LAS VEGAS -- Johnny Stanton was 10 of 12 for 217 yards and he threw three touchdown passes to Devonte Boyd to help UNLV beat FCS-level Jackson State 63-13 on Thursday night.It was the Rebels first season-opening victory since 2009 when they beat Sacramento State.On the third play from scrimmage, Boyd caught a pass over the middle and raced for a 56-yard touchdown. After Troy Hawthorne intercepted LaMontiez Ivys pass on Jacksonville States first offensive play, UNLV needed just two plays for Boyd to score from 32 yards out.Jackson State answered with a 14-play, 75-yard drive ending in Tevin Garretts 11-yard TD catch to pull to 14-7. But UNLV scored the next 28 points, including senior David Greenes first career TD, for a 42-10 lead at halftime.Charles Williams ran for 96 yards and one touchdown, and Lexington Thomas added 68 yards and two TDs for UNLV (1-0). Boyd finished with 135 yards receiving.Ivy threw for 134 yards with one touchdown and one interception for Jackson State (0-1). Hydro Flask Oslo . 8 Iowa State on Saturday, sending the Cyclones to their third consecutive loss. The Longhorns (14-4, 3-2) got their biggest win of the season with their third in the row in the Big 12. Hydro Flask Barn . -- Bryant McKinnie came out of his stance and lowered his shoulder into a practice squad player, causing a crisp thud to reverberate in the Miami Dolphins practice bubble. http://www.norgehydroflask.com/ . While hell be dialed in to that tournament on a course he loves, you can forgive him if his eyes glance down the calendar just a bit, towards April. Hydro Flask Norge . Hamelin, who triumphed in the 500 on Saturday, edged out Victor An of Russia by 0.021 seconds to maintain his lead in the World Cup standings. Russias Vladimir Grigorev was third. In the relay, Canada took control six laps from the finish line to beat Russia and the Netherlands. Hydro Flask Prisjakt . -- An ugly goal by Nick Bonino helped the Anaheim Ducks overcome the defensive-minded Phoenix Coyotes on a night when their ragged power play continued to struggle. PRETORIA, South Africa -- Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.Pistorius stood and faced Judge Thokozile Masipa as she announced the sentence in a South African courtroom on Wednesday.Pistorius was facing a possible 15-year jail term for shooting Steenkamp through a toilet cubicle door at his home in 2013, but Masipa said substantial and compelling circumstances existed in the double-amputee Olympic runners case to give him a lesser senttence.ddddddddddddSteenkamps parents, Barry and June, were present in the courtroom, which was packed with relatives of both Pistorius and Steenkamp and other observers.In reading out the sentence, Judge Masipa said Pistorius was a fallen hero.The judge ordered a recess to give prosecutors and Pistorius defense lawyers time to decide if either wanted to appeal the sentence. ' ' '