Month: December 2021

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Aiyuk and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 26-23 in overtime. Garoppolo completed five passes in the overtime drive, including a pair to tight end George Kittle, who again emerged as San Francisco’s offensive star.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have placed forward Reese Johnson on injured reserve with a broken right clavicle. The Blackhawks also recalled forwards Brett Connolly and MacKenzie Entwistle from Rockford and assigned forward Mike Hardman to their American Hockey League affiliate. The 23-year-old Johnson got hurt during Chicago’s 5-4 loss at Toronto on Saturday

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Every week Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule preaches to his team they have to take care of the football and not turn it over. And yet each week the costly interceptions and fumbles keep coming. The Panthers have turned over the ball 18 times in

NEW YORK (AP) — Donta Scott scored on a leaning shot in the post with 16.8 seconds left, No. 20 Florida missed its final-play 3-pointer, and Maryland beat the Gators 70-68 on Sunday night in the Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational. Eric Ayala and Fatts Russell each scored 19 points for the 6-4 Terrapins. Maryland

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The grief-stricken Denver Broncos honored the late Demaryius Thomas by wearing his number on their helmets, his jersey on their backs and his memory in their hearts. They knelt in tribute to his number 88 painted on their sideline and didn’t bother fighting back the

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Markquis Nowell scored 22 points and dished eight assists as Kansas State stormed into the week-long break for semester finals by rolling past Green Bay 82-64. Ismael Massoud had a perfect day shooting for the Wildcats, hitting all five of his shots from the field, one 3-pointer, four from 2-point range,

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christian Brown had 19 points off the bench to carry Tennessee State to a 73-65 win over Lipscomb. Will Pruitt led the Bisons on Sunday with 14 points.

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston rookie Davis Mills threw for a career-high 331 yards and a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks starting in place of Tyrod Taylor, who was benched after the Texans were shut out 31-0 by the Colts last week. He looked great early, completing his first 14

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Isiah Small had 21 points as Texas State routed Southwestern University 101-54. Caleb Asberry added 20 points for the Bobcats. Preston Hannah led the Pirates on Sunday with 18 points.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Chicago Bears’ defensive line won’t have Akiem Hicks but is getting Mario Edwards Jr. back for their Sunday night game with the Green Bay Packers. Hicks is missing a fourth straight game with an ankle injury. The Bears listed him as questionable on Friday’s injury report but ruled him

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Isaiah Mobley had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 16 Southern California pulled away to start the second half in its 73-62 victory over Long Beach State. The Trojans improved to 10-0 and continued their best start since the 2016-17 season. Drew Peterson added

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Ryan Young had 13 points and nine rebounds, Chase Audige added 11 points, and Northwestern defeated NJIT 70-52. Pete Nance added 10 points and Boo Buie had seven assists for the Wildcats, who improved to 5-0 at home. Northwestern led by more than 20 for much of the second half but

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer and team owner Shad Khan had a one-on-one meeting following the team’s fifth consecutive loss, a 20-0 shutout at Tennessee on Sunday. The session may have taken a different tone given how poorly the Jaguars (2-11) have played the

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) — Sam Vinson had 17 points to lead six Northern Kentucky players in double figures as the Norse easily beat Alice Lloyd College 91-55. Hubertas Pivorius added 15 points for the Norse on Sunday. Marques Warrick chipped in 12, Adrian Nelson scored 10 and Trevon Faulkner had 10. Damon Tobler led

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets’ record is lousy. Their play on the field most of the season also has been. Robert Saleh understands the fans’ frustration. He also believes things will be different and someday soon. It’s a tough sell after the team

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Taz Sherman scored 27 points to lead West Virginia to a 63-50 victory over Kent State on Sunday. Sean McNeil added 19 points for West Virginia, which won its sixth straight. The Mountaineers continue to have problems getting production from anyone besides Sherman and McNeil. No other West Virginia player scored

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Zia Cooke scored 20 points including a layup with 5:13 left that put No. 1 South Carolina ahead to stay in a 66-59 victory over No. 8 Maryland in the Jimmy V Classic on Sunday. Aliyah Boston had 16 points, 16 rebounds and seven rebounds

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Washington quarterback Taylor Heinicke turns over the ball twice and leaves with a knee injury in a 27-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Heinicke also says his throwing elbow got tweaked when a defender grabbed it. He and the rest of Washington came back to

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield threw two touchdown passes, Myles Garrett scored his first career TD and the Cleveland Browns stayed in the thick of the playoff race, surviving Baltimore’s late comeback for a 24-22 win. The Ravens lost superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson with an ankle injury in the

