Month: November 2021

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Grayson McCall tied a school record five touchdown passes and Coastal Carolina maintained possession for more than 35 minutes in a 35-21 win over Texas State. McCall returned after missing the last two games with an upper injury and went 22-for-28 for 319 yards. The second-year starter threw touchdown passes to

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kenny Pickett, Jordan Addison and No. 20 Pittsburgh took the chaos out of the ACC’s Coastal Division. Pickett threw for 340 yards and four touchdowns — all of them to Addison — in his final game at Heinz Field and the Panthers claimed their second Coastal

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Levi Lewis threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns, Louisiana-Lafayette had five takeaways and seven sacks and the No. 22 Ragin’ Cajuns capped the nonconference portion of their schedule with a 42-14 victory over Liberty on Saturday night. Louisiana-Lafayette (10-1) won its 10 straight game since a season-opening loss at Texas.

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Frank Harris threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Oscar Cardenas with three seconds left to rally No. 15 UTSA to a wild 34-31 victory over UAB. The Roadrunners defeated the reigning three-time Conference USA West champion Blazers to clinch their first division title. Trailing much of

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Tre Cobbs had 11 points and six assists as Georgia Southern defeated Hampton 86-66. Russell Dean led the Pirates on Saturday with a career-high 30 points.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Anders Nelson scored 19 points as St. Thomas (MN) beat Niagara 76-67. Parker Bjorklund added 17 points for the Tommies on Saturday, while Riley Miller chipped in 15. Marcus Hammond led the Purple Eagles with 17 points.

FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Isaiah Wilkins had 15 points to lead five Longwood players in double figures as the Lancers rolled past Maryland-Baltimore County 82-55. Justin Hill added 14 points for the Lancers on Saturday. Leslie Nkereuwem chipped in 12, DeShaun Wade scored 11 and DA Houston had 10. Ray Salnave led the Retrievers with

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Mike Sainristil made a one-handed catch in the end zone for a second-quarter touchdown, Hassan Haskins scored two TDs of his own, and No. 8 Michigan did its part to raise the stakes of next weekend’s showdown with Ohio State, routing Maryland 59-18 on

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Tyler Riddell threw a 13-yard touchdown to Malik Murray with 1:47 left and No. 8-ranked East Tennessee State beat No. 21 Mercer 38-35 and win the Southern Conference title. Mercer kicker Delvin Folser missed a 42-yard field goal attempt for a chance to tie it as time expired in front

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Kevin McCullar posted 17 points as Texas Tech romped past UIW 84-62. Johnny Hughes III led the Cardinals on Saturday with 20 points and nine rebounds.

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Mark Pappas threw three touchdown passes and Issiah Aguero ran for 123 yards as Morehead State rolled past Valparaiso, 51-38 in the regular season finale. The Eagles finish tied with St. Thomas for third place in the Pioneer Football League, a game back of Davidson and San Diego. Morehead State has

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Desmond Ridder threw three touchdown passes, ran for another score and even caught a TD pass to help No. 3 Cincinnati roll past SMU 48-14 on Saturday. Alec Pierce had a pair of TD catches for the Bearcats (11-0, 7-0 American Athletic). They extended the nation’s second-longest

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Sasha Stefanovic scored 23 points and Jaden Ivey put up 22 points to go along with 10 rebounds as No. 6 Purdue beat No. 18 North Carolina 93-84 Saturday in the first round of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament. Trevion Williams added 20 points

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Riley Battin hit four straight free throws in the final 14 seconds of the game, allowing Utah to hold off Boston College, 68-61 in a Sunshine Slam game in Daytona Beach, Florida.DeMarr Langford Jr. hit a jumper with :24 left to pull the Eagles within three, 64-61, but Battin stole

By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Kianna Smith and Liz Dixon each scored 13 points for No. 10 Louisville, which beat Washington 61-53 on Saturday. The Cardinals (3-1) led by as much as 16 late in the third quarter, but had to hold off a late charge by the Huskies to win their

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Ky Thomas had a career-high two touchdown runs, Tanner Morgan threw for two more and Minnesota used two TDs in the final 46 seconds of the first half to pull away from Indiana 35-14. The Golden Gophers snapped a two-game losing streak. The Hoosiers lost

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matthew Winston returned an interception 34 yards for a score and Princeton beat Pennsylvania 34-14 to claim its fourth Ivy League title in eight seasons. Princeton needed a win to earn a share of the title. Senior quarterback Cole Smith completed 20 of 28 passes for 214 yards while running for 69

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Alondes Williams scored 19 points, Daivien Williamson added 18 and Isaiah Mucius 16 to lead Wake Forest to a 87-63 victory over North Carolina A&T. Williams (3 of 4), Williamson (4 of 7) and Mucius (4 of 7) led a 3-point barrage in which the Demon Deacons made 16 of 35

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jamal Mashburn Jr. had a career-high 21 points as New Mexico narrowly beat Montana State 81-78. Tyler Patterson led the Bobcats on Saturday with 16 points.

