Month: December 2021

The Associated Press Minnesota will face West Virginia in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl on Dec. 28. The Golden Gophers have allowed only 284.8 yards per game — fourth nationally and fewest by a Minnesota defense since 1966 (225.1) — 18.25 points per game, a program best since the turn of the century. West Virginia has

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Viktor Hovland is the winner of the Hero World Challenge and even he couldn’t believe it. Hovland started six shots behind and made up ground with consecutive eagles and a surprising collapse by Collin Morikawa. Hovland shot a 66 with bogeys on his last two

By MATT WINKLEJOHN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — RJ Davis scored 13 of his game-high 23 points in the second half as North Carolina pulled away after halftime defeat Georgia Tech 79-62 in the ACC opener for both teams. The game was tied 31-all at halftime, after UNC overcame a nine-point deficit. Georgia Tech lost

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Talles Magno scored in the 88th minute to send New York City FC into the MLS Cup final with a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union. New York won its first Eastern Conference championship and will play at the Portland Timbers on Saturday for the

By The Associated Press UCLA and No. 18 NC State will meet in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 28 in the first football game to be played at Petco Park, the San Diego Padres’ downtown ballpark. The Holiday Bowl needed a new home after SDCCU Stadium in Mission Valley was torn down to expedite construction

By The Associated Press No. 21 Houston will face Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl, a couple of hours from the Tigers’ campus. The Cougars had won 11 straight games before falling to playoff-bound Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference championship game. The Tigers are 6-6 after dropping their last four regular-season games. But they did

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — There will be more host cities and fewer nations playing in the Davis Cup Finals next season in an attempt to increase fan engagement and keep the revamped team event sustainable. The International Tennis Federation and the Kosmos Tennis group that is behind the competition said

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Tucker DeVries had 21 points as Drake defeated St. Thomas of Minnesota 74-64. ShanQuan Hemphill had 17 points and seven rebounds for Drake, which earned its fifth consecutive home victory. Riley Miller had 22 points for the Tommies.

JEDDAH Lewis Hamilton has won his third consecutive grand prix to pull even on points with Max Verstappen. That means Formula One’s championship race will now be decided at the season finale. Hamilton won Sunday’s inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to tie Verstappen in the standings ahead of next week’s closer in Abu Dhabi. The

By The Associated Press The Sugar Bowl features a Top-10 matchup with sixth-ranked Big 12 winner Baylor facing No. 8 Mississippi. They’ll meet in New Orleans on New Year’s Day. Baylor is coming off a 21-16 triumph over Oklahoma State in the Big 12 title game on Saturday. Ole Miss concluded its regular season with

By The Associated Press Mississippi State coach Mike Leach will face his former team in the postseason. The Bulldogs will play Texas Tech in the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 28 in Memphis, Tennessee. Leach coached the Red Raiders from 2000-2009. The Bulldogs have made 12 consecutive bowl appearances. The Red Raiders are in their first

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Dylan Penn had 15 points to lead five Bellarmine players in double figures as the Knights romped past Defiance 92-43. Curt Hopf added 14 points for the Knights. CJ Fleming chipped in 11, Sam DeVault scored 11 and Juston Betz had 10. Avonte Jones led the Yellow Jackets with 7 points.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Aidan Carpenter had 15 points off the bench and Colby Rogers made two free throws with 11 seconds left as Siena held on for a 60-58 win over Saint Peter’s. Daryl Banks III led the Peacocks, who made a 21-0 closing run, with 14 points.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa threw a pair of short touchdown passes and the Miami Dolphins extended their winning streak to five games by topping the New York Giants 20-9 on Sunday. Isaiah Ford and Mack Hollins had the scoring grabs for Miami (6-7). Jaylen Waddle had