Month: November 2021

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Dries Mertens scored twice as Napoli beat Lazio 4-0 to take the outright lead of Serie A on the night it paid tribute to soccer great Diego Maradona. Piotr Zieliński and Fabián Ruiz also netted to help Napoli move three points clear of second-place AC Milan which

SAN ANTONIO — Mike Meadows had 22 points as Portland beat Incarnate Word 77-68. Johnny Hughes III led the Cardinals with 20 points and nine rebounds.

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Rudy Fitzgibbons, III scored six of his 20 points in overtime as The Citadel defeated South Carolina State 91-79. Cameron Jones led South Carolina State with 20 points and seven rebounds.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — P.J. Byrd’s jumper with four seconds left lifted Southern to an 82-80 win over Tennessee State. Byrd hit a jumper with :46 left to put the Jaguars up, 80-77, but Carlos Marshall Jr. knocked down a 3 to tie the game at 80-80. Byrd scored six of his 11 points in

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Free agent outfielder Avisail Garcia has agreed to sign with the Miami Marlins. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Garcia’s deal will pay $53 million over four seasons, said the person, who spoke Sunday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Bobby Wood directed Justin Meram’s crossing pass from low into the right corner in the 90th minute to give Real Salt Lake a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Sunday in Major League Soccer’s Western Conference semifinals. Coming off a first-round victory on penalty kicks at Seattle, Real Salt

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Cam Newton had just scored a rushing touchdown and was in a celebratory mood. He grabbed the football back from one of his teammates, headed over toward the stands and softly tossed it toward someone he spotted in the seats. It bounced off about

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Keyshawn Bryant splashed his first 3-pointer of the season off the glass, scoring 11 of his 17 points after halftime and sparking South Carolina to rally past Rider 65-58. Bryant, coming off a five-game suspension, hit 6-of-10 from the floor, including the lone 3, with five rebounds, two assists, two steals

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer A lot of things went wrong for the Tennessee Titans in their 36-13 loss to the Patriots and so many of them were self-inflicted. Two kicks clanged off the same upright. A missed tackle turned a short pass into a 41-yard touchdown. There were three fumbles in New England

BOSTON (AP) — Javante McCoy buried a 3-pointer with two seconds left in the game to lift Boston University to a 61-60 win over Merrimack. Sukhmail Mathon drew a foul with :21 left and converted both free throws to get the Terriers within two, 60-58, then found McCoy for the game-winner.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Charles Falden posted 17 points as James Madison edged past Florida Atlantic 69-65. Michael Forrest led the Owls with 18 points.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Juston Betz posted 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists as Bellarmine routed Franklin 75-37. TJ Deere led the Grizzlies on Sunday with 9 points.

DALLAS (AP) — Kendric Davis scored 26 points as SMU topped Louisiana-Monroe 74-67. Emmanuel Bandoumel added 21 points for the Mustangs. Koreem Ozier led the Warhawks on Sunday with 15 points.

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Daniel Jones threw a touchdown pass and the New York Giants’ defense rose up and intercepted Jalen Hurts three times. New York held Philadelphia to a season low in points in beating the rival Eagles 13-7. Jones hit Philadelphia native Chris Myarick with a