Month: November 2021

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Nick Honor had 17 points and seven assists, Al-Amir Dawes scored 16 points and Clemson beat Charleston Southern 91-59. Alex Hemenway hit a 3-pointer to give Clemson the lead for good and spark a 12-2 run that made it 26-17 with 4 minutes left in the first half. Jamir Moore answered

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer J.C Price doesn’t want his second game as Virginia Tech’s interim football coach to be his last. The Hokies play at Virginia on Saturday and need a victory to become bowl eligible. The former Hokies player says that’s just one of the many reasons the game takes on

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Spencer Petras plunged 2 yards for a touchdown with 2:58 left to give 17th-ranked Iowa its first lead, and the Hawkeyes came back from a 15-point deficit in the third quarter to beat Nebraska 28-21. Iowa won the border battle for the seventh straight

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Nick Bosa was pretty dominant as a rookie in 2019 when his pass rush skills helped the San Francisco 49ers make it to the Super Bowl. But Bosa feels he’s even better this year after missing almost all of last season with reconstructive

BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Iker Muniain set up one goal and helped force an equalizer to give Athletic Bilbao a 2-2 home draw with Granada in the Spanish league. The midfielder set up Raúl García to score the 10th-minute opener. Granada rallied to take the halftime lead thanks to goals by Darwin Machís and Jorge

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brandon Huntley-Hatfield scored eight of his 12 points during a key second-half spurt, and No. 15 Tennessee beat Tennessee Tech 80-69. Olivia Nkamhoua led Tennessee with 18 points. Kennedy Chandler had 15 points and five steals. John Fulkerson scored 14 points, and Santiago Vescovi finished with

LENS, France (AP) — Lens missed an opportunity to climb into second place in the French league as it drew 2-2 with Angers on Friday to stay fourth. Defender Romain Thomas rescued the point for Angers by equalizing in the 70th minute when he met a cross from Angelo Fulgini with a downward header. Sofiane

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Peter Kiss had 16 points and six assists as Bryant got past Brown 65-59. Dan Friday led the Bears with 17 points.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson will take a temporary leave to deal with an undisclosed medical issue. The Sharks say assistant general manager Joe Will will take take over the team’s day-to-day operations during Wilson’s absence. The 64-year-old Wilson has been the general manager for the Sharks since

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston scored 12 points, and No. 1 South Carolina pulled away for a 79-38 victory over Elon. South Carolina had a 16-point lead trimmed to 33-27 early in the third quarter. But the Gamecocks responded with a 16-0 run to put away the Phoenix

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Lindsey Thall scored 20 points, Casey Santoro made 7 of 8 from the free-throw line in the final 76 seconds and Kent State beat No. 19 UCLA 75-69 at the Gulf Coast Showcase. Thall made 7 of 9 from the field and made 5 of 7 from 3-point range and Santoro

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Stuttgart forward Silas Katompa Mvumpa has returned from a long injury layoff and helped see out a 2-1 win over Mainz in the Bundesliga. Goals from Borna Sosa and Hiroki Ito earned Stuttgart its first win in seven games across all competitions and its first in the Bundesliga since Oct. 2.

ROME (AP) — Leonardo Pavoletti celebrated his 32nd birthday by scoring for Cagliari in a 1-1 draw with Salernitana in a matchup of the two last-placed teams in Serie A. Pavoletti redirected a cross from João Pedro in the 73rd and Federico Bonazzoli equalized for Salernitana in the 90th with a volley. The Brazilian-born João

NICEVILLE, Fla. — Ques Glover had a career-high 25 points as Samford edged past North Carolina A&T 77-75 in the Emerald Coast Classic. Demetric Horton led the Aggies with a career-high 24 points.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers hasn’t practiced all week due to a toe injury but is expected to play Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams. Rodgers said Wednesday he has a toe fracture and that the injury occurred while he was working out at home during his quarantine after

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Julio Jones is on injured reserve. A.J. Brown is out against the New England Patriots with a chest injury. Marcus Johnson’s season is done after being put on injured reserve for the second time this season. The receiving corps Ryan Tannehill and the

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — While Maryland and Rutgers have not played in postseason football bowl games in a while, the two Big Ten Conference schools are going to get a taste of it. TScarlet Knights (5-6, 2-6 Big Ten) and Terrapins (5-6, 2-6) will play for bowl eligibility when

NEW ORLEANS — Derek St. Hilaire had 22 points, making four 3-pointers, as New Orleans got past VMI 79-71. Jake Stephens led the Keydets with 17 points.

