Month: November 2021

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes to Malachi Wideman to help Jackson State beat Southern to clinch a berth in the SWAC Championship Game and end a 9-game losing streak against the Jaguars. Jackson State — which clinched the East Division title, its first title since 2013 — closes

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Paula Badosa extended her winning streak to eight matches with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Maria Sakkari as she qualified to the final four at the WTA Finals. The 23-year-old from Spain. The WTA Finals are played in a round-robin format with the top two players from

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Jaden Ohlsen kicked a 41-yard field goal with four seconds left to give Cal Poly a 32-29 victory over Idaho State. Cal Poly (2-8, 1-6 Big Sky Conference) ended an eight-game losing streak while Idaho State (1-9, 1-6) has lost five straight. The game looked like it was headed

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland made two free throws with 9.4 seconds left and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from 19 points down in the third quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 91-89 on Saturday night to open a two-game set. Dennis Schroder had an opportunity to force overtime for Boston,

DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz and Luke Glendening each had a goal and an assist as the Dallas Stars got their first win in regulation this season. Anton Khudobin stopped 31 shots for the Stars in the 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Joe Pavelski’s power-play goal marked the sixth game in a row that

JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Roman Josi had two goals and two assists to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Matt Duchene and Mikael Granlund also scored for Nashville, which has won three straight and four of five. Juuse Saros had 22 saves. Eeli Tolvanen had

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jack Coan threw three touchdown passes and No. 7 Notre Dame extended its regular-season winning streak against Atlantic Coast Conference schools to 23 games with a 28-3 victory against Virginia. Coan connected with Michael Mayer from 6 yards, Braden Lenzy from 4 yards and

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Arkansas’ Cam Little kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime after LSU freshman quarterback Garrett Nussmeier was intercepted earlier in the extra period, and the Razorbacks beat the Tigers 16-13 on Saturday night. Nussmeier replaced Max Johnson after two fruitless possessions to start the

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer STILLWATER, Okla, (AP) — Jaylen Warren ran for three touchdowns to help No. 10 Oklahoma State roll past TCU 63-17. The Cowboys won their third straight. Oklahoma State moved into a tie for first place in the conference with Oklahoma with two games remaining, including a showdown with the

By CHRIS BURROWS Associated Press OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A.J. Finley returned an interception 52 yards for a touchdown and Matt Corral threw for 247 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 12 Mississippi to a 29-19 win over No. 11 Texas A&M. The Rebels held a 15-13 lead in the fourth quarter before Ashanti

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Eli Brooks scored 15 points, Caleb Houstan added 13 points, and No. 6 Michigan cruised to a 77-49 victory over Prairie View A&M. Hunter Dickinson scored 11 points and added 10 rebounds for the Wolverines (2-0), who improved to 16-2 in regular season nonconference games under third-year

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Haaziq Daniels threw for two touchdowns, including a 92-yarder for the longest pass in school history, and Air Force turned back Colorado State 35-21 for its fifth straight win. The Falcons grabbed the lead on their first possession on John Lee Eldridge III’s only carry — a 16-yard TD run.

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Morgan Rielly scored with 12 seconds remaining, and the Toronto Maple Leafs overcame squandering a two-goal, third-period lead by pulling out a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. Joseph Woll stopped 23 shots in his NHL debut, and Toronto won for the eighth time in

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Ahsan Asadullah had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Lipscomb defeated South Carolina State 93-81. Jacob Ognacevic had 17 points for Lipscomb (2-1). Greg Jones added 16 points. KJ Johnson had nine assists. Cameron Jones scored a career-high 23 points for the Bulldogs (0-4). Edward Oliver-Hampton and Rakeim Gary added 12 points

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Justin Faison hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points and Allin Blunt sank two free throws with 35 seconds remaining as UMass Lowell edged Dayton 59-58 in nonconference play. Dayton trailed 56-50 with 3:50 remaining in the game, but Daron Holmes II hit a layup and — following a free throw

HOUSTON — Tristan Moore had 26 points as Houston Baptist rolled past Barclay 122-44. Chazten Brown led the Bears with 15 points.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Chuck Harris had 23 points as Butler got past Troy 70-59. Jair Bolden added 21 points for the Bulldogs. Harris made 4 of 6 3-pointers. Jayden Taylor had 10 points for Butler. Bryce Nze added eight rebounds and five assists. Efe Odigie had 13 points for the Trojans. Duke Deen added 10

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Drake Batherson had two goals and two assists, and the Ottawa Senators defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 to snap a four-game losing streak. Zach Sanford, Michael Del Zotto, Parker Kelly and Tim Stutzle also scored for the Senators and Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves for the win. Evan Rodrigues scored twice