Month: November 2021

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Parker Stewart scored 16 points and Indiana overwhelmed Louisiana-Lafayette in the first half en route to a 76-44 victory. Stewart made 4 of 5 3-pointers. Freshman Tamar Bates scored 10 points off the bench for the Hoosiers. Indiana’s preseason All-American Trayce Jackson-Davis, who averages 19.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game,

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Jaren Holmes had 19 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, Osun Osunniyi added 16 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks and No. 22 St. Bonaventure beat Marquette 70-54 to win the Charleston Classic. Marquette missed its first nine field-goal attempts in the second half as Holmes and Adaway scored six points

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks seem to be out of answers after losing to the Arizona Cardinals 23-13. It’s the second straight loss and fifth in the past six games for the Seahawks and leaves them at 3-7. Seattle’s already thin playoff hopes took another hit and coach

KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Former Bruins goalie Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots for his second career shutout, Andrew Mangiapane scored a short-handed goal early in the third period for his 15th of the season, and the Calgary Flames beat Boston 4-0. Johnny Gaudreau and Noah Hanifin, who both played collegiate hockey nearby

By DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders have not put it together where it matters most since their bye week. The Raiders lost their third straight game, 32-13 to the Cincinnati Bengals, falling to 5-5 and further out of position in the AFC West behind the first-place Kansas City

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By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Defenseman Ryan Lindgren barely beat the third-period buzzer to lift the New York Rangers to a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night. Lindgren’s heroics came after the teams scored three goals each in a wild second period, including four goals in an 82-second

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — LeBron James was ejected early in the third quarter after drawing blood by hitting Isaiah Stewart in the face, leaving Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook to rally the Los Angeles Lakers to a 121-116 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Davis had 30 points, 10 rebounds and

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natalie Chou scored 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting, IImar’I Thomas added 19 points Natalie Chou scored 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting, IImar’I Thomas added 19 points and No. 20 UCLA pulled away to beat Virginia 69-57 on Sunday. Jaelynn Penn scored 16 points and joined Chou, Thomas and Dominique Onu with

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Aljaz Kunc scored 21 points to lead five players in double figures and Iowa State breezed to an 82-47 victory over Grambling. Kunc sank all seven of his shots, including five 3-pointers, for the Cyclones (4-0). Tristan Enaruna pitched in with 15 points and nine rebounds. Tyrese Hunter added 12 points,

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Dakota Rivers and Zach Anderson scored 15 points apiece as Florida Gulf Coast routed Eckerd College 99-59. Tavian Dunn-Martin added 13 points, Cyrus Largie scored 12 and Kevin Samuel had 11 for the Eagles. Daniel Love led the Tritons with 19 points and nine rebounds.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Dereon Seabron picked up his fourth double-double in five games and scored eight of nine points in a late breakaway run as N.C. State battled past Texas Southern 65-57. Seabron grabbed 11 rebounds and scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half, Cam Hayes scored 12 points and Jericole

CONWAY, S.C. — Hyunjung Lee had 25 points plus 10 rebounds as Davidson topped East Carolina 76-67 in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Tristen Newton led the Pirates with 28 points.

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored the lone shootout goal while Brian Elliott stopped three shootout shots to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night. Minnesota rallied in the third period to tie it at 4 on two empty-net goals by

By The Associated Press Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields was knocked out of a loss to Baltimore with a rib injury. In other injury news, the Green Bay Packers might have suffered a huge blow when left tackle Elgton Jenkins went out with a left knee injury in a loss to NFC North rival

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Freshman Matthew Cleveland scored 13 points off the bench and Florida State defeated LMU 73-45 in the opening round of the Jacksonville Classic. Cleveland made 6 of 8 shots from the floor and 1 of 2 free throws. Malik Osborne and Tanor Ngom scored 10 points each for the Seminoles. After

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — It wasn’t one thing that went wrong for the Buffalo Bills in a 41-15 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. It was everything. Buffalo turned the ball over four times, allowed Jonathan Taylor to score a franchise-record five times, in dropping to 6-4 and out of

