Month: October 2021

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Livingston defender Ayo Obileye has faced racist abuse at Celtic during a Scottish Premiership match. An Associated Press journalist heard a Celtic fan shouting “monkey” at Obileye with an expletive as he ran back onto the pitch following an injury check in the second half. Obileye was later sent off for

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Connor Davis’ 25-yard field goal with 49 seconds left lifted Dartmouth to a 20-17 win over Harvard. On the ensuing drive, the Crimson benefitted from a roughing the passer call that moved them to their own 47-yard line. Harvard advanced as far as the Dartmouth 36, but Jonah Lipel’s 53-yard field

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Valentín Castellanos scored two goals to stay in the mix for the Golden Boot award and New York City FC beat Inter Miami 3-1. New York City eliminated Miami from playoff contention. Castellanos’ 18 goals are the most by a NYCFC player in a single season since David Villa had

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Ben Sims and Abram Smith had TD runs in the fourth quarter and No. 16 Baylor beat Texas 31-24. The Bears are the third team in a row to overcome a double-digit deficit to beat the Longhorns. Smith scored on a 32-yard scamper when he

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Malik Willis threw for four scores and Liberty put up two quick touchdowns to open the game in defeating Massachusetts 62-17. The Flames scored touchdowns just over a minute apart on their first two possessions, led 21-3 after one quarter and 41-3 by halftime in winning their 15th straight home game,

Matt Winkeljohn Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Tre Turner caught seven passes for a 187 yards and one score to lead Virginia Tech to a 26-17 win at Georgia Tech  as the Hokies snapped a three-game losing streak. Georgia Tech toyed with a comeback in the second half, but couldn’t overcome a first half in

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miami freshman Tyler Van Dyke threw for 426 yards and three touchdowns as the Hurricanes beat No. 17 Pittsburgh 38-34. Van Dyke outdueled Pitt star Kenny Pickett. Pickett threw for a school-record 519 yards and four touchdowns but also threw two interceptions. His second pick ended

By TERRY TOWERY Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Noah Vedral threw for 138 yards and rushed for a touchdown to lead Rutgers past Illinois 20-14. Isaih Pacheco rushed 21 times for 91 yards and Kyle Monangai ran 15 times for 77 yards and a touchdown for Rutgers. Brandon Peters, starting for the injured Art

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — George Martin threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns, and Nick Bisceglia made a 38-yard field goal with five seconds left to help Robert Morris beat Hampton 38-35. Martin highlighted Robert Morris’ final drive with a scramble to get away from pressure before finding tight end Dylan Smith over the

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Desmond Ridder twice connected with tight end Josh Whyle for touchdowns and No. 2 Cincinnati remained unbeaten with a 31-12 victory over struggling Tulane. Jerome Ford rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown to help Cincinnati improve to 8-0. Ridder passed for 227 yards and

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Zane Smith earned a spot in the Truck Series championship finale by scoring his first win of the season in overtime at Martinsville Speedway. Smith, Matt Crafton, Ben Rhodes and John Hunter Nemechek claimed the four spots in next Friday night’s winner-take-all race at

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Marco Siderman threw for a touchdown and ran for another in a five-minute span in the second quarter and Holy Cross beat Lehigh 31-12. Siderman threw a 36-yard score to Jalen Coker with 5:39 left in the first half to give the Crusaders a 7-3 lead. After Holy Cross’ defense stuffed

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Taulia Tagovailoa threw for 419 yards and two touchdowns, and Maryland snapped its three-game losing streak with a 38-35 victory over Indiana. The Terrapins trailed 17-14 after a 66-yard touchdown run by Indiana’s Stephen Carr in the third, but Maryland answered with two touchdown

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Graham Mertz scored on two quarterback sneaks and threw a touchdown pass to help Wisconsin trounce No. 9 Iowa 27-7 on Saturday for its fourth consecutive victory. Wisconsin forced three turnovers, produced six sacks and limited Iowa to 24 yards rushing. The Badgers maintained control