Month: November 2021

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Richardson came off the bench and led Florida to a 24-21 victory over rival Florida State on Saturday that made the Gators bowl eligible a week after firing coach Dan Mullen. Richardson replaced turnover-prone Emory Jones early in third quarter and played significant snaps

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — AJ Green scored 35 points with four assists to lead Northern Iowa to a 90-80 win over No. 16 St. Bonaventure. Austin Phyfe and Nate Heise each had 15 points as the Panthers beat a ranked opponent for the first time since winning at then-No. 23

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have placed wide receiver A.J. Brown on injured reserve. Brown already had been declared out for Sunday’s game against New England after he sustained a chest injury during last weekend’s loss to Houston. Now he will be out at least until Dec. 23 and becomes the 17th player

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Van Dyke threw for three touchdowns and 381 yards and Miami wrapped up the regular season by winning for the fifth time in its last six games, beating Duke 47-10. Charleston Rambo caught two of the touchdown passes on a record-setting day. Miami broke away

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Blake Shapen threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns in his first start for ninth-ranked Baylor, and the Bears still have a shot at making the Big 12 championship game. Abram Smith added 117 yards rushing and a touchdown for the 10-2 Bears in 27-24

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Isaac Ruoss ran for two touchdown, Chance Warren had two TD catches and Navy defeated Temple 38-14. The Midshipmen threw just 12 passes for 72 yards but had touchdown tosses from both Tai Lavatai and Xavier Arline. Navy rolled up 219 yards on the ground. Tayvon Ruley and Ra’Von Bonner scored rushing

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Maryland earned its first bowl berth since 2016 as record-setting quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa threw three touchdowns and ran for another in a 40-16 victory over Rutgers. Halfback Tayon Fleet-Davis also had a big-day with a bowl-bid on the line, rushing for a career-best 152 yards

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — NaLyssa Smith had her sixth straight double-double with 21 points and a career-high 19 rebounds and No. 6 Baylor turned back Houston 74-58 to win the Cancun Challenge. Smith had 18 in the second half for her 30th career double-double.  Queen Egbo scored 16 points for the Bears, the only team

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tyler Patterson had a career-high 22 points as Montana State defeated Incarnate Word 83-64. Johnny Hughes III led the Cardinals  with 25 points.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Jakobi Buchanan ran for three touchdowns and Christian Anderson threw for a score and Army beat Liberty 31-16. After Liberty turned it over on downs in five plays to start the game, Cole Talley kicked a 26-yard field goal to give Army a 3-0 lead. The Black Knights followed up defensively

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Lindsey Theuninck and Tori Nelson each scored 11 points and South Dakota State beat No. 19 UCLA 76-66 at the Gulf Coast Showcase. The Jackrabbits outscored UCLA 25-13 in the second quarter to take a 37-31 lead into the break. Paiton Burckhard opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer and South

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 20 points, including two free throws with three seconds left, and West Virginia made just one of two from the line with .4 seconds remaining, giving BYU a 58-57 win over the No. 22 Mountaineers in the championship game of the St. Pete Showcase. With Kari Niblack

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Tristen Newton hit a jump shot with a second left to lead East Carolina to a 70-68 win over Coppin State on Saturday. Brandon Suggs had a career-high 25 points to lead the Pirates. Nendah Tarke led the Eagles with a season-high 20 points.

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL has postponed two more games for coronavirus-related reasons. That brings the total number of postponements to five so far this season. The New York Islanders’ upcoming games Sunday at the Rangers and Tuesday at the Philadelphia Flyers were postponed. An additional Islanders player went into the NHL’s

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Jairus Hamilton had a career-high 24 points as Western Kentucky topped UT Martin 81-66. Darius Simmons led the Skyhawks with 21 points.

SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Cassidy Hardin made six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 18 points, Madison Layden added four 3-pointers and 16 points, and Purdue beat No. 17 Florida State 66-61 at the St. Pete Showcase. It was Purdue’s first win over a ranked team since 2019. Ra Shaya Kyle had 13 points and

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hall of Fame defensive lineman Curley Culp, who helped the Kansas City Chiefs win their first Super Bowl during a 14-year NFL career, died Saturday of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 75. Culp announced this month that he had been diagnosed with stage

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley had her third double-double of the season with 19 points and 14 rebounds and No. 24 Virginia Tech beat UT Martin 54-49 at the San Juan Shootout. Kitley broke a tie at 42 to start the fourth quarter and Virginia Tech went on a 6-0 run as

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Tariq Lamptey kept setting up chances for Brighton and his teammates kept missing them. Neal Maupay was the biggest culprit in the 0-0 draw at home to Leeds in the English Premier League. Lamptey is back fit after nine months out injured and the former Chelsea right back was a constant

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shortstop Wander Franco and the Tampa Bay Rays have finalized an $182 million, 11-year contract that includes a club option for the 2033 season. The deal could be worth up to $223 million if the club option is exercised and incentives are reached. The contract is the largest financial commitment

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Noah Horchler had 25 points and 11 rebounds as Providence beat Saint Peter’s 85-71. Nate Watson added 23 points for the Friars. Daryl Banks III led the Peacocks with a career-high 26 points.

