Month: September 2021

DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Joey Wendle tripled and homered, 30-year-old Dietrich Enns won for the first time in the major leagues and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2 on Saturday. Kevin Kiermaier doubled and tripled to help the Rays end a two-game losing streak. Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera picked up

By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jack Coan hit Michael Mayer with an 18-yard touchdown pass with 1:09 remaining after dislocating a finger and No. 8 Notre Dame held off Toledo 32-29. The victory preserved a 25-game home winning streak for Notre Dame. It came in a game that featured three

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Freshman quarterback Haynes King’s backup started out slowly, finished precious few drives and even fumbled the football a whisker from the goal line. Sophomore Zach Calzada came up clutch in the end, though, throwing an 18-yard touchdown pass to running back Isaiah Spiller with 2:41 remaining

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bret Bushka threw two touchdown passes to Yogi Flager and Nick Orlando had three short TD runs to propel Butler to a 49-24 victory over Division III-member DePauw. Bushka connected with Flager from 6 yards out in the first quarter and hit him for an 11-yard score in the second. Orlando ran

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — La’Darius Jefferson rushed for 106 yards with two touchdowns, Sean Tyler added 78 rushing yards and another score as Western Michigan blanked Illinois State 28-0 in its home opener. The Broncos rebounded from an opening weekend thrashing at Michigan, amassing 407 yards of total offense against Illinois State and holding the

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jarret Doege threw three touchdown passes, Winston Wright returned a kickoff for another score and West Virginia beat Long Island 66-0. The Mountaineers bounced back from a loss at Maryland with 555 yards of offense against a Championship Subdivision team. Leddie Brown and backup quarterback

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The most notable catch in Saturday’s game between No. 22 Miami and Appalachian State didn’t even happen on the field. Wasn’t even a football. It was a cat. The animal somehow got into Hard Rock Stadium, then got caught by one of its paws

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Adrian Martinez passed for 296 yards and two touchdowns to Samori Toure and Nebraska held Buffalo to its fewest points in five years in a 28-3 win at sweltering Memorial Stadium. Martinez hooked up with Toure for a pair of 68-yard TDs and also

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Brad Roberts ran for two touchdowns and Haaziq Daniels added one, and Air Force held Navy to one first down before the fourth quarter in a 23-3 victory. This was the earliest meeting in series history between these teams. It was scheduled for Saturday so

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer AMES, Iowa (AP) — Jack Campbell returned a fumble 6 yards for a touchdown and No. 10 Iowa ran its winning streak against No. 9 Iowa State to six games with a 27-17 victory that ruined the biggest home game in Cyclones history. In the first Cy-Hawk

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Diego Guajardo kicked a 44-yard field goal as time expired to lift South Alabama to a 22-19 win over Bowling Green. Terrior Avery scored on a 13-yard run with 1:39 remaining to get the Jaguars a 19-all tie and then Quentin Wilfawn recovered a fumble at the Bowling Green 33

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Furman defense held Tennessee Tech to 121 totals yards, 26 in the second half and the Paladins defeated the Golden Eagles 26-0. Devin Wynn rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns for Furman and reigning Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week Hamp Sisson completed 17 of 29 passes for

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerome Ford rushed for 113 yards and three touchdowns and Desmond Ridder passed for 243 yards and two TDs to lead No. 7 Cincinnati past Murray State 42-7. The Bearcats had to overcome some distractions this week, including an invitation to join the Big 12. Murray State

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Stetson Bennett tied a school record with five touchdown passes filling in for injured starter JT Daniels, leading No. 2 Georgia to a 56-7 rout of UAB. Bennett completed his first six passes — four of them going all the way to the end zone

CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Ren Hefley threw for 386 yards and five touchdowns, Kiaran Turner turned three catches into 100 yards and two touchdowns and Presbyterian defeated first-year football program Fort Lauderdale 68-3. The Blue Hose amassed 635 yards of offense while holding Fort Lauderdale to less than 200. Presbyterian scored nine touchdowns — three

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Darius Perrantes passed for one touchdown and ran for another, the Duquesne defense stopped a two-point conversion attempt with less than 10 seconds remaining and the FCS Dukes defeated Ohio 28-26. It was Duquesne’s first victory over an FBS opponent in program history. Bruzdewicz kicked four field goals and the Dukes