Month: December 2022

By TANNER MARLAR Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders threw for four touchdowns and Jackson State routed Southern 43-24 on Saturday in the Southwest Athletic Conference championship, hours before Colorado hired father Deion Sanders away from the Tigers. Colorado athletic director Rick George announced Saturday night that it had hired Sanders as coach

By KEVIN McPHERSON Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Trevon Brazile scored 23 points and No. 11 Arkansas broke away in the second half to beat San Jose State 99-58. The Razorbacks led 40-35 at the break before erupting. It was the first men’s basketball matchup between the schools. Arkansas is 7-1. Ricky Council IV

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia swatted away the field goal attempt, the ball spinning to a stop at its 4-yard line. The LSU players trudged off the field, thinking the play was over. Christopher Smith knew better. He suddenly scooped it up and took off the other way, sprinting 96

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Kobe Johnson ran for 206 yards and two touchdowns, quarterback Cam Miller also ran for two scores and third-seeded North Dakota State pounded Montana 49-26 in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The defending and nine-time champion Bison piled up 453 yards on the ground and turned three turnovers by

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Deuce Vaughn remembers coach Chris Klieman telling him about building a winning culture when he was recruiting the running back to Kansas State. Consider that a promise kept. Vaughn ran for 130 yards with a 44-yard touchdown and was the game’s MVP as the 13th-ranked

By JASON CHATRAW Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When Fresno State’s Jake Haener was presented with his biggest challenge of the season — taking down perennial conference power Boise State — coach Jeff Tedford long knew his quarterback would be up for the challenge. Haener, who didn’t play against Boise State when the two

CHENEY, Wash. — Steele Venters’ 33 points led Eastern Washington over North Dakota State 78-70. Venters added three steals for the Eagles. Cedric Coward scored 12 points and added seven rebounds. Ethan Price had nine points. The Bison were led by Jacari White and Damari Wheeler-Thomas with 14 points each. Tajavis Miller finished with 13

By The Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Coppin State Eagles defeated the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds 74-71 on Saturday night led by Sam Sessoms’ 35 points. The Eagles are now 4-6 on the season, while the Greyhounds dropped to 4-5.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Domantas Sabonis scored 24 points on 10 of 11 field-goal shooting and the Sacramento Kings routed the undermanned Los Angeles Clippers 123-96. Sabonis set the tone with 15 points in the opening quarter and the Kings bench kept it going in the second while building a 28-point lead. They led by

LONDON (AP) — Tyson Fury has easily retained his WBC heavyweight belt by stopping Derek Chisora again in London thanks to his overwhelming advantage of reach and height. Referee Victor Loughlin didn’t end the one-sided all-British fight until 10 seconds remained in the 10th round. It could have finished five rounds sooner and nobody could

BOSTON (AP) — Sideline reporter Ross Tucker is bringing the NFL’s “My Cause, My Cleats” to the Army-Navy game. Tucker will wear shoes adorned with images of Demaryius Thomas and Chris Eitzmann. Both were found after their deaths to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The degenerative brain disease affects athletes and others who sustain repeated head

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Lindsey Scott’s fifth touchdown pass of the game for freshman Kole Wilson’s first scoring reception of his Incarnate Word career lifted the seventh-seeded Cardinals to a 41-38 victory over Furman in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The winning score came with just under two minutes to go after the

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Freshman guard Derek Simpson scored 10 straight points in a game-deciding run and Rutgers beat No. 10 Indiana for the sixth time in a row, 63-48 on Saturday. Caleb McConnell had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Scarlet Knights, who improved to 6-2.

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout, helping the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks. Calen Addison and Joel Eriksson Ek each had a goal and assist during regulation, and Minnesota won for the fifth time in six games.

PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Chris Greene had 25 points in UAPB’s 59-41 victory against Arkansas Baptist. Greene was 8 of 10 shooting, including 3 for 5 from distance, and went 6 for 6 from the line for the Golden Lions (3-7). Shaun Doss added 15 points and 12 rebounds. The Buffaloes (0-2) were led by

By The Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Led by DeShaun Wade’s 21 points, the Longwood Lancers defeated the Delaware State Hornets 75-49 on Saturday. The Lancers are now 5-4 on the season, while the Hornets dropped to 1-7.

By The Associated Press ABILENE, Texas — Led by Ali Abdou Dibba’s 12 points, the Abilene Christian Wildcats defeated the Arlington Baptist Patriots 88-42 on Saturday. The Wildcats improved to 5-4 with the win and the Patriots fell to 0-2.

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Australia defender Harry Souttar overcame a World Cup-threatening knee injury and ended up marking Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe at soccer’s biggest tournament. It’s been a wild ride but now it’s back to the grind of English soccer’s second division for the Stoke defender

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston and Kamilla Cardoso each had double-doubles and No. 1 South Carolina dominated on defense in a 79-54 victory over Memphis. The Gamecocks started 8-0 for a second straight year and for the sixth time in coach Dawn Staley’s 15 seasons. Boston had 14

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Led by Zach Austin’s 25 points, the High Point Panthers defeated the North Florida Ospreys 93-88 on Saturday. The Panthers moved to 7-1 with the victory and the Ospreys fell to 2-5.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — TCU quarterback Max Duggan was battered and bloodied, physically exhausted and mentally drained. And still unsure if the third-ranked Horned Frogs had done enough to get into the four-team College Football Playoff. Duggan dropped to his knees in the end zone after his 8-yard TD

