Month: December 2021

By JASON CHATRAW Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Levi Williams ran for 200 yards and four touchdowns and passed for 127 yards and another touchdown to lead Wyoming to a 52-38 win over Kent State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Williams, who set a career-best single-game rushing performance, tied the Potato Bowl record

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is feeling nostalgic and cherishing every moment as he moves closer to breaking the franchise record for touchdown passes. His 442 touchdown passes put him in a tie with Brett Favre, his Hall of Fame predecessor. Rodgers can

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Ques Glover scored 21 points and Samford survived blowing a 13-point second-half lead to defeat Mississippi 75-73 for the Bulldogs’ first victory over the Rebels. After the Rebels’ Jarkel Joiner missed the second of two free throws intentionally with the ball going out of bounds to Ole Miss, the Rebels inbounded

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kedon Slovis is trading USC for Pittsburgh. The former Trojans quarterback announced he is heading east to join the ACC champion Panthers, where he will get a chance to replace ACC Player of the Year Kenny Pickett. Slovis entered his junior season at USC as a Heisman Trophy contender but he struggled

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have a simple problem that threatens to ruin their strong start to this season. Too many turnovers. A team that turned it over all of 12 times for the 2020 season has had 13 in its past three losses. Only

Spanish leader Real Madrid visits Athletic Bilbao with both teams missing several players with coronavirus infections. Atlético Madrid visits Granada needing to bounce back after losing three straight. In England, West Ham plays Tottenham for a place in the semifinals of the League Cup after knocking out holder Manchester City. It’s far from Chelsea’s priority

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid’s number of players who have COVID 19 has reached eight after David Alaba and Isco Alarcón tested positive. They join a list that already includes Luka Modric, Marco Asensio, Rodgyro, Gareth Bale, Marcelo, and backup goalkeeper Andriy Lunin. None will be available for the Spanish leaders’ match at Athletic Bilbao

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees have finalized manager Aaron Boone’s coaching staff for 2022, including new additions at hitting coach, first base coach and third base coach. Bench coach Carlos Mendoza, pitching coach Matt Blake and catching coordinator Tanner Swanson are back for their third seasons in pinstripes, while bullpen coach Mike

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Garrett Gilbert is set to start at quarterback for Washington at Philadelphia in a key game with NFC wild-card implications. Taylor Heinicke and Kyle Allen were not able to get out of the NFL’s COVID-19 protocol in time to play against the Eagles. Washington is also

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks had only six combined inactive players for their NFC West showdown thanks to two rosters depleted by COVID-19. The Rams’ inactives were third quarterback Bryce Perkins and linebackers Terrell Lewis, Chris Garrett and Anthony Hines. Garrett has

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Demaree King had a career-high 32 points as Jacksonville State rolled past Arkansas-Little Rock 87-67. Marko Lukic led the Trojans on Tuesday with a career-high 25 points.

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Sevilla has drawn 1-1 at home with Barcelona in a match the hosts finished with 10 men after defender Jules Kounde was sent off with a direct red card for throwing the ball into an opponent’s face. Papu Gómez put Sevilla ahead in the 32nd minute.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jacy Sheldon scored 19 points and No. 24 Ohio State defeated San Diego State 66-54 in the Buckeyes’ final nonconference game. Braxtin Miller added 16 points and Taylor Mikesell 15 for the Buckeyes, who resume Big Ten play, where they are 1-1, at No. 9 Michigan on New Year’s Eve. Mikesell

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets placed rookie left guard Alijah Vera-Tucker and cornerback Michael Carter II on the COVID-19 list. The team announced Tuesday it activated backup quarterback Mike White from the COVID-19 list after he missed four games. The Jets have 13 players on the active and practice squad rosters

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Khayla Pointer had 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and No. 21 LSU beat short-handed Texas Tech 74-60 for its 10th straight victory in the West Palm Beach Invitational. LSU scored 12 of the first 14 points of the game, led 39-26 at the break and never trailed.

By JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers The NHL is not sending players to the Beijing Olympics after all. Two people with direct knowledge of the decision tell The Associated Press the league is going to withdraw from the Beijing Olympics after its regular-season schedule was disrupted by coronavirus outbreaks. More than 40

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Rachel McLimore scored 12 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter, including the winning free throws with three seconds left, as IUPUI dominated the fourth quarter to defeat No. 15 Iowa 74-73. The Hawkeyes led by 18 points Iowa led 69-60 on a Kate Martin layup with under six

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Juventus has ended the year on a positive note by winning 2-0 at home to relegation-threatened Cagliari to close the gap to the top four. Moise Kean and Federico Bernardeschi scored as Juventus moved to within four points of Atalanta after it was surprisingly held to a

OXFORD, Ohio — Precious Ayah and Isaiah Coleman-Lands posted 14 points as Miami (Ohio) romped past Spalding 80-56. Jacoby Johnson led the Golden Eagles  with 11 points.

NORMAL, Ill. — Antonio Reeves had 21 points as Illinois State defeated UTSA 81-64. Jacob Germany led the Roadrunners with 17 points.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Former San Antonio Spurs star Manu Ginobili, SuperSonics and Suns forward Tom Chambers and Olympic and WNBA champion Lindsay Whalen are among the first-time nominees for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Among the returning nominees are 2004 NBA Finals MVP Chauncey Billups and former UConn and Detroit Shock star Swin Cash.

LONDON (AP) — Eddie Nketiah has scored a hat trick to lead Arsenal into the semifinals of the League Cup with a 5-1 victory over Sunderland. The rout was completed in stoppage time by 18-year-old Charlie Patino scoring on his Arsenal debut, 11 minutes after coming off the bench. Nicolas Pépé also scored against the

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Another 21 NFL players were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday, including Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill, cornerback Rashad Fenton and tight end Blake Bell. They were among nine players, including two on the practice squad, who joined tight end Travis Kelce

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball payrolls dropped 4% in 2021 compared to the league’s last full season, and the $4.05 billion total was the lowest in a fully completed year since 2015. Falling payrolls have sparked the labor unrest that led to the sport’s first work stoppage

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Buck Showalter insisted at his introductory news conference that if the New York Mets don’t succeed during his tenure, it won’t be for sabermetric ignorance. The 65-year-old manager is eager for advanced analytics, he said, even bemoaning the lack of data brewed up by Baltimore’s

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Carlos Marshall Jr. had a career-high 26 points as Tennessee State routed Campbellsville-Harrodsburg 108-66. Mason Blair led the Pioneers on Tuesday with 16 points.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Femi Odukale scored 17 of his career-high-tying 28 points in the second half when Pittsburgh pulled way to beat Jacksonville 64-55. Odukale was 9-of-13 shooting with a personal-best five 3-pointers.  Mouhamadou Gueye added 15 points — 10 in the second half — and had 12 rebounds plus four blocks for his first

By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS Associated Press / Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An appeals court has overturned the conviction of a former Michigan State University gymnastics coach who was sentenced to jail for lying to investigators about her knowledge of sexual abuse complaints against Larry Nassar in the 1990s. The Michigan Court of

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Madison Scott scored 12 points, Angel Baker had 11 and Mississippi’s defense took over in the third quarter to propel the Rebels to a 61-53 win over No. 18 South Florida at the West Palm Beach Invitational. Sydni Harvey scored 17 points, hitting 4 of 6 from 3-point range,