Month: November 2022

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — No. 5 Southern California capped its outstanding regular season under new coach Lincoln Riley by staying firmly in the College Football Playoff race with a 38-27 victory over No. 13 Notre Dame. Caleb Willams polished his Heisman Trophy credentials with 232 yards passing and four

Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alec Holler made a leaping, one-handed catch for a touchdown on a 14-yard pass from Mikey Keene with 20 seconds remaining  to lead No. 25 UCF to a 46-39 win over South Florida on Saturday night and earn a spot in the American Athletic Conference championship game. Keene completed

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jaylen Wright ran for 160 yards and two touchdowns on five carries, with Jabari Small running for two more scores as ninth-ranked Tennessee never trailed in routing in-state rival Vanderbilt 56-0 on a rainy Saturday night. The Volunteers rebounded from losing two of their

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Alexandar Georgiev made 41 saves, Nathan MacKinnon and Josh Manson scored first-period goals and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 on Saturday night. Logan O’Connor and Dryden Hunt also scored for the Avalanche, and Manson added an assist. Colorado was called for five minor penalties

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — There was much debate during the NBA offseason about whether Deandre Ayton was worth a max contract. On nights like Saturday, the answer is a resounding yes. Ayton notched season highs with 29 points and 21 rebounds, Devin Booker added 27 points and the Phoenix Suns

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Cephus Johnson III ran for two touchdowns, Zy Alexander had a late pick-6 and Southeastern Louisiana held off Idaho 45-42 in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday night. Southeast Louisiana (9-3), ranked 23rd in the FCS coaches poll, picked up its sixth straight win and advances to play

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Kedon Slovis threw three touchdown passes, all to Jared Wayne, and Israel Abanikanda rushed for two touchdowns as Pittsburgh rolled past Miami 42-16 on Saturday night and eliminated the Hurricanes from bowl contention. Miami (5-7, 3-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) matched its worst season in

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State coach Chris Klieman didn’t want to back into the Big 12 title game by having Texas lose to Baylor. He wanted his Wildcats to earn their spot in Arlington. So after the Longhorns took care of business a day earlier, the No. 15

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Devon Achane had a career-best 215 yards rushing with two touchdowns, and Texas A&M stunned No. 6 LSU 38-23, all but certainly knocking the Tigers out of contention for the College Football Playoff. Conner Weigman threw two TD passes for the Aggies and Demani

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Garrett Shrader completed 21 of 27 passes for 285 yards and two touchdowns, and Syracuse scored 26 straight points to overcome an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit, snap a five-game losing streak and beat Boston College 32-23. Oronde Gadsden II caught six passes for 106 yards. Devaughn Cooper

By JOSHUA KOCH Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green had 28 points and a career-high nine assists, Alperen Sengun added 21 points, a career-best 18 rebounds and seven assists, and the Houston Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-105. Rookie Jabari Smith Jr. had his third double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds for

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gabe Madsen scored 15 points and led five teammates into double-figure scoring as Utah cruised past St. Thomas-Minnesota, 95-66 on Saturday night. The Utes took a 12-point lead at the break, then out-scored the Tommies 59-42 over the final 20 minutes as 12 of the 14 players who saw action

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) — Chrissy Carr scored 18 points and undefeated Arkansas rolled past previously unbeaten No. 25 Kansas State 69-53 for the Paradise Jam Reef Division title. Arkansas (8-0) built a 38-26 halftime lead and then pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring Kansas State 25-14. Carr had eight points with a

PHOENIX — Led by Chance McMillian’s 17 points, the Grand Canyon Antelopes defeated the Benedictine at Mesa Redhawks 110-53. The Antelopes improved to 5-2 with the victory and the Redhawks fell to 0-2.

