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OXFORD, Miss. -- Kamryn Pettway ran for a career-high 236 yards and a touchdown, Sean White threw for 247 yards and No. 15 Auburn beat Mississippi 40-29 on Saturday night.Ole Miss Chad Kelly threw for a school-record 465 yards, beating Archie Mannings previous mark of 436 yards set in 1969. Kelly also threw three touchdown passes and one interception.But the Rebels couldnt keep up with Auburn, which finished with 554 total yards. The Tigers once again gave a heavy workload to Pettway, a sophomore who responded by smashing through the Ole Miss defense with his 240-pound body time after time.The offensive line did a good job, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. But he also just ran over some people.Auburn (6-2, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) won its fifth straight. Ole Miss (3-5, 1-4) lost its third in a row.It was an entertaining, back-and-forth game that featured plenty of offense -- especially in the first half. Ole Miss took a 22-20 lead into the locker room.Ole Miss had its chances in the second half, but once again blew a halftime lead. The Rebels have five losses this season despite never trailing at the break.The backbreaker for Ole Miss was midway through the fourth quarter when a wide-open Evan Engram dropped what would have almost certainly been a go-ahead touchdown. On the very next play, Kelly threw his only interception of the night and Auburn returned it to the Ole Miss 25.Three plays later, Kerryon Johnson scored on a 3-yard touchdown run and Auburn stretched its lead to 40-29.We battled toe to toe for most of the game, Freeze said. But for whatever reason, in this game you have years where the margin of error for a team is just so small and one or two plays makes such a huge impact.GREAT KICKERSAuburns offense got a big assist from kicker Daniel Carlson, who made all four of his field goal attempts, including a crucial one from 47 yards in the fourth quarter that gave the Tigers a 33-29 lead.Hes the best kicker in the country, Malzahn said. Really made some pressure kicks.Ole Miss Gary Wunderlich was nearly as good. He made all three of his field goals, including one that was a career-high 49 yards.THE TAKEAWAYAuburn: The Tigers continued their impressive run despite looking a little shaky on defense. Auburns running game has been absolutely dominant and the Tigers now have three winnable games against Vanderbilt, Georgia and Alabama A&M before what could be a very interesting Iron Bowl showdown against Alabama.Ole Miss: The Rebels season continues to turn sour. Two months ago, Ole Miss thought it might have a chance to win the SECs Western Division. Now the Rebels might struggle to qualify for a bowl game.UP NEXTAuburn: The Tigers host Vanderbilt next weekend.Ole Miss: The Rebels host Georgia Southern next weekend. . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. . Down by seven with 90 seconds left in regulation, thats where they looked comfortable. . Nine days before the opening ceremony, organizing committee chief Dmitry Chernyshenko said Wednesday that Sochi is "fully ready" and will deliver safe, friendly and well-run games that defy the grim reports that have overshadowed preparations. . Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. . All of the scoring came in the final 20:04. Lucic scored on a power play at 15:46 of the third period, when he tipped a shot over Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen for a 3-1 lead. PHILADELPHIA -- Arodys Vizcaino was one strike away from taking a lead into the ninth until Freddy Galvis caught up to his 99 mph fastball.Galvis hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.Adonis Garcia hit a pair of RBI doubles for the Braves, including one in the eighth for a 3-2 lead. But Vizcaino, who has 10 saves, walked Maikel Franco to start the bottom half and allowed a single to Carlos Ruiz.After Tommy Joseph grounded into a double play, Galvis ripped Vizcainos 2-2 pitch into the seats in right field.Its a tough one anytime you lose a game like that on one swing, Braves left fielder Jeff Francoeur said. When you struggle, when it rains, it pours.Franco hit a homer for the fourth straight game to help the Phillies complete a three-game sweep and win for the eighth time in nine games.Braves starter Tyrell Jenkins allowed one run and four hits in 4 2/3 innings. He started in place of Julio Teheran, who returned to Atlanta to be treated for an infection on his right thigh.He did a great job stretching the game that far, Braves interim manager Brian Snitker said. He gave us everything he had. He was pitching. He was mixing pitches, keeping the ball down.Jenkins was converted from starter to reliever in the minors shortly before coming up. He made four relief appearances before getting his first start against the Phillies.It definitely gives me confidence, he said.Hector Neris (3-3) got the win despite allowing a go-aheaad run in the top of the eighth.dddddddddddd Jeanmar Gomez finished for his 23rd save in 25 tries.Phillies starter Jeremy Hellickson gave up two runs -- one earned -- and four hits in six innings.Garcia lined an RBI double to right-center to score Francoeur, giving the Braves a 2-1 lead in the sixth. Garcia hit a sharp grounder down the left-field line to put the Braves up 3-2.Franco tied it at 2 with an opposite-field shot to right off Chris Withrow in the sixth.Odubel Herrera sliced an RBI double down the left-field line with two outs in the fifth to tie it at 1. Earlier in the inning, Francoeur made a perfect no-hop throw to the plate from left field to get Galvis trying to score from second on a single.Jenkins waited at the top of the dugout to give Francoeur a hug.Nobody was surprised except me, Jenkins said of the throw.Hellickson walked Freddie Freeman with the bases loaded to force in a run in the third. A fielding error on second baseman Cesar Hernandez led to the unearned run.STANDINGSThe Braves (28-57) have the worst record in the majors while the Phillies (40-46) are inching closer to .500.CANNON ARMSince Francoeur made his debut in 2005, he leads all outfielders with 131 assists. Teammate Nick Markakis ranks second in that span with 100.UP NEXTBRAVES: RHP Lucas Harrell (1-0, 1.50 ERA) starts a makeup game at the Chicago Cubs before a three-game series at the Chicago White Sox. ' ' '
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