Month: October 2022

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Quinshon Judkins rushed for 205 yards, Jaxson Dart passed for three touchdowns and No. 15 Mississippi beat Texas A&M 31-28. Judkins had a 1-yard touchdown run with 7:18 remaining, helping Mississippi rebound from its first loss of the season. Dart threw touchdown passes of 18, 1 and 2 yards. He

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Quarterback Asher O’Hara spun and lunged into the end zone for a 2-yard score with 1:48 left and unbeaten Sacramento State held off Idaho for a 31-28 victory on Saturday night in a battle between ranked Big Sky Conference teams. The teams entered unbeaten in conference play along with Montana State

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State players roughed up Michigan defensive back Ja’Den McBurrows in the Michigan Stadium tunnel following their game Saturday night. After the fourth-ranked Wolverines beat the Spartans 29-7, at least three Michigan State players pushed, punched and kicked McBurrows in and near a hallway that does not lead to either

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jalin Hyatt caught five passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 3 Tennessee to a 44-6 victory over No. 19 Kentucky. Hyatt broke the school record for touchdowns in a season with 14 and set up the Volunteers for their showdown with No.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Schwarber had big swings on consecutive pitches for the Philadelphia Phillies when they needed a comeback in Game 2 of the World Series. But two drives that totaled 756 feet in the eighth inning didn’t result in a much-needed home run. The Phillies go home

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday each scored 34 points as the Milwaukee Bucks responded after falling behind in the fourth quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 123-115 on Saturday night and remain unbeaten. Antetokounmpo scored 30 of his 34 points after halftime and also had 17

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Darcy Kuemper made 34 saves for his first shutout with Washington and the Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 3-0. Beck Malenstyn, Aliaksei Protas and Alex Ovechkin scored to help the Capitals win for the third time in four games. Juuse Saros made 32 saves for Nashville,

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — For the first time in a sluggish postseason, Jose Altuve looked like himself in Game 2 of the World Series. Altuve had three hits, including a double, sparking the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night to even the Fall

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lauri Markkanen and Kelly Olynyk each scored 23 points, including a pair of late 3-pointers, to lift the Utah Jazz to a 124-123 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, who were playing without Ja Morant. On their final possession, the Jazz were leading 124-123 and nearly

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Scott Mayfield and Anthony Beauvillier scored 17 seconds apart midway through the third period and the New York Islanders rallied from three goals down and beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4. Brock Nelson, Zach Parise and Noah Dobson also scored for the Islanders, who scored five straight

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Zach Hrbacek rushed for an 80-yard touchdown on the second play of the game, Seth Morgan made four field goals, and Sam Houston eased by Tarleton 40-21. Sam Houston led 20-7 at halftime after intercepting Beau Allen three times. Dezmon Jackson added an 18-yard touchdown run early in the fourth for

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have captured gold at Skate Canada International. Gilles and Poirier scored 215.70 points overall. Great Britain’s Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson won the silver, while Canadians Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha claimed the bronze. Japan’s Rinka Watanabe captured gold in women’s singles. Starr

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros catcher Martín Maldonado was forced to switch bats for Game 2 of the World Series after it was determined the model he swung in the opener was no longer allowed in the majors. Maldonado went 1 for 3 in Game 1, a 6-5 Houston loss in 10 innings to Philadelphia.

NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie Bennedict Mathurin scored a career-high 32 points, Tyrese Haliburton added 26 and the Indiana Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-116 on Saturday night. Mathurin, who had 27 points at Detroit on Oct. 22, made a career-best six of Indiana’s 23 3-pointers. Isaiah Jackson had a double-double with 18 points and

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Miles Hastings threw for 425 yards and four touchdowns, Ulonzo Gilliam rushed for 136 yards and two scores, and UC Davis eclipsed 50 points for the third straight game, beating Cal Poly 59-17. Gilliam ran for a 59-yard touchdown on the first play of the game and his 1-yarder early in

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brent Burns scored on a one-timer 4:06 into overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3. Martin Necas and Jordan Staal each had a goal and an assist, and Jordan Martinook also scored for Carolina. Antti Raanta stopped 26 shots. Nick Deslauriers had

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer A person with knowledge of the matter says a female former San Antonio Spurs employee has alleged that now-former Spurs guard Josh Primo exposed himself in her presence. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no details had been revealed publicly by the Spurs,