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — DeeJuan Pruitt tallied 13 points and 11 rebounds to lift Southern Illinois-Edwardsville to a 60-56 win over Kansas City. Shamar Wright’s layup with 19 seconds left gave SIUE a 59-56 lead. After Kansas City missed a 3-pointer, Shaun Doss Jr. made 1 of 2 from the line for the game’s final

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — James Akinjo had 16 points with seven rebounds and second-ranked Baylor defensively dominated No. 6 Villanova 57-36. The victory likely will put the defending national champion Bears in the top spot in the new poll. The 9-0 Bears never trailed in the rematch of an

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys made good on coach Mike McCarthy’s guarantee by holding on to beat Washington 27-20 and snap their rival’s winning streak at four. Micah Parsons sacked Taylor Heinicke twice and forced a fumble that was returned for a touchdown. Dallas led 24-0 and

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Lauren Heard scored a season-high 33 points, Aja Holmes added a career-high 22 off the bench, and TCU surprised No. 18 Texas A&M 87-75. The Aggies trailed by 23 points early in the fourth quarter but closed to within 71-53 with 5:53 remaining. Holmes, who was 6-of-11 from 3-point distance,

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Xavier Castaneda registered 17 points as Akron topped Florida A&M 73-66. MJ Randolph led the Rattlers on Sunday with 21 points and six rebounds.

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Brink scored a career-high 25 points to go with 11 rebounds and four blocked shots, and No. 4 Stanford ran away from Pacific 91-62. Lexie Hull added 16 points and three blocks for Stanford, which is 6-2. Hull had nine points during a 25-point

NEW YORK (AP) — Trevion Williams had a season-high 22 points to go with 12 rebounds and a career-best nine assists to help No. 1 Purdue rally past North Carolina State 82-72 in overtime in the Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational. Jaden Ivey added 22 points for the Boilermakers. Purdue had to rally from 13

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — KJ Buffen had 16 points to lead five UAB players in double figures as the Blazers routed Millsaps 103-29. Jamal Johnson added 14 points for the Blazers on Sunday. Tony Toney chipped in 13, Quan Jackson scored 11 and Elijah Tate had 11. Cameron Williams led the Majors with 9 points.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Brenden Tucker had a season-high 23 points as College of Charleston edged past Presbyterian 78-76 in overtime. Fah’Mir Ali’s layup with 10 seconds left in overtime gave the Cougars their 78-76 lead. Rayshon Harrison missed a jumper at the other end for the Blue Hose. Nick Farrar added 14 points for

CHICAGO (AP) — Bulls star Zach LaVine and backup forward Troy Brown Jr. have entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, giving Chicago nine players on the list. The team confirmed Sunday that LaVine and Brown joined leading scorer DeMar DeRozan, Matt Thomas, Coby White, Javonte Green, Derrick Jones Jr., Ayo Dosunmu and recently signed

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jaylin Andrews posted 11 points and six rebounds as Loyola (Md.) defeated Hampton 67-54. Najee Garvin led the Pirates with a season-high 23 points.

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Jason Kokrak and Kevin Na have won the QBE Shootout with an amazing finish. They were five shots behind after five holes of the final round in the fourballs format. They combined to birdie 12 of the last 13 holes to close with a 60 and win by one shot. Na

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — R.J. Blakney hit all five of his 3-point attempts in scoring a career-high 19 points and Dayton held on in the second half to beat Virginia Tech 62-57. Blakney, one of four Dayton starters who are true or redshirt freshmen among 12 on the roster, was 7-of-9 shooting. Mustapha Amzil, a

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Faustine Aifuwa scored 14 points, Khayla Painter added 13 and No. 24 LSU coasted to a 96-55 win over Texas Southern. It marked the first win for LSU, which won its sixth straight, as a ranked team in the Kim Mulkey era and followed the Tigers’ first win over a

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Tyler Nelson posted 13 points as Navy beat Marist 67-61. Greg Summers had 12 points and six rebounds for the Midshipmen. Ricardo Wright had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Red Foxes.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders stumbled into Kansas City still harboring playoff hopes, even though they’ve been beset by injuries, dealt with a season’s worth of off-the-field turmoil, and had lost four of their last five games. They looked more like a team deserving of

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Alvin Kamara ran for 120 yards and a touchdown in his return from a four-game absence and the New Orleans Saints snapped a five-game losing streak with a 30-9 victory over the New York Jets. Taysom Hill ran for two scores and

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw his first two touchdown passes in nearly a month, Clyde Edwards-Helaire added two more scores on the ground, and the Kansas City Chiefs forced five turnovers in rolling to a record-setting 48-9 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. Derek

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Silvio De Sousa had 20 points as Chattanooga routed Tennessee Wesleyan 104-55. Bryant Bernard led the Bulldogs on Sunday with 13 points.

