Month: October 2022

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dante Chachere had 402 yards from scrimmage and accounted for all five Portland State touchdowns in the Vikings’ 35-28 victory over Northern Arizona. Chachere was 22-of-28 passing for 274 yards and he had 128 rushing yards on 12 carries. Chachere threw three touchdown passes, including a 66-yarder to Mataio Talalemotu, and

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Besean McCray three four touchdown passes and Southern used a five-touchdown second quarter to rout Arkansas-Pine Bluff 59-3. Southern (2-2, 1-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) used McCray’s 4-yard scoring toss to freshman Kendric Rhymes to grab a 7-3 lead after one quarter. In the Jaguars’ big second quarter, Rhymes scored on

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Moussa threw two touchdown passes to Xavier Smith and Florida A&M dominated the final three quarters in a 34-7 victory over Mississippi Valley State. Moussa passed to Smith for a 2-yard score and a 7-0 lead, capping a 10-play, 71-yard drive on the opening possession of the game for Florida

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Dae Dae Hunter ran for 121 yards and accounted for three touchdowns to lead Liberty to a 38-24 victory over Old Dominion. Hunter carried the ball 15 times that included touchdown runs of 29 and 32 yards. In the fourth quarter, Hunter caught a screen pass from Johnathan Bennett and then

MONTREAL — Wayne Rooney’s D.C. United was assured of finishing with the fewest points in Major League Soccer after Montreal took advantage of an own goal in a 1-0 win. Rooney, a former Manchester United and England great, took over as coach in July from Hernán Losada. D.C. has 27 points and is 14th and

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Coleon Williams recovered a fumbled Robert Morris punt in the end zone, allowing Delaware State to hold off the Colonials for a 14-9 non-conference win. Defenses were dominant on both sides. Robert Morris was held to just 240 total yards; Delaware State managed just 115.

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Salvador Perez had four hits and drove in a pair of runs and Kris Bubic struck out a season-high eight to help the Kansas City Royals beat the AL Central champion Cleveland Guardians 7-1. Perez collected three singles and a solo homer in four plate appearances, spoiling

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Austin Aune threw three touchdown passes to Jyaire Shorter in the first half to guide North Texas to a 45-28 victory over Florida Atlantic. Aune hit Shorter for a 25-yard touchdown to open the scoring. Aune sandwiched touchdown throws to Shorter covering 2 and 25 yards around a pick-6 by Ridge

By MARK FRANK Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Sean Tucker ran for three touchdowns and a career-high 232 yards, Garrett Shrader threw for one score and ran for another, and Syracuse defeated Wagner 59-0 to remain unbeaten. With the win, the Orange move to 5-0, the program’s first 5-0 start since 1987 when Syracuse

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Theo Day accounted for two touchdowns and Northern Iowa beat Indiana State 20-14. Dawson Basinger’s 1-yard touchdown run pulled Indiana State to 17-14 with 7:41 remaining. But Day led Northern Iowa (2-3, 2-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference) on a 12-play, 57-yard drive that took up nearly six minutes and was

By AGOES BASOEKI and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press MALANG, Indonesia (AP) — Police firing tear gas after an Indonesian soccer match in an attempt to stop violence triggered a disastrous crush of fans making a panicked, chaotic run for the exits, leaving at least 125 people dead, most of them trampled upon or suffocated. Attention

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Cameron Ward threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns as Washington State beat California 28-9, despite Ward being intercepted twice in the end zone. Renard Bell caught eight passes for 115 yards and a touchdown for Washington State (4-1, 1-1 Pac-12), which played four of

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Taulia Tagovailoa threw for 314 yards and a touchdown, and Maryland handed Michigan State its third consecutive loss, beating the Spartans 27-13. The Terrapins scored touchdowns on their first two possessions, and the Maryland defense was solid as the Terps passed their first test

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Nolan Henderson threw for 368 yards, the Delaware defense allowed just 159 total yards and the Blue Hens defeated Towson 24-10. Henderson completed 25 of 41 passes with touchdown throws of 74 yards to Chandler Harvin and 4 yards to Khory Spruill. Harvin finished with three receptions for 105 yards. Kyron

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — Carlos Davis threw four touchdown passes and the Western Carolina defense came up with four turnovers for a 38-17 win over VMI. Davis found four different receivers and was 30-of-44 passing for 336 yards with two interceptions. Raphael Williams had six catches for 103 yards, including a 69-yard connection for the

