Month: November 2021

LYON, France (AP) — A French league game between Lyon and Marseille has been abandoned after Marseille midfielder Dimitri Payet was hit on the head by a bottle of water thrown from the stands while he was taking a corner kick. Payet collapsed to the ground in the fifth minute of the match at Lyon,

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Tae Hardy had 23 points as Southern Miss defeated Lamar 82-75. Isaih Moore had 17 points for Southern Miss (2-2). DeAndre Pinckney added 13 points. Tyler Stevenson had 13 points. C.J. Roberts had 16 points for the Cardinals (1-4), whose losing streak stretched to four games.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jamal Johnson scored 15 points — hitting five 3-pointers — to lead five UAB players in double figures as the Blazers romped past Alabama A&M 86-41. Quan Jackson added 14 points for the Blazers. Michael Ertel chipped in 11, Jordan Walker scored 11 and KJ Buffen had 10. Jalen Johnson led the

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Devonta Freeman scored on a 3-yard run with 22 seconds remaining and the AFC North-leading Baltimore Ravens beat the Chicago Bears 16-13 even though star quarterback Lamar Jackson missed the game because of an illness. The Ravens (7-3) ruled out Jackson 90 minutes before kickoff after

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Troy has fired football coach Chip Lindsey with one game left in his third season. Athletic director Brent Jones announced the firing of Lindsey, who was 15-19. Defensive coordinator Brandon Hall will finish out the season as interim coach. The Trojans visit Georgia State on Saturday seeking win No. 6 and

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota beat Green Bay by making sure Aaron Rodgers didn’t get to touch the ball last. Greg Joseph made a 29-yard field goal as time expired to give the Vikings a 34-31 victory over the Packers. Rodgers threw three of his four touchdown passes in

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Zia Cooke scored 20 points and Laeticia Amihere added 18 to help top-ranked South Carolina rout No. 9 Oregon 80-63 in the semifinals of the inaugural Battle 4 Atlantis women’s tournament. South Carolina’s victory sets up a matchup Monday against No. 2 UConn for

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — KK Curry had a career-high 24 points as UT Martin narrowly beat North Dakota 77-72. KJ Simon added 21 points for the Skyhawks. Caleb Nero led the Fighting Hawks with 20 points.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Peter Kiss had a career-high 35 points as Bryant defeated Holy Cross 78-62. Kyrell Luc led the Crusaders with 18 points and six rebounds.

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Washington spoiled Cam Newton’s return to Bank of America Stadium with a 27-21 win over the Carolina Panthers. Taylor Heinicke threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns against the league’s top-ranked pass defense. Terry McLaurin had five catches for 103 yards and a touchdown. Newton

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Morgan Jones scored a career-high 25 points, Valencia Myers added 10 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 17 Florida State defeated Grambling 76-53. Jones, a first-team All-ACC guard, made 8 of 12 field goal attempts and 9 of 14 free throws. She added three blocks, three rebounds, two assists and two

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Rhyne Howard had the third triple-double in Kentucky history to lead the 19th-ranked Wildcats to a 92-47 win over Winthrop. Howard scored 22 points with 10 rebounds and 10 assists — plus five steals — for the first UK triple-double since Makayla Epps (21-11-12) on Nov. 18, 2015. Dre’una Edwards added

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa threw a go-ahead 5-yard touchdown pass to Myles Gaskin early in the fourth quarter and the Miami Dolphins hung on to beat the New York Jets 24-17 for their third straight victory. A week after an impressive win over Baltimore,