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Bhayshul Tuten ran for a career-high 258 yards and two touchdowns and Wesley Graves scored on a 6-yard run in the middle of the fourth quarter as North Carolina A&T rallied to defeat Campbell 45-38. The Aggies trailed 28-10 after a wild first quarter but scored on three big plays early

By JOE YERDON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Victor Olofsson scored twice, including in overtime, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3. Olofsson got his sixth of the season 36 seconds into overtime. He converted a slap shot from the right circle off a pass from Tage Thompson. Buffalo had dropped two

By DAIVD SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Christian Dvorak had his first NHL hat trick and the Montreal Canadiens scored three times in a 4:50 span in the second period to rally for a 7-4 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Dvorak completed the hat trick into an empty net

DETROIT (AP) — Lucas Raymond scored his first two goals of the season, Ville Husso made 30 saves and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Saturday night to end a two-game losing streak. Raymond finally broke through in the eighth game of the season after scoring 23 times last season as

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Diego Pavia passed for two touchdowns, Ethan Albertson made three field goals and New Mexico State beat UMass 23-13 for its first road win since Sept. 22, 2018. With the win, the Aggies leave UMass with the longest road losing streak at 21 games. Albertson made field goals of 41, 30

By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Huerter scored 27 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, to help the Sacramento Kings win for the first time this season with a 119-113 victory over the Miami Heat on Saturday. It’s the first win for Kings coach Mike Brown, who was hired this past offseason. The

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Austin Aune threw for 317 yards and three touchdowns to get North Texas off to a quick start and the Mean Green finished strong to defeat Western Kentucky 40-13. Kaylon Horton turned a screen pass into a 28-yard score on the first possession for North Texas and Aune found Damon

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Chase Brice went 17-for-23 passing for 185 yards and four touchdowns and FBS-member Appalachian State handled FCS-level Robert Morris 42-3. Brice threw touchdowns of 31, 12, 19 and 9 yards to Dashaun Davis, Tyler Page, Dalton Stroman and Miller Gibbs respectively. It’s the first time Robert Morris has dropped eight straight

ATLANTA (AP) — Darren Grainger passed for 195 yards and a touchdown and he ran for 109 yards and another score to help Georgia State beat Old Dominion 31-17. Michael Hayes gave Georgia State a three-score advantage on a 26-yard field goal with 6:20 remaining in the fourth quarter and Justin Abraham sealed it with

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Dante Chachere ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third and Portland State raced to a big lead before holding off Eastern Washington 38-35. The Vikings, who finished with 628 yards of offense, raced to a 35-7 halftime lead by scoring on their first four drives and five of six.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker wanted to make sure Jose Altuve was really out in the fifth inning of Game 2 of the World Series. He asked for a replay challenge after what he thought might be a neighborhood play at second base on a fielder’s

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Brady Cook didn’t let Missouri’s early struggles this season change his outlook on what the Tigers could accomplish. He made sure his teammates wouldn’t let that happen, either. Cook and the Tigers, who opened 0-3 in Southeastern Conference play, directed three long, first-half drives to

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Khalan Griffin ran for 131 yards and two touchdowns to lead Lamar to its first win of the season, a 24-17 victory over Nicholls. Kohen Granier’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Neno Lemay capped a 16-play, 98-yard drive that pulled Nicholls to 21-17 with 1:20 remaining in the third quarter. Chris Esqueda’s

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rutgers running back Samuel Brown V will have season-ending surgery on an injured foot to cut short a promising freshman year. Brown was hurt late in his breakout game last week His 28 carries were the most by a Scarlet Knights player since 2014. The native

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Dematrius Davis found Jeremiah Hixon with a 23-yard touchdown pass with two minutes left in the game to earn Alabama State a come-from-behind 24-17 win over Alabama A&M in the 81st Magic City Classic, claiming HBCU bragging rights in the state for the first time since 2017. The Hornets took a

COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Marcus Cooper ran for 183 yards on 22 carries and scored three touchdowns and Incarnate Word beat Texas A&M Commerce 35-7. Cooper’s 5-yard scoring run with 1:10 before halftime gave the Cardinals a 14-7 lead and they proceeded to pull away after the break. Eric Rodriguez threw for a 162 yards

