Month: November 2021

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers have hired an outside firm to investigate workplace environment concerns. Reports of the investigation surfaced Friday night. Both The Athletic and Yahoo Sports reported the probe stemmed from allegations of misconduct involving Neil Olshey, the president of basketball operations and general manager for the organization. The Blazers

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Backup quarterback Bryce Carpenter threw for 85 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score to help No. 21 Coastal Carolina beat Georgia Southern 28-8 on a rainy night. The Chanticleers are tied with Appalachian State atop the East Division standings in the Sun Belt Conference, but the Mountaineers are

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Jayden Harrison returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a score and freshman Rasheen Ali ran for two third-quarter touchdowns as Marshall rallied to beat Florida Atlantic 28-13 in Conference USA play. After Harrison’s kick-return score put Marshall (6-3, 4-1) on top early, FAU (5-4, 3-2) answered with N’Kosi Perry’s

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Knicks Go set the early pace and kicked away to a 2 3/4-length victory in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar. Ridden by Joel Rosario, 5-year-old Knicks Go squared off against a trio of top 3-year-olds — controversial Kentucky Derby winner

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — Jay Stanton ran for a season-high 134 yards with a touchdown, Samford’s defense and special teams added scores, and the Bulldogs defeated The Citadel 35-14. Stanton’s 68-yard run gave Samford a 14-7 lead in the second quarter and Montrell Washington added a 68-yard punt return for a touchdown for a 21-7

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A fight broke out in the ninth inning of an Arizona Fall League game between Peoria and Scottsdale, a rare brawl in a league where top prospects from all minor league organizations mix to form teams. Boston Red Sox farmhand Josh Winckowski, playing for Scottsdale,

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Isaac Javonis recovered a fumble in the end zone for a game-winning score with 36 seconds left and Northwestern State stopped a final Houston Baptist drive in the red zone to complete a 28-24 comeback win. HBU’s Orion Olivas was sacked for a loss of 15 yards by Nanai Nathalohn and

By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Dominique Johnson scored the game-winning touchdown with 21 seconds left and Mississippi State missed a potential game-tying field goal with two seconds remaining as Arkansas rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Bulldogs 31-28. 

NACAGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Trae Self threw three touchdown passes to Xavier Gipson and Miles Reed ran for 132 yards and a score as Stephen F. Austin won its third straight game and handed Eastern Kentucky its first conference loss, 31-17. Self hit Gipson from 34 yards out in the first quarter and found him

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic blocked Jae’Sean Tate’s drive to the basket as time ran out and the short-handed Denver Nuggets escaped with a 95-94 victory over the Houston Rockets. Jokic finished with 28 points and 14 rebounds in the absence of forward Michael Porter Jr. Porter left the game

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Tulsa’s Steven Anderson fumbled as he was reaching for the goal line on fourth-and-goal from the 1, Jabari Taylor recovered for a touchback and No. 2 Cincinnati held off Tulsa 28-20. Desmond Ridder threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns, and Alec Peirce had five catches for

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers have matched the best 11-game start in NHL history. And they got there by denying the Carolina Hurricanes a chance to tie a record of their own. Spencer Knight made 28 saves and Anthony Duclair’s four-point night lifted the Panthers past the

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Miles Hastings passed for 279 yards and a pair of touchdowns, Isaiah Gomez kicked four field goals and UC Davis defeated Northern Arizona 40-24 for a third straight win. The Aggies, ranked seventh in the FCS coaches poll, did not face Big Sky Conference’s fourth-ranked Montana State this season but take

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Breylin Smith passed for 410 yards and five touchdowns _ including two to Tyler Hudson that covered 118 yards _ and Central Arkansas rolled to a 63-3 victory over NAIA-member Texas Wesleyan. Smith connected with Tobias Enlow for a 30-yard TD on Central Arkansas’ first possession and _ after a 2-yard