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Sean McNeil scored all 15 of his points in the final 10:12 of the game and West Virginia rallied last in a 66-59 victory over Clemson in the third-place game of the Charleston Classic — handing Mountaineers’ coach Bob Huggins his 904th career victory. The win moves Huggins past Roy Williams

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Sebastian Blanco scored the go-ahead goal and adding an insurance score and the Portland Timbers eliminated Minnesota United from the MLS playoffs with a 3-1 opening-round victory Sunday.  The fourth-seeded Timbers advanced to play the top-seeded Rapids in Colorado on Thanksgiving Day. Minnesota goalkeeper

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — LeBron James was ejected from the Los Angeles Lakers-Detroit Pistons game after drawing blood on Isaiah Stewart’s face when they were tangled up while boxing out for a rebound on Sunday night. James’s left elbow and hand appeared to make contact with Stewart above the neck,

ST. THOMAS — David Roddy had a career-high 36 points as Colorado State defeated Creighton 93-81 in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam. Arthur Kaluma led the Bluejays on Sunday night with 16 points.

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Colt McCoy was outstanding filling in for Kyler Murray, throwing for 328 yards and two touchdowns, and the Arizona Cardinals beat the Seattle Seahawks 23-13. For the second straight season McCoy was a backup thrust into a starting role in Seattle and walked away with a

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Injuries and COVID-19 put the Dallas Cowboys in a predicament against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. It probably won’t be much better in four days’ time. Already missing standout left tackle Tyron Smith because of an ankle injury, the Cowboys learned late this

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Despite facing a stretch of quarterbacks that included Kyler Murray, Patrick Mahomes and Russell Wilson, the Green Bay defense had picked up the slack for an ineffective offense and earned its own accolades with its surprising play. Kirk Cousins — and receiver Justin Jefferson — sent the

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs had played so horrendously on defense earlier this season that the Dallas Cowboys and their top-ranked offense probably felt confident that they could keep things rolling Sunday night. Chris Jones and the rest of the Chiefs made an emphatic statement

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — For Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, Nov. 21 will always be his personal “resurrection day.” It was on this day 13 years ago that Newton was arrested while at the University of Florida and charged with felony counts of burglary, larceny and obstructing justice after

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — B.J. Mack had 17 points and Ryan Larson posted 19 points as Wofford topped Georgia Southern 70-52. Max Klesmit had 13 points for Wofford, which earned its fourth consecutive home victory. Andrei Savrasov had 10 points for the Eagles, whose four-game season-opening win streak came to an end.___

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Joe Mixon rushed for 123 yards and scored two touchdowns and the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 32-13. The well-rested Bengals came out of their bye week and snapped a two-game skid to climb back into the AFC North race, while the Raiders lost

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tevin Brewer hit a 3-pointer with 3:24 remaining in overtime to give Florida International a lead they would not relinquish en route to a 74-71 win over UNC Greensboro. Clevon Brown registered 18 points to lead the Panthers. De’Monte Buckingham led the Spartans with 21 points.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Antwan Walker scored 15 points in a perfect shooting game and Rhode Island defeated Boston College 71-65 in the Sunshine Slam. The Rams beat the visiting Eagles 57-49 four days earlier in Rhode Island. Jeremy Sheppard also had 15 points for Rhode Island. The Rams were 11 of 21 from

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The end of the Tennessee Titans’ six-game winning streak comes down to a simple number: Five. Ryan Tannehill was intercepted a career-high four times. The Titans also lost the ball on a muffed punt for a season-high five turnovers Sunday in a 22-13

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Joey Bosa are active for Sunday night’s game after being taken off the reserve/COVID-19 list. The Steelers will be missing linebacker T.J. Watt though after he did not practice last week. Watt suffered hip and knee injuries in last week’s tie against

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Wrier PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — The release of The Associated Press women’s basketball poll will be delayed a day because of a Monday afternoon matchup between the top two teams. Top-ranked South Carolina will face No. 2 UConn in the championship game of the inaugural women’s Battle 4 Atlantis

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Wrier JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Urban Meyer has a wildly inconsistent team. It could be talent. It could be inexperience. It could be coaching. Regardless, it’s a problem for the Jaguars. Jacksonville delivered one of its biggest duds of the season in a 30-10 home loss to San Francisco

