Month: October 2021

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Jamyest Williams scored on a 23-yard run with 26 seconds remaining to lift Georgia State to a 21-14 victory over Georgia Southern. Williams’ decisive touchdown came barely one minute after Georgia Southern’s Logan Wright had tied the score on a 9-yard run with 1:39 left in the fourth. In a game

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Malik Walker ran for 116 yards and two touchdowns and Portland State beat Cal Poly 42-21 in Big Sky Conference play. Walker had an 18-yard TD run to stake the Vikings to a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter and Jalynnee McGee upped the lead to 14-0 on a 2-yard

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lucas Zelarayán scored two goals, Pedro Santos added another and the Columbus Crew beat D.C. United 3-1 to keep their playoff hopes alive. Columbus (12-13-8) and D.C. United are tied with 44 points, two back of the New York Red Bulls for the seventh and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — R.J. Barrett hit six 3-pointers and poured in a career-high 35 points to lead New York in scoring for a second straight game, and the Knicks defeated New Orleans 123-117 for their fifth victory in six games to start the season. Evan Fournier hit five

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves are gaining an unusual home-field advantage this weekend in the form of intermittent rain. Truist Park’s field remained soggy ahead of Game 4 of the World Series following periods of light showers. The rain hasn’t been strong enough to prompt any delays, but

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — RJ Martinez threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns and Kevin Daniels ran for 177 yards and Northern Arizona beat Idaho 38-31. Martinez’s 1-yard touchdown run with 5:17 left proved to be the game winner. The play was set up when Martinez threw a 21-yard completion to Coleman Owen. The Lumberjacks

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Noah Gragson vowed to win at Martinsville Speedway to earn a spot in the Xfinity Series championship and backed it up Saturday night. Gragson beat reigning champion Austin Cindric in a drag race to the finish line of second overtime to grab one of

DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jeremi Grant scored 22 points, No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham added seven rebounds in his NBA debut and the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 110-103 for their first win of the season. Cunningham missed the preseason and the first four games of the regular season with a

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Bailey Zappe threw for 393 yards and four touchdowns — giving him 33 on the season — as Western Kentucky battered Charlotte 45-13. Zappe, who came into the game leading the nation in touchdown passes, got right to work, lofting a corner fade to Oregon transfer Dawood Davis for an

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Rasean McKay threw two touchdown passes and Jaylen McCloud ran for a score as Florida A&M breezed to a 26-3 victory over Grambling in Southwestern Athletic Conference play. The Rattlers used McKay’s 15-yard TD pass to Jah’Marae Sheread in the first quarter and a 6-yarder to Jermaine Hawkins in the second,

ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders threw three touchdown passes, Al Young returned a fumble for a touchdown, and Jackson State held off Mississippi Valley State 28-19. In addition to Young’s fumble recovery, the Jackson State defense compiled six sacks and four interceptions. Sanders completed 18 of 31 passes for 257 yards with two

By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 36 points, Kyle Kuzma added 17 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, and the Washington Wizards outlasted the Boston Celtics 115-112 in two overtimes. Montrezl Harrell added 20 points and 14 rebounds before fouling out in the second overtime for Washington, which improved

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alexis DeJoria topped Funny Car qualifying for second straight event Saturday in the Dodge/SRT NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. DeJoria took the No. 1 with her Friday pass of 3.896 seconds at 327.03 mph in a Toyota Camry. She’ll try for her second straight win Sunday.