FAIRFAX, Va — Led by De’Von Cooper’s 19 points, the George Mason Patriots defeated the Toledo Rockets 80-73 on Saturday. The Patriots improved to 5-4 with the win and the Rockets fell to 5-3.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Led by 18 points each from Everette Hammond and Cam Morris III, the UMass Lowell River Hawks defeated the Sacred Heart Pioneers 70-59 on Saturday. Bryce Johnson, Nico Galette and Joey Reilly finished with 13 points apiece for Sacred Heart. The River Hawks improved to 8-1 with the win and the Pioneers

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Linton Brown’s 17 points helped Coastal Carolina defeat Winthrop 86-81. Brown was 5 of 10 shooting, including 4 for 8 from distance, and went 3 for 3 from the line for the Chanticleers. Jomaru Brown scored 16 points and added five steals. Wilfried Lakayi added 15 points. Sin’Cere McMahon led the

DAYTON, Ohio — Toumani Camara’s 20 points helped Dayton defeat SE Louisiana 80-74. Camara added nine rebounds and three steals for the Flyers. Daron Holmes scored 19 points while going 6 of 11 from the field and 7 of 11 from the free throw line and added 12 rebounds. Mustapha Amzil recorded 16 points. Christian

By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The Butler Bulldogs defeated the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 80-66 on Saturday led by Chuck Harris’ 32 points. The Bulldogs are now 6-3 on the season, while the Golden Eagles dropped to 3-6.

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi marked his 1,000th professional game with his first goal in the knockout stage of a World Cup, leading Argentina into the quarterfinals with 2-1 win over Australia on Saturday. With a flourish of his famous left foot in the 34th minute, Messi

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Matthew Sluka accounted for three touchdowns, Peter Oliver ran for 175 yards and scored twice, and No. 8-seed Holy Cross was never threatened in its 35-19 win over New Hampshire in the second round of the FCS playoffs. Holy Cross pulled away after a 7-5 halftime lead with two touchdowns in

PHILADELPHIA — Led by Demetre Roberts’ 24 points, the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights defeated the Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks 97-80 on Saturday. The Knights are now 4-6 on the season, while the Hawks moved to 3-4.

By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Led by Khalif Battle’s 27 points, the Temple Owls defeated the VCU Rams 83-73 on Saturday. The Owls moved to 5-4 with the victory and the Rams dropped to 5-3.

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Jalen Rucker’s 15 points helped Army defeat Wagner 75-64. Rucker added five rebounds and five assists for the Black Knights. Chris Mann also scored 15 points, shooting 3 for 8 from the field and 9 of 10 from the free throw line. Coleton Benson added 12 points. Delonnie Hunt led the

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Led by Ante Brzovic’s 16 points, the Charleston (SC) Cougars defeated the Citadel Bulldogs 79-57 on Saturday. The Cougars are now 8-1 on the season, while the Bulldogs moved to 5-4.

LEXINGTON, Va. — Led by Sean Conway’s 28 points, the VMI Keydets defeated the Navy Midshipmen 80-72 on Saturday.  Austin Inge led Navy with 21. The Keydets improved to 3-6 with the victory and the Midshipmen fell to 5-3.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Meechie Johnson hit a long 3-pointer with 25.9 seconds to go and Georgetown missed two 3s in the closing seconds and South Carolina rallied to defeat the Hoyas 74-71 in overtime. After Jay Heath made two free throws for Georgetown to tie the game at 71 with 52.7 seconds left, South Carolina

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Virginia Military Institute has hired Danny Rocco as its football coach. Rocco has a long history of coaching in Virginia. He replaces Scott Wachenheim, who resigned after eight seasons last month. Rocco has a 121-65 record after head coaching stops at Liberty, Richmond and, until this year, Delaware. He’s also worked

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Bryan Reynolds has requested a trade ahead of baseball’s winter meetings. Reynolds hit .262 with 27 homers and 62 RBIs in 145 games last season, but Pittsburgh finished with a 62-100 record. In Reynolds’ four years with the team, the Pirates

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Caleb Daniels scored 22 points and top freshman Cam Whitmore brought instant energy in his debut following a thumb injury to lead Villanova to a 70-66 win over Oklahoma in the first game with former Wildcats coach Jay Wright in the broadcast booth. Wright wore a

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer great Pelé is responding well to treatment for a respiratory infection and his health condition has not worsened over the latest 24 hours, the Albert Einstein hospital said Saturday. The 82-year-old Pelé has been at the hospital since Tuesday. “I’m strong, with a

By PAT PICKENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Luka Doncic had a game-high 30 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. chipped in 28 points against his former team, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the New York Knicks 121-100. Spencer Dinwiddie scored 17 points for Dallas, which outscored New York 69-41 in the second half for just

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde won his second straight World Cup downhill race to start the season, despite feeling under the weather. Although dealing with an illness all week in training, Kilde powered through the challenging Birds of Prey course in a time of 1 minute, 42.09 seconds. It was enough

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jesse Edwards and Joe Girard combined for 42 points and Syracuse beat Notre Dame 62-61 in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener to snap a three-game losing streak. Judah Mintz scored on a baseline drive to give the Orange the lead with 13.3 seconds remaining. Dane Goodwin missed a deep baseline

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis guard Ja Morant has been fined $35,000 for getting angry at a referee and not leaving the court “in a timely manner” after he was ejected from Wednesday’s game against Minnesota. The NBA announced the fine Saturday. Morant was given a technical and tossed from the game with 1:22 left

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Brice Sensabaugh led the Buckeyes with 15 points and Bruce Thornton added 13 as No. 25 Ohio State surged in the second half for a 96-59 win over St. Francis. The Buckeyes held St. Francis scoreless for about five minutes in the second half, doubling their

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thriston Lawrence has put himself on course for victory in his home South African Open after a third-round 67. Lawrence maintained his two-stroke lead from overnight with a second straight round of 5 under par. He finished with a sixth birdie to reach 18 under for the tournament. Lawrence has two European