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Tyquell Fields passed for two touchdowns, Ty Son Lawton rushed for 134 yards and a score, and Stony Brook beat Albany 36-14 for its 200th win in program history. Jayden Cook returned a blocked punt for a 28-yard touchdown early in the third quarter for a 26-0 lead. Fields had

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Cole Frahm kicked a 38-yard, fourth-quarter field goal and Malik Lofton intercepted a pass at the 12-yard line with 42 seconds remaining to preserve South Dakota State’s 24-21 season-ending victory over North Dakota. The Jackrabbits, ranked No. 13 in the FCS coaches poll, await an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs.

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Martin Necas scored, Seth Jarvis had a goal for the third straight game and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 on Saturday. Sebastian Aho and Derek Stepan each had a goal and an assist, and Frederik Andersen made 38 saves and had an

By WILLIAM S. PAXTON Associated Press HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Grace Berger scored 17 points as No. 4 Indiana rallied past Quinnipiac 67-59. Ali Patberg had 12 points, and Nicole Cardano-Hillary and Mackenzie Holmes each had 10 for the Hoosiers. Mackenzie DeWees scored 15 points and Mikala Morris added 13 points and 10 rebounds for

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer TURIN, Italy (AP) — Novak Djokovic says he’s going to have to “wait and see” if he plays the Australian Open after tournament chief chief Craig Tiley confirmed that everyone who attends the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2022 will need to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. The

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Kareem Reid had a career-high 20 points as Gardner-Webb romped past Carver College 100-38. Ka’Jhun Gary led the Cougars on Saturday with 10 points.

By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jack Coan threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns in a little more than a half and No. 6 Notre Dame had two defensive touchdowns in winning its sixth straight game, 55-0 over beleaguered Georgia Tech on Saturday. Coan completed 15 of 20 passes. He

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Ray’Sean Taylor scored 24 points and hit a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift SIU-Edwardsville to a 69-66 victory over Youngstown State in nonconference play on Saturday. Michael Akuchie led the Penguins on Saturday with 14 points.

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Talor Gooch is one round away from his first PGA Tour victory. The former Oklahoma State player had two late birdies for a 67 that stretched his lead to three shots in the RSM Classic. Seamus Power of Ireland and Sebastian Munoz of Colombia were in second place, with

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Zach Borisch and Trase Le Texier each had a short-yardage touchdown run, and Idaho beat Idaho State 14-0 in the last game for both head coaches. Idaho State (1-10, 1-7 Big Sky Conference) announced before the game that Rob Phenicie will be reassigned. Idaho (4-7, 3-5) had announced earlier in the

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Davius Richard tossed an 8-yard touchdown pass to Latrell Collier in overtime and North Carolina Central held on for a 34-28 victory over Delaware State. Delaware State forced overtime when Jared Lewis connected with Trey Gross for a 16-yard TD with 24 seconds left in regulation. Lewis and Gross teamed up

DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Aris Hilliard ran for 133 yards and two touchdowns and Davidson clinched its second straight Pioneer Football League title with a 45-14 win over Drake. The Wildcats took the opening kick, and their third play from scrimmage, Hilliard raced for a 67-yard touchdown run. After Eli Turner, Jr., scored on a

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Eric Schmid passed for three touchdowns and Sam Houston beat Abilene Christian 35-9 to clinch the Western Athletic Conference title. Sam Houston completed its second straight undefeated regular season — and the third since 2016. The Bearkats had already clinched a berth in the FCS playoffs last week. Ramon Jefferson carried

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Charlie Jones had a 100-yard kickoff return for No. 18 Iowa’s first touchdown as the Hawkeyes defeated Illinois 33-23 on Saturday. Iowa (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten) was trailing 10-0 in the first quarter when Jones took the kick in the right corner of the end

NEW YORK (AP) — Liam Murphy had 26 points as Columbia easily defeated Mount Saint Vincent 87-62. Dan Porcic led the Dolphins on Saturday with 14 points.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have put linebacker Bud Dupree on injured reserve with an abdominal injury that sent him to the locker room early in last week’s game. The Titans put their biggest free agent signee on injured reserve Saturday. They also activated tight end Tommy Hudson from injured reserve to the