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) — DeMarr Langford scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Boston College snapped a three-game skid with a 73-60 defeat of Columbia. Jaeden Zachary added 14 points, Makai Ashton-Langford 11 and Brevin Galloway nine for the Eagles. Liam Murphy and Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa led Columbia with 19 and

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — R.J. Cole scored 26 points, helping No. 22 UConn beat VCU 70-63 in overtime for third place at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Isaiah Whaley finished with 16 points for the Huskies, including the go-ahead 3-pointer in OT. He also had a punctuating three-point play

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns Pro Bowl tackle Jack Conklin feared his season might be over when he dislocated his left elbow against Pittsburgh on Oct. 30. But Conklin only spent the minimum three games on injured reserve and will play Sunday night when Cleveland plays the first of two

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Mustapha Amzil hit a running jumper in the lane at the buzzer, and Dayton beat No. 4 Kansas 74-73. Kansas’ David McCormack blocked Malachi Smith’s layup with 3 seconds left. Amzil picked up the loose ball, and his shot went off the rim and

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Daniel Richardson threw two touchdown passes to JaCorey Sullivan, Marion Lukes returned a second-half kickoff 100 yards and Central Michigan ended the season with a 31-10 defeat of rival Eastern Michigan. Lew Nichols carried 44 times and gained 194 yards with a 33-yard touchdown run for Central Michigan. It was

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey scored 20 points in 16 minutes, and No. 3 Purdue pounded Omaha 97-40. Purdue used a huge size advantage to outrebound the Mavericks 53-22 and outscore them in the paint 48-16. The Boilermakers improved to 6-0 for the first first since 2015-16

KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Artemi Panarin scored the first of New York’s three third-period goals with 8:25 left and the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 to give coach Gerard Gallant the best start in his first 20 games as coach. The Rangers have 31 points in Gallant’s first 20. Phil Esposito

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif. (AP) — No. 22 San Diego State claimed the Mountain West’s West Division title with a 27-16 victory over Boise State. Jordon Brookshire led the Aztecs to 24 unanswered points after replacing Lucas Johnson late in the first half, passing for one touchdown and rushing for another.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Eric Reed Jr. had 23 points as Southeast Missouri narrowly beat UIW 79-76. Robert ”RJ” Glasper led the Cardinals  with 19 points.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Matt McDonald completed 24 of 37 passes for 255 yards and a touchdown and Bowling Green beat Ohio 21-10 in the season finale for both teams. Nate Needham made field goals of 23, 43, 40 and 39 yards for the Falcons (4-8, 2-6 Mid-American Conference). On fourth-and-goal from the 1,

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — The first of two men’s World Cup downhills in Lake Louise has been canceled due to too much snow. A second downhill is scheduled for Saturday, followed by Sunday’s super-G.

By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Junior Roschon Johnson ran for a career-best 179 yards, Cameron Dicker kicked three field goals, and Texas summoned some uncommonly strong defense to beat Kansas State 22-17. Texas ended the regular season by snapping a six-game losing streak, its longest since 1956. Johnson, who arrived at

By TERRY TOWERY Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois must beat Northwestern at home on Saturday to keep alive the slimmest of hopes for a bowl bid with a 5-7 record. If Illinois wins and other things fall into place, the Illini could find themselves in their second bowl appearance in the five past

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — All Notre Dame can do for now is prepare for the regular-season finale against struggling Stanford and wait. The fifth-ranked Fighting Irish have found their groove in November and will be good position for a New Year’s Six bowl and a possible spot in the

