Month: November 2021

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have bolstered their lineup with three free-agent deals, adding speedy center fielder Starling Marte to go along with Mark Canha and All-Star infielder Eduardo Escobar. Marte’s four-year contract is worth $78 million, according to a person familiar with the deal. The

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Hassan Haskins scored five touchdowns and Aidan Hutchinson had three sacks, helping No. 6 Michigan finally beat No. 2 Ohio State 42-27 to give Jim Harbaugh his first win as a coach against the rivals. The Wolverines clinched the Big Ten East and will

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Jalen Rucker had 24 points as Army edged past Marist 65-61. Jao Ituka led the Red Foxes with 12 points.

MACON, Ga. — Shannon Grant had 18 points and Neftali Alvarez recorded 16 points as Mercer romped past Milligan 88-49. Jackson Gabriel led the Buffaloes with 17 points.

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese club Belenenses has started a match against Benfica with just nine players after an outbreak of coronavirus in its squad. Saturday’s Portuguese league game was not called off by authorities. Playing with two fewer players, Belenenses was soon trailing 7-0 by halftime. The laws of soccer allow for games to

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Richardson came off the bench and led Florida to a 24-21 victory over rival Florida State on Saturday that made the Gators bowl eligible a week after firing coach Dan Mullen. Richardson replaced turnover-prone Emory Jones early in third quarter and played significant snaps

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — AJ Green scored 35 points with four assists to lead Northern Iowa to a 90-80 win over No. 16 St. Bonaventure. Austin Phyfe and Nate Heise each had 15 points as the Panthers beat a ranked opponent for the first time since winning at then-No. 23

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Curley Culp, the Hall of Fame defensive lineman who helped the Kansas City Chiefs win their first Super Bowl during a 14-year NFL career, died Saturday of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 75. Culp announced this month that he had been diagnosed with

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Clayton Tune threw for 301 yards and four touchdowns as No. 19 Houston tuned up for next week’s American Athletic Conference championship game with a 45-17 win over UConn. Alton McCaskill had a 31-yard touchdown run, his 16th of the year for the Cougars,

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Blake Shapen threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns in his first start for ninth-ranked Baylor, and the Bears still have a shot at making the Big 12 championship game. Abram Smith added 117 yards rushing and a touchdown for the 10-2 Bears in 27-24

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Isaac Ruoss ran for two touchdown, Chance Warren had two TD catches and Navy defeated Temple 38-14. The Midshipmen threw just 12 passes for 72 yards but had touchdown tosses from both Tai Lavatai and Xavier Arline. Navy rolled up 219 yards on the ground. Tayvon Ruley and Ra’Von Bonner scored rushing

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Maryland earned its first bowl berth since 2016 as record-setting quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa threw three touchdowns and ran for another in a 40-16 victory over Rutgers. Halfback Tayon Fleet-Davis also had a big-day with a bowl-bid on the line, rushing for a career-best 152 yards

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — NaLyssa Smith had her sixth straight double-double with 21 points and a career-high 19 rebounds and No. 6 Baylor turned back Houston 74-58 to win the Cancun Challenge. Smith had 18 in the second half for her 30th career double-double.  Queen Egbo scored 16 points for the Bears, the only team

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tyler Patterson had a career-high 22 points as Montana State defeated Incarnate Word 83-64. Johnny Hughes III led the Cardinals  with 25 points.

ELON, N.C. — Jalen Gibbs had a career-high 40 points as Jacksonville State defeated Elon 93-81. Zac Ervin led the Phoenix on Saturday with 18 points.