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Kyle Vantrease threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ezrah Archie for the game-winning score to lead Georgia Southern to a dramatic 51-48 double overtime win over Appalachian State. Each team scored a touchdown in the first overtime, and the Mountaineers’ Michael Hughes kicked a 32-yard field goal in Appalachian State’s second

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Marner extended his point streak to 16 games with a goal and an assist, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1. Auston Matthews became the seventh player in team history with 200 career even-strength goals, William Nylander scored his 12th of the season

NORFOLK, Va. — Led by Ben Stanley’s 15 points, the Old Dominion Monarchs defeated the East Carolina Pirates 71-50. The Monarchs improved to 4-3 with the win and the Pirates fell to 5-2.

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Brock Nelson and Anthony Beauvillier scored 22 seconds apart early in the third period, Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves and the New York Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 for their fourth straight victory. The teams will complete the home-and-home set in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

LORETTO, Pa. — Matt Rogers had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead American University to a 66-55 win over St. Francis (PA). Jaxon Knotek added 12 points, six rebounds and five steals for the Eagles (4-2). Elijah Stephens scored 12. Maxwell Land led the Red Flash (2-5) with 14 points.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — David Craig had 18 points and 11 rebounds in Mercer’s 60-58 win against Fairfield. Shawn Walker scored 16 points while going 7 of 10 from the field, for the Bears (4-3). Luis Hurtado scored nine. Supreme Cook led the Stags (1-5) with 17 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Sean Clifford threw four touchdown passes and No. 11 Penn State’s defense tightened up late to beat Michigan State 35-16 in the regular-season finale. Tight end Theo Johnson caught two touchdown passes, Tyler Warren and running back Nick Singleton each caught one, and KeAndre Lambert-Smith

By BILL KACZOR Associated Press NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Micah Peavy scored 16 points and Mike Miles Jr. added 15 in his second game back from an injury to lead TCU over No. 25 Iowa, 79-66, in the Emerald Coast Classic championship game. Miles was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. The 5-1 Horned Frogs

By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Kyrou scored his second goal of the game at 1:08 of overtime to give the St. Louis Blues to a 5-4 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. St. Louis overcame a three-goal deficit in the third period, tying it on Vladimir Tarasenko’s goal

By GARY HOROWITZ Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Isaiah Newell ran for the go-ahead touchdown with 8:11 remaining, and No. 22 Oregon State took advantage of critical mistakes in the fourth quarter by No. 10 Oregon to rally for a 38-34 victory. The Beavers trailed 31-10 late in the third quarter and 34-17 early

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The loudest roar from the Utah fans came at the end of a blowout of Colorado at Folsom Field and had nothing to do with what was happening on the field. It followed the scoreboard flashing Oregon State knocking off Oregon. A big hurdle cleared.

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Narii Gaither rushed for a career-high 245 yards and two touchdowns, quarterback Bailey Fisher ran for three more and Gardner-Webb made its first-ever FCS playoff appearance memorable with a 52-41 win over Eastern Kentucky. The Runnin’ Bulldogs led 31-27 at half and took the game over in the third quarter when

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Athan Kaliakmanis connected with Le’Meke Brockington on a tiebreaking 45-yard touchdown with 3:40 remaining and Minnesota barely hung on in the final minute to beat Wisconsin 23-16 on Saturday. Wisconsin had first-and-goal at the 5-yard line in the final minute before penalties foiled the Badgers’

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — O.G. Anunoby scored 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, Fred VanVleet also had 26, and the Toronto Raptors beat Dallas 105-100, snapping a four-game losing streak against the Mavericks. Chris Boucher scored a season-high 22 points and had 13 rebounds as the Raptors improved

MONROE, La. (AP) — Frank Gore Jr. ran for a career-high 199 yards and a key touchdown and Southern Mississippi became bowl eligible by defeating UL Monroe 20-10. The Golden Eagles qualified for a bowl for the 19th time since 1997 and will return to the postseason for the first time since 2019. Gore finished

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kendre Miller ran for two touchdowns as fourth-ranked TCU completed the first undefeated regular season by a Big 12 team since 2009 with a 62-14 victory over Iowa State. The win got the 12-0 Horned Frogs closer to making the four-team College Football Playoff.

