Year: 2022

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Stetson Bennett passed for 300 yards while throwing and running for touchdowns and No. 2 Georgia’s rebuilt defense delivered another dominant performance in the Bulldogs’ 33-0 win over Samford. Georgia’s defense again played up to the standard it set while winning last season’s national championship.

By BOB TRIPI Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jalen Berger ran for 107 yards and three touchdowns and Michigan State’s defense forced four fumbles to help the 14th ranked Spartans to a 52-0 victory over Akron. It was the largest margin of victory for Michigan State (2-0) since beating Eastern Michigan by 59

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Padraig Harrington bogeyed the final hole Saturday for a 5-under 66, leaving him just a stroke ahead of Steve Stricker and Bernhard Langer with a round lead in the Ascension Charity Classic. Harrington, the three-time major winner and most recent European Ryder Cup captain, was at 11-under 131 at Norwood Hills.

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Sean Tyler ran 75 yards for the game-winning touchdown midway through the fourth quarter and Western Michigan beat Ball State 37-30. Western Michigan (1-1, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) ended a two-game skid against Ball State (0-2, 0-1) and collected its first victory at Schuemann Stadium since its undefeated 2016 season, a 52-20

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Fullback Brad Roberts ran for 174 yards and three touchdowns to help Air Force overcome several miscues, including a snap over the punter’s head, in a 41-10 win over Colorado on a dreary Saturday. The Falcons (2-0) built a 20-0 lead while hosting

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Taulia Tagovailoa threw for 391 yards and a career-high four touchdowns, and the Maryland Terrapins defeated the Charlotte 49ers 56-21 on Saturday to improve to 2-0 for the third time in four seasons under head coach Michael Locksley. Tagovailoa connected on TD passes of 39

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — DJ Uiagalelei threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns and Will Shipley ran for a pair of scores in No. 5 Clemson’s 35-12 win over Furman on Saturday. The Tigers won their eighth straight, their 35th straight at home and moved to 37-0 alltime against

By TOM COYNE Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame fans could live with the Fighting Irish being overpowered in the fourth quarter against then-No. 2 Ohio State. Being pushed around by Marshall is a different story. Notre Dame Stadium is supposed to be a place to shake down the thunder, not where

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Freshman E.J. Warner passed for 173 yards and two touchdowns, De’Von Fox blocked three punts and Temple beat Lafayette 30-14 for the Owls’ first victory under coach Stan Drayton. Warner, the son of NFL Hall of Famer Kurt Warner, entered in the second quarter with the game tied at 7 after starter

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The players’ association will submit union authorization cards to an arbitrator on Wednesday under an agreement with Major League Baseball that will lead to collective bargaining for approximately 5,500 farmhands. MLB and the union reached a card-check agreement Saturday, a person familiar with the negotiations

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ally Ewing takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the Kroger Queen City Championship. Ewing had a hot start to take the lead and she stayed there on a soggy Kenwood Country Club Course. With a bogey on the last hole, Ewing shot a 67. That gives her a one-shot

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Cameron Rising threw for 254 yards in the first half, Dalton Kincaid had 107 yards receiving and two touchdowns and No. 13 Utah routed Southern Utah 73-7 on Saturday. Coming off an opening loss last week at Florida, Utah scored on nine consecutive drives, including

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tanner Morgan passed for 287 yards and a score over 2½ quarters and had one of Minnesota’s seven rushing touchdowns in a 62-10 victory over Western Illinois. Mohamed Ibrahim and Trey Potts kept their comeback from injuries going strong with two scores apiece on the ground.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Noah Gragson outran the rain and Justin Allgaier to win the rain-shortened NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday at Kansas Speedway. Gragson survived a two-lap shootout to win the second stage, after which the race was considered official. He used a great restart after the race’s first caution to assume the

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Demeatric Crenshaw tied a school record with five touchdown passes and Youngstown State finished with a program-high six through the air in beating Dayton 49-16. Crenshaw tied the record set by Kurt Hess against Missouri State on Nov. 19, 2011. Mitch Davidson threw the sixth TD pass late in the game.

By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Rocket Sanders ran for a career-high 156 yards with two touchdowns and KJ Jefferson ran for a score and threw for one in the fourth quarter as No. 16 Arkansas beat South Carolina 44-30. Jefferson ran for 67 yards and threw for another 162 on

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — First came the twisting, falling backward touchdown throw. Then came the duck and dodge slip away from a sack that turned into a 20-yard scamper. Two fourth-quarter plays by Bryce Young once again carried top-ranked Alabama to a victory. The Crimson Tide escaped Texas with

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Nick Singleton carried the ball 10 times for 179 yards and two touchdowns and Penn State’s defense dominated Ohio in a 46-10 win on Saturday.Penn State (2-0, 1-0 Big Ten) hadn’t had a 100-yard rusher since November 2020 but got big run after big run

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C (AP) — Devin Leary tied a program record by accounting for six touchdowns to help No. 18 North Carolina State beat Charleston Southern 55-3. The Wolfpack’s defense held the Championship Subdivision opponent to 150 total yards. Leary threw four TD passes, including a perfect wheel route to