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No. 2 Buckeyes win, but RB Wells injured

COLUMBUS, Ohio—It was as if a stadium full of more than 105,000 people was suddenly empty.

An eerie silence descended on Ohio Stadium when Ohio State’s Heisman Trophy prospect Chris “Beanie” Wells went down with a foot injury in the third quarter of the second-ranked Buckeyes’ 43-0 victory over Youngstown State on Saturday.

All of a sudden, what seemed like a nice tuneup for the mammoth showdown in two weeks against No. 3 Southern California seemed secondary.

Before the injury, Wells ran for 111 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown run. Boeckman tossed two touchdown passes and freshman quarterback phenom Terrelle Pryor looked solid in his college debut.

Utah spoils Rodriguez's debut at Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Michigan's new era opened in a painfully familiar way for the 108,000-plus fans at the Big House: With an ugly-looking loss.

Rich Rodriguez's debut as Wolverines coach was spoiled when Utah's Brian Johnson threw for 305 yards and a touchdown and Louie Sakoda kicked four field goals, providing enough scoring to hold on for a 25-23 win Saturday.

A year ago, Appalachian State stunned the Wolverines. But this was more businesslike than shocking. The Utes were just a three-point underdog and received more votes than Michigan in The Associated Press preseason poll.

Venus Williams advances to fourth round at U.S. Open

NEW YORK—The Williams sisters keep cruising along while other top women’s seeds go crashing out of the U.S. Open.

But it can only continue for one more match.

Venus and Serena posted identical 6-2, 6-1 victories in the third round Saturday. Another win, and they’ll face each other in the quarterfinals.

Four of the top 10 women’s seeds have lost, including No. 1 Ana Ivanovic. The sisters are the only two former champs still alive.

JoePa ties Bowden with win No. 373

STATE COLLEGE, Pa.—Hands on hips, Joe Paterno paced back and forth in the second half as he peered out from behind his thick, smoky glasses.

He couldn’t keep still, even with another milestone win at Penn State well in hand.

Evan Royster ran for three touchdowns and Derrick Williams had an 89-yard kickoff return for another score as Paterno tied Bobby Bowden atop the career wins list for major college coaches in the 22nd-ranked Nittany Lions’ 66-10 rout Saturday of Coastal Carolina.

JoePa, who opened his record 43rd season on the sideline, now has 373 career victories, just like Bowden, his good friend from Florida State. The Seminoles start their season next week.

Warner to start ahead of Leinart for Cardinals

TEMPE—Kurt Warner will be Arizona’s starting quarterback for the season opener at San Francisco.

Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said Saturday that he chose Warner over Matt Leinart because the former MVP “gives us the best chance to win.”

Bengals release RB Johnson, RT Anderson

CINCINNATI—Offensive tackle Willie Anderson and running back Rudi Johnson lost their starting jobs with the Cincinnati Bengals during training camp. Now, they’ve lost their roster spots, too.

The Bengals released Anderson and Johnson on Saturday as part of their moves to get to the 53-man roster limit.

The 33-year-old Anderson was the most tenured Bengal, having played 12 seasons in Cincinnati. Injuries limited him to seven games last season, ending his streak of four consecutive Pro Bowl appearances. He became a backup to Stacy Andrews in training camp, and declined to take a pay cut Saturday to stay with the team.

The 28-year-old Johnson missed most of camp because of a hamstring injury, making him expendable. Chris Perry, a first-round pick in 2004, moves into the starting job after having a healthy preseason.