Jaren Hamilton returns kickoff 100 yards for TD in Arizona State's 24-17 win over Kansas in London

LONDON (AP) — Jaren Hamilton returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score, Reed Harris caught a touchdown pass and defensive lineman Hyrum Vaeono rumbled 77 yards on a fumble recovery as Arizona State beat Kansas 24-17 at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

Nicknamed “Turbo,” Hamilton accelerated down the sideline after eluding several tacklers on the kickoff to open the second half, giving the Sun Devils (2-1) a 17-7 lead in the inaugural Union Jack Classic.

With less speed but equal determination, the 305-pound Vaeono nearly took it to the house in the fourth quarter after a fumble by Dylan Edwards popped into his hands. Vaeono made it to the Kansas 2-yard-line. Two tush pushes later, quarterback Cutter Boley got over the line.

The Sun Devils went into halftime with a 10-7 lead after capitalizing on Matthew Gill’s 17-yard punt from his own end zone. It went out of bounds at the Kansas 25 with :25 seconds left in the half.

ASU just needed one play for Boley to throw a dart to Harris for the go-ahead score.

The Jayhawks (1-2) had been pinned down on their 2 with :42 seconds left in the half after Nick McLarty’s 39-yard punt. They ran three times and ASU used two timeouts to stop the clock before Gill’s shank.

Earlier in the second quarter, Nagy turned tight corner on a wall of Sun Devils to return a punt 72 yards for a Kansas touchdown and 7-3 lead. It’s the second straight week that Kansas got a special teams TD.

Down 17-7 and driving, Kansas went for it on 4th and 1 from the Arizona State’s 38 but Micah Johnson was stopped for no gain. On a 4th and 2 later in the third quarter, the Jayhawks sent out kicker Martin Connington, who missed a 44-yard attempt.

Kansas: The Jayhawks had three turnovers in the loss. Kansas’ best early drive ended with a Yasin Willis fumble early in the second quarter. The second fumble set up an ASU touchdown. After struggling against Missouri last week, Isaiah Marshall completed 17 of 33 passes for 235 yards with a late touchdown following a fourth-quarter interception. He also ran 13 times for 52 yards.

Arizona State: Despite the win, the Sun Devils will still be looking for ways to get the ball to star receivers Harris and Omarion Miller. Harris had 4 receptions for 48 yards; Miller three catches for 18 yards. Boley completed 11 of 23 attempts for just 95 yards with the TD and no interceptions.

Both teams have a bye week and return to action with home games on Oct. 3. The Sun Devils will host Big 12 rival Baylor; the Jayhawks host Middle Tennessee.

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Kansas Jayhawks quarterback Isaiah Marshall (8) during the NCAA college football game between Arizona State Sun Devils and Kansas Jayhawks in London, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)

Arizona State Sun Devils wide receiver Jaren Hamilton (16) 100-yard kickoff return TD, during the NCAA college football game between Arizona State Sun Devils and Kansas Jayhawks in London, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)

Arizona State Sun Devils wide receiver Jaren Hamilton (16) 100-yard kickoff return TD, during the NCAA college football game between Arizona State Sun Devils and Kansas Jayhawks in London, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)

Arizona State Sun Devils wide receiver Jaren Hamilton (16) 100-yard kickoff return TD, during the NCAA college football game between Arizona State Sun Devils and Kansas Jayhawks in London, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles activated reliever Félix Bautista from the 60-day injured list Saturday, setting up the former closer to return from right shoulder surgery 14 months after his last major league game.

Bautista saved 33 games and struck out 110 in 61 innings while earning an All-Star nod in 2023, but missed the final month of the season and all of 2024 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. He had 19 saves in 35 games in 2025 before surgery to repair his torn labrum and torn rotator cuff ended his season.

Bautista had a 2.35 ERA in nine minor league rehab games.

“He is as close to full go as he could be. …,” manager Craig Albernaz said. “We’re going to try to be as smart as we can with using Félix. But also, the game is chaotic and unpredictable, so you don’t know what’s going to happen.”

The Orioles also optioned pitcher Cade Povich and outfielder Heston Kjerstad to Triple-A Norfolk, activated outfielder Christian Franklin from the 10-day injured list and transferred outfielder Tyler O’Neill to the 60-day injured list.

Mike Elias, Baltimore’s president of baseball operations, said Saturday that Albernaz will return in 2027. The Orioles are 75-79 in Albernaz’s first season and entered Saturday three games out of an AL wild card spot.

“It’s a great vote of confidence,” Albernaz said. “Obviously, this season hasn’t gone the way I wanted it by any stretch, by how the players wanted the season to go, how the front office, how the fanbase. … That’s something I wear pretty heavily because of the seat I’m in and I don’t take that lightly.”

In addition, Trey Mancini signed a one-day contract Saturday to retire with the Orioles, the franchise he played for during the bulk of his eight-year career.

The former first baseman and outfielder he had four 20-homer seasons for Baltimore. He also was an emotional centerpiece of the Orioles earlier this decade after recovered from a colon cancer diagnosis that cost him the entire 2020 season and earned the AL’s comeback player of the year award in 2021 by hitting .255 with 21 homers and 71 RBIs.

“I know there have been players that were better players than me overall and that haven’t gotten this treatment and haven’t gotten to retire with the team they came up with and played with for a long time and really identified with,” said Mancini, who was honored before the Orioles’ game against the Milwaukee Brewers. “It’s not something I take for granted at all.”

Mancini hit .263 with 129 homers and 404 RBIs in the majors, making 701 of his 836 appearances with the Orioles.

Mancini was dealt to Houston at the trade deadline in 2022 and helped the Astros win the World Series. He struggled in 79 games with the Chicago Cubs in 2023, spent the following year out of baseball and then played the first three months of the 2025 season with Reno, Arizona’s Triple-A team.

Mancini hit .308 in five games with the Los Angeles Angels in June, then announced his retirement on Aug. 18.

“The whole goal was to make it back up and end my career on my terms moreso than how they were kind of ended for me three years prior,” Mancini said. “I knew that the rest of my life I could look back and have no regrets.”

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Former Baltimore Oriole Trey Mancini, right, waves to his daughter before signing a one day contract with Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias and returning to the team as he announces his retirement during a news conference on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026 in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Former Baltimore Oriole Trey Mancini smiles before signing a one day contract with Baltimore Orioles and returning to the team as he announces his retirement during a news conference on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026 in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Former Baltimore Oriole Trey Mancini poses with his wife Sara Perlman and daughter Sadie after announcing his retirement as an Oriole during a news conference on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026 in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)