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Manchester City’s Champions League game at Leipzig looks set to be played without fans next month due to soaring coronavirus infection rates in that part of Germany. Saxony’s government plans on Monday to exclude spectators from all professional sporting events through Dec. 12 in a bid to help get infection rates

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Luke Emge connected with Kym Wimberly for a go-ahead touchdown with 22 seconds left and Harvard beat Yale 34-31 in the 137th edition of The Game. Wimberly also had a 42-yard catch-and-run on the drive to get to the 12-yard line with 39 seconds left. After his score, Yale ran

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Jaleel McLaughlin ran for three touchdowns and Demeatric Crenshaw passed for two to lead Youngstown State to a 35-18 victory over Southern Illinois. McLaughlin ran for one touchdown and Crenshaw threw for both of his as the Penguins built a 21-3 lead five minutes into the second quarter. McLaughlin added a

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Rogan Wells threw for 408 yards and four touchdowns to lead Western Carolina to a 52-24 walloping of VMI, the Keydets’ third straight loss after breaking into the FCS rankings. The victory gave the Catamounts three straight Southern Conference road victories in a season for the first time since 1984.

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Daniel Smith and Jaaron Hayek teamed up for two big plays in the fourth quarter and Villanova rallied for a 21-13 victory over Delaware. Two Ryan Coe field goals sandwiched around a 16-yard TD run by Dejoun Lee had Delaware leading 13-7 with 12:19 left in the game. But the Wildcats

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Kevin Macias kicked five field goals, Montana scored a touchdown on the second play of the game, and the Grizzlies beat in-state rival Montana State 29-10 in front of a record home crowd in the 120th Brawl of the Wild. Montana (9-2, 6-2), ranked seventh in the FCS coaches poll, snapped

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — C.J. Stroud threw six touchdowns passes as No. 5 Ohio State blew out No. 7 Michigan State 56-7. The freshman threw for 432 yards in nearly in just short of three quarters. He also became the likely front-runner for the Heisman Trophy, overshadowing Michigan State’s

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has handed Texas its sixth straight loss. The Mountaineers got three touchdown passes from Jarret Doege and 158 rushing yards from Leddie Brown to beat the Longhorns 31-23 Saturday. It eliminated the Longhorns from bowl consideration, the first time that’s happened since 2016.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Zachary Clement threw three touchdown passes and Northwestern State knocked off McNeese, 24-20 to close out it season with two wins in its final three games. Deonta McMahon got the Cowboys on the board first with a 39-yard run for a touchdown in the first quarter, but Clement put the

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Athletico has won its second Copa Sudamericana after beating fellow Brazilian side Red Bull Bragantino 1-0 in the final in Montevideo. Striker Nikão scored in the 29th minute with a volley from short range and Athletico held on to add to its first Copa title in 2018. Victory also qualifies Athletico

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Marco Siderman threw for two touchdowns and Kamryn Molton returned an interception 45 yards for a score as Holy Cross rolled past Bucknell, 45-6 to sweep its Patriot League schedule. The Crusaders claimed their third straight Patriot League title and advance to the FCS playoffs.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Emmanuel Adedoyin had a career-high 24 points as North Florida routed Webber International 103-43. Jaylon Myles led the Warriors with 11 points.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Maceo Jack had 18 points as Buffalo romped past Rider 87-65. Corey McKeithan led the Broncs on Saturday with 13 points.

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Xavier Shepherd rushed for 118 yards, scoring a season-high four touchdowns and Kennesaw State opened the Big South title showdown with three unanswered rushing TDs to roll past Monmouth 49-17. The Owls, ranked fifth in the FCS coaches poll, won their third Big South championship in the past five seasons, earning

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have ruled out receiver Marquise Brown for Sunday’s game at Chicago with a thigh injury. The Ravens also added star quarterback Lamar Jackson to their injury report, saying he is questionable for the game because of an illness. Jackson missed practice Wednesday and Thursday, but he was

By SCOTT HELD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Aidan O’Connell threw three touchdown passes to Milton Wright to lead Purdue to a 32-14 victory over Northwestern at Wrigley Field. O’Connell was 29 for 39 for 423 yards and Wright had 213 yards on eight catches _ both career highs. Evan Hull had 96 yards and

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Noah Locke hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:17 remaining for 16 points, Jerrod West added three free throws in the final minute and Louisville forced a couple of late turnovers to escape Detroit Mercy 73-67. Dre Davis added 18 points for the Cardinals who led 49-35 early in the second half