By The Associated Press The fourth-place team from North and Central American and the Caribbean will play the Oceania champion in a one-game playoff for a World Cup berth. The fifth-place nation from South America will play the fifth-place team from Asia for another berth, Both games will played on June 13 or June 14

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Golf, cricket and rugby have become the first major sports to be affected by the new COVID-19 variant. The emergence of the new variant has prompted fears of renewed travel restrictions and disrupted events just as they were returning to normal nearly two

By The Associated Press Titans rookie cornerback Elijah Molden frequently talks to his father, Alex, a first-round pick by New Orleans in the 1996 draft, about football for advice. When it comes to making a trip to a new stadium on the road like Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on Sunday, that’s not the type of

NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Brendan Medley-Bacon had a career-high 21 points as McNeese State defeated St. Francis (N.Y.) 71-59 in the Emerald Coast Classic . Michael Cubbage led the Terriers with 19 points and six rebounds.

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — There’s no more need for Wake Forest to wonder about the possible championship scenarios. And no more safety net. Win, and the Demon Deacons will play in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game against Pittsburgh. Lose to Boston College on Saturday, and their hopes of

ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Devoe scored 15 of his 26 points in the second half and Georgia Tech rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to defeat Georgia Southern 61-59. Devoe, second in the nation making 65% of his 3-pointers, was 5 of 9 behind the arc. Elijah McCadden and Cam Bryant scored 14 points for

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers should have stars T.J. Watt and Minkah Fitzpatrick against Cincinnati. Fitzpatrick returned to practice this week after being placed on the COVID-19 list following a tie against Detroit. Watt is questionable after missing last week’s loss to Los Angeles with hip and knee

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Sydni Harvey’s 3-pointer from the wing with 2.8 seconds left lifted No. 18 South Florida to a 57-54 win over seventh-ranked Stanford in the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship tournament. Harvey finished with 15 points to lead South Florida (5-2) , which had its

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Kamila Valieva scored a world-best 87.42 points to lead the short program at the Rostelecom Cup. The Russian finished seven points ahead of former figure skating world champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva. American skater Mariah Bell is in third place. Kazuki Tomono of Japan leads the men’s competition. Morisi Kvitelashvili is second and

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African golfer Thriston Lawrence has shot another 6-under 65 to finish his second round atop the leaderboard of the Joburg Open. Lawrence led compatriot Zander Lombard (67) by four strokes on a day when play was again interrupted by bad weather before later being suspended because of fading light. The tournament

Former Netherlands international John van’t Schip has resigned as Greece coach after failing to qualify for next year’s World Cup in Qatar. The 58-year-old former Ajax winger stepped down five weeks before his contract expired on Dec. 31. Greece has not reached a major tournament since the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Van’t Schip took

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The billboard serves as a reminder of last year’s Territorial Cup to anyone who drives Interstate-10 between Phoenix and Tucson. The maroon-and-gold billboard, put up by Arizona State fans, reads: “NO PITY FOR THE KITTY,” with 70-7 on each side. No need for reminders needed

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Isaiah Wong scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half to rally Miami to a 69-63 win over North Texas in the ESPN Events Invitational. The Hurricanes trailed by as many was 14 in the first half. After consecutive 3s put the Mean Green back on top 54-52 Wong

RUSTON, La. (AP) — Louisiana Tech and coach Skip Holtz are parting ways after nine seasons leading the Bulldogs that included seven straight bowl appearances. The school announced Holtz would coach the Bulldogs’ final game Saturday against Rice. La. Tech is 3-8 heading into its season finale. The Bulldogs have not finished with losing record

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA is bowl eligible and has secured its first winning season since 2016. The Bruins though have one more goal going into their regular-season finale against California on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl — not having a letdown after a huge win over Southern

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer Bayern Munich’s annual general meeting ended in tumult with members yelling and booing the club’s directors for refusing to discuss its sponsorship arrangements with Qatar. Irate fans chanted “We are Bayern! You are not!” at club president Herbert Hainer, chief executive Oliver Kahn and other presidium members at the