Gunn Charoenkul.

NFL: Former Steelers coach Bill Cowher has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Cowher, an analyst for CBS, was surprised by the announcement made live on air in studio before the Titans-Ravens playoff game. Hall President and CEO David Baker delivered the news to Cowher during CBS’s “The NFL Today” pregame show broadcast.

Tennis: Rafael Nadal rallied to beat Alex de Minaur 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 to clinch Spain’s semifinal win over Australia and secure a spot in the inaugural ATP Cup decider against Serbia. Top-ranked Nadal and his Spanish team will face Novak Djokovic’s Serbian team Sunday for the first title in the new 24-team international tournament.

Women’s college basketball: Megan Walker scored 22 points and Christyn Willimas had 21 as top-ranked UConn responded to its first loss of the season with a 91-51 rout of Houston. The Huskies (13-1, 4-0 American) have gone 975 games over 27 years without losing twice in a row.