By The Associated Press Michael Carrick has been thrust into one of the world’s biggest coaching jobs pretty much from out of nowhere after Manchester United fired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Carrick has been put in charge for now and starts with a big game Tuesday at Villarreal in the Champions League as both teams look

VERMILLION, S.D. — Kruz Perrott-Hunt had a career-high 25 points as South Dakota topped Tennessee State 83-66. Perrott-Hunt made 15 of 16 from the free-throw line for the Coyotes (3-1). Mason Archambault had 16 points and Hunter Goodrick added 12 points and 11 rebounds. Carlos Marshall Jr. had 16 points for the Tigers (1-3).

HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — Justin Roberts had 25 points as Georgia State beat High Point 74-66 in overtime in the Legends Classic-Subregional. Kane Williams added 21 points for Georgia State. John-Michael Wright led High Point with 17 points.

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New Orleans Saints made too many mistakes and couldn’t do well what they usually do best. An undermanned offense missing several key starters committed three turnovers and the league’s top-ranked run defense gave up 242 yards on the ground in a 40-29 loss to

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Hannah Jump and Francesca Belibi each scored 14 points for No. 7 Stanford in a narrow 66-62 win over Gonzaga on Sunday. Cameron Brink scored 12 points and Lexie Hull 11 for Stanford (3-1). Melody Kempton scored 16 points for Gonzaga (3-1). A late shooting

SAN ANTONIO — Isaac Mushila had 21 points as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defeated UTSA 77-58 on Sunday. Mushila shot 9 for 11 from the foul line for the Islanders (4-1). Jordan Ivy-Curry had 21 points to lead the Roadrunners (3-3).

DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 12 of his 29 points in the third quarter as the Los Angeles Clippers ended a two-game losing skid with a 97-91 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Reggie Jackson scored eight of his 23 points in the decisive third as the Clippers turned a

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning star center Brayden Point will be sidelined indefinitely because of an upper-body injury. The two-time Stanley Cup champion Lightning announced the news during the first period Sunday against the Minnesota Wild. Point appeared to favor his left shoulder-arm after crashing hard into to the end boards after being

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Tennessee’s two freshmen guards combined for 32 points and  13 assists Sunday as the Volunteers bounced back from their first loss of the season to beat North Carolina in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament. Zakai Zeigler scored 18 points to

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Jin Young Ko delivered her best performance against her toughest opponent. The South Korean star shot a 63 on Sunday to win the CME Group Tour Championship. That’s what she needed to overtake Nelly Korda for LPGA Tour player of the year. Ko was in

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — John Carter Jr. had 21 points as Navy defeated Furman 77-66. Jalen Slawson led the Paladins with a career-high 20 points.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Iverson Molinar tossed in 15 points, Shakeel Moore scored 13 and the pair combined to spark an 8-0 run to open the second half as Mississippi State pulled away for a 66-46 victory over Morehead State. Moore hit a jumper to open the second half, Molinar followed with a three-point play

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Ethan Wright scored a career-high 24 points with six 3-pointers, also a career best, and sank two free throws with 6 seconds remaining as Princeton held off Oregon State 81-80. The Ivy League Tiger never trailed after a Drew Friberg 3-pointer gave them a 29-27 lead at the 5:41 mark of

NEW YORK (AP) — Golden Boot winner Valentín Castellanos and Alexander Callens scored less than four minutes apart early in the second half and New York City FC beat Atlanta United 2-0 on Sunday in the first round of the MLS playoffs. Fourth-seeded NYCFC will play at Supporters Shield winner New England on Nov. 30.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Cochran had 22 points as Ball State edged past UMass 89-86 at the Jersey MIke’s Classic.  Luke Bumbalough had 14 points for Ball State. Jalen Windham added 13 points. Mickey Pearson Jr. had 12 points. Trent Buttrick had 19 points for the Minutemen. C.J. Kelly added 19 points. T.J.