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Essam Mostafa had 24 points and 13 rebounds as Coastal Carolina narrowly defeated Wofford 60-59. Max Klesmit led the Terriers with 15 points.

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It took the Tennessee Titans a month to find themselves. This version looks pretty comfortable atop the AFC South. After two turnover-filled debacles and a bye week, the Titans ended up on the other side of a turnover-fest and got back in the win

By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Elissa Cunane had 15 points and nine rebounds as No. 2 N.C. State won its 10th straight game, beating Saint Mary’s 101-73. Cunane scored nine points during an early 18-0 run that put the Wolfpack in control. Kayla Jones added 13 points for N.C. State, which

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Olivia Miles scored seven of her 12 points to help open the fourth quarter with an 11-0 run for Notre Dame and the No. 22-ranked Irish women breezed past Purdue Fort Wayne 78-41. Notre Dame remains unbeaten at home (5-0) placing six in double-figure scoring. Miles, Sonia Citron and Maya

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Ahlana Smith and Hailey Van Lith each made two late baskets and No. 7 Louisville held off No. 14 Kentucky 64-58 for its eighth consecutive victory. Smith hit a go-ahead jumper with 2:47 remaining. The Cardinals improved to 8-1 and beat their in-state archrivals

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Elisa Pinzan scored a career-high 24 points and Dulcy Mendjiadeu Fankam scored 10 straight in a fourth-quarter rally to lead No. 17 South Florida to a 64-57 win over VCU. VCU built a 27-26 halftime lead to 16 with a 15-0 run and led 49-36 heading into the fourth quarter. Pinzan

BOSTON (AP) — Foster Loyer had a career-high 35 points as Davidson got past Northeastern 79-69. Tyreek Scott-Grayson led the Huskies on Sunday with 20 points and six rebounds.

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Tyler Cochran had 19 points as Ball State romped past Indiana-Kokomo 85-58. Trequan Spivey led the Cougars on Sunday with 21 points.

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals demoted starting middle linebacker Jordan Hicks during the offseason, believing they needed to get younger and cheaper. Turns out that was a mistake. Hicks didn’t pout and reported to camp in August and quickly proved he’s still the best option to lead

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — T.J. Otzelberger became the first Iowa State coach to win his first 10 games with the team, guiding the 17th-ranked Cyclones past Jackson State 47-37. The Cyclones improved 10-0 after ending last season with 18 straight losses. Aljaz Kunc led Iowa State with 12 points and

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Julianna Peña pulled off one of the biggest upsets in mixed martial arts history at UFC 269. Her second-round stoppage victory over Amanda Nunes was a shocker to everybody except Peña herself. She told everyone before the fight that this 10-to-1 underdog was going to

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Lior Garzon knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to kick off the second half, Maddy Siegrist scored 28 points and Villanova broke away to defeat the No. 23 Oregon State women 56-52. The Wildcats, after 11 lead changes and five ties in the first half, led all the way through the second, fending

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Caleb Green and Taj Benning scored 15 points each as Fairfield defeated William & Mary 70-47. Connor Kochera led the Tribe on Sunday with 19 points and eight rebounds.

NIAGARA, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Roberts had 17 points to lead six Niagara players in double figures as the Purple Eagles romped past Division III Buffalo State 112-52. Marcus Hammond added 14 points for the Purple Eagles. Rob Brown III chipped in 13, Nicholas Kratholm scored 12 and Julian Mackey had 12. Sheldon Adams led

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — James Reese V and Devin Carter combined for 23 second-half points and South Carolina overcame a 16-point deficit to edge Florida State 66-65. Carter’s bucket with three minutes left gave the Gamecocks the lead for good and they held on when Malik Osborne missed a wide-open 3-pointer at the buzzer.

By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Khris Middleton scored 24 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo has his first triple-double of the season to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 112-97 victory over the New York Knicks. One of seven Bucks in double-digit scoring, Antetokounmpo had 20 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baltimore star quarterback Lamar Jackson suffered a right ankle injury in Sunday’s 24-22 loss to the Browns, yet another significant injury for the banged-up, first-place Ravens. Jackson was carted to the locker room in the second quarter. He got hurt when Browns rookie linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 16 points and Race Thompson added 14 on 6-for-6 shooting as Indiana broke away from Merrimack 81-49, remaining unbeaten in eight games at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Jackson-Davis added nine rebounds and blocked three shots, punctuating a 13-0 breakaway run by Indiana with a fastbreak layup off a