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Malik Williams had 13 points, 12 rebounds and four steals, Jarrod West scored seven of his nine points in the final five minutes and Louisville beat Maryland 63-55 to win the Bahamas Championship. West gave Louisville the lead for good at 52-49 with a long 3-pointer. He added a layup in

NICEVILLE, Fla. — Marcus Watson had a career-high 28 points as North Carolina A&T topped St. Francis (N.Y.) 73-67 in the Emerald Coast Classic . Patrick Emilien led the Terriers on Saturday with 14 points.

NORWICH, England (AP) — Norwich has squandered good scoring chances in a 0-0 draw with Wolverhampton in the English Premier League. Saves by goalkeeper José Sá on Teemu Pukki in the 71st minute and Lukas Rupp 10 minutes later salvaged a point for Wolves at Carrow Road. Norwich is stuck in the relegation zone while

PARIS (AP) — Bottom side Metz has stunned second-placed Nice 1-0 in the French league. Nice’s second straight defeat at Allianz Riviera Stadium could lose it second place to Rennes, which plays on Sunday. The hosts gave a listless performance in the first half and Metz capitalized on Nice’s lack of urgency to take the

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have acquired All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier from the San Diego Padres in exchange for two minor leaguers. The trade addresses one of Seattle’s biggest needs entering the offseason, finding a middle infielder to pair with shortstop J.P. Crawford. But Frazier’s versatility allows

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool has turned up the pressure on English Premier League leader Chelsea by coasting to a second successive 4-0 victory at Anfield. Southampton was dispatched as comfortably as Arsenal was a week ago as Jurgen Klopp’s side moved within a point of Chelsea. In the process the Reds became the first

LONDON (AP) — Steven Gerrard got the better of Patrick Vieira in the battle of the English Premier League greats-turned-managers as goals from Matt Targett and John McGinn secured a 2-1 win for Aston Villa at Crystal Palace. Two of the finest midfielders of their generation went head-to-head on the touchline for the first time

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have signed Michael Wacha to a $7 million, one-year deal, adding the right-hander to an already thin rotation that lost Eduardo Rodriguez in free agency. Wacha was 3-5 with a 5.05 ERA last season for Tampa Bay. He was 1-1 with a 2.88 ERA in seven appearances from

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press Not even Novak Djokovic playing back-to-back could help Serbia avoid losing to Germany in the Davis Cup group phase. Djokovic helped Serbia pull even at 1-1 by winning his singles match. Butt the world’s top-ranked player lost in doubles. Second-ranked Daniil Medvedev helped Russia beat Ecuador to set up a

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Erling Haaland scored on his return from injury for Borussia Dortmund to beat Wolfsburg 3-1 and turn up the pressure on Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich. Bayern has responded with a 1-0 win over Arminia Bielefeld in the late match. There’s only one point between the teams

IGLS, Austria (AP) — Germany’s Francesco Friedrich has extended his streak to 34 consecutive World Cup two-man races with a medal. He guided his sled to an easy win over countryman Johannes Lochner. Justin Kripps drove to bronze for Canada. Codie Bascue was the top American driver and finished 10th in the two-man race. In

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool has delivered another masterful attacking display to overwhelm Southampton in a 4-0 win that moves the team to within a point of English Premier League leader Chelsea. The Reds have scored at least two goals in their last 17 games in all competitions. Diogo Jota had two of

KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A women’s World Cup giant slalom has been canceled and the poor weather perhaps spared Mikaela Shiffrin’s blushes. The race in Killington, Vermont, marked the return of World Cup skiing to North America for the first time in two years. The race was suspended amid strong winds and snow after just

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin has been fined $5,000 for throwing one of his gloves at Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand. The fine is the maximum allowed under the league’s collective bargaining agreement with the players’ union. Panarin and Marchand were standing in front of their respective benches when the

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland’s offense is again complete. The Browns have activated running back Kareem Hunt and Pro Bowl right tackle Jack Conklin from injured reserve. They’ll return for Sunday night’s critical game against AFC North-leading Baltimore. Hunt missed the past five games with a calf injury while Conklin