By BRENNAN DOHERTY Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Drake Maye threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more to continue his strong start to the season and North Carolina opened up Atlantic Coast Conference play with a 41-10 victory over Virginia Tech. Maye, a redshirt freshman, was able to consistently throw downfield,

BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla (AP) — Sam Hartman threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns, Justice Ellison ran for 114 yards and a touchdown and No. 22 Wake Forest beat No. 23 Florida State 31-21. Wake Forest (4-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) ran for 171 yards and bounced back from its double-overtime loss

By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Luis Castillo struck out eight in six innings of two-hit ball and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 to keep pace with the Toronto Blue Jays in their bid to host an AL wild-card series. Castillo retired 16 in a row to help Seattle to

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Devontae Houston rushed for 105 yards and his 17-yard touchdown run with 2:20 remaining helped UConn beat Fresno State 19-14. Zion Turner passed for 130 yards with one touchdown, and Kevens Clercius had 79 yards receiving for UConn (2-4). Tre Wortham and Ian Swenson each had an interception for the

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants were eliminated from postseason contention, losing 8-4 to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Sergio Alcántara had a pair of two-run doubles and Christian Walker went 3 for 5 with an RBI double, finishing a homer shy of hitting for the cycle. Josh Rojas added

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Miyan Williams carried the load for No. 3 Ohio State, rushing for a career-high 189 yards and five touchdowns as the Buckeyes beat Rutgers 49-10. Williams got the opportunity for a career-high 21 carries when TreVeyon Henderson became a late scratch. Williams, a third-year back,

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jace Gilbert missed three field goals, including a 37-yarder with a chance to tie the game with under 30 seconds to play as Kansas held off Iowa State 14-11 to remain undefeated. Gilbert also missed 38- and 45-yard attempts in the first and fourth quarters. At

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Jaden Nixon returned the second-half kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown while Spencer Sanders ran and threw for touchdowns as ninth-ranked Oklahoma State beat No. 16 Baylor 36-25. The game Saturday was a rematch of last year’s Big 12 championship game won by Baylor. The

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Teoscar Hernández homered, doubled twice and singled, Danny Jansen drove in five runs and the Toronto Blue Jays moved one step closer to wrapping up the top spot in the AL wild-card race, routing the Boston Red Sox 10-0. The Blue Jays began the day with a

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson starting defensive tackle Bryan Bresee will miss the game with 10th-ranked North Carolina State on Saturday night. Tigers spokesman Ross Taylor said Bresee had a non-football condition this week that required blood work and medical observation and won’t play for the fifth-ranked Tigers. Taylor said the Bresee family received positive

JACKSONVILLE, Ala (AP) — Zion Webb fired 11 yards to a diving Sterling Galban in the back corner of the end zone in overtime and Jacksonville State then recovered a Jonathan Murphy fumble on Kennesaw State’s first play to wrap up the Gamecocks’ first win over the Owls 35-28 in the Atlantic Sun Conference opener.

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The agent for New Orleans Pelicans forward Larry Nance Jr. says his client has agreed to a two-year extension worth $21.6 million dollars. Mark Bartelstein says the agreement runs through the 2024-25 season and reflects Nance’s fondness for “New Orleans and the entire Pelicans organization.”

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Jaylan Thomas ran for 104 yards and three touchdowns and Samford held off Furman for a 34-27 victory. After Furman (3-2, 1-1 Southern Conference) jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, Michael Hiers threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to Jay Stanton. Thomas added scoring runs from 28 and

NASHVILLE (AP) — Ike Brown had an 11-yard touchdown run in overtime and then Lane added the 2-point conversion to give the Division II-member Dragons a 28-27 upset win over Tennessee State. Lane kept Tennessee State out of the end zone in the fourth quarter while holding on to a 20-17 advantage, but Kaleb Mosley’s

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Devron Harper caught a pair of touchdown passes and ran for a third and Mercer topped 40 points for the third time in five games as the Bears dominated Wofford, 42-7 in a Southern Conference game. Mercer beat Morehead State 63-13 in the season opener and routed Gardner-Webb 42-7 last week.

