Month: November 2021

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Mike Okauru had 22 points as UNC Wilmington narrowly beat Delaware State 67-63. Myles Carter led the Hornets on Saturday with 24 points, tying his career high.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jamal Mashburn Jr. had a career-high 21 points as New Mexico narrowly beat Montana State 81-78. Tyler Patterson led the Bobcats on Saturday with 16 points.

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Xavi Hernández has enjoyed a win on his return to Camp Nou as Barcelona’s new coach. Memphis Depay scored in a 1-0 victory against Espanyol. The crowd of 74,000 chanted “Xavi! Xavi!” in the sixth minute in honor of the number Xavi wore for 17 seasons

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Tyquell Fields passed for two touchdowns, Ty Son Lawton rushed for 134 yards and a score, and Stony Brook beat Albany 36-14 for its 200th win in program history. Jayden Cook returned a blocked punt for a 28-yard touchdown early in the third quarter for a 26-0 lead. Fields had

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Cole Frahm kicked a 38-yard, fourth-quarter field goal and Malik Lofton intercepted a pass at the 12-yard line with 42 seconds remaining to preserve South Dakota State’s 24-21 season-ending victory over North Dakota. The Jackrabbits, ranked No. 13 in the FCS coaches poll, await an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs.

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Martin Necas scored, Seth Jarvis had a goal for the third straight game and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 on Saturday. Sebastian Aho and Derek Stepan each had a goal and an assist, and Frederik Andersen made 38 saves and had an

By WILLIAM S. PAXTON Associated Press HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Grace Berger scored 17 points as No. 4 Indiana rallied past Quinnipiac 67-59. Ali Patberg had 12 points, and Nicole Cardano-Hillary and Mackenzie Holmes each had 10 for the Hoosiers. Mackenzie DeWees scored 15 points and Mikala Morris added 13 points and 10 rebounds for

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer TURIN, Italy (AP) — Novak Djokovic says he’s going to have to “wait and see” if he plays the Australian Open after tournament chief chief Craig Tiley confirmed that everyone who attends the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2022 will need to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. The

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Kareem Reid had a career-high 20 points as Gardner-Webb romped past Carver College 100-38. Ka’Jhun Gary led the Cougars on Saturday with 10 points.

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer TURIN, Italy (AP) — Alexander Zverev has denied Novak Djokovic the chance to play for a big trophy for the second time this year. Zverev beat Djokovic 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3 in the semifinals of the ATP Finals after also beating the top-ranked player at the same stage of

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders passed for three touchdowns and Jackson State defeated Alcorn State 24-10 to finish unbeaten in the Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season. The Tigers (10-1, 8-0) won the SWAC East Division and will play for the conference title on Dec. 4 for the first time since 2013. Sanders, the son

By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jack Coan threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns in a little more than a half and No. 6 Notre Dame had two defensive touchdowns in winning its sixth straight game, 55-0 over beleaguered Georgia Tech on Saturday. Coan completed 15 of 20 passes. He

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Ray’Sean Taylor scored 24 points and hit a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift SIU-Edwardsville to a 69-66 victory over Youngstown State in nonconference play on Saturday. Michael Akuchie led the Penguins on Saturday with 14 points.

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Talor Gooch is one round away from his first PGA Tour victory. The former Oklahoma State player had two late birdies for a 67 that stretched his lead to three shots in the RSM Classic. Seamus Power of Ireland and Sebastian Munoz of Colombia were in second place, with

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Zach Borisch and Trase Le Texier each had a short-yardage touchdown run, and Idaho beat Idaho State 14-0 in the last game for both head coaches. Idaho State (1-10, 1-7 Big Sky Conference) announced before the game that Rob Phenicie will be reassigned. Idaho (4-7, 3-5) had announced earlier in the

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Davius Richard tossed an 8-yard touchdown pass to Latrell Collier in overtime and North Carolina Central held on for a 34-28 victory over Delaware State. Delaware State forced overtime when Jared Lewis connected with Trey Gross for a 16-yard TD with 24 seconds left in regulation. Lewis and Gross teamed up