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Freshman Cortezz Jones and LaMartez Brooks scored rushing touchdowns, Murray State did not allow a touchdown and the Racers picked up their first win of the season, defeating Tennessee State 19-3. Damonta Witherspoon had 98 yards rushing, Jones added 88 yards and the Racers totaled 194 yards on the ground. Draylen

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Zion Webb had a touchdown pass and a touchdown catch to power Jacksonville State to a 40-16 victory over Austin Peay. Webb staked Jacksonville State (7-2, 3-0 Atlantic Sun Conference) to a 6-0 first-quarter lead with a 48-yard scoring strike to Perry Carter. CJ Evans Jr. scored on a 4-yard run

By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Montour scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:32 remaining and the Florida Panthers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-3. Carter Verhaeghe had two goals and an assist for the Panthers, Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk each had a goal and two assists, and Montour also had two

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders handled prime time just fine, leading Jackson State to a 35-0 victory over Southern for its best start in more than 40 years. The son of “Prime Time” Deion Sanders, now known as Coach Prime of Jackson State and the reason College GameDay was in town, ran for two

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Bo Nix threw three touchdown passes and ran for three more scores to lead No. 8 Oregon to a 42-24 victory over California for its seventh straight win. The Ducks broke open the game with three TDs in a span of less than seven minutes

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — RJ Harvey had a 17-yard touchdown run with 48 seconds remaining, sending UCF to a 25-21 win over No. 20 Cincinnati. Harvey’s go-ahead TD capped a seven-play, 75-yard march directed by Mikey Keene. The backup quarterback was 4 for 4 for 57 yards on the drive. Cincinnati took a 21-18 lead

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Mark Gronowski threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to help South Dakota State ease by Indiana State 49-7. South Dakota State built a 21-0 lead by the 14:13 mark of the second quarter after two short touchdown runs by Isaiah Davis and another by Gronowski. Gronowski’s 2-yard touchdown connection

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Preston Stone passed to Rashee Rice for a 75-yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage and SMU never trailed in a 45-34 victory over Tulsa. Tyler Lavine followed with the first of his three short touchdown runs on the day and SMU (4-4, 2-2 American Athletic Conference) led 14-0 before

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Top-ranked Georgia expects to eventually benefit from a game like this. It might happen next year. Or maybe next week. Daijun Edwards and Kenny McIntosh ran for two touchdowns each, and the Bulldogs pulled away from Florida following a second-half scare to win 42-20 Saturday

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Jeremiah Oatsvall threw a pair of touchdown passes and Tennessee Tech shut out Eastern Illinois in the second half for a 20-17 victory. Oatsvall connected with Quinton Cross for a 16-yard touchdown in the third quarter and Bradley Clark on a go-ahead 7-yarder with 6:45 remaining in the game. Oatsvall completed

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Bailey Fisher threw for a season-high five touchdowns and ran for a sixth and Gardner-Webb held off Bryant, 48-40 in a Big South thriller. With the win the Runnin’ Bulldogs are 3-0 in the Big South for the first time since 2003. Gardner-Webb is tied with North Carolina A&T atop

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Jake Chisholm scored a go-ahead touchdown on a 23-yard run with 18 seconds left and Dayton overcame three interceptions by Shane Hamm to beat Valparaiso 31-24. Chisholm carried it 18 times for 103 yards and two touchdowns for Dayton. Hamm was 12 of 19 for 137 yards with a touchdown, and

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Flamengo has marched unbeaten to its third Copa Libertadores title after topping Athletico 1-0 in the all-Brazilian final. Gabriel Barbosa starred in the final yet again by producing the only goal in a half-full Metropolitano Stadium in Ecuador. Flamengo also won in 1981 and 2019. Barbosa scored twice in the 2019

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Michael Hiers threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns and Samford rolled past The Citadel 38-3. No. 13 FCS Samford built a 21-3 halftime lead on two Hiers touchdown passes and a 1-yard run by Jaylan Thomas. After Heirs’ third TD pass in the third quarter, Trey Elston capped the scoring

HOUSTON (AP) — Chris Reynolds matched a career best with five touchdown passes and Charlotte, after firing its previous head coach, cruised to a 56-23 victory over Rice to snap a four-game losing streak. Will Healy, who led Charlotte to its first bowl game in his first season as head coach with the 49ers in

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Linebacker Isaiah Jones sacked Kasim Hill on a two-point conversion attempt as time expired and William & Mary edged Rhode Island 31-30. Trailing 31-24 with the ball at its 1, Rhode Island marched down the field in 16 plays and Hill found Caleb Warren for a 7-yard touchdown. Rhode Island decided

