By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Abram Smith ran for 188 yards with three touchdowns and Baylor beat future Big 12 foe and 19th-ranked BYU 38-24. Bears linebacker and part-time fullback Dillon Doyle scored on both of his offensive touches, with a rushing TD and a receiving one as well. Baylor
Continue Reading SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Kimani Vidal ran for 162 yards and two touchdowns, Keyshawn Swanson had a fourth-quarter interception return for a touchdown, and Troy beat Texas State 31-28. Swanson caught Brady McBride’s overthrown pass at the Bobcats 32, ran along the left sideline and broke one tackle before crossing the goal line to
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By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tanner Brown’s fourth field goal of the game gave No. 12 Oklahoma State its first lead and Spencer Sanders’ scrambling 10-yard touchdown run sealed a 32-24 victory over No. 25 Texas on Saturday to keep the Cowboys undefeated. Texas built leads of 17-3 and 24-13
Continue Reading By JOE WALLJASPER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Texas A&M’s running back duo of Isaiah Spiller and Devon Achane took full advantage of Missouri’s porous defense in the 21st-ranked Aggies’ 35-14 victory. Spiller rushed 20 times for 168 yards and one touchdown, and Achane added 16 carries for 124 yards and two scores for
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FRIDAY SCHEDULE: Andress 34 Burges 35 Austin 41 Irvin 0 Bowie 27 El Paso 45 Eastwood 41 Eastlake 59 Franklin 51 Socorro 0 Pebble Hills 35 Coronado 7 Horizon 48 Parkland 28 Canutillo 43 Ysleta 7 Fabens 12 Riverside 59 Mountain View 35 Clint 53 Cathedral at TMI Episcopal POSTPONED Anthony 6 Crane 46 Alpine
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners are rolling this year, off to a 5-and-1 start and just one win away from bowl eligibility. Now, the push is on from UTEP to score a big crowd for Saturday night’s football game against Louisiana Tech. “The UTEP fanbase has been damaged and I am not talking
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning that helped the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series. Correa’s solo shot off Hansel Robles came with two outs and gave the Astros a 4-3
Continue Reading DENTON, Texas (AP) — Grant Wells passed for 323 yards and two touchdowns, ran for three more and Marshall routed North Texas 49-21. Marshall scored touchdowns on six consecutive possessions in the first half with Wells, who completed 24 of 32 passes, connecting with eight receivers. The defense forced five punts and five turnovers on
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EL PASO, Texas – It was an exciting Thursday night of high school football in the Borderland. Only two games on the schedule, one in Las Cruces the other in El Paso. The biggest showdown took place in the City of the Crosses as Las Cruces and Centennial squared off for first place in their
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EL PASO, Texas – The cupcakes have once again been handed out to the sweetest play of the week. Running back Ernie Garcia and the Horizon Scorpions took home the honor after an incredible run by Garcia during the game against Chapin last week. The team won a box of cupcakes courtesy of Albertsons. And
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Cowboys will look to snap a six-game losing streak against New England when they visit the Patriots. Dallas is 0-5 against the Patriots in the Bill Belichick era. The last Dallas victory was in 1996. That victory was the last of seven straight to start the series for Dallas. The
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By The Associated Press Oklahoma State brings its run-tough defense to a key Big 12 matchup with No. 25 Texas. The No. 12 and undefeated Cowboys rank No. 12 nationally against the run and will face one of the nation’s top backs in Texas’ Bijan Robinson. Oklahoma State needs a win to stay on top
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – Locomotive FC (16-2-10, 58 points) emphatically claimed a 4-2 win over Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at Southwest University Park on Wednesday. Forward Ricardo Zacarias scored his first goal in a Locomotive jersey before d efender Macca King, midfielder Diego Luna, and forward Lucho Solignac scored three unanswered goals to secure the 4-2 win. “This group
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso has never forgotten Jeep Jackson, and Jackson’s family has never forgotten the love of a city. More than 30 years after Jackson’s untimely death, UTEP is honoring the beloved basketball star with an induction into the UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame. The Class of 2020 will finally be honored
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have been celebrating home runs by giving the hitter a ride through the dugout in a laundry cart. The new tradition started last year during the pandemic when coach Jason Varitek suggested they needed to put some fun back in the game.
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP continues riding that wave of momentum, but perhaps their toughest challenge of the season so far awaits them this weekend. The Miners with an outstanding record of 5-1 (2-0 C-USA), will host a Louisiana Tech squad that enters the matchup with a 2-3 overall record (1-0 C-USA). However, the records
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer BYU’s game at Baylor has been on the schedule for more than five years. Nobody knew then or even before this season that this week’s trip to Texas would be a sneak peek of their new conference for the 19th-ranked Cougars. They have played as a football independent since
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston quarterback Tyrod Taylor isn’t ready to come off injured reserve, and left tackle Laremy Tunsil will have thumb surgery and is expected to be out at least a month. Taylor injured his hamstring Sept. 19 against the Browns and was placed on injured reserve the
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler was a preseason Associated Press first-team All-American. Now he might not even start this weekend against TCU. Caleb Williams replaced him last Saturday and rallied the Sooners to a 55-48 win over Texas. Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley wouldn’t say how he
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer and scored four times, and the Houston Astros eliminated the Chicago White Sox with a 10-1 victory in Game 4 of their AL Division Series. Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman each hit a two-run double as the Astros advanced to
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP football’s 5-1 start, their best since 2010, has taken both local and national college football fans by surprise. But if you’ve paid close attention to the culture that has been slowly building within the Miners’ program, the 2021 success could be considered overdue. “We’re better,'” says 4th-year head coach Dana
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TYLER, Texas – UTEP redshirt RB Ronald Awatt was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honorable Mention list for Player of the Week (week six) on Tuesday. Awatt rambled for a career-high 159 yards on 18 carries (8.8 avg.) and scored a touchdown on a 17-yard run in UTEP’s 26-13 win at Southern Miss
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By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving can keep refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. He just won’t play for the Brooklyn Nets until he does. The Nets announced Tuesday that Irving would not play or practice with them until he could be a full participant, ending the idea that
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Jon Gruden is out as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after emails he sent before being hired in 2018 contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments. Gruden released a statement Monday night that he is stepping down after The New York Times reported that Gruden frequently used misogynistic
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants rookie receiver Kadarius Toney had his best game of his short NFL career, and had to apologize for it. The Giants had no problem with his 10 catches for 189 yards in the 44-20 loss to the Cowboys on Sunday. Getting
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Houston Astros have found themselves in familiar territory, brushing aside comments by Chicago White Sox reliever Ryan Tepera after he implied they stole signs while winning the first two games of the AL Division Series in their ballpark. Manager Dusty Baker pointed out the Astros
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox reliever Ryan Tepera implied that Houston may have been stealing signs in Games 1 and 2 of their AL Division Series after Chicago won the third game Sunday night. Houston was going for a sweep after it rolled to a pair of impressive victories
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Leury García and Yasmani Grandal homered, and Grandal’s borderline baserunning helped the Chicago White Sox top the Houston Astros 12-6 to stay alive in their AL Division Series. Backed by a boisterous crowd of 40,288, the AL Central champions erased a 5-1 deficit in the franchise’s
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes the day before the one-year anniversary of his severe ankle injury in the same stadium against the same opponent, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants 44-20. The already injury-plagued Giants lost running back Saquon Barkley
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans played well early Sunday to take a lead over the New England Patriots. But a second half filled with mistakes, penalties and a bizarre punt for no yards led to a 25-22 loss. The Texans have lost four straight since a win over
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