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Jameson Wang passed for a touchdown and rushed for two more, and Jackson Kennedy made a 45-yard field goal with 1:55 left to help Cornell edge Colgate 34-31 for the program’s 650th victory. Kennedy also made a 43-yarder for a 24-22 lead with 4:13 left in the third quarter. Cornell tied

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Hunter Luepke ran for a pair of first-quarter touchdowns and FCS top-ranked North Dakota State led the rest of the way en route to a 27-14 victory over Youngstown State. Kobe Johnson’s 17-yard touchdown run led to a 21-3 halftime lead for the Bison. Mitch Davidson’s 35-yard touchdown pass to Jaleel

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Adrian Martinez rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns and threw for another score, leading No. 25 Kansas State past Texas Tech 37-28. Martinez was 12-for-19 passing for 116 yards for Kansas State (4-1, 2-0 Big 12), while Deuce Vaughn added 170 rushing yards for the

JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Cameron Rising threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns and added 73 yards and a score on the ground to lead no. 12 Utah to a 42-16 victory over Oregon State on Saturday. The Utes (4-1, 2-0 Pac-12) forced four turnovers to avenge their only Pac-12

FAIRFIELD, Con. (AP) — Robert O’Donnell picked off a pass by punter Carson Wilt and scored to help Sacred Heart pull away from Norfolk State for a 31-14 victory. The Pioneers forced Wilt to punt out of his own end zone with 6:32 to play and a low snap forced him to heave the ball

THE COLONY, Texas (AP) — Charley Hull and Janet Lin are tied for the lead going into the final round of The Ascendant LPGA. Hull had a double bogey to start the back nine. She settled down after that and finished with an even-par 71. Lin had a 69 as she goes for her first

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Blake Corum rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown, J.J. McCarthy threw for 155 yards and a touchdown and No. 4 Michigan defeated Iowa 27-14. The Wolverines were able to consistently move the ball against the Hawkeyes, who came into the game leading the nation

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has agreed to a $30 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels for the 2023 season. That’s the two-way superstar’s final year of arbitration eligibility before free agency. The Halos avoided a potentially complicated arbitration case with the 2021 AL MVP. Ohtani’s deal

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Max Duggan ran 67 yards for one of two touchdowns and threw for three scores, leading TCU to a 55-24 rout of No. 18 Oklahoma on Saturday. OU quarterback Dillon Gabriel was knocked out of the game in the second quarter when he was

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Hope Adebayo rushed for 132 yards and scored one of St. Thomas of Minnesota’s three rushing touchdowns in a 38-24 victory over Marist. St. Thomas won its Pioneer League opener, churning out 242 yards on the ground to go with Cade Sexauer’s 218 yards passing with two touchdowns. Leading by 14

The NFL Players Association has fired the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant who evaluated Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa after he stumbled off the field against Buffalo last Sunday, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person who confirmed the firing, first reported by Pro Football Talk, spoke to the AP on condition

By CHRIS BURROWS OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Austin Keys and Jared Ivey each forced fumbles in the final three minutes, both inside the red zone, and No. 14 Mississippi held off No. 7 Kentucky 22-19 on Saturday. Keys and Ivey forced Wildcats quarterback Will Levis to fumble on consecutive possessions with AJ Finley and Tavius

By The Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Gustavo Bou’s goal helped lead the New England Revolution to a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday. The Revolution moved to 10-12-11 following the victory and United fell to 10-13-10.

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Haaziq Daniels and the Air Force ground game finally got on track late to help the Falcons hold off Navy 13-10. The option quarterback clinched the win for the Falcons with an 18-yard scamper on third-and-6 in Navy territory, allowing them to run

BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) — Lamagea McDowell had two of Campbell’s five rushing touchdowns, Bryant Barr had 135 yards and a score and the Camels ended North Carolina Central’s seven-game winning streak with a convincing 48-18 victory. McDowell’s second touchdown had Campbell on top 17-0 early in the second quarter and two interceptions led to

WEST P0INT, N.Y. (AP) — Darren Grainger ran for a touchdown and threw for another as Georgia State repelled Army for a 31-14 win, the Panthers’ first of the season. After a Michael Hayes field goal opened the scoring, a shanked punt gave the ball back to the Panthers (1-4) at the Army 38 with

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Matt DiBenedetto was named winner of the Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway after a lengthy review by NASCAR officials of the finishing order. DiBenedetto and Alabama native Bret Holmes both waited inside their trucks parked side-by-side as NASCAR reviewed its data. The race went to overtime and there were several

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Chase Brown rushed for 129 yards, Tommy DeVito had three short touchdown keepers and Illinois trounced Wisconsin 34-10 to give coach Bret Bielema a triumphant return to Camp Randall Stadium. Illinois scored 17 points off Wisconsin turnovers and scored the game’s final 27 points to

EASTON, Mass. (AP) — Ashur Carraha threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Corbett on the first play of the fourth quarter and Stonehill made its Northeast Conference game a success with a 24-20 win over Duquesne. The game was first in the NEC for the Skyhawks, who are in their first year transitioning from