By BRENNAN DOHERTY Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Riley Leonard threw for a career-best 391 yards and four touchdowns and Duke used a late touchdown to close out the regular season with a 34-31 victory over Wake Forest. Leonard, who completed 29-of-41 passes, connected with Sahmir Hagans for the game-winning score, a 20-yard reception

DES MOINES, Iowa — Led by Tucker DeVries’ 21 points, the Drake Bulldogs defeated the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns 76-64 on Saturday night. Themus Fulks scored 16 points for Louisiana. The Bulldogs improved to 6-0 with the victory and the Ragin’ Cajuns fell to 5-1.

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Bryce Young passed for 343 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score in perhaps his final home game for No. 8 Alabama, leading the Crimson Tide past Auburn 49-27 in the Iron Bowl. Alabama reached double digits in wins for a 15th consecutive

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Arizona State is finalizing a deal to make Oregon offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham the youngest head football coach in a Power Five conference. A person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press that the 32-year-old Phoenix native was on the verge of becoming the head

By The Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas — Led by Shykeim Phillips’ 22 points, the UNC Wilmington Seahawks defeated the Vermont Catamounts 68-66 on Saturday night. The Seahawks improved to 4-3 with the win and the Catamounts fell to 2-6.

ESPOO, Finland (AP) — American figure skater Ilia Malinin swept his Grand Prix assignments by taking the men’s gold medal at the Grand Prix of Espoo over the weekend, making the rising 17-year-old star one of the favorites to win at Grand Prix Final. Mai Mihara of Japan also swept her Grand Prix assignments, winning

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Kimani Vidal ran for 208 yards and four touchdowns and Troy beat Arkansas State 48-19 on Saturday to advance to the Sun Belt Conference championship game. Troy will host Coastal Carolina. Vidal put Troy up 20-19 to start the fourth quarter on a 7-yard run that was set up by Gunnar

By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Luciana Medina was so nervous that she could barely sleep the night before Saturday’s match between Argentina and Mexico which could have all but knocked the soccer-mad South American country from the World Cup. After the game, she couldn’t stop smiling. “I’m so proud. I

WICHITA, Kan. — Gus Okafor’s 27 points off of the bench sparked Wichita State to an 83-71 victory over Tarleton. Okafor added eight rebounds for the Shockers (4-2). Kenny Pohto finished with 13 points and nine rebounds. Craig Porter Jr. finished 5 of 7 from the field, scoring 11 and blocking five shots. The Texans

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Led by John Tonje’s 25 points, the Colorado State Rams defeated the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils 88-45 on Saturday night. The Rams improved to 5-2 with the win and the Delta Devils fell to 1-7.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Chibuzo Agbo’s 20 points helped Boise State defeat Utah Valley 87-69 on Saturday night. Agbo shot 7 for 11, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Broncos (4-2). Tyson Degenhart scored 19 points and added eight rebounds. Naje Smith was 7-of-10 shooting and 2 of 3 from the

PEORIA, Ill. — The Bradley Braves defeated the Merrimack Warriors 83-41 on Saturday night led by Malevy Leons’ 32 points. The Braves moved to 4-3 with the victory and the Warriors fell to 1-6.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Led by Ed Croswell’s 13 points, the Providence Friars defeated the Columbia Lions 78-64 on Saturday night. The Friars are now 5-2 on the season, while the Lions dropped to 2-6.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Led by Luke Frampton’s 18 points, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers defeated the South Carolina State Bulldogs 90-64 on Saturday night. The Hilltoppers are now 6-1 on the season, while the Bulldogs fell to 0-7.

