Month: November 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chris Reynolds and Elijah Spencer connected late in regulation to tie it and again in overtime for the win and Charlotte rallied late to beat Rice 31-24. Ari Broussard’s scoring run from the 2 with 6:35 left ended a 16-play, 84-yard drive that lasted 9 1/2 minutes and Rice led 24-14.

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Backup quarterback Bryce Carpenter threw for 85 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score to help No. 21 Coastal Carolina beat Georgia Southern 28-8 on a rainy night. The Chanticleers are tied with Appalachian State atop the East Division standings in the Sun Belt Conference, but the Mountaineers are

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Jayden Harrison returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a score and freshman Rasheen Ali ran for two third-quarter touchdowns as Marshall rallied to beat Florida Atlantic 28-13 in Conference USA play. After Harrison’s kick-return score put Marshall (6-3, 4-1) on top early, FAU (5-4, 3-2) answered with N’Kosi Perry’s

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — Jay Stanton ran for a season-high 134 yards with a touchdown, Samford’s defense and special teams added scores, and the Bulldogs defeated The Citadel 35-14. Stanton’s 68-yard run gave Samford a 14-7 lead in the second quarter and Montrell Washington added a 68-yard punt return for a touchdown for a 21-7

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A fight broke out in the ninth inning of an Arizona Fall League game between Peoria and Scottsdale, a rare brawl in a league where top prospects from all minor league organizations mix to form teams. Boston Red Sox farmhand Josh Winckowski, playing for Scottsdale,

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Isaac Javonis recovered a fumble in the end zone for a game-winning score with 36 seconds left and Northwestern State stopped a final Houston Baptist drive in the red zone to complete a 28-24 comeback win. HBU’s Orion Olivas was sacked for a loss of 15 yards by Nanai Nathalohn and

By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Dominique Johnson scored the game-winning touchdown with 21 seconds left and Mississippi State missed a potential game-tying field goal with two seconds remaining as Arkansas rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Bulldogs 31-28. 

NACAGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Trae Self threw three touchdown passes to Xavier Gipson and Miles Reed ran for 132 yards and a score as Stephen F. Austin won its third straight game and handed Eastern Kentucky its first conference loss, 31-17. Self hit Gipson from 34 yards out in the first quarter and found him

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Jahan Dotson caught 11 passes for a school-record 242 yards and three touchdowns, helping No. 22 Penn State snap its three-game losing streak with a 31-14 win over Maryland. Sean Clifford threw for 363 yards for the Nittany Lions, including an 86-yard TD strike

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Knicks Go set the early pace and kicked away to a 2 3/4-length victory in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar. Ridden by Joel Rosario, 5-year-old Knicks Go squared off against a trio of top 3-year-olds — controversial Kentucky Derby winner

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Right-hander Trevor Bauer, third baseman Nolan Arenado, outfielder Charlie Blackmon and infielder-outfielder Jurickson Profar declined to opt out of their contracts to become free agents. Bauer agreed to a $102 million, three-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in February and began 8-5 with a

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers have matched the best 11-game start in NHL history. And they got there by denying the Carolina Hurricanes a chance to tie a record of their own. Spencer Knight made 28 saves and Anthony Duclair’s four-point night lifted the Panthers past the

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Tulsa’s Steven Anderson fumbled as he was reaching for the goal line on fourth-and-goal from the 1, Jabari Taylor recovered for a touchback and No. 2 Cincinnati held off Tulsa 28-20. Desmond Ridder threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns, and Alec Peirce had five catches for