Month: November 2021

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Freshman Emoni Bates scored 15 points and Landers Nolley added 12 to help No. 12 Memphis defeat North Carolina Central 90-51 on Saturday night. Jalen Duren and Lester Quinones added 10 points each. Duren also had 10 rebounds for the Tigers (2-0), who have won both

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Levi Lewis threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to help No. 24 Louisiana-Lafayette beat Troy 35-21 on Saturday. Lewis had touchdown passes of 52, 15 and 13 yards and ran 27 yards for the other score. His TD passes came on the Ragin’ Cajuns’ first two drives of

POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Robert Hight topped Funny Car qualifying Saturday in the season-ending  Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway. Hight was the provisional No. 1 qualifier Friday, then closed out qualifying with an even better run Saturday, a 3.886-second pass at 329.34 mph in a Chevrolet Camaro SS. Points leader Ron Capps

NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Green threw for three touchdowns and Columbia beat Brown 23-17 on Saturday in a game delayed an hour due to rain. Columbia clinched its third winning season in the last four years. Green was 12-of-22 passing for 176 yards and Ryan Young totaled 126 all-purpose yards — 60 receiving and

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Alex Padilla threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in his first career start and No. 19 Iowa withstood three fourth-quarter comeback attempts to defeat Minnesota 27-22. The Hawkeyes led 24-16 before Minnesota’s Tanner Morgan threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Chris Autman-Bell with

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Nick Rice kicked three second-half field goals and Old Dominion scored on two first-half safeties en route to a 30-16 win over Florida Atlantic. With the Owls up 3-0 in the first quarter, Marcus Haynes sacked N’Kosi Perry in the end zone for a first-quarter safety. Perry was flagged for intentional

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets activated punter Braden Mann and offensive lineman Conor McDermott from injured reserve and placed offensive lineman Chuma Edoga on IR. Tight end Kenny Yeboah, fullback Nick Bawden and defensive ends Ronnie Blair and Hamilcar Rashed were elevated from the practice squad and are eligible to play

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Zerrick Cooper threw three second-half touchdown passes, Ron Wiggins ran for 102 yards and two scores on just eight carries and Jacksonville State pulled away in the second half to beat Lamar 38-7 in the ASUN-WAC Challenge. Lamar led 7-0 after the first quarter on a 5-yard TD run by Jaylon

DENVER (AP) — Right-hander Jhoulys Chacín is staying with the Colorado Rockies, agreeing to a guaranteed $1.25 million, one-year contract that allows him to earn an additional $500,000 in performance bonuses. The 33-year-old was 3-2 with a 4.34 ERA in a career-high 45 relief appearances and one start for Colorado, which signed him on April

By GARY HOROWITZ Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Chance Nolan passed for 257 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for a score, leading Oregon State to a 35-14 win over Stanford. The victory makes Oregon State bowl eligible for the first time since 2013, and snapped an 11-game losing streak against the Cardinal.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — Jacob Saylors rushed for a program-record 266 yards and three touchdowns as East Tennessee State blew open a tight game after halftime to defeat Western Carolina 56-35 in the Blue Ridge Border Battle. The victory sets up a clash for the Southern Conference championship next week when ETSU plays host to

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — C.J. Stroud threw for 361 yards and five touchdowns, freshman TreVeyon Henderson rumbled for two more scores and No. 6 Ohio State struck early and rolled over Purdue 59-31 on Saturday. The Buckeyes (9-1, 7-0 Big Ten, CFP No. 4) scored on all seven of

THIBODAUX, La. — Emmanuel Little had 20 points as Nicholls State rolled past Carver College 101-44.   Dyllon Scott led the Cougars with 13 points.

RUSTON, La. (AP) — Marcus Williams Jr. ran for four touchdowns, Aaron Allen passed for two scores, and Louisiana Tech broke a five-game losing streak by defeating Charlotte 42-32. Williams had 29 carries for 131 yards and Allen completed 21 of 27 passes for 324 yards for the Bulldogs. Louisiana Tech led by at least