Month: November 2022

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) — South Carolina and Vanderbilt were fined by the Southeastern Conference on Sunday after their fans rushed onto the field to celebrate football victories a day earlier. The league docked Vanderbilt $250,000 for its third violation of the SEC’s access to competition area policy. The Commodores defeated Florida 31-24 at home to

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists, and the Pittsburgh Penguins topped the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 for their third straight win. Evgeni Malkin scored in his 1,000th NHL game, helping Pittsburgh close out a 3-0 road trip. Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist,

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kirk Cousins was sacked a career-high seven times in the Minnesota Vikings’ 40-3 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The Vikings lost 49 yards on those plays and finished with a season-low 183 total yards. Minnesota struggled from the outset, particularly against Micah Parsons and the Cowboys’ league-leading

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Rasir Bolton scored 24 points, Drew Timme added 22 points, and No. 2 Gonzaga beat cold-shooting No. 4 Kentucky 88-72. Julian Strawther had 20 points and 14 rebounds for 3-1 Gonzaga. Oscar Tshiebwe had 20 points and 15 rebounds for 3-2 Kentucky, but the star

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League is condemning violence and unsportsmanlike conduct on the field after two incidents, including one in which former two-time MLB all-star Asdrúbal Cabrera attacked a rival player as he celebrated a home run. Carlos Castro was leading off the 8th inning for the Tiburones of La Guaira

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Marcus Shaver Jr. scored 20 points and grabbed a career-high tying 10 rebounds, Tyson Degenhart added 14 points and seven rebounds and Boise State beat Colorado 68-55 Sunday night in the fifth place game at the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Naje Smith scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting before he fouled out

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Chrislyn Carr scored 19 points to help No. 6 Louisville beat No. 3 Texas 71-63 in Sunday night’s consolation bracket at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Morgan Jones and Hailey Van Lith each added 18 points for the Cardinals. Louisville pulled away in the fourth

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Led by Omar Payne’s 17 points, the Jacksonville Dolphins defeated the Voorhees Tigers 91-61 on Sunday night. The Dolphins are now 2-1 with the victory and the Tigers fell to 0-4.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, Virgin Islands (AP) — Tucker DeVries had 29 points in Drake’s 61-56 win over Wyoming on Sunday night. DeVries was 10 of 14 shooting, including 4 for 6 from distance, and went 5 for 5 from the line for the Bulldogs (4-0). Sardaar Calhoun scored nine points while shooting 4 for 9, including

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sean Kuraly scored short-handed and Daniil Tarasov turned back 46 shots as the Columbus Blue Jackets won 5-3 sending the Florida Panthers to their third straight loss. Johnny Gaudreau contributed a goal and two assists, Kent Johnson scored his first NHL power-play goal and Yegor Chinakhov

By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox had 33 points and seven assists and the Sacramento Kings extended their winning streak to six games with a 137-129 win over the Detroit Pistons. Fox scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, including a pair of free throws with 22.6 seconds remaining that

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Seth Lundy had 17 points and eight rebounds, Jalen Pickett added 16 points and 11 boards and Penn State never trailed in a 68-56 win over Colorado State at the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic. Lundy, Kebba Njie and Myles Dread each hit a 3-pointer during a 13-0 opening run and Penn

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Kuzma had 28 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, helping the Washington Wizards beat the Charlotte Hornets 106-102. Bradley Beal scored 26 points, but wasn’t on the floor for the final 9.8 seconds despite Washington being up just two points. He walked with a slight limp to the locker room before

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — VMI coach Scott Wachenheim is stepping down after eight seasons. Wachenheim said in an announcement on social media that it’s time for he and wife Karla to reasses their future and the next chapter of their lives. Wachenheim guided the Keydets to their first winning season since 1981 in the spring

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Jaren Holmes scored 19 points and Caleb Grill scored 11 points and Iowa State beat Milwaukee 68-53. The Cyclones never trailed playing in their third home game of the season. Aljaz Kunc and reserve Robert Jones each scored 10 for the Cyclones. BJ Freeman scored 11 for Milwaukee

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Burrow threw four touchdown passes and the Cincinnati Bengals rallied past Pittsburgh 37-30. The Bengals won for the fourth time in five games by relying heavily on backup running back Samaje Perine. Perine caught three touchdown passes for Cincinnati which lost starter Joe Mixon to

FARMVILLE, Va. — Demetre Roberts and Grant Singleton scored 21 points each in Fairleigh Dickinson’s 93-89 win over VMI to wrap up the JK54 Classic. Roberts shot 5 for 15, making four 3-pointers, and going 7 of 8 from the free throw line for the Knights. Singleton was 8 of 15 shooting, also making four

