Month: November 2021

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Logan Bonner passed for 359 yards and four touchdowns _ including two to Deven Thompkins _ and Utah State pulled away in the second half to beat New Mexico State 35-13 in nonconference play. After New Mexico State’s Aggies jumped out to a 10-0 lead after one quarter, Bonner 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. 

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Aidan O’Connell threw for a career-best 536 yards, matched his career high with three touchdown passes and led Purdue past No. 5 Michigan State 40-29. With the Big Ten’s last unbeaten going down, the conference could miss the College Football Playoff for the third

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Jawon Pass ran for two scores and his last with 6:38 left thwarted Alabama State’s upset bid as Prairie View A&M beat the Hornets 24-20. Alabama State entered the fourth quarter with a 20-10 lead before Lyndemian Brooks ran it in from 14 yards to end a five-play, 71-yard drive

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic blocked Jae’Sean Tate’s drive to the basket as time ran out and the short-handed Denver Nuggets escaped with a 95-94 victory over the Houston Rockets. Jokic finished with 28 points and 14 rebounds in the absence of forward Michael Porter Jr. Porter left the game

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Skyler Perry threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more as Arkansas-Pine Bluff snapped an seven-game losing streak by beating Grambling for the second time in 2021, posting a 33-26 victory. The Golden Lions posted a 48-21 win over the Tigers at Grambling March 20.

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Japan snapped an 0-for-13 skid in the Breeders’ Cup. Marche Lorraine scored a stunning 45-1 upset in the $2 million Distaff and Loves Only You won the $2 million Filly & Mare Turf at Del Mar. Both mares are trained by Yoshito Yahagi. Marche

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Chandler Morris threw for 461 yards and two touchdowns in his first start for TCU, and the Horned Frogs beat No. 14 Baylor 30-28. It was their first game without Gary Patterson on the sideline since 1997. The Horned Frogs snapped a three-game losing

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Micheal Clemons scored the game’s only touchdown on a 24-yard fumble return early in the fourth quarter, and No. 13 Texas A&M beat No. 12 Auburn 20-3. Clemons’ scoop-and-score came after defensive tackle Jayden Peevy poked the ball away from scrambling Auburn quarterback Bo Nix. The 6-foot-5 Clemons picked up

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Davis Alexander passed for 299 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for a score to help Portland State beat Weber State 30-18. Malik Walker sealed it with a 39-yard touchdown with under two minutes to play. Alexander completed 29-of-42 passes for Portland State. Nate Bennett caught nine passes for 83 yards,

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

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Valtteri Bottas has won pole position for the Mexico City Grand Prix and Mercedes earned its first front-row lockout of the season as Lewis Hamilton will start second. The high altitude of Mexico City is supposed to favor Red Bull and season championship leader Max Verstappen. But Mercedes muscled its way

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Emilio Martinez ran for 104 yards, Terrence Smith had a short touchdown run and Isaac Haney had a key interception as San Diego held off Morehead State 10-3 in Pioneer Football League play. A 40-yard field goal by Andrew Foster staked Morehead State to a 3-0 lead after one quarter. Brandon

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Johnathon Edwards had three of Austin Peay’s school-record-tying six interceptions and the Governors beat Eastern Illinois 42-26. Edwards interceptions all came in the first half, two leading to touchdowns and a 28-20 edge at halftime. Draylen Ellis threw touchdown passes 43, 33 and 59 yards, the latter coming in the third

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Jahmyl Jeter scored an uncontested touchdown with 1:43 to play to secure a 27-19 win for Texas State over Louisiana-Monroe. The Bobcats were sitting on a 20-19 lead courtesy of a missed extra point and tried to ice the game on fourth-and-1 from the ULM 4. After making the stop

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Japan snapped an 0-for-13 skid in the Breeders’ Cup, when Loves Only You won the $2 million Filly & Mare Turf by a half-length at Del Mar. Trained by Yoshito Yahagi and ridden by Yuga Kawada, the 5-year-old mare came flying between horses in

By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jack Coan threw for 269 yards and a touchdown, Kyren Williams ran for two scores and No. 8 Notre Dame shut down Navy’s triple-option attack in a 34-6 victory Saturday. Coan, a grad transfer from Wisconsin, completed 23 of 29 passes, with a 70-yard scoring

By JOHN COON Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Jaren Hall threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns, all in the first half, and No. 17 BYU demolished Idaho State 59-14. Baylor Romney took over in the second half for Hall, who finished 2 yards shy of his fourth 300-yard performance in the last five