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mohamed Ibrahim rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns on 36 carries to lead Minnesota past Rutgers 31-0 to stop a three-game losing streak. The Gophers improved to 5-3 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten. They enjoyed a 19-play, 99-yard drive on their first possession

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Notre Dame has beaten No. 16 Syracuse 41-24. The Irish’s Brandon Joseph returned an interception 29 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the game and tailback Audric Estimé rushed for 123 yards and scored twice in the fourth quarter to thwart a

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Zac Jones and Julien Gauthier scored 19 seconds apart in the third period after Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger exited with an injury, and the New York Rangers beat the Stars 6-3. Vincent Trocheck had two goals, including the last in a three-goal third period for New

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rookie quarterback Malik Willis will make his first NFL start Sunday for the Tennessee Titans in Houston against the Texans. The Titans downgraded 11-year veteran Ryan Tannehill on Saturday from questionable to out because of illness and the right ankle he injured in last week’s win over Indianapolis. Tannehill missed only

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Nathan Walker ran for a 9-yard touchdown with 32 seconds to play to cap Wofford’s come-from-behind 48-41 victory over East Tennessee State. On third-and-7, Walker ran toward the middle then took a jab step, bounced it outside and ran untouched into the end zone. Wofford (2-6, 2-3 Southern Conference) had just

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Aidan Borguet ran for 179 yards with two touchdowns, Kym Wimberly also had two touchdowns, and Harvard defeated Dartmouth 28-13. Borguet’s touchdown runs of 12 yards in the third quarter and 21 yards in the fourth were the only scoring plays in the second half. Wimberly’s 34-yard reception from Luke Emge

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Ayir Asante scored on a double-reverse for a two-point conversion in overtime to lift Holy Cross to a thrilling 53-52 win over Fordham. After Matthew Sluka’s fourth touchdown pass, a 9-yarder to Justin Shorter, the Crusaders didn’t hesitate to go for the win. Sluka gave the ball to Shorter going from

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Blake Stenstrom connected with Andrei Iosivas 10 times for 155 yards and two touchdowns, and undefeated Princeton took advantage of five turnovers to beat Cornell 35-9. The Princeton defense intercepted four passes, including Liam Johnson’s 89-yard pick-6 to cap the scoring midway through the fourth. Matthew Jester intercepted a pass on

PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe all scored as Paris Saint-Germain beat Troyes 4-3 in the French league. Carlos Soler was the other scorer at the Parc des Princes for PSG, which has a five-point lead over Lens. Marseille came from two goals down to draw with Strasbourg 2-2 in the other

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Matthew Berry’s move from ESPN to NBC is flying under the radar in a year where there are lots of changes in NFL broadcasting crews. Berry had been a mainstay for 15 years as ESPN’s fantasy football guru. He is part of the Sunday “Football Night in America” pregame

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Luca Stanzani threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Owen Glascoe then completed the 2-point conversion with a toss to Michael Love and Long Island beat Duquesne 50-48 in double overtime. Duquesne’s Ayden Garnes blocked Michael Coney’s 24-yard field goal attempt with 1:25 left in regulation, and with 24 seconds to go, Coney

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — J.T. Tuimoloau had a strip sack that set up No. 2 Ohio State for a separation-score in the fourth quarter and then a pick-6 to cap a spectacular performance by the defensive end as the Buckeyes beat No. 13 Penn State 44-31.

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Kareem Hunt didn’t have to renew his trade request to the Cleveland Browns. They know how the running back feels. In a few days, Hunt will know how they feel about him. After demanding a trade during training camp, Hunt could be dealt by Tuesday’s

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jake Garcia’s two-point scoring run in the fourth overtime – the only play of the day to reach the end zone – gave Miami a 14-12 win over Virginia. Neither team scored a touchdown in regulation. Hurricanes kicker Andres Borregales sent the game to overtime with a 20-yard field goal as

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Brett Gabbert threw for 184 yards and a touchdown, Jacquez Warren had a pick-6 early in the fourth quarter and Miami (Ohio) beat Akron 27-9. Gabbert’s deep throw to Mac Hippenhammer over the middle went for 58 yards to set up Miami’s 33-yard field goal with 1:11 left before halftime for