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Derek Carr hit a wide-open Davante Adams with a 35-yard touchdown pass on the third play of overtime, powering the Las Vegas Raiders to a 22-16 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday. The Raiders (3-7) never led in regulation but sent the game into

By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Senior All-American center Trayce Jackson-Davis scored nine of a game-high 17 points for No. 12 Indiana, which closed the first half on a 22-6 run and cruised to an 86-56 Hoosier Classic victory over Miami (Ohio). The Hoosiers were clinging to a 21-20 lead with 7:43

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — LJ Cryer scored 28 points in a potential March preview to lead No. 5 Baylor to an 80-75 victory over eighth-ranked UCLA in Sunday’s consolation game of the Continental Tire Main Event. This game had postseason intensity with 13 lead changes until the Bears took

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Maddy Siegrist scored 41 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, and No. 24 Villanova rallied from an eight-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Temple 74-71. The Wildcats trailed 57-49 after three quarters, then held Temple without a point until 4:19 remained in the game. The Wildcats led 61-59 at that point, then later a

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and Hall of Fame Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer each wore white long-sleeved T-shirts featuring Brittney Griner’s name and image during their game Sunday. Top-ranked South Carolina topped No. 2 Stanford 76-71 in overtime in a matchup of the past two

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys sacked Kirk Cousins a career-most seven times in a 40-3 victory over Minnesota that slammed the Vikings’ seven-game winning streak to a screeching halt. Tony Pollard had two touchdown catches for Dallas with a career-high 189 yards from scrimmage. Dak Prescott was

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Kendric Davis’s 26 points helped Memphis defeat VCU 62-47. Davis also added seven assists for the Tigers. Keonte Kennedy scored nine points for the Tigers and DeAndre Williams added eight points, 10 rebounds and four steals. The Rams were led by Jamir Watkins, who recorded 14 points, 10 rebounds and four steals.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts finally got off to the fast start they’ve been talking about all season. And for three quarters, the defense looked superior to an opponent that opened the day with a share of the NFL’s best record. But over the final quarter, everything unraveled

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Bree Hall hit a 3-pointer with 42 seconds left in overtime, Aliyah Boston overcame early foul trouble to score 14, and No. 1 and defending champion South Carolina rallied past second-ranked Stanford 76-71 in an early-season showdown. Victaria Saxton missed both free throws with 24.3

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — There are concerns about the New York Giants for the first time this season. The team that first-year coach Brian Daboll led to seven wins in its first nine games looked very much like the dreadful 2021 Giants in dropping a 31-18 decision to

By GUERRY SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An already disappointing season for quarterback Matt Stafford and defending champion Los Angeles Rams could be getting worse. Stafford was pulled from the third quarter of a 27-20 loss to New Orleans to be examined for what was feared to be his second concussion in three

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans coach Lovie Smith says he won’t make a decision about quarterback Davis Mills until he has a chance to review video of his team’s latest loss. The Texans were embarrassed at home by the Washington Commanders, 23-10. Houston mustered 5 yards of offense in

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Led by Matt Knowling’s 15 points, the Yale Bulldogs defeated the John Jay Bloodhounds 112-55 on Sunday night. The Bulldogs are now 5-0 with the win and the Bloodhounds fell to 0-5.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Yuri Collins scored 21 points and Saint Louis beat Providence 76-73 in the third-place game of the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-off. A three-point play by Collins gave the Billikens a 74-73 lead with 26 seconds remaining. Providence’s Jared Bynum missed a jumper with six seconds left and Francis Okoro made two

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Cameron Payne scored 21 points, Devin Booker added 20 and the Phoenix Suns used a dominating second half to beat the New York Knicks 116-95. Deandre Ayton had 13 points and 11 rebounds and all of the Suns’ starters scored in double figures. Torrey Craig scored 14

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Flaujae Johnson scored 27 points, Angel Reese had 23 — both with double-doubles — and LSU rolled to a record-matching 100-45 victory over Northwestern State. Jasmine Carson’s 3-pointer with 45 seconds to go put LSU at 100 points for the fifth consecutive game. It is believed to be the third

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Reece Beekman and No. 16 Virginia capped an emotional week by going on a late 13-point run to defeat No. 19 Illinois 70-61 to win the Continental Tire Main Event. The Cavaliers trailed Illinois 58-56 when they that run began with 3 1/2 minutes left.