MONTREAL (AP) — Romell Quioto scored in the 72nd minute and Montreal beat Toronto FC 1-0 on Sunday to successfully defend its Canadian Championship title and earn a spot in the CONCACAF Champions League. Put behind the defense by a high, looping ball from Rudy Camacho, Quioto chipped goalkeeper Quentin Westberg. In the 90th minute,

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Tae Hardy had 23 points as Southern Miss defeated Lamar 82-75. Isaih Moore had 17 points for Southern Miss (2-2). DeAndre Pinckney added 13 points. Tyler Stevenson had 13 points. C.J. Roberts had 16 points for the Cardinals (1-4), whose losing streak stretched to four games.

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Devonta Freeman scored on a 3-yard run with 22 seconds remaining and the AFC North-leading Baltimore Ravens beat the Chicago Bears 16-13 even though star quarterback Lamar Jackson missed the game because of an illness. The Ravens (7-3) ruled out Jackson 90 minutes before kickoff after

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Troy has fired football coach Chip Lindsey with one game left in his third season. Athletic director Brent Jones announced the firing of Lindsey, who was 15-19. Defensive coordinator Brandon Hall will finish out the season as interim coach. The Trojans visit Georgia State on Saturday seeking win No. 6 and

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota beat Green Bay by making sure Aaron Rodgers didn’t get to touch the ball last. Greg Joseph made a 29-yard field goal as time expired to give the Vikings a 34-31 victory over the Packers. Rodgers threw three of his four touchdown passes in

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Zia Cooke scored 20 points and Laeticia Amihere added 18 to help top-ranked South Carolina rout No. 9 Oregon 80-63 in the semifinals of the inaugural Battle 4 Atlantis women’s tournament. South Carolina’s victory sets up a matchup Monday against No. 2 UConn for

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Peter Kiss had a career-high 35 points as Bryant defeated Holy Cross 78-62. Kyrell Luc led the Crusaders with 18 points and six rebounds.

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Washington spoiled Cam Newton’s return to Bank of America Stadium with a 27-21 win over the Carolina Panthers. Taylor Heinicke threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns against the league’s top-ranked pass defense. Terry McLaurin had five catches for 103 yards and a touchdown. Newton

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Morgan Jones scored a career-high 25 points, Valencia Myers added 10 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 17 Florida State defeated Grambling 76-53. Jones, a first-team All-ACC guard, made 8 of 12 field goal attempts and 9 of 14 free throws. She added three blocks, three rebounds, two assists and two

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Rhyne Howard had the third triple-double in Kentucky history to lead the 19th-ranked Wildcats to a 92-47 win over Winthrop. Howard scored 22 points with 10 rebounds and 10 assists — plus five steals — for the first UK triple-double since Makayla Epps (21-11-12) on Nov. 18, 2015. Dre’una Edwards added

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa threw a go-ahead 5-yard touchdown pass to Myles Gaskin early in the fourth quarter and the Miami Dolphins hung on to beat the New York Jets 24-17 for their third straight victory. A week after an impressive win over Baltimore,

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts ran for three touchdowns, Darius Slay returned an interception for a score and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New Orleans Saints 40-29. The Eagles have won two in a row for the first time this season and rookie coach Nick Sirianni earned his

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Nick Chubb caught a touchdown pass and ran for 130 yards as the Cleveland Browns held on to avoid a season-wrecking upset and keep Detroit winless with a sloppy 13-10 victory over the Lions. Chubb returned to Cleveland’s lineup after a one-game absence due to COVID-19.

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tyrod Taylor ran for two touchdowns and threw for 107 yards and the Houston Texans snapped the NFL’s longest active skid by beating the Tennessee Titans 22-13 on a wet and rainy Sunday. The Texans came in having lost eight straight since winning

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jordan Horston scored 28 points with 15 rebounds, both career highs, Tamari Key had a triple-double and No. 16 Tennessee made 6 of 8 free throws in overtime to defeat No. 12 Texas 76-70. Key scored 10 points, grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds and matched her career-high with 10 blocked shots

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo threw two touchdown passes for the third consecutive week and the San Francisco 49ers dominated Jacksonville 30-10 on Sunday for their third win in four games. Coming off their best game of the season — a 31-10 stunner against the Los Angeles