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Dylan Laube ran for three touchdowns and pulled in an 87-yard touchdown pass to lead New Hampshire to a 52-42 win over Fordham in a first-round game in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The win sends the Wildcats into a second-round matchup December 3 with undefeated Patriot League champion Holy Cross,

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Jeff Undercuffler threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns, leading Akron to a 44-12 victory over Northern Illinois in the season finale for both teams. Akron picked up its first Mid-American Conference win of the season, helped in large part by a 20-point second quarter. Trailing 6-0 through one quarter, the

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Todd Centeio threw for four touchdowns and ran for a fifth as James Madison routed No. 23 Coastal Carolina 47-7 in what it viewed as its postseason game. JMU earned a technical share of the Sun Belt’s East Division title with the same 6-2

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Led by Brice Williams’ 14 points, the Charlotte 49ers defeated the Presbyterian Blue Hose 69-42 on Saturday. The 49ers moved to 5-2 with the victory and the Blue Hose fell to 1-6.

DURHAM, N.C. — Led by Justin Wright’s 13 points, the North Carolina Central Eagles defeated the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs 58-53 on Saturday. The Eagles improved to 3-3 with the win and the Runnin’ Bulldogs fell to 1-5.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The Northern Iowa Panthers defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies 83-76 on Saturday led by Bowen Born’s 30 points. The Panthers improved to 2-3 with the win and the Huskies fell to 2-5.

MACOMB, Ill. — Led by Malek Green’s 21 points, the Youngstown State Penguins defeated the Western Illinois Leathernecks 88-64 on Saturday. The Penguins are now 5-2 with the victory and the Leathernecks dropped to 2-4.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Tanner Christensen’s 13 points helped Utah Tech defeat CSU Fullerton 66-60 on Saturday. Christensen also contributed 10 rebounds for the Trailblazers (3-4). Isaiah Pope scored 12 points, going 4 of 8 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from distance, and 2 for 4 from the line. Dancell Leter was

MÁLAGA, Spain (AP) — Felix Auger-Aliassime has led Canada to its second ever Davis Cup final after winning both his singles and doubles rubbers in a 2-1 fightback over Italy. Canada will face Australia in Sunday’s final. Lorenzo Sonego beat Denis Shapovalov to put Italy ahead in Málaga, Spain. Auger-Aliassime pulled the Canadians level by

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana quarterback Dexter Williams II was carted off the field and taken to a hospital after suffering what appeared to be a serious injury to his right leg during the Hoosiers’ game against Purdue. Williams was hurt with 46 seconds left in the first quarter when he tried to plant and

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Undrafted rookie kicker Caleb Shudak will make his NFL debut on Sunday after the Tennessee Titans scratched Randy Bullock for a second straight game with an injured right calf. The Titans activated Shudak off the physically unable to perform list while downgrading Bullock from questionable to out against the Bengals. Shudak

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After Michigan beat Ohio State with stunning ease for the second straight year, Wolverines defensive back Mike Mike Sainristil grabbed a huge maize and blue flag and rushed with teammates to the block “O” in the middle of the Ohio Stadium turf. Sainristil forcefully planted

BIMINI, Bahamas (AP) — Angel Reese had her seventh double-double, two teammates also had double-doubles and No. 12 LSU cruised to its seventh-straight easy win, beating UAB 99-64 in the Goombay Splash.  Reese had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Flau’jae Johnson 19 and 13, a career-high for the freshman, and Jasmine Carson 12 and 12,

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Carter Bradley threw three touchdown passes and South Alabama held Old Dominion scoreless in the second half to rally for its fifth-straight win, 27-20 win. The Jaguars  trailed the Monarchs 20-13 at halftime as Hayden Wolff threw a pair of touchdown passes for Old Dominion. First the Jags went 83 yards

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored on the power play with just over two minutes left and Jack Campbell made 20 saves as the Edmonton Oilers rallied for four third-period goals to shock the New York Rangers 4-3. Draisaitl’s 12th goal of the season at 17:58 completed a stunning

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi was almost in tears as he grabbed and shook his jersey in front of Argentina’s celebrating fans, then blew a kiss and looked to the sky. With one of the most important goals of his career, Messi led Argentina to a 2-0 victory

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Diego Pavia passed for three touchdowns and ran for three more as New Mexico State handed Liberty its third straight loss 49-14. The Aggies have been on a roll, winning four of their last five games under first-year coach Jerry Kill and reaching five wins for just the second time since