Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers lit up the IPL for the second time in three days to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to a nine-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens. Kohli (75no off 51) and De Villiers (59no off 31) pummelled an unbeaten 115 for the second wicket, having each scored centuries while smoking a T20 record partnership of 229 during Saturdays thumping win at home against Gujarat Lions. Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers impressed Dominic Cork and Mahela Jayawardene after their performance for Royal Challengers Bangalore Chris Gayle (49 off 31) also returned to form - the Jamaican had notched just 19 runs in five IPL innings prior to the match - as Bangalore reached their 184 target in 18.4 overs to move to within two points of the play-off spots and second-placed Kolkata.Gautam Gambhirs 31st score of fifty or above in the IPL - a record he shares with Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner - helped Knight Riders post 183-5 from their 20 overs after Bangalore elected to bowl.Gambhir (51 off 34) put on 76 with Manish Pandey (50 off 35), but Knight Riders stumbled once their skipper was run out by Shane Watson, falling from 90-1 to in the 11th over to 125-5 in the 16th. Gautam Gambhir scored fifty - but dropped Kohli However, Andre Russell (39no off 19) - who later picked up a leg injury while bowling - and Shakib Al Hasan (18no off 11), biffed an unbeaten 58 from 28 balls, during which time Shakib was dropped by Sreenath Aravind at third man.Iqbal Abdulla was the best of the Bangalore bowlers, the left-arm spinner shipping just 22 runs from his four overs as well as picking up the wicket of opener Robin Uthappa (2) caught and bowled.Gayle ensured Royal Challengerss reply got off to a flyer, dominating a 71-run partnership with Kohli before he was pinned lbw by countryman Sunil Narine one run shy of a 19th IPL fifty. 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PITTSBURGH -- Pitt and Penn State spent the days leading up to the renewal of their once annual series in a semantic argument over whether theyre still rivals.The Nittany Lions tried to downplay the stakes, with coach James Franklin pointing out the current roster on both sides were toddlers the last time the two schools faced each other in 2000. The Panthers went the other way, with coach Pat Narduzzi bringing in the 1976 national championship team to give a pep talk on what facing Penn State used to -- and still could -- mean.Four quarters, nearly four hours and one well-timed interception by a fifth-year cornerback later, consider the debate over. Pitt-Penn State is still very much a thing.James Conner ran for 117 yards and a touchdown and caught another and senior Ryan Lewis picked off Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley in the end zone with just over a minute to play as the Panthers held on for a 42-39 victory on Saturday in front of the largest crowd to watch a sporting event in the citys history -- 69,983.I would say going to next year, theyre going to think its a rivalry now, said Pitt safety Jordan Whitehead.One that shouldnt lack for juice when the two teams meet at Beaver Stadium next fall. Penn State nearly made it all the way back from a 21-point deficit. The Nittany Lions had the ball at the Pitt 31 with less than 90 seconds to play when McSorley dropped back and lofted a rainbow toward the back of the end zone to no one in particularLewis, who spent four long years in the program before finally earning significant playing time this fall, cradled it in his arms for the first pick of his career.I was just reading the quarterback the whole time, Lewis. I saw it in the air and took it.And dealt Franklin another significant blow in a tenure that is still searching for traction. A year after losing on the road in Philadelphia to Temple -- next weeks opponent -- the Nittany Lions currently dont have bragging rights in any corner of the state after looking flat in the first half before getting back in it.The fact it was this close at the end of the game speaks volumes for us in the second half, Franklin said. But were going to have a hard time if we get ourselves into a 28-7 situation.Saquon Barkley almost siinglehandedly brought the Nittany Lions (1-1) all the way back.dddddddddddd The sophomore running back totaled five touchdowns (four rushing, one receiving), the most by a Penn State player since Ki-Jana Carter did it against Michigan State in 1994. Barkleys fifth score, a 2-yard dive with five minutes to play, drew the Nittany Lions within three.We started off slow, they punched us in the mouth first, Barkley said. We responded but weve just got to come out earlier and be ready to play earlier.SO CLOSEMoments before Lewis interception, McSorley threw a lob to wide-open DaeSean Hamilton, who was behind the Pitt defense and had nothing between himself and the go-ahead score. The ball smacked off Hamiltons hands and onto the turf instead.For us to get that close and not pull out a win is really upsetting, Hamilton said. It just comes down to crunch time, us battling back so far and to see the game slip away from me right there is the hardest part.THE TAKEAWAYPENN STATE: Barkley is a star in the making but the Nittany Lions curiously didnt get him the ball when it was deep in Pitt territory trailing by a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. Penn State settled for a field goal instead and will have a year to think about what might have been.PITT: First-year offensive coordinator Matt Canadas playbook is deep. A week after using a nondescript game plan to get past Villanova, Canada used a variety of jet sweeps, shovel passes and play-action to get the ball to his playmakers in space. The Panthers ran for 359 yards and held onto the ball for more than 35 minutes.UP NEXTPENN STATE: Welcomes the Owls to State College in a rematch of Temples one-sided 27-10 win last year. Penn State plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Joe Paternos first game as coach, a decision that has been met with stiff resistance in some areas, including the schools student newspaper.PITT: The Panthers head west on Saturday to take on No. 22 Oklahoma State (1-1) for the first time in program history. The Cowboys lost on a last-second Hail Mary to Central Michigan.---AP College Football site: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '