Month: September 2021

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alex Palou earned the first pole of his IndyCar career and put himself in position to reclaim the championship lead headed into Sunday’s race at Portland International Raceway. Palou turned a top lap of 58.7701 seconds in Saturday qualifying on a track he’s only

By MARK FRANK Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Rutgers took advantage of two Syracuse second-half miscues and downed the Orange 17-7. An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against Syracuse coach Dino Babers gave Rutgers a first down on the Syracuse 11 and Kyle Monangai ran it in on the next play to give the Scarlet Knights

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Las Vegas Raiders left guard Richie Incognito will miss the season opener against Baltimore with a calf injury. Incognito got hurt during a joint practice against the Rams on Aug. 19 and hasn’t practiced since. Coach Jon Gruden says there is a good chance Incognito could return for

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Travis Theis ran for two touchdowns, Jonathan Joanis returned an interception 51 yards and South Dakota rolled to a 34-7 win over Northern Arizona. The Coyotes raced to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter while holding the Lumberjacks to nine yards. Carson Camp hooked up with Brett Samson for a

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Jack Chambers threw four touchdown passes, all to Garris Schwarting, who also threw one, and Charleston Southern beat the The Citadel 38-21 in the Buccaneers’ season opener. The Buccaneers scored three touchdowns in the first quarter and never trailed. Schwarting finished with 151 yards receiving on six catches and Chambers threw

By NOAH TRISTER and JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer The Mets and Yankees held a Subway Series game on Sept. 11 for the first time on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, as stadium’s around the country paid tribute to the nearly 3,000 killed in the terrorist attacks. A raucous, emotional crowd packed the

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have ruled out nose tackle Eddie Goldman for Sunday’s season opener against the Rams in Los Angeles because of knee and ankle injuries. The Bears announced Saturday that Goldman did not travel with the team. Chicago is counting on Goldman to help clog the interior and boost

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Jack Cook passed for one touchdown and ran for another on back-to-back possessions, lifting Dayton to a 17-10 victory against Eastern Illinois. The touchdowns helped the Flyers reach an NCAA all-division record of scoring in 488 straight games. Eastern Illinois took a 3-0 lead into halftime on Stone Galloway’s 36-yard field

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have elevated kicker Nick Folk and backup quarterback Brian Hoyer to the active roster from the practice squad. Receiver Malcolm Perry was placed on injured reserve. Folk has played 13 NFL seasons with the Cowboys, Jets, Buccaneers and Patriots. He made 26 of 28 field goals and

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — No. 13 Florida tuned up for the start of Southeastern Conference play with a 42-20 rout of overmatched South Florida that did little to answer the question of whether starter Emory Jones or backup Anthony Richardson is best suited to run the Gators offense. The

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — C.J. Verdell ran for 161 yards and had three touchdowns as shorthanded No. 12 Oregon upset the No. 3 Buckeyes 35-28 for their first regular-season loss in nearly three years. Ohio State never led the game it was favored the win by 14 1/2 points

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Spirit of the National Women’s Soccer League were forced to forfeit their scheduled Saturday match against OL Reign because the Spirit violated the league’s medical protocols. Under FIFA guidelines, the game will be recorded as a 3-0 victory for OL Reign, which will receive three points in the league standings.

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has scored twice on his return to Manchester United after 12 years in a 4-1 victory over Newcastle in the English Premier League. Bernardo Silva clinched Manchester City’s 1-0 win over Leicester, lifting a shot over goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. Romelu Lukaku scored