Month: November 2021

HOUSTON (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is closer than ever to his first PGA Tour victory. Coming off a good Ryder Cup debut, the Texan made a pair of late birdies and was steady down the stretch in the Houston Open. He shot a 69 and took a one-shot lead. This is the first time Scheffler

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium has booked its place at next year’s World Cup with a 3-1 win over Estonia in their qualifying group. With just one match left to play in Group E, top-ranked Belgium remains unbeaten and has an unassailable five-point lead over second-place Wales. Christian Benteke put

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley was concerned about the safety of his players at the end of the Sooners’ 27-14 loss at Baylor. The outcome was already decided when Baylor called a timeout with three seconds left. Except fans had already stormed the field, and Sooners

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Jim Furyk shot a 6-under 65 to take the lead in third round of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, putting him in position to win the PGA Tour Champions season title. Furyk started his round three behind leader Kirk Triplett and quickly made up ground with

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Paula Badosa extended her winning streak to eight matches with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Maria Sakkari as she inched closer to the final four at the WTA Finals. The 23-year-old from Spain will qualify in first place from her group if Aryna Sabalenka beats Iga Swiatek

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Fred Payton connected with Drake Starks for Mercer’s only touchdown and the Bears’ defense made it stand up in a 10-6 victory over Chattanooga. Payton threw 4 yards to Starks for a touchdown late in the second quarter for a 7-6 Mercer lead and Devin Folser added a 38-yard field goal

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Cole Smith threw three touchdown passes in the first half and Princeton knocked off Yale 35-20, knocking the Bulldogs out of a three-way tie for first place in the Ivy League. Princeton, Yale and Dartmouth each entered Saturday with 4-1 records in conference play. Princeton and Dartmouth now share the Ivy

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer Sam Huff, the hard-hitting Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the New York Giants reach six NFL title games from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, has died. He was 87. Deborah Matthews, a lawyer for Huff’s daughter, Catherine Huff Myers,  told The Associated Press that Huff died of

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — DJ Williams ran for 121 yards and two touchdowns, Damonta Witherspoon rushed for 113 yards and a score and threw a TD pass and Murray State breezed to a 28-10 victory over Southeast Missouri State in Ohio Valley Conference play. Witherspoon connected with Jake Saathoff on a 25-yard halfback pass on

HOUSTON (AP) — Bailey Zappe threw five touchdown passes, including three during a four-minute span in the second quarter, and Western Kentucky beat Rice, 42-21. With two games left in Hilltoppers reguar season and leading Conference USA, Zappe leads the nation with 42 touchdown passes. He has thrown at least three touchdown passes in every

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) —  Zevi Eckhaus threw for 356 yards and two touchdowns and Bryant rebounded from defeat last week to shatter Long Island 52-7. Camden Orth threw a 79-yard scoring pass to Owen Glascoe for a 7-0 Sharks lead and that all but ended any success they’d have. The Bulldogs ultimately scored on eight

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has dominated in Milan to beat Sebastian Korda of the United States and win the Next Gen ATP Finals. It caps a brilliant season for the Spanish teenager. The top-seeded Alcaraz seemed to take a while to find his proper rhythm and had to save

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Peyton Mansell threw for one touchdown and ran for another, leading Abilene Christian to a 29-3 victory over Tarleton. The Wildcats put the game away with a 16-point fourth quarter that included a 1-yard TD run by Mansell and a 19-yard scoring run by Davion Johnson. Mansell completed 21 of 27

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Rams receiver Robert Woods is out for the season after tearing his knee ligament in practice. Coach Sean McVay confirms the noncontact injury occurred Friday. Earlier that day, Odell Beckham Jr. reported to the Rams’ training complex and signed his contract after

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappe’s four goals in an 8-0 rout of Kazakhstan ensured defending champion France reached next year’s World Cup along with victorious Belgium. But the Netherlands failed to join them after conceding two late goals. Belgium beat Estonia 3-1 at home for an unassailable five point-lead

BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — It’s an All-American leaderboard at the Pelican Women’s Championship with two marquee names on the LPGA Tour. Nelly Korda finished with two birdies for a 63. She was tied with Lexi Thompson who shot a 65. They were one shot ahead of Jennifer Kupcho, who bogeyed the final hole for a

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Undercuffler threw for 328 yards and two touchdowns and Karl Mofor ran for 90 yards and three scores as Albany rolled to a 41-14 victory over Morgan State in nonconference play in a game that was delayed by lightning. Mofor’s 4-yard TD run and Undercuffler’s 4-yard TD toss to Ian

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Nick Howard rushed for career highs of four touchdowns and 172 yards and Dartmouth beat Cornell 41-7. The win avenged a loss to the Big Red in Hanover in 2019 that cost Big Green a perfect season and outright Ivy League title. Dartmouth ranked 23rd in the FCS coaches poll and