Month: November 2021

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Ferguson hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 25 points and Colgate beat Syracuse 100-85 to snap a 54-game losing streak to the Orange. Nelly Cummings also had six 3-pointers and finished with 18 points and seven assists. Oliver Lynch-Daniels added 12 points while Jeff Woodward was effective inside against

TORONTO (AP) — Tristan Jarry made 26 saves for his second straight shutout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Toronto 2-0 on Saturday night to snap the Maple Leafs’ five-game winning streak. Jake Guentzel and Jeff Carter scored for Pittsburgh. Jack Campbell stopped 29 shots for Toronto, which had won 10 of its last 11 entering

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Sam Griffin had 21 points as Tulsa defeated Rhode Island 77-71 at the Sunshine Slam. Makhel Mitchell led the Rams with 20 points

By The Associated Press Saturday’s best: Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud led the fifth-ranked Buckeyes to a 56-7 blowout of No. 7 Michigan State, throwing for 432 yards and six touchdowns. Alabama’s Bryce Young also had a big day, passing for a school-record 559 yards and five touchdowns in the No. 2 Crimson Tide’s 42-35 victory

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Braelon Allen rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns – including a tiebreaking 53-yarder with 3:50 remaining – to help No. 19 Wisconsin outlast Nebraska 35-28 for its seventh consecutive victory on Saturday. Nebraska drove the ball to Wisconsin’s 11-yard line in the final minute

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Eric Barriere threw five touchdown passes, including three in the third quarter as Eastern Washington pulled away, and the Eagles beat Portland State 42-28. Barriere was 26-of-35 passing for 320 yards. He threw a 12-yard TD pass to Andrew Boston in the first quarter and hit Efton Chism for a 14-yard

By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Timmy Allen scored 17 points, and No. 8 Texas defeated San Jose State 79-45 on Saturday night. Tre Mitchell had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Longhorns (3-1). Andrew Jones scored 13. Tibert Gorener led San Jose (1-3) with 12 points, hitting 4 of 5

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Trae Self ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more as Stephen F. Austin steamrolled Lamar 42-6 in the regular season finale. The Lumberjacks came into the game ranked No. 22 in the FCS coaches Poll and won their fifth straight game. Self squeezed over from the 1 twice in

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Elijah Davis and Blake Watson scored touchdowns three minutes apart and Old Dominion rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Middle Tennessee 24-17. The Monarchs entered the final quarter tied at 10-10 with Middle Tennessee driving to a first-and-goal. The Monarchs stopped the threat with R’Tarriun Johnson’s fourth-down tackle for an

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Weber State’s defense came up with three interceptions returned for touchdowns and the Wildcats clinched their seventh-straight winning season thumping Northern Colorado 48-17. It was the first home victory for the Wildcats which closed the regular season winning five of its last seven. Desmond Williams, Braxton Gunther and Conner Mortensen returned

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers are now the fourth team in NHL history to start a season with 10 consecutive home wins. Frank Vatrano scored twice and Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves to help the Panthers remain perfect at home with a 5-4 victory against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Chicago started

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Blake Shapen was sharp in place of injured quarterback Gerry Bohanon, and Baylor’s defense simply smothered Kansas State’s offense, helping the No. 11 Bears beat the Wildcats 20-10 on Saturday night. Shapen was 16 of 21 for 137 yards after Bohanon left shortly before halftime

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Joe Hird made two of St. Thomas’ three straight interceptions late in the first half as the Tommies scored touchdowns off of each to break away from Presbyterian 54-15 in a season-ender. The teams battled through four lead changes with Hird’s first interception setting up a Nick Rice 40-yard touchdown

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Jaren Hall had 211 of his 312 yards passing in the first half, Jakob Robinson picked off two passes in the second half and No. 14 BYU beat Georgia Southern 34-17 on Saturday night. Tyler Allgeier, the nation’s seventh-leading rusher, finished with 136 yards on

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Davis Brin threw two first-half touchdown passes as Tulsa rolled to a 27-0 lead and cruised to a 44-10 win over Temple. The Owls were forced to punt on their opening drive and Brin drove the Golden Hurricanes 83 yards in seven plays, capped by a 21-yard touchdown pass to JuanCarlos

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Gavin Hardison threw for a career-high 366 yards, Ron Awatt ran for 119 yards and UTEP defeated Rice 38-28. Hardison completed 23 of 35 passes and threw for two touchdowns. Jacob Cowling caught a career-high 11 passes for 170 yards. After trailing 21-14 at halftime, UTEP took control with a

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Cam Miller threw a touchdown pass and added one of North Dakota State’s six rushing scores as the Bison rolled to a 52-24 victory over South Dakota. Tamerik Williams opened the scoring with a 1-yard TD run in the first quarter. Miller connected with Phoenix Sproles for a 75-yard touchdown and

ELON, N.C. (AP) — Jaylan Thomas ran for 135 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns and Elon beat FCS No. 25-ranked Rhode Island 43-28. Elon finishes with its first winning record since the 2018 team went 6-5. It’s also the first five-win conference effort since 2017. Rhode Island’s two-game win streak came to an

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Chase Brice threw three touchdown passes and Appalachian State rode a dominating defense to a 45-7 rout of Troy. Appalachian State plays Georgia Southern Saturday in its regular season finale, but the Mountaineers already secured a berth in the Sun Belt Conference championship game Dec. 4 against Louisiana-Lafayette.

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Kane Williams had 23 points as Georgia State defeated William & Mary 77-59 in the Legends Classic. Evan Johnson had 17 points for the Panthers (3-1). Connor Kochera had 16 points for the Tribe (0-4).

NEW YORK (AP) — Posh Alexander and Julian Champagnie scored 17 points apiece as St. John’s defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 87-74. Stef Smith added 14 points, Montez Mathis scored 13 and Joel Soriano had 12 for the Red Storm on Saturday night. Devon Dunn led the Knights with a career-high 24 points.