Month: November 2021

By The Associated Press Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook was taken off the field on a cart with a shoulder injury in the third quarter of a 34-26 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Cook went down after losing a fumble and stayed on the ground for a while before being taken to the

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Marcus Smart scored 21 points, Al Horford had 17 points and 11 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the short-handed Toronto Raptors 109-97 on Sunday night to snap a two-game losing streak. Josh Richardson scored 18 of Boston’s 32 bench points. Jaylen Brown added 16 points, and

SAN DIEGO — Atin Wright posted 16 points as Cal State Northridge narrowly beat San Diego 56-52. Marcellus Earlington led the Toreros with 20 points and nine rebounds.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Daniel Ortiz had 15 points off the bench to lead North Alabama to an 81-69 win over Alabama State. Kenny Strawbridge led the Hornets on Sunday with 16 points and six rebounds.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Tavian Dunn-Martin had 27 points as Florida Gulf Coast topped Purdue Fort Wayne 85-78 at the FGCU Invitational. Jalon Pipkins led the Mastodons with 16 points.

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Southern California has hired Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley to be its next coach in a stunning and rare move of one traditional college football powerhouse swiping the another’s highly accomplished head coach. Riley is 55-10 in five seasons leading the Sooners, winning four Big 12 titles and making three College

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic is expected to miss at least two weeks after tests confirmed he sprained his right ankle against the New York Knicks. Bogdanovic had to be helped off the floor in the second period of Saturday night’s 99-90 loss to New York. He did not return. The Hawks

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Collin Gillespie scored 13 points and No. 7 Villanova used a dominating first half to defeat La Salle 72-46 on Sunday. Brandon Slater added 12 points and Caleb Daniels and Eric Dixon each had 11 for the Wildcats (4-2), who played for the first time since a

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Aaryn Rai converted a last-second layup to give Dartmouth a 63-61 overtime win over Bryant Peter Kiss hit a 3 with :33 left top pull the Bulldogs even at 61-61, but after snaring a defensive rebound with :04 left Ryan Cornish stole the ball and fed Rai for the game-winner.

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers withstood pain from a toe injury, threw two touchdown passes and also ran for a score in the Green Bay Packers’ 36-28 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams outscored Green Bay 11-0 in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles’ comeback attempt

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico (AP) — Isaiah Thomas made sure USA Basketball’s road to the 2023 World Cup didn’t begin with a major upset. Thomas scored 21 points, including a game-sealing 3-pointer with 13.3 seconds left, and the Americans erased a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Cuba 95-90 on Sunday in their World Cup

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Deebo Samuel ran for two touchdowns before leaving with an injury and Elijah Mitchell ran for 133 yards and a score, leading the San Francisco 49ers to a 34-26 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. The matchup between two .500 teams fighting for wild-card