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Younghoe Koo’s 53-yard field goal gave Atlanta the lead with less than two minutes to play and the Falcons overcame another big game from Chicago’s Justin Fields to beat the Bears 27-24. Fields ran for 85 yards with a touchdown, but the Bears suffered their fourth

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — DaQuan Smith’s 17 points helped Radford defeat Army 90-75. Smith added five assists for the Highlanders. Josiah Jeffers scored 17 points while shooting 5 of 10 from the field and 6 for 8 from the line and added seven assists. Bryan Antoine recorded 15 points and was 5 of 12 shooting. Chris

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored a season-high 33 points and No. 4 Iowa pulled away late to defeat Belmont 73-62. The Hawkeyes came into the game ranked fourth nationally in scoring at 94.2 points but were held to a season low in scoring. No other Iowa player

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Led by Austin Benigni’s 23 points, the Navy Midshipmen defeated the Youngstown State Penguins 80-67 on Sunday. The Midshipmen improved to 4-1 with the win and the Penguins fell to 4-2.

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Josh Allen threw a go-ahead, 5-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs late in the first half and Buffalo beat the Cleveland Browns 31-23 after the NFL moved the Bills’ home game to Detroit due to several feet of snow blanketing western New York. The Bills avoided

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Marcus Jones returned a punt 84 yards for a touchdown with 5 seconds remaining and the New England Patriots outlasted the New York Jets 10-3. The rookie’s score was the first on a punt return in the NFL this season. It was also the lone

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Deja Kelly scored 20 of her 22 points in the second half and No. 13 North Carolina rallied to defeat James Madison 76-65. Kiki Jefferson hit four 3-pointers and scored 15 points as the Dukes (3-2) took a 34-30 lead at halftime. But the Tar Heels  hit four 3-pointers to grab

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Emily Kiser scored 20 points, Leigha Brown and Laila Phelia each scored 17 and No. 23 Michigan beat Fairfield 69-53 in the Wolverines’ first road game of the season. Phelia scored seven points for Michigan in its 10-2 run to close the first quarter. Following MacKenzie Daleba’s layup for a 13-12

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson ran for a 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, and the Baltimore Ravens forced three late Carolina turnovers in a 13-3 victory. Justin Tucker kicked two field goals, including a tiebreaking 37-yarder with 8:27 remaining. Then Marcus Peters forced a fumble by Shi Smith,

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jalen Hurts ran for an 8-yard touchdown with 1:20 remaining, and the Philadelphia Eagles rallied past the Indianapolis Colts 17-16. Coming off their first loss of the season, the Eagles trailed 13-3 in the fourth quarter. Hurts threw for a touchdown early in the period to

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AP) — Qudus Wahab scored 23 points as Georgetown beat La Salle 69-62 in the Jamaica Classic. Wahab added seven rebounds for the Hoyas (3-2). Brandon Murray scored 16 points with six rebounds. The Explorers (2-3) were led by the 14 points of Jhamir Brickus.

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer South Dakota State and Sacramento State have earned the top two seeds in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Neither program at the top of the seedings has ever won the national title. North Dakota State, the winner of nine of the last 11 championships, was awarded the third

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — One of the greatest rivalries in sports seems set up for another classic. No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan will both be ranked in the top five of the AP poll for the 12th time when they meet Saturday at the Horseshoe

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Juan Reyna’s 27 points helped Campbell defeat Kennesaw State 85-61. Reyna shot 7 for 10 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 9 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Fighting Camels (3-2). Anthony Dell’Orso added 18 points while shooting 7 of 10 from the field and 4 for 4

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Azzi Fudd scored 32 points and No. 5 UConn beat 10th-ranked North Carolina State 91-69 on Sunday in a game that started with a scary moment when longtime Huskies associate head coach Chris Dailey fainted after the national anthem. Dailey was attended to on the

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Russell Jones Jr. had a three-point play with six seconds remaining in overtime to rally Western Carolina to a 90-88 victory over Lindenwood. Tre Jackson led Western Carolina (4-2) with 19 points. He added six rebounds and four steals. Jones finished with 17 points and Tyzhaun Claude scored 16. Claude

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Novak Djokovic has claimed a record-equaling sixth ATP Finals title by beating Casper Ruud to top a fantastic finish to the season for the Serb. Djokovic won 7-5, 6-3 to secure his first title at the event since 2015 and match Roger Federer’s record. The 35-year-old Djokovic raised his arms out

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops has signed an amended contract extension through June 2031 that in February will boost his base annual salary to $8.6 million plus incentives. The 10th-year coach is earning $6.35 million this season. He signed the new deal on Nov. 11, a day before the Wildcats fell