Big upsets shuffle college football poll

Penn State has climbed to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll behind unanimous No. 1 Alabama after a wild weekend of upsets.

Seven ranked teams, including four in the top 10, lost to unranked teams on Friday and Saturday. Defending national champion Clemson and defending Pac-12 champion Washington were the highest ranked teams to lose.

Penn State, which was idle, moved up a spot to No. 2, 15 points ahead of No. 3 Georgia. Penn State has its best ranking since Oct. 31, 1999, when the Nittany Lions were No. 2 then as well.

TCU is No. 4, Wisconsin is No. 5 and Ohio State is sixth.

Clemson dropped five spots to seventh. Miami, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State round out the top 10.

NEBRASKA HIRES NEW AD >>

Nebraska named Washington State athletic director Bill Moos to head its sports program.

Moos replaces Shawn Eichorst, who was fired Sept. 21, the week after the Cornhuskers lost to Northern Illinois at home. Moos was announced as his replacement Sunday less than 24 hours after Nebraska was routed 56-14 by Ohio State in Lincoln.

“To lead one of the most storied and successful athletic programs in the nation is a true honor,” said Moos, who has been at Washington State since 2010.

Golf PEREZ WINS CIMB CLASSIC IN MALAYSIA >>

Pat Perez won the PGA Tour’s CIMB Classic by four shots over Keegan Bradley at Malaysia’s TPC Kuala Lumpur.

The San Diego native sealed his first title in almost a year despite carding a modest 3-under 69 in the final round. His 24-under 264 earned him $1.26 million.

Bradley shot a 5-under 67 to finish at 268. Xander Schauffele and Kang Sunghoon tied for third, and defending champion Justin Thomas tied for 17th.

MONTGOMERIE WINS SAS >>

Colin Montgomerie earned his second PGA Tour Champions victory in five weeks with a three-stroke win at the SAS Championship in Cary, North Carolina.

Montgomerie shot an 8-under 64 and finished at 16-under 200. It’s his sixth career victory on the senior circuit and elevated him to No. 7 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings in the tour’s regular-season finale.

Vijah Singh and Doug Garwood each shot 66 and

tied for second at 203. KO GETS FIRST LPGA WIN >>

Jin Young Ko overcame a slow start to win her first LPGA Tour title at the KEB Hana Bank Championship in Incheon, South Korea.

Ko bogeyed two of the first three holes before carding six birdies for a 68 and a 19-under total of 269.

Sung Hyun Park, seeking her third victory of the year and a chance to take over the top spot of the Rolex Rankings, closed with a 68 to finish two shots back.

Tennis FEDERER BEATS NADAL IN SHANGHAI >>

Roger Federer extended his winning streak over Rafael Nadal this year to four matches after beating the top-ranked Spaniard, 6-4, 6-3, to win the Shanghai Masters.

The 19-time grand slam winner, who still trails Nadal 23-15 in their overall head-to-head record, took advantage of three of seven break point opportunities in the match to snap Nadal’s 16-game winning streak, which included his China Open victory last week.

The Shanghai Masters is Federer’s 94th career title, moving him into a tie with Ivan Lendl in second place on the Open era list.

SHARAPOVA BACK IN WIN COLUMN >>

Maria Sharapova won her first WTA title since returning from a doping ban after defeating Aryna Sabalenka, 7-5, 7-6 (8), to win the Tianjin Open in China.

Sharapova last won a title at the Italian Open in May 2015. The former topranked player and winner of five major titles tested positive for meldonium at the Australian Open in January 2016. That led to a 15-month doping ban, which expired in April.

STRYCOVA ENDS VICTORY DROUGHT >>

Barbora Strycova ended a six-year wait for her second WTA singles title by defeating Magdalena Rybarikova, 6-4, 6-1, at the Ladies Linz in Austria.

PAVLYUCHENKOVA WINS IN HONG KONG >>

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won her third WTA singles title of the year with a 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over Daria Gavrilova in the Hong Kong Open final.

Olympics INNSBRUCK WON’T BID FOR GAMES >>

Innsbruck, Vienna, dropped its plan to bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics after 67 percent of city residents voted no in a referendum Sunday.

Innsbruck has hosted the Winter Games twice, in 1964 and 1976, but its residents voted against another bid in 1993 and again in 1997.