Month: November 2022

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Graham Mertz scored on a 2-yard quarterback sneak with 35 seconds left to complete Wisconsin’s comeback from an 11-point deficit entering the fourth quarter and the Badgers beat Nebraska 15-14 for their ninth straight win in the series. The Badgers earned their grinding victory

BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Travis and Treshaun Ward each had a pair of touchdown runs in the first half and Florida State ran for 251 yards, routing Louisiana 49-17 on Saturday. Florida State (8-3) scored a season high in points, surpassed 200 rushing yards for a sixth straight time and

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Griffin Kell kicked a 40-yard field goal on the final play of the game, and fourth-ranked TCU beat Baylor 29-28 on Saturday, scoring nine points in the final 2:07 to avoid another potential playoff-busting loss on the banks of the Brazos River. Emari Demercardo scored

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jack Clark scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Dusan Mahorcic had nine points and 14 rebounds and North Carolina State beat Elon 74-63. Terquavion Smith added 16 points and Casey Morsell had 15 points and eight rebounds for N.C. State. Smith made four 3-pointers, and Clark and Morsell each had

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Enzo Arjona threw a 72-yard scoring pass to Dymere Miller with 7:32 remaining and the play served as the game-winning score and Monmouth beat Stony Brook 24-21. The play occurred within a minute of the Seawolves taking a 21-17 advantage when Daron Bryden threw a 5-yard scoring pass to

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Conner Weigman threw for 191 yards and a touchdown and Texas A&M overcame a sloppy and mistake-filled performance to snap a six-game skid with a 20-3 win over UMass. Texas A&M (4-7) entered the game as 33 ½ point favorites against the Minutemen, who

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Quarterback Cade Sexauer ran for two touchdowns, Yusef Leak returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown, and St. Thomas of Minnesota won the Pioneer Football League championship with a 27-13 victory over Butler. The Tommies won the league championship in their second year as a Division I member. They are not

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Stanford’s Charles Hicks became the NCAA Division I men’s cross country champion and North Carolina State’s Katelyn Tuohy won the women’s side. Hicks set a course record at the Oklahoma State Cross Country Course by crossing the finish line in 28:43.6, becoming the first Cardinal runner to win the individual title.

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Fullback Daba Fofana rushed for 114 yards, and Navy beat No. 17 UCF 17-14 without completing a pass. Navy dominated possession of the ball and gained 248 yards, all on the ground. Xavier Arline threw incomplete on team’s only passing attempt. The loss dropped UCF out

By ISABEL DEBRE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Authorities turned away thousands of fans Saturday night from a concert celebrating the World Cup beginning the next day in Qatar, revealing the challenges ahead for Doha as it tries to manage crowds in FIFA’s most-compact tournament ever. Disappointed fans took being turned

By The Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, La. — Led by Vonterius Woolbright’s 19 points, the Western Carolina Catamounts defeated the Lamar Cardinals 98-91 in overtime. The Catamounts are now 3-2 on the season, while the Cardinals moved to 3-2.

INDIANAPOLIS — Armon Jarrard had 11 points in IUPUI’s 59-45 win over Franklin. Jarrard was 5 of 9 shooting for the Jaguars. Chris Osten scored 10 points and added seven rebounds. Jlynn Counter recorded eight points. Trey Flatt led the way for the Grizzlies with eight points and two steals. Lynn King added six points,

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Rickea Jackson scored 26 points as No. 11 Tennessee beat Rutgers 94-54 on Saturday in the opening game of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Jordan Horston added 12 in her return from injury for the Lady Vols. Tennessee entered this game with its first 1-2 start since the 1981-82 season. But

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan running back Blake Corum grabbed his left knee after being tackled late in the first half against Illinois before returning in the third quarter for one drive. The Heisman Trophy hopeful fumbled the ball and went down awkwardly about 15 yards short of the end zone. He was evaluated

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A World Cup jammed into the middle of the European season isn’t ideal for the United States. Weston McKennie, Sergiño Dest and Luca de la Torre are working their way back from injuries heading into the Americans’ first World Cup match in eight years. Christian

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Tara VanDerveer makes the two-minute walk from Maples Pavilion to the pool three times a week to get in her mile-long swims. Regular swimming is one more thing Stanford’s women’s basketball coach squeezes into her jam-packed days three times a week to keep mentally and

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy is well-placed for another Race to Dubai title after his 7-under 65 left him three shots off the lead heading into the final round at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. Jon Rahm holds a one-stroke lead after a bogey-free 65 put the Spaniard at 15-under 201

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar has become synonymous with soccer since winning the right to host the World Cup that opens on Sunday. But another sport is flying high in the historic center of Doha as over a million foreign fans flock to the tiny emirate: Falconry. Those in the

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Not for the first time, Cristiano Ronaldo is trusting himself to deliver on the big stage. A man of seemingly boundless self-belief is struggling to accept the effects of age and banking on the World Cup to launch a glorious final act to his remarkable

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Novak Djokovic kept his bid for a record-equaling sixth ATP Finals title alive by beating Taylor Fritz of the United States to reach the final of the prestigious season-ending tournament. Djokovic won 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) in just under two hours in Turin. He has now won all six of his

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Canada is battling injuries to several key players as it goes into the World Cup in Qatar. It’s Canada’s first World Cup in 36 years. Alphonso Davies is arguably Canada’s top player and is doubtful for the opening match in Group F against Belgium. Having

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Ben Cabango is a 22-year-old defender preparing for Wales’ first World Cup game in 64 years against the United States on Monday. His brother Theo is a 20-year-old winger getting ready to head to South Africa for Cardiff’s match against the Sharks in the United

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Formula One champion Max Verstappen qualified on pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of teammate Sergio Perez as he seeks a record-extending 15th win of the season. Verstappen set the pace with a lap of 1 minute, 23.824 seconds to beat Perez by .228 seconds.

MADINAT ASH SHAMAL, Qatar (AP) — Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is set to defy FIFA’s new campaign for captains to wear only official armbands with selected slogans at World Cup games. The veteran goalkeeper says he plans to override the new FIFA project backed by United Nations agencies. The launch a day before the opening