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — LJ Cryer scored 21 points, and No. 9 Baylor took control early in the second half of an 86-48 victory over Stanford. James Akinjo had 11 points with a career high-tying 11 assists. A game after matching a school record with 21 steals in a

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Bailey Zappe passed for 470 yards and six touchdowns as Western Kentucky rolled to a 52-17 victory over Florida Atlantic. Zappe had a 1-yard TD toss to Jerreth Sterns to open the scoring and connected with Mitchell Tinsley for an 8-yarder as WKU grabbed a 14-3 lead. Zappe hit Joey

GRENOBLE, France (AP) — Teenage world champion Anna Shcherbakova of Russia overcame an early tumble to clinch her second Grand Prix gold medal of the season by winning the ISU GP in France. The overnight leader slipped launching her planned quad Lutz and fell. But she recovered to score 151.75 points for a total of

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Myja White had 17 points as Miami (Ohio) easily defeated Division III-member Heidelberg 90-45. Treohn Watkins led the Student Princes with 10 points.

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Caleb Williams passed for a touchdown and ran for another, Jalen Redmond returned a fumble for another score, and No. 12 Oklahoma beat Iowa State 28-21. Kennedy Brooks ran for 115 yards for Oklahoma, which solidified its chances of reaching the Big 12 title game

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Darius Perry had 15 points as Central Florida beat Evansville 75-59. Shamar Givance led the Purple Aces on Saturday with 14 points and six assists.

BEHTLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Johnny Foley caught a blocked punt late in the second quarter and ran it in for a go-ahead touchdown as Lehigh defeated Lafayette 17-10 in the 157th meeting of college football’s most-played rivalry. With the score tied 7-7 and Lafayette punting deep in its own territory, three Lehigh defenders burst through

By STEVE MCCLAIN LEXINGTON, Ky (AP) — Will Levis overcame an early fumble to throw for four touchdowns and 419 yards as Kentucky cruised past New Mexico State 56-16 in Saturday’s home finale. The Wildcats earned their 14th consecutive non-conference victory behind Levis, who completed 21 of 31 passes to become the first Wildcats quarterback

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson won its 13th straight over No. 13 Wake Forest with a 48-27 victory that prevented the Demon Deacons from winning the ACC Atlantic Division. Wake Forest can still advance to the ACC title game by beating Boston College next Saturday. Clemson remains in the

BALTIMORE (AP) — Alfonzo Graham ran for 160 yards and two scores and Morgan State scored four straight touchdowns to earn a 28-21 non-conference win over Georgetown in the season finale for both schools. Morgan State won two of its final three games of the season to finish 2-9. The Hoyas, who had their season

By RYAN WILCOX Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Playing without quarterback Sam Howell, North Carolina ran for 305 yards to beat Wofford 34-14, becoming bowl eligible in the process. Howell, who was a game-time decision, missed the first game of his career due to an upper-body injury suffered against No. 20 Pittsburgh last

By THEO DeROSA Associated Press STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Will Rogers threw for 391 yards and tossed five touchdown passes as Mississippi State routed Tennessee State 55-10 Saturday in Starkville. Rogers completed three touchdown passes of 30 yards or more and threw for 300 yards or more for an FBS-best ninth straight game. Austin Williams

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Derek Kyler threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns, Nick Howard rushed for two more and Dartmouth scorched Brown after halftime, 52-31, to win at least a piece of its 20th Ivy League championship, most in the Ancient Eight. Howard tied the program record for most rushing touchdowns in a season

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Christian Veilleux stepped in for an injured Sean Clifford and tossed three touchdown passes to lead Penn State to a 28-0 win over Rutgers. The freshman quarterback was thrust into action when an unspecified injury forced Clifford out of the game midway through the first

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Standout defensive tackle Jordan Davis scored his first career touchdown and No. 1 Georgia’s stout defense was again dominant in a 56-7  rout of Charleston Southern. Davis scored on a 1-yard plunge out of the Bulldogs’ jumbo package in the first quarter for the game’s

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kelley O’Hara scored in the 97th minute and the Washington Spirit won the National Women’s Soccer League championship with a 2-1 extra time victory over the Chicago Red Stars on Saturday. The championship game closes a tumultuous ninth season for the league. It was the first league championship for the Spirit,

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Dylan Robertson had a career-high 21 points as Bethune-Cookman defeated Bryant 81-75. Joe French added 20 points for the Wildcats. Adham Eleeda led the Bulldogs on Saturday with 17 points.